The Final Proceedings for 24th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter, 3June 1996 - 7 June 1996 Inertial Confinement Fusion, Hydrodynamic Instabilities, Coronal Interactions, Physics of High-Density Matter, Radiation Transfer, X-Ray Laser, Short-Pulse Interactions, Laser-Driven Experiments, Laser-Driven Reactor Concepts, and Laser Developments.