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VAMAS Steering Committee and Symposium |
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Japan's Contribution to the International Standardization of New Materials |
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Cryogenics Materials Group
Toshio Ogata |
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The Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards is an international research cooperation project, the setting up of which was agreed at the 1982 G7 Summit. VAMAS promotes international cooperation on standards of advanced materials to accelerate international standardization and encourages the trading of advanced technology products. NIMS also takes part in this initiative: one of the missions of MITS is to publish data sheets and provide basic materials information. |
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VAMAS consists of 18 technical working groups (TWA) that focus on surface analysis, ceramic materials, polymeric materials, biomaterials, database construction, metal base composite materials, superconductive materials, cryogenic structural materials, thin membranes, and high-temperature vulnerable materials. It promotes pre-standardization research and proposes international standards to ISO and IEC for official adoption. NIMS researchers currently serve as international chairpersons in four of these TWA. |
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The VAMAS Steering Committee is composed of general managers of major materials research institutes and science policy planning staff of the governments from G7 countries and EU member nations. Mr. Yagi, general manager of the Materials Basic Information Station, is an active member of the Committee. Since Japan is the host country this year, the Assembly was held in Japan, for the first time in 11 years, on May 15 and 16, 2002. Chairman Kishi outlined the research programs of NIMS in his message of greetings. The Assembly was an ideal opportunity for NIMS to strengthen its links with overseas organizations. |
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The committee discussed various issues, such as tie-ups and information exchange with other international standardizing organizations, which is one of the VAMAS programs; a proposal to set up new TWA for eco-materials and nanomaterials, in which many countries are showing great interest, since it concerns future new materials standardization; and re-organization of the biomaterials TWA. Japanese participants and organizers were very active during the assembly in discussions and other events. |
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Over 70 people, including 15 Steering Committee members, took part in the symposium. The symposium was successful in providing the participants with a better understanding of Japan's VS programs and other international contributions, and was rated as a great success by the majority of the participants. |
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We thank the NIMS staff and the symposium co-hosting organizations for their generous support and are grateful to the speakers and Secretariat staff for their contributions. |
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