First Int'l Symposium on Mechanical Engineering Opens in ShanghaiThe First International Symposium on Mechanical Engineering, sponsored by the International Congress of Mechanical Engineering Societies (ICOMES), opened in Shanghai on November 20.Zou Jiahua, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of Chinese National People's Congress, acted as honorary chairman of the symposium. More than 1,200 experts and entrepreneurs from 34 countries are attending the meeting, which carries the theme "Globalization of Manufacturing: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks." About 835 papers, covering various areas in mechanical engineering and the mechanical industry, will be read at the meeting. The Sixth ICOMES Conference and the Eighth China International Industrial Equipment Exhibition are also held during the symposium. |
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