Message from the conference editorial board

In 2008 the Conference Editorial Board (CEB) for the World Haptics Conference was established at the recommendation of the Steering Committee of the WHC. The idea was that the CEB would provide continuity and consistency for the WHC by having the same set of people on the board for two meetings (3-year term). Members would then rotate off the board with some renewing for a further term for continuity. Given the size of the haptics community, it was decided that the board would function as the program committee for the conference. Three editors were appointed: Matthias Harders (Haptic Applications), Lynette Jones (Haptic Science), and Yasuyoshi Yokokohji (Haptic Technology). Each of the editors assembled a group of associate editors with expertise in that area.