The 4th round of "Shimane Advanced Metal Materials Base Creation Project Conference" (B Conference) was held on 2 September 2020. This Conference is held twice a year for discussions for the Project of Subsidy for Regional University / Regional Industry Creation, "Creation of a Global Base for Advanced Metals -Next Generation TATARA Project-".
    Due to the world-wide spread of the COVID-19 infections, the conference was held online this time, connecting a conference room at Shimane University with the committee members in Shimane, the Cabinet Office in Tokyo, and the collaborating researchers in the UK, including Professor Roger Reed of the University of Oxford, the Director of the Next Generation Tatara Co-Creation Centre (NEXTA).
    The attendees discussed various topics such as the progress report on the Aircraft Project, Motor Project, and Human Resource Development Project, and also on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and NEXTA’s future vision. The committee members praised that the project is progressing even under the difficult conditions and stated expectations for further project development and for the full-scale operation of the NEXTA building in the spring of 2021.
    The next B Conference is scheduled for December 2020.

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