The FOM2006 conference wishes to gratefully acknowledge sponsorship from the following organisations: Main sponsors University of Western Australia Leica Microsystems Supporting organisations Australian Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis Australian Optical Society Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis Fluorescence Imaging Group MCI Exhibitors Andor Technology BD Bioscience BitPlane AG Chroma Technology Corp Coherent Scientific Femtolasers Produktions GmbH Lambert Instruments LAS*TEK Leica Microsystems Millenium Science NewSpec Olympus Australia Omega optical PerkinElmer Inc. SDR Clinical Technology Solent Scientific Ltd Warsash Scientific Carl Zeiss Media partner G.I.T. Imaging & Microscopy