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Terms & Conditions

1. Scope of Agreement

• These are the conditions of the contract between you, the Client (“You” and “your”) and MEMS World Summit (“MWS”, “we”, “us” and “our”) governing your use of our services, including event attendance as set out in your booking form. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between MWS and you. All prior agreements understandings and negotiations and representations (save for fraudulent misrepresentation) whether oral or in writing are cancelled in their entirety. The terms of any other electronic communications will not form part of this agreement.

2. Our Commitment To You

• We will provide you with a planned schedule prior to the Event. Please note that this schedule may be altered where necessary by us.
• We reserve the right to determine the theme, scope and content of seminars and presentations to be held during the Event and to vary the programme and / or its contents as deemed necessary.
• Should the event be cancelled or the location be changed for reasons or circumstances beyond our control we reserve the right to reschedule the Event, including changing the location, and / or withdrawing delegates attendance upon written notice to you. If your attendance is withdrawn by us you will receive a full refund of your registration fee.

3. Delegates

• Only named or pre-agreed delegates may attend the Event. Non–appearance of any of the Delegates will not affect your obligation to pay in accordance with the terms set out below (5). No persons other than those officially registered or agreed with us may attend any part of the Event.
• Delegates must adhere to the deadlines set out by the Operations Manager. Deadlines will be communicated once we have received your delegate contract confirmation. This includes returning your catalogue entry form, delegate photograph and your prioritised meeting request choices.
• Delegates must attend all prescheduled Event meetings and the seminar programme.
• Delegates are responsible for their own insurance (including, but not limited to, travel insurance, personal effects and personal insurance), vaccinations and visas (where applicable).

4. Flights / Hotel – Airport Transfers / Accommodation

• Delegates are responsible for their own flight, transfer arrangements and accommodation and the costs associated with them.

5. Payment

• The total fees specified on the Agreement are subject to an additional service charge of 7.5% (“Service Charge”) applied to cover administration costs, and are exclusive of VAT and any other applicable sales tax which shall be payable in addition.
• Payment must be received in full within 28 days from the date of this agreement.
• The applicable VAT rate will be charged in addition to the Total Cost.
• Contracts received within 28 days of the start of the event must be paid by return.

6. Cancellation

• Cancellations received more than twelve weeks prior to the Event commencement date will be entitled to a full refund of the registration fee paid.
• If you cancel your registration less than twelve weeks before the Event commencement date you will incur a charge of £1,500 (less any registration fee, as specified on this registration form, that you may have already paid which will not be refunded).
• Cancellation fees can be avoided by providing replacement delegates from your organisation. You will be liable for any additional cost incurred as a result of supplying replacement delegates. We reserve the right to refuse replacement delegates.
• All cancellations must be received in writing and agreed by us, and full cancellation fees must be paid within 14 days.

7. General

• You the delegate, your executive/s or your agents may not transfer or assign any of the rights or obligations of this Agreement (in whole or part) without our prior consent. Any attempt to resell, assign or transfer rights without our consent will entitle us to cancel the contract without liability to you.
• MWS is subject to the UK Data Protection Act 1998 and is registered in the UK with the Information Commissioner t o process your personal information. Our primary goal in collecting personal information from you is to give you an enjoyable customised experience whilst allowing us to provide services and features that most likely meet your needs. We collect certain personal information from you, which you give to us when using our Sites and/or registering or subscribing for our products and services. We also collect certain personal data from other group companies to whom you have given information through their websites. If you do not want us to continue using this information please notify us at enquiries@ioctr.com. Any personal information supplied to MWS as part of this registration process and/or any other interaction with MWS will be collected, stored and used by MWS, its subsidiaries, related companies or affiliates in accordance with the MWS Privacy Policy. Please email enquiries@ioctr.com for a copy of the MWS Privacy Policy.
• This agreement is governed by and will be construed in accordance with English law and each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England will have the non-exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any disputes arising out of or in connection with this agreement.
• The working language of the Event is English. Delegates requiring an interpretation service must make their own arrangements at their own expense.

Coralie Gallis graduated as a PhD in Materials Sciences from Paris University and has an engineering degree in Physic-Chemistry. Coralie has worked for 20 years in the semiconductor field, holding various positions in different companies from software designer, Intelligent Specialist, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. During her career, she developed the business for various domains such as BioMedical electronics, wearable electronics for healthcare, sport, wellness and Food industry. Since 2016, she is based in Silicon Valley, California and manages the Strategic Industrial Partnerships for the North American Market for CEAtech, a French technology research center.

Nicolas Sauvage is Sr. Director of Ecosystem at TDK-InvenSense, responsible for corporate development and all strategic ecosystem relationships, including Google and Qualcomm, and other HW/SW/System companies. Nicolas was previously part of NXP Software management team, responsible for worldwide sales, and later P&L and product management of the OEM Business Line. Nicolas is an alumnus of Institut supérieur d’électronique et du numérique, London Business School, INSEAD and Stanford.”.

Michelle M. Bourke received a B.Sc. degree in Optoelectronics and Laser Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., in 1993. Subsequently she joined the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), where she worked on advanced processing methods for GaAs/AlGaAs optoelectronic devices. In 1997 Michelle moved to the semiconductor capital equipment industry as an etch process engineer. In 1999 she moved into Product Marketing where she has continued to develop her career. Today Michelle is with Lam Research Corporation as the Senior Strategic Marketing Director in the Customer Support Business Group.

Andrea Onetti is Group Vice President in the Analog & MEMS Group and General Manager of ST’s MEMS Sensor Division and has held this position since last February 2016.
Onetti joined STMicroelectronics’ R&D Lab in Castelletto, Italy, in 1990, as a designer of mixed-signal audio IC’s and moved into Product Management five years later, in charge of Marketing for Consumer Audio. Under his leadership, his organization became a Product Division and Onetti’s scope was enlarged to include management of planning, operation, and quality of audio products. In 2011, ST created the Audio and Sound Business Unit, targeting the whole audio chain, from detectors (MEMS microphones) to transducers (MEMS speakers), under Onetti’s charge. Most recently, he added responsibility for the Analog and Audio Systems Division, including catalog analog standard products.
He has several patents for analog circuit implementations in the Audio domain.
Andrea Onetti was born in Pavia, Italy, in 1965, and graduated with a Degree in Microelectronics from the University of Pavia.

Dr. Mary Ann Maher received her Ph.D. from Caltech in 1989 in the area of semiconductor device modeling. At Tanner Research she began the simulation and modeling group and launched Tanner’s T-Spice analog circuit simulator product. As Director of Advanced Products, she brought to market Tanner’s MEMS Pro microsystem and MCM Pro multi-chip module and packaging design tool. Moving to MEMSCAP, she became the company’s CTO and the General Manager and Executive Vice President of the Design Automation Business Unit. In 2004, she started SoftMEMS, LLC, the maker of the popular microsystems design tools – MEMS Pro and MEMS Xplorer, where she serves as CEO.

Dr. Yuandong (Alex) Gu is currently a Senior Vice President of the Shanghai Industrial uTechnology Research Institute (SITRI), with overall responsibility for the Institute’s Technology and Products. Before SITRI, Dr. Gu was the Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), Singapore, overseeing strategic R&D programs including Advanced Optics, Sensor Actuators and Microsystems, and Miniaturized Medical Devices. His work bridges sensor design, microfabrication, sensor/ASIC integration, and WLP/CSWLP/SIP packaging; notably in piezoelectric AlN acoustic sensors, 4G/5G RF MEMS filter, and monolithic ultrasound sensor/ASIC integration. Dr. Gu was the Project Manager of one of DARPA featured projects in 2013; the recipient of the 2014 Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award by Institution of Engineers Singapore; and the recipient of 2016 TALENT award by A-STAR. Dr. Gu is the author/coauthor of 50 peer-reviewed journal papers; 90 top conference proceedings; and 20 granted patents. Dr. Gu received his M.E.E (2001) in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics (2003), both from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Dr. Gu served as the SEMI–SEA MEMS Session Chair for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016.

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