Focusing on the importance of ultrasound research taking place in academia and industry as well as its practical applications, World Association for Ultrasound Applications announces its forthcoming conference: 2014 International Forum on Ultrasound Applications – Industrial, Biomedical and Clinical (IFUA 2014). IFUA 2014 will be held from March 26th to 27th, 2014 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The aim objective of IFUA 2014 is to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, engineers and clinical physicians to exchange and share their experiences and latest research results about all aspects of ultrasound applications, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.