Organized by

Functionally Graded Materials FORUM of JAPAN

Co-organized by

City of Kitakyushu
Japan Aerospace Techonology Foundation
National Institute for Materials Science
The Society of Non-Traditional Technology

Sponsored by

Kitakyushu Convention and Visitors Association
The Amada Foundation
Tokuyama Science Foundation

Under the auspice of

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Kyushu Institute of Technology

Supported by

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
The Society of Materials Science, Japan
The Ceramic Society of Japan
The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Thermoelectrics Society of Japan
Japan Society for Composite Materials
Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering
Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy
Japan Welding Society