Dear Colleagues,

The deadline for submitting an abstract to the international
conference "Fluid and Elasticity 2009" is approaching.

   ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DEC. 19

To submit your abstract, please follow the instructions on:
https://www.irphe.univ-mrs.fr/%7Efe09/abstracts.html

The following topics will be addressed:
- Aeroelasticity
- Biological internal flows
- Compliant walls
- Elasticity-capillarity coupling
- Flow-induced vibration
- Swimming/Flying
- Swimming of microorganisms
- Wind-plant interaction

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS. 17th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM on COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS, http://www.pre-ORS.org, Saturday, February 21st, 2009, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Online Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: December 8, 2008

Deadline for abstracts is March 15, 2009. 

The conference will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of innovative complex models and methods for computer based simulation of dynamical processes in mechanics. Applications from solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, biomechanics, thermomechanics, and material sciences are welcome. The Conference will mark also 10 years of activities of the Centre for Nonlinear Studies – CENS. During the last decade, the complexity of wave fields in solids and fluids has been one of the focal issues in CENS. One of the key speakers at the Conference will be Prof. Jüri Engelbrecht, the Head of CENS, who will celebrate in 2009 his 70th anniversary.

Call for papers (abstract dealine: 28 Feb, 2009): 

"Advances in smart materials and adaptive structures" symposium to be held at the third international conference on integrity, reliability and failure, IRF2009

The Solid Mechanics group of the University of Trento (Italy) announces ISDMM09, the fourth international meeting devoted to Mechanics of Material Forces, following the workshops held at Kaiserslautern (2003), Symi (2005) and Aussois (2007), and will be held in the alpine city of Trento, Italy, from July 6th to 9th, 2009.

Abstract submission: January 31, 2009

More info: http://portale.unitn.it/events/isdmm09

Deadline for Abstract submission: November 3. See www.mrs.org/spring2009.  A symposium entitled "Structure-Property Relationships in Biomineralized and Biomimetic Composites " will be organized at the MRS-spring meeting in San Francisco next year (April 13-17, 2009).

Deadline for Abstract submission: November 3. See www.mrs.org/spring2009.  A symposium entitled "Architectured Multifunctional Materials" will be organized at the MRS-spring meeting in San Francisco next year (April 13-17, 2009). For details see below and attached file.

I would like to invite everyone attending the 2008 ASME IMECE next week in Boston to attend a keynote lecture given by Prof. Ted Belytschko of Northwestern University.  The lecture will occur at 1:45 PM on Tuesday, November 4, and will be entitled "Multiscale Computations of Fracture - When Does Flaw Tolerance Occur?" 

Further information on Prof. Belytschko's talk can be found here: 

http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress08/PlenarySessions.cfm

CMIS09

5th Contact Mechanics International Symposium

April 28-30, 2009, Chania, Greece

Extended deadline for abstract submission: 31 October

&

Confirmed invited speakers 

Call for papers

2009 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 13-17

Symposium PP: Materials and Devices for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics

Abstract Deadline: 3 November 2008

www.mrs.org/spring2009

In conjunction with the 2nd International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - BIOSTEC 2009

Save the date for SBC2009!

ASME Bioengineering Division's upcoming annual Summer Bioengineering Conference (SBC2009) will be held between June 17-21, 2009 in the spectacular Squaw Creek Resort, a majestic setting at the base of the mountain and minutes from the natural wonder of Lake Tahoe (www.squawcreek.com ). An outstanding scientific program is being planned, including Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Workshops, and Student Competitions. Abstracts are due January 15th, 2009. The emerging program, plenary speakers and call for papers can be accessed at the conference website:

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), with the support of ECCOMAS, invites you to participate in the fourth edition of the international conference Smart Structures and Materials (SMART’09), that will be held at the Campus of FEUP, at the city of Porto, Portugal, from July 13-15, 2009 (www.fe.up.pt/~smart09).

ICSAAM 2009

International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials

September 7-10 2009, Tarbes France

Official Website

We are now accepting abstracts on: 

• Mechanics of hard and soft biological materials
• Mechanics of biomimetic materials and systems
• Experimental methods applied to biological materials and systems 

Dynamic Behavior of Materials Track at 2009 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics,

June 1-3, 2009 Albuquerque, NM

Abstract Deadline: October 16th, 2008

Sponsored by: The SEM Dynamic Behavior of Materials Technical Division

Organized by: Kathryn A. Dannemann (Chair), Southwest Research Institute;

                        Vijay Chalivendra (Vice Chair), University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth;

ASCE, ASME and SES will hold their Joint Conference on Mechanics and Materials on June 24-27, 2009 in Blacksburg, VA.  The conference will be chaired by Dr. Ishwar K. Puri, Department Head, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech. The conference web site provides details, including an invitation to submit symposium and organized session proposals, key dates, instructions for the submission of abstracts and registration information.

Hello,

The 53rd Congress of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (an International Meet) is slated to be held during last week of December 2008, in Hyderabad, India. The last date for sending in both the abstracts and the full-length papers is 30th September, 2008.

People from outside India are especially encouraged to participate. Hyderabad is well connected by flights. Usually, the ISTAM conferences are low on budget but high on enthusiasm. The ISTAM conferences typically cover a broad range of topics.

The Adhesion Society will hold its 32nd Annual Meeting in Savannah, GA February 15-18, 2009; uniting chemists, physicists, mechanists, engineers, and biologists concerned with the design and characterization of materials interfaces and their associated property of adhesion.  Adhesion and interfacial constrol are key to the development of nano- and bio- based technologies as well structural and cosmetic applications that influence society in everyday life. 

FYI. If you have any questions, please contact the organizer directly (see link below). 

http://www.mmm2008.org/bin/view.pl/Main/WebHome

The Fourth International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling
October 27-31, 2008, Tallahassee, FL, USA

Symposium 1: Mathematical issues in multiscale materials modeling

Symposium 2: Statistical methods for materials deformation and failure

Symposium 3: Multiscale mechanics

Hello from Adelaide, Australia.  I'm at the IUTAM Congress.  The big news today:  the 2012 IUTAM Congress will be held in Beijing.  The Chinese delegates made a brilliant bidding.  Among promised items are good food, low registration fee (which will pay for all lunches), National Conference Center in the Olympic Village, and a tour to the Great Wall (which is also included in the registration fee).  So start planning for the trip.

Professor Bai Yilong, of the Cinhese Academy of Sciences, will chair the 2012 Congress. 

The 7th International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials will be held in Hyannis, Mass., USA, 14-19 September. Hyannis is situated 80 mi/130 km from Boston's Logan International Airport and is easily reached either by car or by public transport.

The full oral and poster programs, as well as registration details can be found on the conference website at www.fatiguedamage.elsevier.com

In December 2006 the ASME Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) Executive Committee approved a new technical committee, Committee on Fluid-Structure Interaction (CFSI). The CFSI is sponsoring 6 mini-symposia within Track 12 "Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids" of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, in Boston, October 31 - November 6, 2008. These 6 mini-symposia will have a total of 17 sessions and are titled: