The 18th International Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST 2002) will be held at the Student Union Building, Chicago State University, 9501S. King Drive, Chicago, Illinois on August 17. The main theme is "High Technologies to Start the New Millennium". This theme emphasizes technologies that will have potentially great impacts in the next 10 to 15 years. The expanded program has 5 tracks; Telecommunications, Computer and Information Technologies, High Technology and Education, Nanotechnologies, and Biotechnologies. ICAST 2002 is sponsored by the Mid-America Chinese American Professionals Association, Chicago State University, National Kaoshiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan, ROC, Argonne National Laboratory, IEEE Communication Society-Chicago Chapter, Lucent Technologies, and Motorola.