CI UMa: detection of superhumps Dear Colleagues, The analysis of the Kyoto Oct. 31 observation (M. Uemura and R. Ishioka) revealed the clear presence of 0.3 mag superhumps. The present outburst is confirmed to be a genuine superoutburst. A period of 0.0630(9) d has been estimated. This observation confirmed the short-period nature of CI UMa, as originally reported by Nogami and Kato (1997, PASJ 49, 109). Further refinement of the period is expected. Regards, Taichi Kato VSNET Collaboration team