FINAL CIRCULAR. US-Japan Workshop. Low Cost Production of Ceramics and Related Materials. March 17-20, Senri-Hankyu Hotel, Osaka

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1 FINAL CIRCULAR US-Japan Workshop Low Cost Production of Ceramics and Related Materials March 17-20, 2002 Senri-Hankyu Hotel, Osaka Organizers K. Niihara and R. Tressler Sponsored by ARO-FE, ONRIFO, AOARD POC: Giuliano D'Andrea (ARO-FE) (Official web site:

2 THE SCOPE OF WORKSHOP Last over 20 years, intensive researches have been made on ceramic and related materials, and various materials with high performance were developed, which must play important roles related to the future science and technology. However, their applications are still limited mainly by cost performance issues, and specialists of advanced nations in the science and technology of ceramic and related materials now require the concentrated discussion. In this workshop, the low cost processing and production will be mainly discussed to find the new concept and the future directions by ceramists of US and Japan, which are recognized to be leading countries on basic researches and applications of advanced structural ceramic materials. In necessary cases, the specialists are also invited from other Asia and European countries. MAIN TOPICS For the structural and their composites, the following topics will be reviewed and discussed on the large-scale production with cost performance. And the new concept for the low cost of ceramic products will be proposed. Topic 1: Powder and related raw materials (Large scale) Topic 2: Forming and consolidation for monolithic ceramics (Large scale) Topic 3: Forming and consolidation for composites (Large scale) Topic 4: Machining, surface finishing and joining Topic 5: New materials and processing Topic 6: General discussions on low cost production of ceramic materials WORKSHOP STYLE Workshop is composed of invited and contributed papers mainly from US and Japan and discussions. Official language should be English. WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS The authors of invited and contributed papers will be requested to submit a camera-ready manuscript by the first day of workshop. The papers will be published as a special issue of Materials Integration. The paper format for camera-ready manuscript will be sent in due time. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE March 17 (Sunday) Registration at the workshop site. Welcome Party

3 March 18 (Monday) Technical sessions on Topic 1, 2 and 3 March 19 (Tuesday) Technical sessions on Topic 3, 4, 5 and 6 March 20 Site Visits (for all participants) ISIR, Osaka University Site Visits (for US delegates) NGK Insulator Co., Ltd. (Nagoya), Research Center for Synergy Ceramics (Nagoya) March Optional Site Visits (for US participants) March 21 Sumitomo Electric Co., Ltd. (Osaka) March 22 Kyocera Corp. (Kagoshima) March 23 Denki Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) REGISTRATION FEE All participants are required to register the workshop using a REGISTRATION FORMAT. The registration fee is 10,000, 5,000 and 5,000 Japanese Yen for the regular participants, accompanying persons and students, respectively. It includes a proceeding, a get-together party and workshop banquet. All speakers as well as delegates from USA are not required to pay it. WORKSHOP LOCATION The workshop is held at the Senri-Hankyu Hotel, which is located at the suburb of Osaka City. It will take 20 minutes from the center of Osaka City by subway. The detailed routes to this workshop site from Kansai International Airport and New Tokyo International Airport (Narita) are provided in the final circular. The workshop site is located near Kyoto and Nara of historical interest. The address and correspondence of the workshop location are as follows: Senri-Hankyu Hotel Higashi-Machi, Shin -Senri, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan Tel: (+81 ) , Fax: (+81 ) general@senri-htl.co.jp, Home page:

4 ACCOMODATION The workshop office has available hotels near workshop site during the workshop period. Reservation will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate your order of preference in the application form. If your desired hotel is fully booked, we will reserve your second choice or a hotel in the same grade. Participants wishing to reserve hotel should complete the application form and return it by or Fax to the workshop office. The available hotels and their room charge are as follows: Senri-Hankyu Hotel (Workshop Site) Tel: (+81) , Fax: (+81) Single; 10,395 Yen (including tax and service) Twin; 13,860 Yen (single occupancy, including tax and service) Twin; 16,747 Yen (double occupancy, including tax and service) Osaka Sun Palace (10 min from the conference site by monorail) Tel: (+81) , Fax: (+81) Single; 7,276 Yen (including tax and service) Twin; 11,434 Yen (single occupancy, including tax and service) Twin; 14,552 Yen (double occupancy, including tax and service) SOCIAL EVENTS Get-together Party All participants and accompanying persons are invited to the Get-together Party to be held at Senri-Hankyu Hotel in the evening of Sunday, March 17, Conference Banquet The workshop banquet will take place at Senri-Hankyu Hotel on Monday, March 18, All participants and accompanying persons are cordially invited to this banquet. Sightseeing Tours to Osaka, Nara and Kyoto The workshop site is very convenient place to the sightseeing of Osaka, Nara and Kyoto with historical interests. Further information will be provided at the front desk of Senri-Hankyu Hotel. CONFERENCE OFFICE Ms. Rie Suehiro, Conference Secretary, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka , Japan Fax: (+81) Tel: (+81) , scm-staff@sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp Official web site:

5 REGISTRATION FORM US-Japan Workshop Low Cost Production of Ceramics and Related Materials March 17 20, 2002 Osaka, Japan I will attend the US-Japan workshop as speaker, participant or delegate from USA. Please use block letters or type. Name (Prof./Dr./Mr./Ms.) (First Name) (Middle Name) (Family Name) Affiliation: Address: City, Postal Code: Country: Tel: Accompanied by Fax: Please complete the registration form and return it to: Ms. Rie Suehiro, Conference Secretary, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567, Japan Fax: (+81) , Tel: (+81) , scm-staff@sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp (Deadline: March 15, 2002)

6 REGISTRATION FEES The registration fee is as follows: Participants (not speaker, not delegate from USA): 10,000 Japanese Yen Accompanying Persons; 5,000 Japanese Yen Students; 5,000 Japanese Yen Total Japanese Yen PAYMENT (The payment should be done in Japanese Yen only.) Overseas Participants: The registration fee will be remitted to the Account No at the Daiwa Bank, Senri Kita Branch (Address; 4-2 Furuedai, Suita-shi, Osaka , Japan), stating your full name and the code "ISIR, US-Jpn Workshop, Koichi Niihara". We would appreciate very much if you could send us a copy of the bank's receipt for remittance to avoid the possible trouble. Domestic Participants (Japanese): 下記の銀行に振り込んで下さい銀行名 : 大和銀行千里北支店口座名義 :ISIR, US-Jpn Workshop 代表新原晧一口座番号 : 口座の種類 : 普通銀行住所 : 大阪府吹田市古江台 4-2 ( 電話 : ) 住所 : 大阪府茨木市美穂ヶ丘 8-1, 大阪大学産業科学研究所 : 電話 , 8441

7 APPLICATION FORM FOR HOTEL US-Japan Workshop Low Cost Production of Ceramics and Related Materials March 17 20, 2002, Osaka, Japan Please complete this form and return it to the workshop office by Fax or until March 5, Deadline: March 5, 2002 Full Name: Prof. Dr. Mr. Ms. (First Name) (Middle Name) (Family Name) Affiliation: Address: Country: Phone: Fax: Names of Room Sharing Person(s) if any: Mr. Ms. Full Name: First Name Middle Name Family Name HOTEL RESERVATION Semri-Hankyu Hotel (Workshop Site) Osaka Sun Palace (10 minute from workshop site) Hotel name: 1st choice: 2nd choice: Number of room(s): Twin(s) Single(s) Period of stay: Check-in date: : Check-out date: : ( ) nights

8 Kansai International Airport Access to Workshop Site New Tokyo International Airport (Narita) (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Nankai line "rapi:t" Super-Express JR line "Haruka" Super-Express Domestic Flight Tokyo area Limousine bus Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Domestic Flight Namba Station Subway Midosuji line (crowded in the rush hours ) Limousine bus Shin Osaka Station Osaka Airport (Itami) Subway Midosuji line Osaka Monorail Senri Chuo Station for Subway and Monorail 5 min. on foot Senri-Hankyu Hotel (Symposium Site) From Kansai International Airport (A) Cheap, but the subway is crowded in rush hours, so recommended to people with small baggage. (B) Expensive, but speedy and relaxed. (C) Recommended to people with large baggage. From New Tokyo International Airport (Narita) (D) Recommended to people who will arrive at Narita in the afternoon. (E) Recommended to people who will arrive at Narita in the morning.

9 Subway (Midosuji line) Subway (Sakaisuji line) Osaka (Itami) Airport Senri Chuo Osaka University Kitasenri Expo Park Osaka Monorail JR Line (Shinkansen to Kobe, Fukuoka) Senri-Hankyu Hotel Yamada Hotel Sun Palace JR Line (Shinkansen to Kyoto,Tokyo) JR Line NANKAI Line Osaka Subway Osaka Monorail Osaka Shin Osaka Umeda Kyobashi Namba Tengachaya JR (Loop line) NANKAI Line (Super-Express "rapi:t") Tennoji JR Line (Super-Express "Haruka" to Shin Osaka) Kansai International Airport CONFERENCE OFFICE Ms. Rie Suehiro, Conference Secretary, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka , Japan Fax: (+81) Tel: (+81) Official web site:

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