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The 7th Micromachine Summit
The 7th International Micromachine Summit was held for three days from April 30 toMay 2,2001, in Freiburg, the cultural and economic hub of southern Germany.
The Summit was attended by 72 delegates representing a total of 20 countries andregions. The Japanese delegation consisted of four presenters and five observers.
Based on the principle, "ideas are transferred by the people" the summit gave
participants a opportunity to present new information to others, to use in further researchor to develop applications in industry. The Summit was jointly chaired by two leading
professors from Albert-Ludwig University in Freiburg : Prof. Wolfgang Menz (also directorof the IMTEK Research Institute) and Prof. Jan G. Korvink.
The central topic of the 7 th International Micromachine Summit was MEMS
education. The MEMS education programs in some countries are designed to boost
numbers of engineers and technicians based on the needs of the marketplace, asexemplified by BASIC (Biology, Automation, Semiconductors, IT, and Communications).
The MEMS education program in Japan, was introduced in a presentation on how theMicromachine Center is helping to have a dream and interest held in young children's
mind for science and technology through an "annual Micromachine Drawing Contest" anddistribution of educational videos on micromachines. The presentation has had

considerable success from the viewpoint of showing charm points of science andtechnology and drawing eyes of young people through the smallest robots,micromachines. The 8th International Micromachine Summit will be held in April next year
in Maastricht, Netherlands.

THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MICROMACHINE SYMPOSIUM
1. Date : Oct.31 and Nov.1, 2001
Oct.31 (09:30-17:40, reception 18:00-20:00)
Nov.1 (09:30)
2. Venue : Science Museum, 2-1 Kitanomaru-Koen, Chiyodaku, Tokyo
3. Admission fee : ¥15,000 (including proceedings, reception )4. Acceptance window : Micromachine Center International Exchange
Dept.
Tel :03-5294-7131 (+81-3-5294-7131),
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5. Acceptance closing : Oct. 19th (Fri),2001❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ PROGRAM (Tentative) ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉October 31, 2001
9:00 -Registration
Session 1 : Opening
Chairman : Mr. T. HIRANO
9:30 -- 9:35
Opening Remarks
Mr. Toshiro SHIMOYAMA, Chairman, Micromachine Center
9:35 -- 9:42
Guest Speech
Mr. Iwao OKAMOTO, Director-General, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI
9:42 -- 9:50
Guest Speech
Mr. Tsutomu MAKINO, Executive Director, NEDO
9:50 -- 10:30
Special Guest Speech: Micromachine Based Business Model (Tentative)
Prof. Fumio KODAMA, Tokyo University
Session 2 : The Path to Micromachine Industries in the 21st Century
Chairman : Dr. S. HIRAI
10:30 -- 10:50
R&D Strategy for Micromachine Technology
Prof. Isao SHIMOYAMA, Tokyo University
10:50 -- 11:10
Manufacturing Outlook (Tentative)
Prof. Susumu SUGIYAMA, Ritsumeikan University
11:10 -- 11:30
Application for IT (Tentative)
Dr. Hironobu KUWANO, NTT Cyber Solution Laboratories
11:30 -- 11:50
Medical Application (Tentative)
Prof. Mitsuo OKANO, Tokyo Women's Medical College
11:50 -- 12:10
Integrated Chemistry -- State-of-the -Art and Scenario Toward Industrilal Innovation
Prof. Takehiko KITAMORI, Tokyo University
12:10 -- 13:10❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋ Lunch ❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋
Session 3 : Activity in Overseas
Chairman : Mr. R. MAEDA
13:10 -- 13:40
Status of Five Clusters in EU (Tentative)
Mr. Rob TURNER, Operating Manager,NEXUS
13:40 -- 14:10
Radio Frequency Identification
Prof. Heikki SEPPA, Finland, VTT
14:10 -- 14:40
MEMS Research EnvironmentProf. Yitshak ZOHAR, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
14:40 -- 15:00❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋ Break ❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋
Session 4 : Innovative R&D
Chairman : Prof. H. FUJITA
15:00 -- 15:20
Light Driven Mass Migration in Nano-Hybrid Polymer Films
Prof. Takahiro SEKI, Tokyo Institute of Technology
15:20 -- 15:40
Development of Visual Prosthesis
Dr. Toru YAGI, Nagoya University
15:40 -- 16:00
Nano-photonics and Micromachine/MEMS
Prof. Satoshi KAWATA, Osaka University
Session 5 : Micromachine in Past Decade and Future Outlook
Chairman : Prof. I. SHIMOYAMA
16:00 -- 16:20
Contribution of Micromachine Center(Tentative)
Prof. Hirofumi MIURA, Kogakuin University
16:20 -- 16:50
MEMS Development in the Last Decade
Associate Prof. Norman C. TIEN, University of California
16:50 -- 17:10
Practical Use of Micromachine in Industry (Tentative)
Dr. Kunihiko HARA, DENSO Corporation
17:10 -- 17:30
Micromachine Research in Universities in the Last DecadeProf. Hiroyuki FUJITA, Tokyo University
18:00 -- 20:00
Reception Party at KKR Hotel Tokyo

November 1, 2001
Session 6 : Results of Micromachine Technology Project in ISTF Program
Session 7 : Closing

Pictures on the cover : Winning artworks in the Micromachine Drawing Contest
Micro-Pupfish, Mr.Ripe-Fruit, Schedule Diary for the Future, Micromachines Bring Hope (from top to bottom)

MICROMACHINE No. 36
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