Expected topics are included in the table, but are not limited. Any propositions to the organizing committee are welcome.
| 0. Issues for our foundry industry | 0A Carbon neutral/zero emission |
| 0B Energy/environments/material flow | |
| 0C Technical tradition/education | |
| 1. Materials | 1A Ferrous |
| 1B Non-ferrous | |
| 1C Composite | |
| 1D New Materials/alloys | |
| 1E Sand, Mold/Core | |
| 1F Others | |
| 2. Processes | 2A Smart foundry (3D printing etc) |
| 2B Melting | |
| 2C Molten metal treatment | |
| 2D Foundry technology | |
| 2E Gravity casting | |
| 2F Die casting | |
| 2G Large ingot casting | |
| 2H Continuous casting | |
| 2I Heat treatment/surface treatment | |
| 2J Foundry facilities | |
| 2K Quality control | |
| 2L Others | |
| 3. Characterization/CAE/fundamentals | 3A Modeling |
| 3B Simulation | |
| 3C Microstructure analysis/characterization | |
| 3D Mechanical properties | |
| 3E Chemical/physical properties | |
| 3F Direct observation | |
| 3G Others |
