Welcome to the 6th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, Tsukuba 2005

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our pleasure to welcome all delegates, representatives and participants from all around the world to the 6th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, Tsukuba, following the 5th. JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power in Nara, 2002.
Tsukuba Science City is a world-class center with a total of 300 commercial, government and university funded research facilities where 13,000 people are engaged in research and development at the frontiers of science and technology. This symposium can provide a great opportunity for leading international researchers and engineers of the various fields on fluid power to discuss a wide range of problems regarding high technologies. In this symposium the special lectures and international exchange program from JFPS at the plenary session, organized sessions and key notes as well as technical sessions have carefully been chosen to explore the possibility of the future fluid power. In addition the Poster & Technical Exhibition and Technical visit Tour are planned. We are confident that participants will enjoy exciting discussions and informative sessions.
We also appreciate the sponsoring societies and organizations, supporting industries and the committee members for their contributions and cooperation towards the success of the symposium
We do hope that this symposium will highly be successful and fruitful to all participants and that you will fully enjoy the symposium in both its technical and social aspects.

 
Takeshi NAKADA
General Chair, the 6th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, Tsukuba