WORKSHOP: Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium; Austin, Texas, August 9-11, 1999

固体自由成形（SFF）研讨会为快速成型领域的研究交流提供了一个年度论坛。会议吸引了来自世界各地大学、公司和国家实验室的约200名研究人员。在1998年的会议上发表了大约95次演讲和海报。这次会议受到研究界的好评。SFF研讨会也吸引了世界各地的研究生。以前国家科学基金的支持有助于过去学生注册费的减少。1999年SFF研讨会将于8月9日至11日在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校举行。本次SFF研讨会可能是世界上关于快速原型的最好的研究会议。它对研究人员具有重要意义，并为参与的研究生提供了良好的学习经验。

The Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Symposium provides an annual forum for research exchange in the area of rapid prototyping. The meeting draws approximately 200 researchers from universities, companies and national laboratories from all over the world. Approximately 95 talks and posters were presented at the 1998 meeting. The meeting is well regarded by the research community. The SFF Symposium also attracts graduate students worldwide. The previous NSF support contributed to the reduction of student registration fee in the past. The 1999 SFF Symposium will be held at the University of Texas at Austin, August 9-11.This SFF symposium is perhaps the best research meeting on rapid prototyping in the world. It is of significant importance to the researchers and provides an excellent learning experience for the participated graduate students.