Contact:
Megan Mahan
The American Ceramic Society
614-794-5894
MMahan@Ceramics.org

More than 80 forward-looking industry and technology leaders are slated to share global perspectives and ideas on future trends by addressing a broad range of Ceramics and Glass applications that are critical to the technologies of tomorrow – energy, environment, consumer products, medicine and biology, electronics, glass and optical materials, and transportation. Opening the forum is Kazuo Inamori, Founder/Chairman Emeritus, Kyocera Corporation. Joining Dr. Inamori in leading the high-level discussions at the four-day forum are:

• Joseph A. Miller, Jr., CTO, Corning Incorporated
  
• Rodney N. Lanthorne, President, Kyocera International Incorporated
  
• Satyam Cherukuri, President and CEO, Sarnoff Corporation
  
• Larry Hench, Professor, Imperial College of Science and Technology
  
• Tokuyuki Takahashi, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
  
• Henry Kressel, CEO, Warburg Pincus LLC
  
• Joel P. Moskowitz, Chairman, CEO and President, Ceradyne, Incorporated
  
• Debra L. Kaiser, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  
• Katherine T. Faber, Northwestern University
  
• Lynette D. Madsen, National Science Foundation
  
• Joel P. Clark, Professor, Materials Systems and Engineering Systems, MIT

Leading corporations sponsoring this Congress are Asahi Glass Company, Ceradyne Incorporated, Corning Incorporated, Du-Co Ceramics Company, DuPont Electronic Technologies, IBM Corporation, Kyocera, Murata Manufacturing Company, Sarnoff Corporation, Saint-Gobain, and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory.

“The information shared with participants by prominent leaders in the field will ultimately uncover growth and expansion opportunities needed to ensure a strong a vibrant industry well into the future. The outcome of this congress will have a major impact on our global community,” said Dr. Stephen Freiman, 1st International Congress President.

This event is a forum for business leaders, product planners/managers, marketing managers, and research and development staff from industry, government labs and universities to meet and discuss the current state of the Ceramics and Glass industries and offer commentary and perspectives on future market opportunities. Attendees can access vital information useful in long-term product planning and gain industry insight necessary for product development and marketing while making important connections with leaders in the field.

Visit www.ceramics.org/icc to get more information or to register for this event.

About The American Ceramic Society
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is a 108-year-old non-profit organization that serves the informational, educational, and professional needs of the global ceramics community. The Society's more than 8,000 members comprise a wide variety of individuals and interest groups that include engineers, scientists, researchers, manufacturers, plant personnel, educators, students, marketing and sales professionals, and others in related materials disciplines. ACerS provides members in 80 countries with access to periodicals, books, meetings, and online technical information. www.ceramics.org.