Mr. John F. Mascaro, who is the Chair of the Audit Division (AD) of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) will attend ICA 2008 as a “keynote speaker”. He will read a paper titled “The role of auditors in the 21st century”. He will speak about the current situation of the world economy and the important role of auditors in this regard. Considering John’s current position and his valuable knowledge and experiences in audit and conformity assessment field, listening his speech will be strongly recommended to all of the ICA2008 participants.