 |
 |
||||||
[March 2005]
Major Societies Launch Biennial Ceramics Congress
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) and the Ceramic Society of Japan have agreed to organise three new international congresses on ceramics: North America in 2006, Europe in 2008 and Japan in 2010.
The first International Congress on Ceramics will be held from 25-29 June 2006 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Canada. Nearly 1,000 delegates from industry, universities and laboratories from all over the world are expected to attend to exchange information on the application of advanced ceramic materials to enable a wide range of technologies, from biomedicine to outer space.
The 2006 Congress will be developed and organised to produce a 'Global Roadmap for Ceramics'. An international advisory committee will invite speakers on a broad range of ceramic applications critical to the technologies of tomorrow, such as ceramics in energy, transportation, medicine and biology, communication, electronics, optical systems, aerospace etc. The end product will be proceedings volumes with position papers, content developed during workshop sessions, summaries of each focus area and a synopsis of the global ceramics field.
A technology fair and numerous sponsorship opportunities will enable industry participation and interaction among the international attendees.
www.ceramics.org
ENDS