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FEMS Federation of European Materials Societies
ROBERT F. SINGER, PAUL McINTYRE
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FORUM CORK, JUNE
28/29, 2004
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Outline

• INTRODUCTION OF FEMS
• VISIONS FOR THE MATERIALS FORUM

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FEMS Federation of European Materials
Societies
NON-PROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANISATION SERVING

24 NATIONAL SOCIETIES
IN 22 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WITH
25 000 MEMBERS
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Aims of FEMS

• TO FORM CLOSER LINKS BETWEEN EUROPEAN MATERIALS
  SOCIETIES AND TO BETTER COORDINATE THEIR
  ACTIVITIES
• TO FOSTER INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENGINEERS,
  SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS
• TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE
• NETWORKING FOR EUROPEAN MATERIALS SCIENTISTS AND
  ENGINEERS
• ?MANY MEMBERS FROM INDUSTRY INCLUDING SMES

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FEMS Specific Activities

• CONFERENCES EUROMAT
• NEWS LETTER
• AWARDS
• JOB MARKET
• PERSONNEL EXCHANGE
• ...

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Materials Forum Goals
MEET THE CHALLENGE FROM US AND JAPAN PARTNER OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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Materials Forum Goals
MEET THE CHALLENGE FROM US AND JAPAN PARTNER OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

• FORMULATE AND EXPRESS OPINIONS OF MATERIALS
  COMMUNITY
• ?FIRST TIME COOPERATION OF MRS, FEMS, ...

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Materials Forum Goals
MEET THE CHALLENGE FROM US AND JAPAN PARTNER OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

• FORMULATE AND EXPRESS OPINIONS OF MATERIALS
  COMMUNITY
• ?FIRST TIME COOPERATION OF MRS, FEMS, ...
• BUILD EUROPEAN NETWORKS (INDUSTRY AND
  ACADEMIA, ...) AND INCREASE VISIBILITY OF THE
  FIELD

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Materials Forum Goals
MEET THE CHALLENGE FROM US AND JAPAN PARTNER OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

• FORMULATE AND EXPRESS OPINIONS OF MATERIALS
  COMMUNITY
• ?FIRST TIME COOPERATION OF MRS, FEMS, ...
• BUILD EUROPEAN NETWORKS (INDUSTRY AND
  ACADEMIA, ...) AND INCREASE VISIBILITY OF THE
  FIELD
• DEFINE RESEARCH TOPICS
• ?WHAT COMES AFTER NANO AND BIO?
• ?HOW ABOUT TODAYS MATERIALS WITH LARGE
  ECONOMIC IMPACT?

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Materials Forum Goals

• IMPROVE FUNDING INSTRUMENTS
• ?INCREASE SUCCESS RATE (gtgt10)
• ?FORM SMALLER AND MORE MANAGEABLE GROUPS
• ?SELECT STRATEGIC TOPICS AND DEFINE THEM
  CLEARLY
• ?ALLOW FOR BOTTOM UP APPROACH (INVESTIGATOR
  DRIVEN)
• ?REDEFINE SME SIZE (gtgt 250 EMPLOYEES)
• ?STRIVE FOR QUALITY IRRESPECTIVE OF OTHER GOALS
• ?INCREASE FOCUS ON BASIC RESEARCH (ERC)
• ?REPLACE NETWORKS BY CENTERS

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Materials Forum Specific Actions

• FORMULATE STATUTES, DEFINE STRUCTURE (TWO TIER
  SYSTEM WITH INNER WORKING GROUP AND PLENARY FROM
  INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY PEOPLE)
• BUILD DATABASE OF KEY PEOPLE IN EUROPE
• ESTABLISH EDUCATION DATABASE
• COORDINATE CONFERENCES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
• ...