1997年9月24～28日，来自全国各地的铸造厂厂长、总工程师、工程师、大学教授、博士生导师等422名代表，在南京市华东饭店欢聚一堂，参加本世纪最后一次盛大的全国铸造学术会议。大会由唐玉林先生主持，第六届理事长赵立信先生致开幕词。他说，当前我国铸造业面临着严峻的挑战 From September 24 to September 1997, 422 representatives from foundry directors, chief engineers, engineers, university professors and doctoral tutors from all over the country gathered at the East China Hotel in Nanjing to attend the last grand nation in this century Casting academic conference. The conference was presided over by Mr. Tang Yulin and the opening speech was made by Mr. Zhao Lixin, the sixth chairman. He said that at present China’s foundry industry is facing a serious challenge