Background

MSW aimes at stimulating the development and industrial use of MEMS/MST in Scandinavia. A key factor has been the informal atmosphere which has stimulated many interesting contacts and projects at the previous workshops. MSW is a forum where industry, researchers and national organizations can meet on equal terms. Some participants know much about microsystems, others have a strong application know-how, while still others have ideas or a general curiosity.

MSW was held in Uppsala in 1994, 1996, 1998, in Stockholm/Bålsta in 2002, in Ystad in 2004 and in Västerås in 2006. MSW will continue to be organized every other year (at least) in different key industrial regions. The 7^th MSW will be held in Gothenburg and the 8^th in Stockholm/Kista in 2010. MSW uses local organizers and is run on a non-profit basis.