Following the success of the first Italian-Australian Workshop on Future Directions in Spectroscopy and Imaging with Synchrotron Radiation, held in Lorne, (Victoria, Australia) in February 2003, Elettra Synchrotron Light Laboratory is organizing a second meeting in Trieste, at ICTP, from 9 to 11 February. The goal is to consider scientific objectives in the fields of imaging and spectroscopy, review progress, and discuss the current status of beamline design for the Australian synchrotron. Emphasis will be placed on soft X-ray, medical imaging, and emerging spectroscopic techniques or novel and sophisticated applications of existing methods. The workshop is supported by the Victorian government and the Department of Education, Science and Training of the Australian Government.