The 2017 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference is scheduled for opening in Nanjing from December 6 to 8th. Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Chinese Association of Science and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, the conference will be themed on innovation and change and is of the highest level in China. It aims to promote the development of intelligent manufacturing and to help Jiangsu build an advanced manufacturing base empowered with international competitiveness.