Several special mini-symposia are planned for this year's meeting. Eric Herbst, The Ohio State University, and Brian Howard, Oxford University, are organizing a mini-symposium entitled "Van der Waals Molecules" on the occasion of the 75th birthday of William Klemperer. Invited speakers will include: William Klemperer, Harvard University; Michael Heaven, Emory University; and Brian Howard, Oxford University; and Robert McKellar, NRCC. A second mini-symposium is being organized by David Pratt, University of Pittsburgh, on the subject of "Bio-Molecules." Talks will feature studies of the structures and dynamical behaviors of large molecules of biological significance or their mimetics, in a solvent-free environment. Invited speakers for this mini-symposium include: Walther Caminati, University of Bologna; Martin Jarrold, Northwestern University; and Mattanjah de Vries, University of California at Santa Barbara. A third mini-symposium is being organized by Roger Miller, University of North Carolina and Takamasa Momose, Kyoto University on "Spectroscopy in quantum liquids and solids" emphasizing research in He clusters and H₂ crystals and related work. Invited speakers include: Mario Fajardo, Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base; Andrey Vilesov, University of Southern California; Tsutomu Yabuzaki, Kyoto University and Giacinto Scoles, Princeton University. A session on theory is being organized by Russell Pitzer, Ohio State University, featuring a talk by Wilfried Meyer, University of Kaiserslautern