The first scientific meeting of the Mecano network will take place at Mines Paris Tech, on December 14th, 2016.

Agenda:

• Report on 2016 Activities:

-Signature of GDRi consortium agreement

-EDS 2016 conference (passed), other related conferences (GRC Thin Films, Dislocations,...)

-Website 

• Planning for 2017:

-MRS Fall 2017 Symposium on small-scale mechanical behavior (Greer, Schwaiger, Mordehai, Legros- approved) - invited speakers suggestion, financial help for students

-MicroLaue workshop (Grenoble, Jean-Sebastien Micha)

-Potential common meeting/workshop  with GDR Rex  (Recrystallization Group -Maurine Montagnat) and i-stress network  (Marco

Sebastiani) 

-Mecano general meetings dates (May -June 2017, Toulouse)

• Publishing of a special issue of “Comptes-Rendus de Physique” (Elsevier) about the

mechanics of nano-objects - offer by Denis Gratias (after the 2018 school ?)

We should take care of not letting aside important research

• Potential new members 

• Other topics (to be implemented)