The SIAM 2008 Annual Meeting was held at the at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA, from July 7 - 11. SIAM conferences focus on timely topics in applied and computational mathematics and applications and provide a place for members to exchange ideas and to expand their network of colleagues in both academia and industry. The SIAM Annual Meeting provides a broad view of the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science and their applications.