Basic facts connected with the International Laboratory of High Magnetic Fi
elds and Low Temperatures are presented. Some details from the history of t
he Laboratory, its actual structure, ordinary and associate members of the
Laboratory, the equipment, main research directions, as well as scientific
activities and possibilities of using services offered by the Laboratory ar
e given. Information about the modernization of the Laboratory is added, an
d the new electrical power supply and new magnets are described. (C) 2001 E
lsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.