This contribution is an extension of two earlier reports in Transactions on EAST activities in which the imminent start-up of the e-MINDS program, involving training courses for early stage surface technology researchers in electrochemical processing in the development of miniaturized systems and devices, was noted. The first of these courses recently took place in Brno, the Czech Republic, in April 2016. e-MINDS was a COST action devoted to high-quality research in electrochemical processing technologies and corrosion towards the development of miniaturized systems and devices. Sixty-one attendees participated at the course event, representing 18 European countries.
References: Cavallotti, P.L., The European academy of surface technology and the micro and nano deposition courses (2016) Trans. IMF, 94 (1), pp. 13-14; Pané, S., Pellicer, E., e-MINDS: a networking COST initiative for surface finishers and corrosion scientists working in micro- and nanosystems technology (2016) Trans. IMF, 94 (2), pp. 60-62