Event

Date: October 31st - November 1st, 2013
Venue: Sendai Sunplaza, 3F "Crystal Room"
Organizers: Sendai city, Micro System Integration Center Tohoku Univ. (μSIC),
                  Fraunhofer Institute, Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan,
                  MEMS park consortium
Fee: Free (Forum)
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Within the "Sendai Micro Nano International Forum 2013" the 9th Fraunhofer Symposium in Sendai is held.


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October 31st (Thu.)

2nd part Fraunhofer Symposium in Sendai 2013 "Smart Systems" (14:00-18:00)

14:00 - 14:15　Greeting/Welcome
　　　　　　　　Dr. Lorenz Granrath  (Fraunhofer Representative Office, Tokyo)
　　　　　　　　Mr. Yukimoto Itoh  (Vice Mayor of Sendai)
　　　　　　　　Mr. Takeshi Nakane　(Japanese ambassador in Germany)

14:15 - 14:25　Celebrating the fruitful collaboration between FhG and Tohoku University
　　　　　　　　Prof. Susumu Satomi (President of Tohoku University)

14:25 - 14:40　The role of micro and nano systems research in the context of strategic
　　　　　　　research focus of the Technische Universität Chemnitz
　　　　　　　　Prof. Arnold van Zyl (Rector of Technical University Chemnitz)

14:40 - 15:05　Mathematical impact on smart designs of materials. activities at AIMR
　　　　　　　　Prof. Motoko Kotani (Director of WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University)

15:05 - 15:35　Smart systems for resource efficient innovations
　　　　　　　　Prof. Thomas Gessner (Director of Fraunhofer ENAS, Chemnitz)

15:35 - 16:00　Break

16:00 - 16:30　Advanced system integration  technologies – indispensable precondition for
　　　　　　　high performance electronic products
　　　　　　　　Prof. Klaus-Dieter Lang (Director of Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin)
 
16:30 - 17:00　New concepts for the design of reliable microelectronic systems
　　　　　　　　Prof. Albert Heuberger (Director of Fraunhofer IIS, Erlangen)   

17:00 - 17:30　Piezoelectric devices based on MEMS technology
　　　　　　　　Prof. Shuji Tanaka (Tohoku University)
 
17:30 - 18:00　Manufacturing of microstructured and functional surfaces
　　　　　　　　Prof. Andreas Schubert (Department Manager Fraunhofer IWU,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Vice Rector of Chemnitz University)  

18:10 - 20:00　Reception  (free)


* English/ Japanese simultaneous interpretation
* Registration until October 25th (Fri.)



For the detailed program and the registration, please click here (Japanese).