SFF Symposium Student Support 2013; Austin, Texas; August 12-14, 2013

一年一度的国际固体自由形状制造研讨会-添加剂制造会议是一次专题会议，是添加剂制造领域的研究交流，也被称为三维打印和快速成型。历史上，超过25%的与会者是学生。这笔助学金的目的是通过分担大部分学生注册费，使2013年的会议更容易为学生所接受。预计2013年的会议在人口结构上类似，但与去年的2012年会议相比，规模略大。2012年的会议吸引了来自世界各地的170名研究人员，代表12个国家。共有114场演讲和海报亮相。35所大学派代表参加了会议，其中19所是国内大学。对于2013年的会议，这笔资金将使学生注册费定为225美元，而预计每个与会者的实际会议费用为530美元。这笔助学金的好处是方便学生参加固体自由曲面制造研讨会。为学生提供接触在各自领域工作的其他学生以及世界级研究和研究人员的机会，将有助于该领域未来研究人员的发展。鼓励学生亲自展示他们的作品。强大的国际参与为国内参与者提供了一个极好的机会，让他们获得有关该领域研究的第一手宝贵信息。这次会议是促进发现和理解，同时促进教学、培训和学习的一个极好的模式。世界一流的研究人员与学生的关系网很强。这次会议是研究人员和信息联网的研究基础设施的一个齿轮。

The Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference is a topical meeting that is a research exchange in the area of Additive Manufacturing, also known as Three Dimensional Printing and Rapid Prototyping. Over 25 percent of meeting attendees historically are students. The objective of this grant is to make the 2013 meeting more accessible to students by cost sharing the majority of the student registration fee. The 2013 meeting is expected to be similar in demographic but slightly larger in size compared to last year's 2012 meeting. The 2012 meeting drew 170 researchers from all over the world, representing 12 countries. There were 114 talks and posters presented. Thirty five universities were represented, 19 of which were domestic. For the 2013 meeting, this funding will enable the student registration fee to be set at $225, compared to the anticipated actual meeting cost per participant of $530. The benefit of this grant is facilitating access of students to the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium. Providing student access to other students working in their area as well as world-class research and researchers will contribute to the development of future researchers in the field. Students are encouraged to present their work personally. The strong international participation gives domestic participants an excellent opportunity to gain valuable information firsthand on research in the field. The meeting is an excellent model for advancing discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning. The networking of world-class researchers with students is strong. The meeting is a pinion for research infrastructure by the networking of research personnel and information.