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Call for Papers The Eighth International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications with The Second Symposium on Micro Environmental Machine Systems The operation time of portable devices dramatically increases using a high-performance miniature generator. Quick energy charging is possible by just changing fuel cartridges, which are available in 24-hours stores. The amount of used batteries, which are the most unpopular wastes, is reduced by replacing batteries with recyclable fuel cartridges ― Such innovation is now being pursued by Power MEMS, which is an exciting area of research with a tremendous market potential. Since its inception in the late 1990's, Power MEMS has expanded to include not only MEMS for micro power generation and energy conversion but also various small energy machines and related nanostructured materials. The covered power levels vary from ten nanowatts to hundreds watts, spanning 10 orders of magnitude. The objective of PowerMEMS workshop series is to catalyze innovation in micro and nano technology for power generation and energy conversion applications. The workshop will provide researchers with a forum for discussing latest research results and promoting progress towards commercialization. The workshop also will allow interaction between the multiple disciplines required for Power MEMS, such as electrical, chemical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, and material science. In this year, PowerMEMS workshop will be jointly held with The Second Symposium on Micro Environmental Machine Systems (μEMS). Recently, global warming has become a symbolic of environmental issues, and people are increasingly concerned about how human activities influence global environment. Environmentally-friendly technology has been rapidly growing the research area, and many micro and nano technologies have been developed to tackle the environmental problems. The objective of μEMS is to facilitate discussion on environmentally-friendly technology in aspects of micro and nano machine systems. All topics on micro and nano technology aiming at mitigating environmental issues are welcome. Topics of interest may include, but is not limited to micro and nano technology. Abstracts for μEMS 2008 are handled equally with those for PowerMEMS 2008, and the proceedings will be published jointly.