The Manufacturing in FP7 Conference aims to provide indepth information about the manufacturing topics addressed in both Theme 3 (Information and Communication Technologies - ICT) and Theme 4 (Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP) of the European Union's 7th Framework Programme, FP7 which will run for seven years and will be fully operational as of 1 January 2007. FP7 is designed to build on the achievements of its predecessor, FP6 towards the creation of the European Research Area, and carry it further towards the development of the knowledge economy and society in Europe.

Senior Officers from the European Commission, renowned Scientists and Policy Makers will give presentations highlighting the status of manufacturing in Europe and explore the opportunities provided by FP7 which could help industry prosper in a competitive global market.

Participants from all over Europe will have the opportunity during the Conference to network, discuss, and initiate consortia for preparing research proposals in response to the first FP7 Call for Proposals published 22 December 2006.

The Manufacturing in FP7 Conference is organised by I*PROMS and 4M FP6 Networks of Excllence and sponsored by the European Commission and the Manufacturing Engineering Centre (MEC), Cardiff University, UK - Co-ordinator of both I*PROMS and 4M NoEs. The Conference is also supported by the European Manufuture Platform, the Working Group on Micro- and NanoManufacturing (MINAM), the MicroSapient Project and the MEC-based MicroBridge Project which is funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) UK and the Welsh Assembly Government(WAG).