The Workshop on the Basic Methods of Bionic Engineering was held in Jilin University, China, on September 22-23, 2014. The workshop was sponsored and organized by the International Society of Bionic Engineering (ISBE), co-sponsored by the Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University and presented by Prof. Julian F.V. Vincent who is a famous professor on Bionics and the president of ISBE.
Nearly 40 scholars and postgraduates attended the workshop. The workshop not only provided good opportunities for attendees to learn the basic methods and skills of biomimetics but also established a platform for academic exchange and communication. It was a memorable event to popularize bionic science and technology, spreading its ideas, methods and spirits, and accelerating the pace of academic research and development.