The Ninth Annual General Meeting was held at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai from February 11 to 13 1998. The meeting was organized by MRSI-Madras Chapter and with the following Local Organizing Committee:
| Prof. Natarajan R (Chairman) | Dr. Raghunathan V S |
| Dr. Achar D R G | Dr. Rajagopalan N |
| Dr. Appa Rao T V S R | Dr. Rama Rao K V S |
| Dr. Aravindan P K | Dr. Ramasamy T |
| Dr. Baldevraj | Dr. Ramachandra Rao M S |
| Dr. Bhat K N | Dr. Ramaprabhu S |
| Dr. Kolar A K | Dr. Rangarajan G |
| Dr. Mahaseshasayee | Dr. Rodriguez P |
| Dr. Markandeyulu G | Dr. Sivaram B M |
| Dr. Nair N G | Dr. Udupa M R |
| Dr. Narayanasamy A | Dr. Varadaraju U V |
| Dr. Prabhakar O | Dr. Viswanathan B |