International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities. To be Held in Puerto Rico, on June 13-16, 2010

目的：这将是一次关于多功能器件和多铁性材料的国际研讨会。智力优势：ISIF聚集了来自世界各地的学术界、国家实验室和工业界的许多科学家和工程师，使他们能够直接交流信息，讨论与他们工作相关的最重要和最实际的主题。由于具有多功能的新型材料的出现，以及近年来在新的存储技术方面取得的重大进展，ISIF的覆盖范围现已扩大到包括许多多功能材料的科学和技术，从而为集成功能领域提供了新的视野。更广泛的影响：大多数杰出的受邀（超过120名）和全体（5名）演讲者已经确认参加，确保来自美洲，欧洲和亚洲的代表。这一提议将使国际社会科学基金会的组织者能够支持至少10名研究生参加整个专题讨论会。学生将能够参加所有会议，在海报会议上展示他们的研究，参观技术展览，并与所有其他参与者互动。此外，还将免费提供专家的几次辅导。本次研讨会提供的独特的教育机会将加强参与学生的准备，他们的参与也将反过来通过培养下一代科学家和工程师的兴趣来丰富ISIF，他们将推进对多功能材料和技术新兴领域至关重要的关键研究领域。

Goal: This will be an international symposium on mutlifunctional devcies and multiferroic materials. Intellectual Merit: The ISIF gathers many scientists and engineers from academia, national laboratories, and industries worldwide, enabling the direct exchange of information and discussions about the most important and actual topics relevant to their work. Due to the emergence of novel materials with multifunctionalities, and the significant progress made in recent years on new memory technologies, ISIF coverage has now been expanded to include the science and technology of many multifunctional materials, thus providing a new vision of the field of integrated functionalities. Broader Impact: Most of the distinguished invited (over 120) and plenary (5) speakers, have already confirmed their participation, ensuring representation from the Americas, Europe, and Asia. This proposal will enable the ISIF organizers to support attendance by at least 10 graduate students for the full length of the symposium. The students will be able to attend all conferences, present their research in poster sessions, visit the technical exhibit, and interact with all other participants. In addition several tutorials by specialists will be offered free-of-charge. The unique educational opportunities offered by this symposium will enhance the preparation of participating students, and their participation will also in turn enrich ISIF by fostering interest by the next generation of scientists and engineers who will advance the crucial research areas which are central to the emerging field of multifunctional materials and technology.