Fourth Africa-United States International Conference on Manufacturing Technology; August 11-15, 1997 in Pittsburgh, PA

第四届非洲-美国国际制造技术会议将继续前三届会议，为当代制造技术及其应用的信息和思想交流提供一个论坛。与会者主要来自非洲和美国。会议将讨论许多有关制造技术的话题。来自欧洲和远东的专家也将应邀分享他们在制造业研究、教育、技术转让和国际合作方面的经验。会议还为非洲和美国研究人员之间发展联系和了解研究兴趣提供了机会，这对发展长期互利的合作项目很有价值。这是继前三届国际制造技术会议都在非洲召开之后，首次在美国举行的非美国际制造技术会议。会议的正式部分定于1997年8月11日至12日在匹兹堡大学举行，随后在匹兹堡地区进行为期两天的大学和工业参观。这次会议使来自非洲和美国的制造技术研究人员能够交流思想和研究成果，并为未来可能的研究合作建立联系。它得到了几个非洲国家和匹兹堡地区公司的支持。

9709140 Nnaji The Fourth Africa-USA International Conference on Manufacturing Technology is to continue the three previous ones in providing a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on contemporary manufacturing technologies and their applications. The participants will come mainly from Africa and USA. Many topics on manufacturing technologies will be discussed. Experts from Europe and the Far East are also to be invited to share their experiences on manufacturing research, education, technology transfer, and international collaboration. The conference also provides an opportunity for development of contacts and understanding of research interests between African and American researchers, which is valuable to developing long-term, mutually beneficial collaborative projects. This is the first Africa-USA International Conference on Manufacturing Technology held in the United States, since the previous three were all held in Africa. The formal part of the conference is scheduled for August 11-12, 1997 at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by two-day university and industry tours in the Pittsburgh area. This conference enables researchers in manufacturing technology from Africa and USA to exchange ideas and research results and to make connections for possible future research collaborations. It has receive support from several African countries and companies in the Pittsburgh area.