The VASSCAA conference series is organized to create a forum in Asia and Australia to discuss vacuum, surface, and related sciences, techniques and applications. The conference is officially endorsed by the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique, and Application (IUVSTA). The International Steering Committee of VASSCAA is composed of Vacuum Science Societies in Five Countries: Australia, China, India, Korea and Japan. Organized by the vacuum science societies of member countries, the conference location rotates among cities in Asia and Australia. VASSCAA is now an IUVSTA (http://www.iuvsta.org/) conference.