WCMNM2025
15-18 September 2025
Valletta, Malta
Jointly organised by the International Institution for Micro Manufacturing (I2M2), the 4M Association and the International Forum on Micro Manufacturing (IFMM), the Congress hopes to bring together the worldwide community of micro- & nano-manufacturing experts.
Pierre …
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16-19 September 2024
Pattaya, Thailand
Jointly organised by the International Institution for Micro Manufacturing (I2M2), the 4M Association and the International Forum on Micro Manufacturing (IFMM), the Congress hopes to bring together the worldwide community of micro- & nano-manufacturing experts.
Purit …
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18-21 September 2023
Evanston, IL, U.S.
Jointly organised by the International Institution for Micro Manufacturing (I2M2), the 4M Association and the International Forum on Micro Manufacturing (IFMM), the Congress hopes to bring together the worldwide community of micro- & nano-manufacturing experts.
WCMNM2022
19-22 September 2022
Jointly organised by the 4M Association, the International Institution for Micro Manufacturing (I2M2) and the International Forum on Micro Manufacturing (IFMM), the Congress hopes to bring together the worldwide community of micro- & nano-manufacturing experts.
The conference will be organized …
more ...Venue
The conference will be held at IIT Bombay, which is recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research, and one of the best engineering schools in India. It is known for the outstanding caliber of students and has graduated more than 42,000 of India …
more ...4M Conference Series
The annual conference provides a forum for experts from industry and academia to share the results of their in-depth investigations and engage in interdisciplinary discussions about the creation of micro-manufacturing capabilities.
WCMNM 2020
WCMNM2020
WCMNM 2019
Jointly organised by the 4M Association, the International Institution for Micro Manufacturing (I2M2) and the International Forum on Micro Manufacturing (IFMM)
Gracious Ngaile, NC State University, USA
Paul Cohen, North Carolina State University, USA
Sathyan Subbiah, IIT Madras, INDIA …
more ...WCMNM2018
Jointly organised by the 4M Association, the International Institution for Micro Manufacturing (I2M2) and the International Forum on Micro Manufacturing (IFMM)
Joško Valentinčič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Stefan Dimov, University of Birmingham, UK
Martin Byung-Guk Jun, Purdue University, USA …
more ...4M/IWMF2016 Conference
Denmark is the home of The Little Mermaid, historic Vikings, timeless Scandinavian design and much more. The conference will be held at the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby.
The main conference programme takes place from 13th - 15th September 2016
Papers are invited that present original …
more ...4M/ICOMM2015 Conference
Proceedings now available online
Best paper: “Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Dielectric Conductivity on Characteristics of Micro-EDM Process” Soham S. Mujumdar, Shiv G. Kapoor and Davide Curreli (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA)
Honourable mentions: “Dimensional accuracy and deformation behaviours in meso-scaled progressive forming of two-level …
more ...4M 2015 Detailed Programme
Download the full schedule at the bottom of this page!
The slot for each paper will last 20 minutes, including 15 minutes for the presentation + 5 minutes for questions & answers.
Please prepare your presentation on a pen drive to upload it on the pc that will be available in the …
more ...4M 2020 Project at Industrial Technologies 2014
The Industrial Technologies 2014 Conference took place on the 9th to the 11th April in Athens, Greece.
The 4M2020 CSA project had a stand at the exhibition.
more ...4M 2013 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. José L. Ocaña
Centro Láser UPM | Campus Sur UPM. Edificio "La Arboleda" | Ctra. de Valencia, km 7,3 | 78031 Madrid | SPAIN | Tel: +34 913363099 | jlocana@etsii.upm.es
Biography
Prof. Dr. Ing. José L. Ocaña is Ms: (1979) and PhD. (1982) in Industrial Engineering (Mechanical, Energy and Materials) at the Polytechnical University of …
more ...4M 2013 Invited Speaker: Professor Richard Leach
Engineering Measurement Division | National Physical Laboratory | Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW | UK | +44 20 8943 6303 | richard.leach@npl.co.uk
Biography
Professor Richard Leach is a Principal Research Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory in the UK and a visiting professor at Loughborough University and the Harbin Institute of Technology …
more ...4M 2013 Invited Speaker: Yasunori Saotome
Kansai Center | Institute for Materials Research | Tohoku University | 9203 Bldg. in | Univ. of Hyogo | Shosha 2167 | Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280 | JAPAN | +81 79 260 7208 | saotome@imr.tohoku.ac.jp
Biography
Professor Yasunori Saotome is a Professor at Institute for Materials Research (IMR) , Tohoku University in Japan and a visiting professor …
more ...4M 2013 Invited Speaker: Professor Jian Cao
Department of Mechanical Engineering | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Northwestern University| U.S.A
Biography
Jian Cao received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T. in 1995. She is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and an Associate Vice …
more ...Conference Service (COMS) - Conferences and Meetings on Microtechnology and Nanotechnology
Conference-Service.com is a calendar of upcoming scientific events and meetings in subject areas such as Engineering. 4M Members and associates, may be interested in this conference calendar facility for searching for particular National and International events in the technical areas of Microtechnology and Nanotechnology.
more ...4M 2013 Detailed Programme
The Detailed Programme* is available to download via the link below. * The programme may be changed by the organisers without prior notification.
more ...4M 2013 Detailed Programme
Details will be available soon.
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Barceló Costa Vasca,Avenida Pio Baroja, 15 | 20008 San Sebastián, Spain
IK4-TEKNIKER, Eibar, Spain
The main conference programme takes place from 8th - 10th October 2013
Sabino Azcarate, IK4-TEKNIKER, Spain (Chair) and Stefan Dimov, University of Birmingham, UK (Co-Chair)
more ...4M 2012 Detailed Programme
The Detailed Programme(*) including the schedule for presentations is available to download at bottom of this webpage.
(*) The programme may be changed by the organisers without prior notification.
more ...Call for Papers 4M2012
The first Call for Papers for 4M2012 is published and can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the icon below.
Deadline for submission of papers is 9th March 2012.
more ...Sponsoring 4M2012
Stand out from the rest in front of more than 100 micro-manufacturing experts from around the world. As a sponsor, you can promote your company’s mission even more effectively to the assembled individuals and organisations attending 4M2012 while learning about the latest advances in micro-manufacturing research.
Scope of 4M
Microsystems-based products are a key value-adding element for many sectors of industry - and the predicted nanotechnology future will also be largely delivered by microtechnologies. While the late 20th century saw a silicon-based microelectronics revolution, the 21st century looks forward to the adoption of micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies as the demand …
more ...History of the 4M Conference Series
This series of conferences on multi-material micro-manufacture is organised by the 4M Association.
Scope of 4M
Microsystems-based products are a key value-adding element for many sectors of industry - and the predicted nanotechnology future will also be largely delivered by microtechnologies. While the late 20th century saw a silicon-based microelectronics revolution, the 21st century looks forward to the adoption of micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies as the demand …
more ...Scope of 4M Conference
Microsystems-based products are a key value-adding element for many sectors of industry - and the predicted nanotechnology future will also be largely delivered by microtechnologies. While the late 20th century saw a silicon-based microelectronics revolution, the 21st century looks forward to the adoption of micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies as the demand …
more ...Registration & fees
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Notification of acceptance in Final Publication | August 2011 |
| Authors Final Registration | 16th September 2011 |
| Final Early Bird Registration | 16th September 2011 |
| Public Final Registration | 31st October 2011 |
| 4M2010 Conference | 8-10 November 2011 |
In order for a paper to be included in the conference programme and …
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The State of Baden-Württemberg is situated in Southwest Germany. Located at the heart of Europe and with a population of 10.7 million, it has one of the continent's highest per-capita incomes.
NANOMICRO at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is Germany’s …
more ...Sponsoring 4M2011
Stand out from the rest in front of more than 150 micro-manufacturing experts from around the world. As a sponsor, you can promote your company’s mission even more effectively to the assembled individuals and organisations attending 4M2011 while learning about the latest advances in micro-manufacturing research.
Call for Papers
The first Call for Papers for 4M2011 is published and can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the icon below.
Deadline for submission of papers has been extended to 21st April 2011.
more ...Hotels & Accommodation
We recommend that you use the Hotel booking service provided by the accommodation bureau of the Stuttgart-Marketing office, which is offered completely free of charge.
The Deadline for bookings is 26th September 2011.
The password for this service is 4m2011.
To access it go to the accommodation bureau webpages. This …
more ...History of the 4M Conference
This series of conferences on multi-material micro-manufacture is organised by the 4M Association. 4M2011 will be the eighth in the series.
4M 2011 Conference
Haus der Wirtschaft, Stuttgart, Germany (above)
The main goal of the Conference is to provide a forum for experts from industry and academia to share the results of their investigations in an open, friendly and rewarding environment and in so doing to advance the creation of …
more ...Overview Programme
The Detailed Programme(*) including the schedule for presentations is available to download at bottom of this webpage.
| time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8.00 - 9.00 | Registration | |
| 9.00 - 9.50 | Opening ceremony and welcome speeches | |
| 9.50 - 10.10 | Invited Talk | |
| Kai PETERS … | ||
Overview Programme
This Provisional Programme does not include the detailed schedule for presentations.
| time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8.00 - 9.00 | Registration | |
| 9.00 - 9.30 | Opening ceremony | |
| 9.30 - 10.45 | Invited Talks | |
| 9.30 | Herman Schoo "Thin Film Organic Devices as a platform … | |
Alexander Stuck
Dr. Alexander Stuck is currently head of CSEM BASEL. He is an expert in nano-optics and replication technologies. He has a track record of successful collaboration with industry leaders in brand protection and optical microsystems.
Before joining CSEM he was responsible for the development and production of DVD-recorders and managed …
more ...Eric Baer
Eric Baer is the Leonard Case Jr. Professor in the Dept. of Macromolecular Science and Engineering and Director of the Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CliPS) NSF Science and Technology Center at Case Western Reserve University.
His honors include the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award, American Society of Engineering Education …
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more ...Phil Coates
Professor Phil Coates BSc ARCS MSc PhD FREng FIMechE FIMMM CEng
Phil is a Physics graduate (Imperial College), London; his PhD research was on solid phase deformation processing of polymers (Leeds University).
Phil Coates is Pro Vice Chancellor for Research & Knowledge Transfer, and Professor of Polymer Engineering at the University …
Nozomu Mishima
Nozomu Mishima is the leader of the Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing Research Group at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan.
Robust Design of Machine Tools and Development of a Design Supporting Tool Development of Miniature …
more ...Herman Schoo
Herman Schoo is the Program manager in the Holst Centre of the strategic program “Sensor Tags & Systems” where combinations of organic, large area electronic device technology is investigated.
He was recently appointed as Senior Research Fellow of TNO.
Synthesis of high quality (semi-)conducting materials for polymer …
more ...4M 2010 Invited Speakers
The following speakers have been confirmed for 4M2010:
Eric Baer, Case Western Reserve University, USA “Continuous Polymer Nanolayer Processing by Forced Assembly”
Phil Coates, Bradford University, UK
"Process structuring of polymers and polymer composites in micromoulding"
Heinz Kück, HSG-IMAT, Germany
"Potential of Moulded Interconnect Devices for the Packaging of Miniature …
Invited Speakers
The following speakers have already agreed to address the 4M2011 Conference:
Prof. J. Burghartz, Institut fur Mikroelektronik, Stuttgart, Germany
"An open foundry concept for microsystem small series production – concept and examples”
Prof. Marc Desmulliez, Heriot-Watt University, UK
" Highlights of the Grand challeng Project : 3D-MINTEGRATION, the serial manufacture of 3D integrated …
Important Deadlines (provisional)
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Submission site will open | 1st February 2010 |
| Submission deadline of full papers | 19th March 2010 |
| Feed back from the peer review to authors | 24th May 2010 |
| Submission of revised paper | 11th June 2010 |
| Review of revised papers | July 2010 |
| Notification of acceptance in Final Publication | 19th July 2010 … |
4M 2010 Conference
The main goal of the Conference is to provide a forum for experts from industry and academia to share the results of their in-depth investigations and engage in interdisciplinary discussions about the creation of micro-manufacturing capabilities.
Papers are invited to present the latest advances in developing new …
more ...Management of Innovative Technologies
The 10th conference on Management of Innovative Technologies was organised in Fiesa, Slovenia. The field of Technology Management is currently very broad as industry attempts to find a workable definition of "sustainability".
Concepts such as "lean" management and manufacture dovetail well with sustainability, and innovative solutions are sought which can …
more ...Hotels and Acommodation
Rooms have been reserved at the following hotels. These reservations will only be held until 1st September 2009:
Hotel Ritter, Büchenau
Au in den Buchen 73, 83, 92
76646 Bruchsal-Büchenau
Telephone: +49 (0)7257/88-0 / Hotel & Brasserie
Telefax: +49 (0)7257/88-111
e-mail: info@ritterbruchsal.de
Price for single room …
more ...Day 3 - 25 September 2009
| time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.00 - 10.15 | Invited Talks (Aula) | ||||
| Mustafizur Rahman "Tool-based compound micro/nano machining" | |||||
| Sylvain Ballandras "Single-crystal based composite wafers for high quality passive RF microdevices" | |||||
| 10.15 - 11.00 | Coffee Break / Poster Session (Foyer) | ||||
| 11.00 - 12.15 | Thematic sessions 9 & 10 | ||||
| Process chains … | |||||
Day 1 - 23 September 2009
| time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.00 - 9.00 | Registration (Foyer) | ||||
| 9.00 - 9.30 | Opening (Aula) | ||||
| 9.30 - 10.45 | Invited Talks (Aula) | ||||
| Ian Hutchings "Opportunities and limitations of inkjet printing in micro-manufacturing" | |||||
| Roland Zengerle "Microfluidic Platforms for Miniaturization, Integration & Automation of Biochemical Assays" | |||||
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Coffee … | ||||
Provisional Programme
| time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8.00 - 9.00 | Registration (Foyer) | |
| 9.00 - 9.30 | Opening (Aula) | |
| 9.30 - 10.45 | Invited Talks (Aula) | |
| 9.30 | Ian Hutchings "Opportunities and limitations of inkjet printing in micro-manufacturing" | |
| 10.10 | Roland Zengerle "Microfluidic Platforms for Miniaturization, Integration & Automation of Biochemical Assays | |
| 10 … | ||
Day 2 - 24 September 2009
| time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.15 - 10.30 | Invited Talks (Aula) | ||||
| Shiv G. Kapoor "CNT- Composites for the Micro-World - Design for Functionality & Manufacturabilty" | |||||
| Dave Blank "Perspectives in Micro and Nanofabrication of new functional materials" | |||||
| 10.30 - 11.15 | Coffee Break / Poster Session (Foyer) | ||||
| 11.15 - 12.30 | Thematic Session 5 & 6 | ||||
| Novel Materials … | |||||
Programme Committee
Volker Saile, FZK, Germany (Conference Chair)
Kornel Ehmann, Northwestern University , USA (Conference Co-chair)
Stefan Dimov, Cardiff University, UK (Conference Co-chair)
Sabino Azcarate, TEKNIKER, Spain
Donna Bibber, Micro Engineering Solutions, USA
Marc Bonis, UNIVERSITY Tech. de Compiegne, France
Matt Bono, Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab. , USA
David Burton, Performance Micro Tool, USA …
License agreement
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Notification of acceptance in Final Publication | 4 June 2009 |
| License form submission | 12 June 2009 |
| 4M/ICOMM Conference | 23-25 September 2009 |
To publish your paper in the proceedings Cardiff University requests a formal written License agreement from the copyright owners for each article published …
more ...License agreement
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Notification of acceptance in Final Publication | July 2010 |
| License form submission | 13th August 2010 |
| 4M2010 Conference | 17-19 November 2010 |
To publish your paper in the proceedings Cardiff University requests a formal written License agreement from the copyright owners for each article published. To avoid …
more ...License Agreement
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Submission of full paper | 21st April 2011 |
| Submission of revised paper | July 2011 |
| Submission of final paper | 16th September 2011 |
To publish your paper in the proceedings Cardiff University requests a formal written License agreement from the copyright owners for each article published. To avoid …
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Microsystems has focussed on ultra-precision micro-machining and micro-moulding since the company was established in 2003. The majority of our customers are in the medical and pharmaceutical markets, although we also operate in other markets that require close tolerance polymer microparts, polymer optics, or ultra-precision machined components. We are committed …
more ...4M/ICOMM2009 Conference
23-25 September 2009
Photo: Courtesy of FZK, Germany
This conference is jointly organised by the International Conference on Multi-Material Micro-Manufacture(4M) and the International Conference on Micro-Manufacture (ICOMM), bringing together for the first time the worldwide community of micro-manufacturing experts.
The main goal of the Conference is …
more ...Registration and fees
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Notification of acceptance in Final Publication | 1 June 2009 |
| Authors Final Registration | 19 June 2009 |
| Final Early Bird Registration | 31 July 2009 |
| Public Final Registration | 4 September 2009 |
| 4M/ICOMM Conference | 23-25 September 2009 |
In order for a paper to be included in the conference programme …
more ...Registration and fees
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Notification of acceptance in Final Publication | July 2010 |
| Authors Final Registration | 13th August 2010 |
| Final Early Bird Registration | 13th August 2010 |
| Public Final Registration | October 2010 |
| 4M2010 Conference | 17-19 November 2010 |
In order for a paper to be included in the conference programme and appear …
more ...Submission Guidelines
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Submission of full paper(extended to) | 21st April 2011 |
| Submission of revised paper | July 2011 |
| Submission of final paper | September 2011 |
Submission Guidelines
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Submission of full paper | 20 February 2009 |
| Submission of revised paper | 24 April 2009 |
| Submission of final paper | 12 June 2009 |
Submission Guidelines
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Submission of full paper | 19th March 2010 |
| Submission of revised paper | June 2010 |
| Submission of final paper | July 2010 |
Important Deadlines
| event | date |
|---|---|
| Submission site will open | 5 January 2009 |
| Submission deadline of full papers | 20 February 2009 |
| Feed back from the peer review to authors | 27 March 2009 |
| Submission of revised paper | 24 April 2009 |
| Review of revised papers | 15 May 2009 |
| Notification of acceptance in Final Publication | 1 June … |
Review Guidelines
Review Guidelines
| event | date |
|---|---|
| End of first review | 20 March 2009 |
| End of second review | 15 May 2009 |
We have a two phase review process.
Review Guidelines
| event | date |
|---|---|
| End of first review | 3rd June 2011 |
| End of second review | 22nd July 2011 |
We have a two phase review process.
Visiting Karlsruhe
Photo: Courtesy of FZK, Germany
Suggestions for visitor tours in and around Karlsruhe
Dave H.A. Blank
Prof. Dr. Ing. Dave H.A. Blank was born in 1953 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He started his studies on the primary technical school (LTS), followed by the secondary (MTS) and higher technical school (HTS). After his masters in Applied Physics, he received in 1991 his PhD in Physics from the …
Mustafizur Rahman
Professor Mustafizur Rahman has been with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore since 1982. His research interests include micro/nano machining, design and development of miniature machine tools and devices for micro/nano machining, and high speed machining of difficult-to-machine materials. He has received Outstanding …
Marketing Opportunities
Stand out from the rest in front of more than 150 micro-manufacturing experts from around the world.
As a sponsor, you can promote your company’s mission even more effectively to the assembled individuals and organisations attending 4M/ICOMM 2009 while learning about the latest advances in micro-manufacturing research.
History
Papers and presentations from all past 4M Conferences, except 4M2006, can …
more ...History
This conference is organised by the International Conference on Multi-Material Micro-Manufacture(4M).
Papers and presentations from all past 4M Conferences, except 4M2006, can be …
more ...History
This conference is jointly organised by the International Conference on Multi-Material Micro-Manufacture(4M) and the International Conference on Micro-Manufacture (ICOMM), bringing together for the first time the worldwide community of micro-manufacturing experts.
Organising Committee
Heinz Kück, HSG-IMAT, Germany (Chairman)
Stefan Dimov, Cardiff University, UK (Co-Chairman)
Holger Reinecke, HSG-IMIT, and IMTEK, Germany (Co-Chairman)
Christine Neuy, mstbw, Germany
Sabino Azcarate, TEKNIKER, Spain
Stéphane Bredeau, CEA, France
Luc Federzoni, CEA, France
Hans Nørgaard Hansen, DTU, Denmark
Per Johander, Sverea IVF AB, Sweden
Erik Jung, FhG IZM-Berlin, Germany …
Ian Hutchings
Ian Michael Hutchings
6 May 1950, Barnet, England
British
University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering
GKN Professor of Manufacturing Engineering (since 2001)
(Deputy Head of Department (Graduate Studies) 2002-2005)
Fellow, St John’s College, Cambridge (since 1975)
Chairman, St John’s Innovation Centre …
Shiv G. Kapoor
Dr. Shiv G. Kapoor is Grayce Wicall Gauthier Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has been a significant contributor to the field of manufacturing engineering research and education and a pioneer in the field of mathematical modelling and simulation …
Sylvain Ballandras
Sylvain Ballandras was born in Strasbourg in 1965. He joined the CNRS in 1991, after his PhD in Engineering Sciences from the Université de Franche-Comté. From 1991 to 1995, he has been working on surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices, but he was mainly involved in the development of micromachining technologies …
Roland Zengerle
Prof. Dr. Roland Zengerle is the director of the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He also heads the Laboratory for MEMS Applications at IMTEK and in addition he is a director at the Institute for Micro- and Information Technology of the Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft (HSG-IMIT). HSG-IMIT …
Scope
Microsystems-based products are a key value-adding element for many sectors of industry - and the predicted nanotechnology future will also be largely delivered by microtechnologies. While the late 20th century saw a silicon-based microelectronics revolution, the 21st century looks forward to the adoption of micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies as the demand …
more ...Scope
Microsystems-based products are a key value-adding element for many sectors of industry - and the predicted nanotechnology future will also be largely delivered by microtechnologies. While the late 20th century has seen a silicon-based microelectronics revolution, the 21st century looks forward to the adoption of micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies as the …
more ...Scope
Microsystems-based products are a key value-adding element for many sectors of industry - and the predicted nanotechnology future will also be largely delivered by microtechnologies. While the late 20th century has seen a silicon-based microelectronics revolution, the 21st century looks forward to the adoption of micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies as the …
more ...Travel Directions
You will find detailed directions about how to get to Karlsruhe and FZK at the FZK website.
more ...Presentation Guidelines
Each participant will be allowed 15 minutes per presentation and at the end of the each session will be 10 minutes question time. Session chairs will make sure the schedule is respected.
In order to avoid technical and connection problems and the corresponding loss of time, a laptop …
more ...Presentation Guidelines
Each participant will be allowed 15 minutes per presentation and at the end of the each session there will be 10 minutes question time. Session chairs will make sure the schedule is respected.
In order to avoid technical and connection problems and the corresponding loss of time, a …
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