This annual conference, hosted by the Centre for Rapid Design and Manufacture in High Wycombe, is a one-day event jointly organised with the Lancaster Product Development Unit, Department of Engineering, Lancaster University.

Submitted papers are peer-reviewed to ensure that all accepted contributions are of a high scientific standard and the Conference Proceedings are published in a book format by X-CD Technologies. In order to encourage the participation of young researchers, the Conference is organised as a non-profit making event and the attendance fees are being kept as low as possible.

The venue for this conference is the High Wycombe Campus of the Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. Registration will start at 9.00 am on Friday, 16 June. The approximate cost to attendees will be £65 for non-students and £45 for students including a copy of the proceedings. Student-style accommodation is available if required at a cost of around £25 for the night of the 15 June.