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| ITC Meetings and Conferences August 2009 (No.190) |
36th LEEDS – LYON SYMPOSIUM ON TRIBOLOGYLyon, France. Tribology research has always been at the intersection of different scientific communities encompassing aspects of physics, engineering, chemistry and material science. Our research draws on techniques from all of these fields so that an immense range of methods, both experimental and modelling, is now applied to tribological problems. Recent years have seen the development of many new and exciting methods particularly in the fields of surface characterisation and modelling which allow us to study systems at hitherto unimaginable detail. However, one of the continuing challenges in tribology research is to link nanometre scale processes to macro behaviour. The theme of Leeds-Lyon 2009 will address these aspects and will focus on new research techniques in Tribology and their application to specific problems. Multi-scale effects: the tribological contact behaviour originates in processes on nanometre scale and interacts with phenomena on a macroscopic scale. Surface material properties: The development of new surface analysis methods (for example FIB, X-ray tomography, SPM, SEM) has enabled researchers to study and characterize sub-micrometer grain structure and to improve the link between structure, deformation mechanisms, mechanical properties. Surface chemistry: New techniques include advanced molecular spectroscopy often coupled with SPM and microscope methods, for example NSOM/Raman spectroscopy or fluorescence imaging. The analysis will provide fundamental information that is necessary to develop valid boundary lubrication models. Multi-methods in modelling: ab initio methods, discrete dynamics, molecular dynamics, and other models describing the nanometre scale physics cannot be extended to macroscopic dimensions (space and time) for computing time reasons. Hence different types of models have to be merged to allow macroscopic behaviour prediction. Furthermore, commercial "black-box" solvers have seen their performance increase dramatically, and can compete with dedicated codes. Technical papers are therefore invited from the fields of mechanics, material science, surface physics and chemistry that address these subjects. For further information about the conference contact: Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures, Tel: +33 (0) 4 72 43 84 52 FOURTH WORLD TRIBOLOGY CONGRESS (WTC IV)6th - 11th September 2009 The 4th World Tribology Congress will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center. The organizing committee would like to invite you from all over the world to the thousand-year old capital of Japan in the early autumn of 2009. As science and technology are required to contribute towards achieving sustainable developments on planet Earth, it has great meaning to bring together top tribology researchers and engineers from around the world at the venue at which the important international meeting of the Climate Summit was held in 1997. Scope and Outline The scope of the Congress focuses on Tribology as the key discipline for technological innovation in the 21st Century. Tribologists and those who have any interest in tribology from all over the world are welcome to Kyoto to exchange research findings and to discuss new developments for tomorrow in all aspects of tribology. Draft Schedule Technical Sessions Symposia In addition, a collection of twelve topical mini-symposia fwill orms the backbone of the Congress’ technical programme. These include: the science of friction, Energy savings by use of synthetic lubricants, Tribology for automotive fuel economy and Hydrogen tribology for future energy. Technical Exhibition The WTC IV Technical Exhibition will be held from Monday 7th to Friday 11th at the Kyoto International Conference Center Event Hall. Its concept is "Energy Conservation / Eco Technologies in the World - Messages for the Next Generation". The technical exhibition provides opportunities for industries and institutions to demonstrate their products and up-to-date information on their technologies and future developments. WTC IV welcomes the manufacturers of automobiles, electronics, machinery, lubricants and chemicals, testing and measurement equipments, as well as those from other relevant fields. The exhibition is open to the general public and is expected to have more that ten thousand visitors; people not only from industry but also from neighbouring areas may visit the Event Hall. It is going to be a great show case for industries and institutions as well as a place where people from all over the world discuss the latest technologies in tribology. Exhibition Charge: JPY300,000 per standard log (3.0m X 3.0m)(excluding tax) For more details, please refer to the Exhibitors’ Guide which is available for download from the WTC IV website. Those companies and public offices interested in the exhibition, please contact the Congress Secretariat of the WTC IV: Social Programmes A Welcome Reception will be held for all participants in the evening of the 6th, September. The Opening Ceremony will take place in the morning of the 7th, September. The invited guests will give speeches and presentations. Technical Tours will take you to two Kyoto’s leading companies on 8th and 10th, September. Accompanying persons are welcome to Accompanying Person’s Programme. This includes the Japanese tradition "Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper", "Sadou - the tea ceremony", and "Kado & Kimono - flower arrangement and kimono." The conference Banquet will be held in the evening of the 9th, September, at Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto. All participants are invited to join Closure - the farewell event - in the afternoon of the 11th, September. The registration fee will include access to all presentations and technical exhibition, printed bound volume, CD-ROM, welcome reception,
luncheon seminar and refreshments. The banquet is not included. Organizers Organizing Committee Executive Advisory Committee Information and Contact For immediate advance information contact: 17th ANNUAL CAMBRIDGE TRIBOLOGY COURSE16th – 18th September 2009 Applications are invited for the 17th Annual Cambridge Tribology Course. The course covers a wide range of topics including: contact mechanics, surface engineering, test methods, and various aspects of lubrication and wear. For further information contact: Nick Nann, Tel: 01223 766141 8th EDF AND LMS POITIERS WORKSHOPFuturoscope, France The topic of the 8th EDF and LMS Poitiers Workshop will be "Dynamic Sealing in severe operating conditions". This workshop is intended to provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners from Industry and Academia to gather and share knowledge regarding the dynamic seals under severe operating conditions. The conferences shall offer to the participants the opportunity to study the latest theories on this subject and to identify the problems met by industrials in a series of presentations. This event is the result of a collaboration between the Electricité de France Company and the Laboratory of Solid Mechanics of the University of Poitiers. The workshop is organised under the auspices of the French scientific research centre (CNRS), of the French section of the ASME and of the AFM. The abstracts workshop programme can now be downloaded from the site below. Further information: STLE / ASME INTERNATIONAL JOINT TRIBOLOGY CONFERENCE19th – 21st October 2009 You are invited to join colleagues for this prestigious technical conference focusing on cutting-edge research in the multidisciplinary field of tribology. The Tribology Division of ASME International and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) are sponsoring the 2009 International Joint Tribology Conference, October 19-21, 2009 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center and the Memphis Marriott Downtown Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. For complete information and paper submission, visit the conference web site: http://www.asmeconferences.org/IJTC09/ LUBRICANTS 200921st – 23rd October 2009 The 42nd Symposium of the Croatian Society for Fuels and Lubricants will take place on October 2009. In view of current negotiations to join the European Union, special attention will be paid aspects of legislation relating to: production, product specifications, operational safety, storage and disposal of lubricants. Web: www.goma.hr INTERTRIBO 200921st – 23rd October 2009 The 10th (Jubilee) Symposium INTERTRIBO 2009 will be organized by the Slovak Society of Tribology in co-operation with the Union of Slovak Scientific and Technical Societies and well as other companies and institutions in the Slovak Republic. INTERTRIBO 2009 is aimed specifically at considering the tribological problems of exposed friction pairs. The problems connected with friction, wear and lubrication of friction nodes operating under extreme conditions will be the main topic of the symposium. Further information can be obtained from: Tel: ++421 2 50207624, BALTRIB 200919th – 21st November 2009 The international tribology conference BALTTRIB 2009 will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania from the 19th to the 21st November 2009. The main topics of conference will be:
For further information visit: http://www.balttrib.info/index.htm 13th EUROPEAN SPACE MECHANISMS AND TRIBOLOGY (ESMATS) 200923rd – 25th September 2009 The 13th ESMATS will cover a range of topics including tribology and materials for space mechanisms. Papers are invited onsuch topics as: lubricants and lubrication for bearings, gears, joints and electrical contacts / the application of smart materials / extreme temperatures and environments / new tribo-materials, surface modification and micro- and nano-tribolology. The meeting will be held in the grand setting of the Palais Ferstel. Further information can be obtained from: Web: www.esmats.eu ASIATRIB and AUSTRIB 20105th – 9th December 2010 A joint ASIATRIB / AUSTRIB tribology congress will take place in Perth, Western Australia in December 2010. No details have been released at this stage. Further information: Web: http://www.tribology.mech.uwa.edu.au/asiatrib_2010/ 17th INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM TRIBOLOGY19th – 21st January 2010 The 2010 conference at TAE Esslengen will cover an extensive list of tribological issues. Detailed information about the meeting ca be obtained from: email: info@tae.de 6th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRETTING FATIGUE19th – 21st April 2010 Major topics of ISFF6 include: testing and standardisation in fretting fatigue, experimental results, applications and case studies, theories and mechanisms of fretting fatigue and wear, modelling issues, coatings and lubrication as palliatives and fretting wear and its interaction with fatigue damage. Web: www.isff6.com TRIBOLOGY AND DESIGN11th – 13th May 2010 Tribology and Design 2010 is the 3rd International Conference in the series which originated with two meetings held at Bournemouth University, UK in 2005 and 2007. The main objective of these meetings is to provide a forum for discussion among scientists, academics and professionals working in different aspects of tribology. The Tribology and Design Conference explores the role of technology and design in the broader sense. It aims to bring together colleagues from different disciplines interested in problems of surface interaction and design. The range of applications covers from geomechanics to nano problems and from sustainability issues to advanced materials. Further details are available from: Web: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/tribology-and-design-2010.html NORDTRIB 20108th – 11th June 2010 Since 1984 joint international NORTRIB conferences have been arranged by the Tribology Societies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The 12th NORTRIB conference is planned to take place at Storforsen, Sweden, over the period of the 8th to 11th June 2010. The abstract submission system and registration system is now open and contributors are invited to submit abstracts for consideration via the website. For further in formation about the meeting please contact the conference co-ordinator or visit the website. Conference Coordinator: COMADEM 201028th June – 2nd July 2010 The 23rd International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM) will be held in Nara, Japan. The theme of this Congress will be "Advances in Maintenance and Condition Diagnosis Technologies". The major topics are: Condition Diagnosis Engineering and Technology, Tribology, Sensor Technology, Smart Sensors, Condition Based Maintenance, Wireless Technologies, Structural Health Monitoring, Human Factors Issues, Standardization and Certification, Education and Training, Innovations in Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis and Prognosis, Cost-Effective Strategies, Information and Communication Technology, E-Maintenance, Performance Optimization and Control, etc. All the papers will be refereed by the members of the International Scientific Committee. Only accepted papers personally presented at the Congress will be published in the Congress Proceedings. Some selected papers will also be published in the International Journal of COMADEM after the event. Besides the main technical sessions, there will be Workshops, Tutorials and Technical Visits. We expect in excess of 150 international authors and delegates from well over 24 countries. We would welcome your active participation in this event. If you know anyone interested in attending this event please pass this information to their attention. We look forward to see you in Japan in 2010. Further information: Please visit the website: http://www.comadem2010.jp/ |