AIM99 Program Preview

1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
September 19 - 23, 1999 - Renaissance Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia USA

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

September 19
Sunday

September 20
Monday
September 21
Tuesday
September 22
Wednesday
September 23
Thursday

Tutorial

"Micro/Nano- Mechatronics for Nanotechnology"

Michael Falvo
Metin Sitti

from 14:00 to 17:00

Registration (from 7:30)
Opening (8:00 to 8:10) Plenary Lecture 1
"The Mix of Computation, MEMS and Regular Materials"

Peter Will from 8:10 to 9:00
Plenary Lecture 3
"Advances in Micromechatronics"

Paolo Dario
from 8:10 to 9:00
Round Table on "Infrastructure for Mechatronic Education"
from 8:00 to 9:00 Industrial Tours**:

Tour 1:
Lucent Technologies and Ford Motor Company

Tour 2:
General Motors and Lockheed Aerospace

Both tours will be running in parallel from 9:00 - 15:00.

Advance approval will be required for particpants touring Lockheed Aerospace.

Plenary Lecture 2
"Mechatronics — Past, Present and Future"

Kazuo Tanie
from 9:00 to 9:50

Technical Sessions
TA-1 to 4 sessions
from 9:30 to 11:10
Technical Sessions
WAI-1 to 4 sessions
from 9:00 to 10:40

Panel Discussion
9:50 to 10:40
"Research Funding Opportunities in Mechatronics"

Coffee break

Technical Sessions
MA-1 to 4 sessions
from 11:10 to 12:50
Luncheon
Keynote Speaker
"Mechatronics in the Future"

Toshio Fukuda
from 11:30 to 13:20
Technical Sessions
WAII-1 to 4 sessions
from 11:00 to 12:40

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

Technical Sessions
MPI-1 to 4 sessions
from 14:00 to 15:40
Technical Sessions
TP-1 to 4 sessions
from 13:20 to 15:00
Technical Sessions
WPI-1 to 4 sessions
from 14:00 to 15:40

Coffee Break

Technical Sessions
MPII-1 to 4 sessions
from 16:00 to 17:40
Research Lab Tour**: at Georgia Tech and at the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications and Technology (GCATT)
from 15:30 to 18:00

Technical Sessions
MPI-1 to 4 sessions
from 16:00 to 17:40

Reception
from 19:30 to 21:30

Riverboat Banquet at Stone Mountain*
from 20:00 to 22:00

Farewell
from 19:30 to 21:30

* The banquet will be aboard the Henry W. Grady Riverboat, cruising the beautiful natural surroundings at the Georgia's Stone Mountain park. The Georgia's Stone Mountain is a masterpiece of nature that amazes millions of guests from around the world. The giant granite rock, the magnificent Confederate Memorial Carving and the surrounding 3,200-acre park are results of natural and historical events.

** Tours will be free to registered participants. However, there will be some moderate charges to cover transportation.

email to aimabstract@gtri.gatech.edu

September 19 Sunday	September 20 Monday	September 21 Tuesday	September 22 Wednesday	September 23 Thursday
Tutorial "Micro/Nano- Mechatronics for Nanotechnology" Michael Falvo Metin Sitti from 14:00 to 17:00	Registration (from 7:30) Opening (8:00 to 8:10) Plenary Lecture 1 "The Mix of Computation, MEMS and Regular Materials" Peter Will from 8:10 to 9:00	Plenary Lecture 3 "Advances in Micromechatronics" Paolo Dario from 8:10 to 9:00	Round Table on "Infrastructure for Mechatronic Education" from 8:00 to 9:00	Industrial Tours: Tour 1: Lucent Technologies and Ford Motor Company Tour 2: General Motors and Lockheed Aerospace Both tours will be running in parallel from 9:00 - 15:00. Advance approval will be required for particpants touring Lockheed Aerospace.**
	Plenary Lecture 2 "Mechatronics — Past, Present and Future" Kazuo Tanie from 9:00 to 9:50	Technical Sessions TA-1 to 4 sessions from 9:30 to 11:10	Technical Sessions WAI-1 to 4 sessions from 9:00 to 10:40
	Panel Discussion 9:50 to 10:40 "Research Funding Opportunities in Mechatronics"
	Coffee break
	Technical Sessions MA-1 to 4 sessions from 11:10 to 12:50	Luncheon Keynote Speaker "Mechatronics in the Future" Toshio Fukuda from 11:30 to 13:20	Technical Sessions WAII-1 to 4 sessions from 11:00 to 12:40
	Lunch Break		Lunch Break
	Technical Sessions MPI-1 to 4 sessions from 14:00 to 15:40	Technical Sessions TP-1 to 4 sessions from 13:20 to 15:00	Technical Sessions WPI-1 to 4 sessions from 14:00 to 15:40
	Coffee Break
	Technical Sessions MPII-1 to 4 sessions from 16:00 to 17:40	Research Lab Tour**: at Georgia Tech and at the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications and Technology (GCATT) from 15:30 to 18:00	Technical Sessions MPI-1 to 4 sessions from 16:00 to 17:40
	Reception from 19:30 to 21:30	Riverboat Banquet at Stone Mountain* from 20:00 to 22:00	Farewell from 19:30 to 21:30
* The banquet will be aboard the Henry W. Grady Riverboat, cruising the beautiful natural surroundings at the Georgia's Stone Mountain park. The Georgia's Stone Mountain is a masterpiece of nature that amazes millions of guests from around the world. The giant granite rock, the magnificent Confederate Memorial Carving and the surrounding 3,200-acre park are results of natural and historical events. ** Tours will be free to registered participants. However, there will be some moderate charges to cover transportation.