Fourth Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

第四届日美工程前沿研讨会将于2004年11月4日至6日在日本召开，由日本国家工程院（NAE）与日本科学技术振兴机构（JST）和日本工程院（EAJ）合作。该活动旨在将来自所有工程学科的60名美国和日本工程师（年龄在30 - 45岁之间）聚集在一起，代表工业、学术界和政府实验室，讨论开创性的技术工作和前沿工程研究。研讨会的目标是促进知识和方法的跨学科转移，最终可能导致两国工程师的合作网络。2004年研讨会将包括四个正式会议，演讲者将讨论生物医学仪器和设备、氢能、老年人信息技术和光子学领域的进展和机遇。无论是在正式会议上，还是在非正式的海报会议和会议期间安排的其他活动中，都分配了充足的时间进行讨论和交流。每次会议将有两位日本人和两位美国人发言。生物医学仪器和设备会议的目的是涵盖直接与患者接触的仪器和设备。演讲者的名字和他们将涉及的主题将在2月1日之前公布。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Fourth Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium will be convened November 4-6, 2004, in Japan by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in cooperation with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ). The activity is designed to bring together a select group of sixty American and Japanese engineers (ages 30 - 45) from all engineering disciplines and representing industry, academia, and government labs to discuss pioneering technical work and leading edge engineering research. The goal of the symposium is to facilitate an interdisciplinary transfer of knowledge and methodologies that could eventually lead to collaborative networks of engineers from the two countries. The 2004 symposium will include four formal sessions where speakers will discuss advances and opportunities in the fields of Biomedical Instrumentation and Devices, Hydrogen Energy, IT for the Elderly, and Photonics. Ample time is allocated for discussion and exchange, both in the formal sessions as well as more informally through poster sessions and other activities scheduled during the meeting. Each session will have two Japanese and two American speakers. The intent of the Biomedical Instrumentation and Devices session is to cover instruments and devices that directly interface with the patient. Names of presenters and the topics they will cover will be available by February 1.