The 1998 annual regional workshop on Utilization of Research Reactors was held i n Yogyakarta from February 8–11. 1999 and was followed by a sub-workshop on Small Angle Neutron Scattering in Serpong from February 12–14, 1999. These activities were a continuation of a long series held since 1992. Initially the workshop was planned to be held in Jakarta in November 1998, but due to the political situation at that time i n Jakarta, the organizers postponed i t and moved i t to a more quiet place i n central Java, southeast of Jakarta.