The 9th Fraunhofer Symposium in Sendai ~ Smart Systems ~
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).