From May  14 to 17, Prof. Yang Chun-yan, the executive vice-director of Extension  Engineering Specialized Committee (EESC) of CAAI and vice superintendent of  Institute of Extension Engineering at Guangdong University of Technology,  visited ZJUT She was invited by Prof. Zhao Yanwei the chief principal of  Advanced Design and Equipments for the most important subject in Zhejiang  Province and administrative committeeman of EESC. At the beginning, Prof. Yang  visited the key lab of mechanical manufacture & automation and the lab of  digital design and manufacture in ZJUT, and then she gave a seminar talk to the  postdoctoral members, Ph.D. students, and master students. On some important  topics including extension theory and mechanical engineering, writing the book  of “extension design”, and selecting thesis topics were concerned.

In the  afternoon of May 15, Prof. Yang gave a public report of “the basis theories,  methods and application areas of Extenics” for the faculties and postgraduate  students. Prof. Zhao presided over the lecture and  about 50 peoples attended the lecture. Many  scholars expressed that universities should strengthen the relationship with  extension theory research members. Then the theory and method system could be  improved quickly.

The 13th China Annual Conference of Extenics  will be sponsored by ZJUT in 2010. During the visiting, Prof. Yang also exchanged opinions about the meeting preparation with  Prof. Wang Wan-liang, Prof. Zhou Gui-gen, and Prof. Cao Jian. Synchronously, on  the relationships between extension theory and AI, extension theory and  management science were also talked about.