A high tech forum, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology and

Chongqing Municipal Government, opened on April 18, 2008 in Chongqing to discuss

collaborations between China, Germany, and Italy in developing micro-systems for

environment monitoring. In recent years, Chongqing University Micro-system Center has

forged a fine collaborative tie with IZM, ZFM, and CRIM, which creates the ground for

having such a forum. 16 MEMS and environment monitoring experts from China, Germany,

and Italy spoke at the Forum, on the status quo of China's MEMS for environment

monitoring, mini robot and MEMS, latest findings and technologies in the area, new MEMS

applications in environment monitoring, latest findings on intelligent MEMS, and new

challenges and research orientations for the future. Experts from China, Germany, and

Italy agreed to establish an official cooperation among three countries to develop compact

MEMS, allowing a real-time, online, and multiple-parameter environment monitoring.