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The author discusses the revision process of the papers. Several areas where a considerable number of contributions were mentioned. It includes ferroelectric thin films, phase transitions and critical phenomena, and relaxor ferroelectrics. The author would also like to thank all the reviewers who helped in the revision process of the papers.

The article presents information on the Sixth Asian Meeting on Ferroelectrics (AMF-6), held in Taipei, Taiwan, from August 2-6, 2008. The AMF-6 reportedly provided a platform for worldwide ferroelectrics researchers to discuss experiences and advancements in the field. The event was reportedly attended by over 178 scientists from 18 countries like India and Russia. The author thanks the committees, people and institutions who have made the event a success.

The author reflects on the 5th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectrics (AMF-5) that was held at Tokyo University of Science (TUS) on September 3-7, 2006 in Noda, Japan. They stress that the meeting was organized by the Asian Ferroelectric Association (AFA) which includes the presentation of 300 abstracts and 240 contributions as well as workshop that deals to the various issues on ferroelectrics. The authors points out that discussions on dielectrics and piezoelectrics were given.

The article offers the author's comments on the 9th European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics (ECAPD-9) that was held in Roma, Italy from August 25-29, 2008. He says that a strong emphasis was given to optical materials, properties and devices and also to studies of piezoelectric properties and devices and of relaxor materials. He believes that the works during the conference have confirmed the existence of a lively and active community studying polar dielectric materials.

The article highlights the 8th European Conference on Applications of Polar Dielectrics held in Metz, France on September 5-8, 2006. According to the author, the conference was attended by 197 participants from academic, government and industrial laboratories. The topics covered during the conference sessions and their respective speakers are also discussed.

The article comments on the special issue of the periodical "Ferroelectrics" dedicated to Professor Yoshihiro Ishibashi. He has contributed many research works to physics, which have been used by experimentalists to analyze data. One of them is about incommensurate structures in ferroelectric insulators. He has also developed several models for these mechanisms in the framework of Landau theory.