A Global Roadmap for Ceramics

在过去的25年里，英国陶瓷行业的生产单位和工人减少了50%。人们认为，具有高价值回报的最大创新机会在于高科技、技术和工程陶瓷行业。为了英国的利益，重要的是能够确定增长和投资的关键领域。随着市场和供应链的全球化，对全球陶瓷市场的详细概述和未来发展路线图的需求日益增长。首届国际陶瓷大会将于2006年6月25日至29日在多伦多举行，这是一个旨在促进讨论陶瓷和玻璃工业面临的主要问题的全球性活动。这次独特的会议以这样一种方式组织，它将最终产生全球陶瓷路线图。主要主题是：电子、能源、环境、跨部门应用、玻璃和光学材料、消费产品、生物和医学。国际商会将每天举办大约五场平行的研讨会，以解决路线图的八个主题。由9位英国学者组成的小组，包括两位受邀演讲者，将出席ICC，以发表论文，同时也向英国陶瓷界提供有关各个领域当前最先进技术的早期反馈，并概述陶瓷路线图。路线图的详细报告将为陶瓷界准备。

The UK Ceramics industry has witnessed a 50% reduction in manufacturing units and workers over the past 25 years. It is perceived that the greatest opportunities for innovation, with high value returns, lie in the high technology, technical and engineering ceramic sectors. For the benefit of the UK, it is important to be able to identify the key areas for growth and investment. With increased globalisation of markets and supply chains, there is a growing need for detailed overview of the global ceramics market and a Roadmap for future developments.The 1st International Congress on Ceramics, a global event designed to facilitate discussion of major issues that face the ceramic and glass industries, will be held in Toronto, 25-29 June 2006. This unique meeting is structured in such a way that it will culminate in the production of a Global Roadmap for Ceramics. The primary themes are: Electronics, Energy, Environment, Cross-Sector Applications, Glass and Optical Materials, Consumer Products, Biology and Medicine. The ICC will be organised around five parallel workshops each day, in order to address the eight themes of the Roadmap. A group of nine UK academics, including two invited speakers, will attend the ICC in order deliver papers, but also to provide early feedback to the UK ceramics community of the current state-of-the-art in the various sectors and an overview of the Roadmap for Ceramics. Detailed reports of the Roadmap will be prepared for the ceramics community.