The Conference will also aim to identify, via delegate contributions and the workshop sessions, the new technology requirements in critical areas of manufacturing engineering for the first century of the next millennium.
Abstracts can to be submitted via e-mail or as three copies of typed manuscript.
This year's conference is being hosted by the School of Engineering of Durham University. The school has an excellent research rating with Manufacturing one of the largest research groups. The City of Durham is located in the North East of England. Durham is an attractive and historic city, famous for its Norman Cathedral and Castle, which has been recognised as a World Heritage Site. The conference will use the Science Faculty for seminars whilst the Conference Banquet will take place in the Great Hall of the 11th Century Durham Castle.