Workshop: Touting the Successes of Environmentally Benign Design and Manufacture: A Symposium; Arlington, Virginia

2006年6月27日，在弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿，在国家科学基金会举行了一个为期一天的研讨会，以传达解决环境友好设计和制造（EBDM）问题的综合方法的成功。 系统思维不仅与确定问题的特定解决方案有关，而且与开展研究和实现反映完全集成概念的系统操作有关。几个制造业部门将由在每个领域具有专业知识的个人代表，这些概念已经显示出成功。来自这些行业的全体演讲者将带来政策，经济和竞争力方面的专业知识，并可以解决EBDM成功对美国工作场所和劳动力的影响。与这些专家的小组讨论将揭示EBDM的最佳实践、局限性、障碍和未来工作领域。这一天的结构将包括来自全体演讲者的演讲和小组讨论，以及来自20个当前设计和制造创新（Design and Manufacturing Innovation）受赠者的海报。研讨会的主要目的是讨论EBDM的成功，特别是导致新技术或管理战略的转让和采用的研究和开发。发言人和小组讨论将按主题安排，包括来自工业界和学术界的代表。演讲者的专业知识范围从科学和工程到政策，但所有演讲者都将提出跨学科的想法。海报会议将在上午和下午休息时举行，以及在一天结束时的简短招待会。小组讨论预计将为行业代表、大学教师和NSF工作人员以及其他政府机构和国会的工作人员提供智力刺激的问答环节。

A one day symposium to convey the successes of integrated approaches to addressing issues in environmentally benign design and manufacture (EBDM) is proposed for June 27, 2006, in Arlington, Virginia, at the National Science Foundation. Systems thinking is not only relevant for determining particular solutions to problems, but also for developing research and achieving systems operation that reflects fully integrated concepts. Several manufacturing industry sectors will be represented by individuals with expertise in each field, where these concepts have shown success. Plenary speakers from these sectors will bring expertise in policy, economics and competitiveness, and can address the impacts of EBDM success on the US workplace and workforce. Panel discussions with these experts will expose best practices, limitations, road blocks and areas for future work in EBDM. The structure of the day will include talks and panels from plenary speakers and posters from twenty current Design and Manufacturing Innovation (DMI) grantees. The primary goal of the symposium is to discuss the successes in EBDM, particularly, the research and development that leads to transfer and adoption of new technologies or management strategies. The speakers and panels will be arranged thematically, and include representatives from industry and academia. The speakers expertise ranges from science and engineering to policy, but all speakers will present an interdisciplinary spectrum of ideas. A Poster Session will be held during the morning and afternoon breaks, as well as during a short reception at the end of the day. Panel discussions are expected to provide intellectually stimulating question and answer sessions for an audience of industry representatives, university faculty, and NSF staff as well as staff from other government agencies and Congress.