28th ISTS,2011 Web Site Ready for Call for Papers

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"28th International Symposium on Space Technology
and Science(28th ISTS)"

Main Theme: Exploring Humans, Earth and Space
-the quest begins in the island of peace Okinawa-
http://www.ists.or.jp/
June 5 - 12, 2011 Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan

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We would like to express our continued appreciation for your interest in
the ISTS(International Symposium on Space Technology and Science).
The 27th ISTS was held in Tsukuba from July 5 to July 12, 2009 and was
very successful thanks to many participants from all around the world.

The 28th ISTS is to be held in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture from June 5
to June 12, 2011 under the main theme "Exploring Humans, Earth and Space"
-the quest begins in the island of peace Okinawa-.

The Call for Papers is available from the web site,
"http://www.ists.or.jp/ ".
We hope that this symposium will be as fruitful and successful as the
previous one.

Important Deadlines
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* September 1, 2010 : Online Abstract Submission Open
* November 15, 2010 : Deadline for Abstract Submission
* March 1, 2011 : Notification of Acceptance, Tentative Program Issue
* April 20, 2011 : Deadline for Paper Upload
* June 5-12, 2011 : Conference

ACE-X-2010 Conference

4^th International Conference on Advanced

Computational Engineering and Experimenting

08-09 JULY, 2010 Hotel Concorde La Fayette Paris-FRANCE

OPENING PLENARY TALK:

Professor J. N. Reddy

Texas A&M University, USA

more information you can find under: www.ace-x2010.com

ACE-X 2010 TOPICS:

Areas:
- Material modelling and constitutive retationships
- Homogenisation and localisation
- Plasticity
- Impact and crash
- Damage and fracture
- Transport phenomena
- Fluid-structure interaction
- Nanomechanics - Dynamisc
- Biomechanics

Materials:
- Composites and multiphase materials
- Porous and cellular materials
- Adhesive Science and Technology
- Advanved Materials
- Nanomaterials
- Biomaterials

Methods:
- Numerical methods
- Mathematical foundations
- Experimental methods

Special Sessions ON:

(SS1) Scientific Visualization and Imaging Systems

(SS2) Adhesive Bonding

(SS3) Biomechanics

(SS4) Damage and Fracture of Composite Materials and Structures

(SS5) Numerical Modeling of Materials under Extreme Conditions

Butlletí electrònic TECNIO, març 2010

http://www.anella.cat/NewsLinksServlet/1477214/66ZBPBVU7G5JOFP6S53QIVFTKU

LaTeX Cheat Sheet

For those (maniacs) of you who use LaTeX, here you have a useful 2-page help sheet:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/191838/LaTeX-Help-Sheet


... and for those of you who still don't use it... what are you waiting for? ;)

ENMEC 2010

Benvindos ao site do primeiro Encontro Nacional de Materiais e Estruturas Compósitas (ENMEC2010), que se realiza nas instalações da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), de 6 a 8 de Setembro de 2010.

Este encontro pretende ser um forum de discussão entre cientistas e engenheiros sobre os temas gerais Materiais Compósitos e Estruturas Compósitas. Assuntos ligados à caracterização material, simulação estrutural, técnicas de fabrico, aplicações industriais, entre muitos outros são benvindos ao ENMEC2010.

Espera-se que este seja o primeiro de muitos encontros nestes temas tão importantes no presente e seguramente no futuro próximo.

Aplicações industriais; Biocompósitos;
Compositos biomiméticos;
Compósitos de matriz cerâmica;
Compósitos de matriz metálica;
Compósitos de matriz polimérica;
Compósitos de cortiça;
Compósitos de matriz cimenticia;
Compósitos hibridos;
Compósitos funcionais;
Dano e fractura;
Durabilidade e envelhecimento;
Técnicas experimentais;
Fibras e matrizes;
Monitorização;
Infraestruturas;
Reforços interlaminares;
Interfaces e interfases;
Juntas adesivas e aparafusadas;
Análise do ciclo de vida;
Tecnologias de baixo custo;
Propriedades mecânicas e fisicas;
Modelos muti-escala;
Nanotecnologias;
Nanocompósitos;
Tecnologias de ensaios não destrutivos;
Análise probabilistica;
Tecnologias de processamento;
Tecnologias de reparação;
Reciclagem;
Tecnologias de estruturas sandwich;
Normalização;
Projecto de estruturas;
Reforços de estruturas de betão;
Compósitos têxteis;
Ensaios e caracterização;
Compósitos de Madeira e papel.

Chairman:
António J. M. Ferreira, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica E-mail: ferreira@fe.up.pt

Comissão Cientifica

Albert Turon, Universidad de Girona, Espana
Alfredo Balacó de Morais, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Ana Amaro, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Ana Segadães, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Antonio Miravete, MIT, USA
Antonio Torres Marques, FEUP, Portugal (Chair)
Branca Oliveira, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Carla Roque, INEGI, Portugal
Carlos Guedes Soares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Carlos Navarro, Universidad Carlos III, Spain
Celeste Pereira, INEGI, Portugal
Cristina Ribeiro, INEGI, Portugal
Cristóvão Mota Soares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Dinar Camotim, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Francisco Labajos, Universidad de Salamanca, Espana
João Ramoa Correia, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
João Reis, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil
Lluis Torres, Universidad de Girona, Espana
Lucas da Silva, FEUP, Portugal
Luis Castejon, Universidad de Zaragoza, Espana
Luis Castro, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Luis Gil, LNEG, Portugal
Luis Reis, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Manuel Freitas, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Marcelo Moura, FEUP, Portugal
Nuno Correia, INEGI, Portugal
Pedro Camanho, FEUP, Portugal
Rui Miranda Guedes, FEUP, Portugal
Rui Moreira, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Rui Reis, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Sérgio Almeida, ITA, Brasil
Tomas San José, Universidad de Bilbao, Espana
Vicente Rives, Universidad de Salamanca, Espana
Carlos António, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Mário Vaz, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Nuno Rilo, Universidade de Coimbra
Renato Natal Jorge, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Rui Oliveira, INEGI, Portugal

Custo de Conferencia

(Inclui CD-ROM com Resumos, almoços, coffee-breaks, recepção e jantar da conferência)

	até Maio 30, 2010	após Maio 30, 2010
Participante Regular	400€	500€
Estudante	200€	350€
Bilhete Extra-banquete		75€

Politica de Devolução: após Julho 30, 2010, não se devolvem verbas; antes de Julho 30, 2010, retem-se 75 Euro

Compo2010 / Thinfilms 2010

Just in case it is of your interest, here is some information about a conference....

Marc

The 1^st International Conference on Advanced Polymer Matrix Composites (Compo2010) in conjunction with Thinfilms2010 will be held in Harbin, China on 11-14 July 2010. Attached please find call for paper flyer for Compo2010. Please forward the conference flyer to your contact list. For more details, please visit the conference website: http://ccms.hit.edu.cn/compo2010

The selected papers will be published in Polymer and Polymer Composites

The deadline of abstract submission is by 15 March. Please feel free to submit your valuable work throughhttp://www3.ntu.edu.sg/mae/thinfilms/AbstractUpload.asp

Important Deadlines:

· Abstract submission: 15 March 2010

· Notice of acceptance: 31 March 2010

· Early bird registration: 31 May 2010

· Full manuscript: 20 June 2010 (for proceeding)

· Poster competition submission: 1 July 2010 sharp

· Full manuscript: 16 July 2010 (for selection to publish in Polymer and Polymer composites)

Looking forward to seeing you in Harbin.

Thanks a lot!

Chairman

Prof. Xiaodong He

Director, Center for Composite Materials and Structures

Associate Dean, School of Astronautics

Harbin Institute of Technology

Conference Secretary for Compo2010 and Thinfilms2010

Associate Prof. Yibin Li

Center for Composite Materials and Structures

Harbin Institute of Technology

Email: liyibin@hit.edu.cn

http://ccms.hit.edu.cn/compo2010

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/mae/thinfilms

DELAT project, 1st Technical Note delivered

The first technical note of the DELAT project has been delivered today. The DELAT project (DELamination Assessment Tool) is a technology research project for the European Space Agency (ESA). AMADE participate in this project together with other universities and industrial companies. You can find more information about the project at: http://delat.hps-lda.pt/

AMADE & AIRBORNE on local newspaper!

Avui 17/02/2010, al Diari de Girona:

http://www.diaridegirona.cat/economia/2010/02/17/grup-recerca-udg-atrau-empresa-holandesa-al-parc-cientific-tecnologic/388223.html#EnlaceComentarios

sisplau, si algú ho troba en PDF, que ho pengi.

AMADE & AIRBORNE on catalan TV!

AIRBORNE i "un grup de recerca de la Universitat de Girona" han sortit avui al TN comarques (a partir del minut 5:43):

FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS call for papers

March 5, 2010
Starting Time: letter of intent due

ACI Spring 2011 Convention
Tampa, FL USA
Sponsor(s):ACI Committee 440
Description:

FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS

Meeting: 10th International Symposium on “Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures,” during the ACI Spring 2011 Convention, April 2-4, 2011, Tampa, FL; sponsored by ACI Committee 440, Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement.

Solicited: Any topic on FRP materials or products used to repair, strengthen, or reinforce concrete and masonry structures. Topics include but are not limited to: global codes and standards; sustainability of FRP reinforced concrete structures; emerging FRP systems; design and performance of FRP reinforced concrete under sustained and fatigue loading; effect of environment on durability; bond of FRP bars, grids, and laminates to concrete; strengthening of concrete structures using FRP systems; field applications and case studies; seismic resistance of concrete structures using FRP materials; effects of extreme events on FRP reinforced structures; and testing of FRP material characteristics.

Requirements: Submit the paper title, a one-sentence description, and author name(s), organization, address, telephone, and e-mail. Titles and descriptions will be reviewed to ensure the material is consistent with the conference. Acceptance of the letter of intent does not constitute acceptance of the paper. Presentations are limited to one per presenter. Presentation of the paper at the conference is contingent on publication of the paper in the proceedings.

Deadlines: Letters of intent should be submitted via e-mail by March 5, 2010. Upon acceptance of the topic, authors will be provided paper preparation instructions. Manuscripts are due June 4, 2010.

Send to: E-mail letter of intent to frprcs10@eng.usf.edu.

For more information, contact:

ACI Committee 440

E-mail: frprcs10@eng.usf.edu

ACCM-7

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Seventh Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials
November 15 - 18, 2010 Taipei, Taiwan

www. accm-7.tw

On behalf of the Scientific Committee of the 7th Asian-Australian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM-7), we are pleased to extend the call for abstracts to you and you are welcomed to be a part of this outstanding program by submitting an abstract. For your convenience, the formatting and submission guidelines have been listed in the below section. All abstracts should be submitted via the ACCM-7 website at www.accm-7.tw. For those unable to access the website or having difficulty with the online submission system, additional assistance can be obtained by contacting the secretariat or you may find the Abstract Submission Form enclosed to process your submission. The deadline for abstract submission is MARCH 31, 2010. The following information is regarding abstract preparation and topics.

Category of Abstracts

The topics of ACCM-7 will cover all aspects of composite materials and structures including the areas listed below.

w Aging, Moisture and Viscoelastic Properties

w Biomedical Composites & Bio-Mimetic Materials

w Ceramic Composites

w Composites for Fuel Cells & Solar Energy

w Computational Mechanics & Multi-Scale Modeling

w Durability & NDE/ Structures & Health Monitoring

w Friction and Wear of Composites

w Impact & Dynamic Response / Fracture, Fatigue & Damage Mechanics

w Industrial Applications (Aerospace, Aircraft, Automotives, Vehicles & Infrastructures)

w Interfaces & Interphases

w Joining and Repair of Advanced Composites

w Metal Matrix Composites

w Nanocomposites & Multi-Functional Composites / Smart Materials

w Nano-Reinforcement & CNT

w Natural Fibers & Green Composites

w New Materials (Resin, Reinforcement, Fillers, Additives…)

w ONR Research in Composites

w Processing & Manufacturing Technologies

w Sandwich Structure

w Technology Transfer

w Testing : Mechanics & Methods, etc…

w Textile Composites

w Wind Energy Materials

w Others (Flexible Electronics Devices / Composite Materials for Semiconductor, TFT LCD, 3C, etc…)

Important Dates of Submission

w Deadline for Submission of Abstract: March 31, 2010

w Notification of Acceptance: May 31, 2010

w Deadline for Submission of Manuscript and Early Bird Registration: August 31, 2010

Abstract Preparation Guidelines

Contributions on all aspects of composite materials and structures are invited for oral/poster presentations at the conference. A succinct ONE-PAGE abstract (in MS-Word format) that contains enough detail to clearly convey the approach and the results of your research is required.

Language - All abstracts are to be written in English.

Format – Please refer to the ACCM-7 Abstract Template and Abstract Sample to prepare your abstract.

w Must be 300 words or less

w Authors’ names, affiliations and email addresses should be included.

w Abstract that is suitable for publication and give a maximum of 5 keywords

Presentation Type – Preference for ORAL or POSTER presentation should be indicated in your submission.

Best Student Paper Awards

This award is open for 1) graduate students 2) fresh PhD students to encourage their excellence on their research and great contribution to the ACCM-7. The application of the award must be submitted along with the abstract submission and the copy of the student identification is required as well.

Any submission-related inquiry, please contact us directly.

ACCM-7 Conference Secretariat

Ms. Stella Shih

Tel: +886-2-8502-7087 ext. 14 | Fax: +886-2-8502-7025 | E-mail: service@accm-7.tw

AMADE on catalan TV and radio

El proper dilluns dia 15 està previst que a l'informatiu comarques de TV3 aparegui una notícia (uns 80 segons) sobre la interacció AMADE - AIRBORNE com a exemple de la sinèrgia entre un centre de recerca i una empresa.
Igualment, en els propers dies sortirà un tall de no sé quina durada en els informatius de Catalunya Ràdio sobre el mateix tema.

(source: Josep Costa)

Conference on Engineering Optimization (EngOpt 2010)

2nd International Conference on Engineering Optimization (EngOpt 2010), to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 6-9, 2010.

The main goal of EngOpt conferences is to periodically bring together engineers, applied mathematicians and computer scientists working on research, development and practical application of optimization methods applied to all engineering disciplines or developing basic techniques in this field.

Contributions on Engineering Optimization, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Inverse Problems, Engineering Analysis Involving Optimization Techniques and Basic Optimization Techniques in all engineering disciplines are invited. Practical applications are strongly encouraged.

Visit the conference website at www.engopt2010.org, for up-to-date information about the conference objectives, topics, venue and submission procedure.

Important dates
Deadline for abstract submission: March 5, 2010
Notification of Acceptance: April 2, 2010
Full Paper Submission: June 4, 2010 (with reference to GMT)

Comptest 2011 (14-16 February 2011)

5th International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification 14-16 February 2011 EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of model parameter identification of composite materials and linking experiments to computations. Particular attention will be given to :

* innovative identification procedures in static and dynamic conditions for linking theory to experiments
* identification via in-situ structural monitoring
* use of embedded sensors and/or actuators
* novel mixed theoretical/experimental identification procedures

All composite materials may be addressed.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is on August 31, 2010

For full details, please visit the Conference Website.

http://comptest2011.epfl.ch