A system and method for enabling remote conferencing between conference participants involves the use of one or more forms that support interaction with a computer system or network. When the user provides the three-dimensional measuring device 1 with a measurement instruction, the portions operate through control by the central processing portion 17 to obtain the three-dimensional data SS and the two-dimensional image data SN of the object Q. The substrate layer is bonded, on a side facing away from the lattice-matched substrate, to the transparent substrate through the use of a wafer bonding process. High strength composites of this invention have particular utility as building materials and automotive components. An optional biasable member, in operable association with the seal member, is provided so as to maintain proper positioning of the seal member, e.