6th World Micromachine Summit
 
Program
 
1-5, Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 
Japan
 
The 
Micromachine Summit is an international forum in which the distinguished 
delegates from around the world discuss and exchange their views and opinions 
about a variety of issues and problems in promoting micromachine including MEMS 
and MST.
 
The 
6th Summit was the second gathering in Japan and held in Hiroshima with 15 
countries/regions participating. The 6th Summit reviewed the past experience 
and focus more promoting issues for future.
 
Participating 
Countries / Regions
Australia, 
Benelux (The Netherlands, Belgium) Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, 
Mediterranean (Italy, Spain, Greece), Nordic (Sweden, Finland, Norway), Singapore, 
Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
 
Host Organization
Micromachine 
Center
5F., 
Niikura Bldg., 2-2, Kanda-Tsukasa-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, 
Tokyo, 101-0048 Japan
Tel: 
81 3 5294 7131
Fax: 
81 3 5294 7137
 
April 10(Mon)
16:00-18:00     Registration Desk 
opened on the Lobby of RIHGA Royal Hotels Hiroshima
18:30-20:00      Reception in gDiamond Roomh on 32nd Floor, RIHGA Royal Hotels Hiroshima
 
April 11(Tue)
   
8:30-9:00        Registration at International 
Conference Center Hiroshima
 
Opening (9:00 – 9:20) 
Opening Remarks: Prof. Naomasa Nakajima, The 
University of Tokyo
Guest Speech: Mr. Masanori Yoshikai, Deputy 
Director-General, MITI
 
Session 1: Country/region review  
(9:20 – 12:20) 
9:20-9:30     Australia:   Ian Bates, Royal Melbourne 
Institute of Technology
9:30-9:40     Benelux: Albert 
van den BERG, University of Twente
     9:40-9:50     Canada: Dan 
Gale, Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
   9:50-10:00     China: Zhaoying Zhou, Tsinghua 
University
10:00-10:10      France:  Daniel Hauden, LPMO - CNRS
10:10-10:20      Germany: 
Wolfgang Menz, Albert-Ludvigs-Universitat Freiburg
10:20-10:30 
    Japan: Takayuki Hirano, Micromachine Center
10:30-10:40      Korea:   Sangmo Shin, Korea Electronics 
Technology Institute
10:40-11:10      Break
11:10-11:20      Mediterranean: 
Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
11:20-11:30      Nordic: Jan-Aake 
Schweitz, Uppsala University
11:30-11:40      Singapore: Loke 
Chong Lee, Nanyang Technological University
11:40-11:50      Switzerland: Nico 
F. de Rooij, University of Neuchatel
11:50-12:00      Taiwan: Min-Shyong 
LIN, Industrial Technology Research Institute
12:00-12:10      UK: Geoff 
Beardmore, Smiths Industries Aerospace
12:10-12:20      USA: William 
Tang, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
12:20-14:00      Lunch
 
Session 2: Government policy (14:00-14:30) 
14:00-14:15      Leading speech: gNatural or Forced 
Collaboration?h
Sami Frassila, Helsinki University of 
Technology, Nordic
14:15-14:25      Short comments: 
gEU 5th Framework 
Programme & EUREKA - EURIMUS Plans - How to Collaborate in Europeh                  
Gaetan Menozzi, EU
gThe French 
Actual Position Compared with the Expected Ones Five Years Agoh                  
Daniel Hauden, LPMO - CNRS, France
gExpectations 
to Government Policy from Industryh
Tsuneo Ishimaru, 
DENSO CORPORATION, Japan
Session 3: Education (14:30-15:00) 
14:30-14:45      Leading speech: gThe Use of Multimedia in 
Microsystem Educationh 
Philippe Fischer, The Swiss Foundation for Research 
in Microtechnology, 
Switzerland
14:45-14:55      Short comments:
                             gMEMS / Micromachine 
Education in Tsinghua Universityh 
                            Yong 
Li and Zhaoying Zhou, Tsinghua University, China
gSchoolchildren 
and Micromachinesh                  
Naomasa Nakajima, The 
University of Tokyo, Japan
 
Session 4: Standardization (15:00-15:30) 
15:00-15:15      Leading speech: gStandardization for Microsystemsh   
E. 
Westkämper, Fraunhofer Institute for 
Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Germany
15:15-15:25   Short comments:
gShort comments for 
Standardization: MMC Approachh
Takayuki Hirano, 
Micromachine Center, Japan
gStandardization 
- the Aerospace perspective 
h
Geoff Beardmore, Smiths Industries Aerospace, UK
15:30-16:00      Coffee break
 
Session 5: Technology transfer (16:00-16:30) 
16:00-16:15      Leading speech: gMEMS Technology Transfer 
and Associated Problemsh
Ronald A. Lawes, 
Rutherford Applenton Laboratories, UK
16:15-16:25      Short comments:
gMEMS Research 
in Nanyang Technological University h                  
Mong King Lim, Nanyang 
Technological University, Singapore
gTaiwanfs 
Approach to MEMS Technology Transfer h                  
Min-Shyong Lin and Ching-Yi Wu, Industrial 
Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
                             gTechnology 
Transfers at Photonics Research Ontarioh
                                           Marc Nantel, Photonics Research Ontario, Canada
 
Session 6: 
Industrial infrastructure (16:30-17:00) 
16:30-16:45      Leading speech: gEU Scenarioh                  
 
Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Mediterranean
16:45-16:55      Short comments:
                            gToward 
the Industrialization of MEMSh
                                           Sukhan 
Lee, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea
g MEMS 
Commercialization: Taiwanfs Foundry Roleh
Min-Shyong Lin and Ching-Yi Wu, Industrial 
Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
 
18:30-20:30      Banquet 
in gRoyal Hallh on 4th 
Floor, RIHGA Royal Hotels Hiroshima
 
April 12(Wed)
Session 7: Exploiting of 
application (9:00-11:10) 
9:00- 
9:20         Leading speech: gMicrofluidics: Technology, 
Applications and Opportunitiesh
                                      Chris Lumb, Alberta Microelectronics Corporation, Canada
9:20- 
9:40         Leading speech: gExploiting 
Micro-technology: The Unique Options 
Offered by The 
Australian Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Modelh                  
                                       Clive 
Davenport, CRC for MicroTechnology, 
Australia
9:40-10:00        Leading speech: gSocial Industrial Impacth
                                           Zhao Zhengping, Maiteda Microelectronics Technology 
Co. and
                                  Zhang 
Wendong, North China Institute of Technology, China
10:00-10:20 Leading speech: gMarketing Evaluation of the French R and D and
                           
Industry in 
Microtechnologiesh
                                           Jean-Christophe 
Eloy, Yole Development, France
  10:20-10:50       Coffee 
break
 10:50-11:00        Short comments:
gStatus of 
Fluidic MEMS in USAh
               Nadim Maluf, Lucas Novasensor, 
USA
gWearable 
Micromachineh
               Toshiro Shimoyama, Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., Japan
gMEMS Activities 
in Singapore h                  
Siaw Kiang Chou, 
National University of Singapore, Singapore
gMicromachine 
Technology for Korea Industryh
                                           Joong Won Lee, LG Corporate Institute of Technology, 
Korea
gMEMS for 
Magnetic Disk Drivesh
               Long-Sheng 
Fan, IBM, USA
 
Session 8: Future outlook (11:10-12:25) 
11:10-11:25 
   Leading speech: g Microfluidics in USAh
                                      Albert 
P. Pisano, University of California Berkeley, USA
11:25-11:40      Leading speech: gMicro Chemical Systems: A Paradigm 
Shift in the Chemical Industryh
Albert van den Berg, MESA Research Institute, 
University of Twente, Benelux
11:40-11:55      Leading speech: gNEXUS - Market Forecast & Road Maph
                                       Gaetan 
Menozzi, NEXUS
11:55-12:10      Leading 
speech: gCan Micromachines Fulfill our Dreams and Desires?h
                                       Geoff 
Beardmore, Smiths Industries Aerospace, UK
12:30- 
14:00     Lunch
              Leading speech: gStrategies for the 21st 
Centuryh                  
Naomasa Nakajima, The 
University of Tokyo, Japan
 
14:00- 14:15        Overall discussion 
 
14:15- 14:30       Chairmanfs summary 
 
14:30                   Closing 
 
  15:00-21:00    Dinner tour to 
Miyajima
 
April 13(Thu)
Technical tour to Osaka (optional): Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
 
April 14 (Fri)
Technical tour to Nagoya (optional): DENSO 
CORPORATION