The International Workshop ISM08 is the fourth in a series of biennial Indian Strings Meetings, the first , second  and third of which were held at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, in December 2002, at Khajuraho, in December 2004 and at Puri, in December 2006. These meetings are jointly organized by the Indian string theory community. The objective of these meetings is to have a gathering of young researchers and experts in String Theory and related areas in an atmosphere which stimulates expression and elaboration of new ideas. The academic plan is to have a few broad review talks, in addition to seminars, followed by several focussed discussion sessions.

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