Part Ⅰ Lateral Self-Alignment 1.1 General 1 Physical Mechanisms of Self-Organized Formationof Quantum Dots V. Shchukin, D. Bimberg 2 Routes Toward Lateral Self-Organizationof Quantum Dots: the Model System SiGe on Si(001) C. Teichert, M.G. Lagally 1.2 Compact Lateral Quantum Dot Configurations 3 Short-Range Lateral Ordering of GeSi Quantum Dots Due to Elastic Interactions J.A. Floro, R. Hull, J.L. Gray 4 Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Lateral Quantum-Dot Molecules Around Nanoholes A. Rastelli, R. Songmuang, S. Kiravittaya, O.G. Schmidt 1.3 Ordering in Single Layers 5 Energetics and Kinetics of Self-Organized Structure Formation in Solution Growth - the SiGe/Si System S.H. Christiansen, M. Schmidbauer, H. Wawra, R. Schneider, W. Neumann, H.P. Strunk 6 Ge Quantum Dot Self-Alignment on Vicinal Substrates I. Berbezier, A. Ronda, A. Karmous 7 Lateral Arrangement of Ge Self-Assembled Quantum Dots on a Partially Relaxed SixGe1-xBuffer Layer 8 Ordering of Wires and Self-Assembled Dots on Vicinal Si and GaAs (110) Cleavage Planes G. Abstreiter, D. Schuh 1.4 Ordering by Layer Stacking 9 Stacking and Ordering in Self-Organized Quantum Dot Multilayer Structures G. Springholz, V. Holy 10 Self-Organized Anisotropic Strain Engineering for Lateral Quantum Dot Ordering R. NStzel 11 Towards Quantum Dot Crystals via Multilayer Stacking on Different Indexed Surfaces Z.M. Wang, G.J. Salamo Part Ⅱ Forced Alignment