PLASTICITY
2013, Sheraton Nassau Beach, Nassau, Bahamas, January 3-8, 2013 FIRST CIRCULAR
(Dated March 18, 2012)
IMPORTANT
DATES
Your
intent to attend and tentative title.........................NOW
Hotel
Reservation.................................................ASAP
Full-page
Abstract........................................June 1, 2012
Early
Pre-registration..................................August 1, 2012
Typing
Instructions.............................Already on the website
Three
page Compact Paper Due..........................October
15, 2012
Required
Payment of Registration Fee..................November 1, 2012
PLASTICITY 2013, will take place at
Sheraton Nassau Beach, Nassau, Bahamas, January 3-8, 2013. This Symposium
series is the prime forum for plasticity research dissemination as usually
300-400 scientists from around the world participate in this conference. The
symposium will focus on multi-scale computational plasticity, plasticity of
emerging materials (nano-crystalline solids, thin
films, biomaterials, polymers etc.) and micro mechanics of plastic deformation
and texture evolution, including materials science aspects, metal forming, and
elastic-plastic damage mechanics. However, presentations in any area of
plasticity will be welcomed, especially experimental and materials science
studies related to plastic deformation. Thus topics of interest include but not
limited to, plastic and visco-plastic behaviors of
single crystals and polycrystalline metals, nano-crystalline
metals, thin films, biomaterials, ceramics, ice, rocks and soils, composite
materials and polymers, as well as plasticity aspects of damage, failure and
fracture mechanics. Symposium presentations
must be original unpublished research related to experimental, numerical or
theoretical analyses of the inelastic behavior of solids subjected to
quasi-static, dynamic or cyclic thermo-mechanical loading.
An optional three-page summary/compact paper will be printed in a
CD Proceedings and available at the symposium for quick dissemination of your
research. The optional full-length papers are published in the International
Journal of Plasticity after the standard peer review process and acceptance, for
archival reference. The journal has the highest impact factor among all solid
mechanics and material science journals for past several years. Please see the
journal details at:
www.elsevier.com/locate/ijplas/
The full-length papers should be submitted for publication
consideration anytime from six months before to six months after the symposium.
We expect this symposium to be as outstanding, both technically and socially,
as its predecessors, including the one in Whistler (July 2000), Aruba (Jan.
2002), Quebec City (July 2003), Kauai (January 2005), Halifax (July 2006) Alyeska Resort south of Anchorage (June 2007), Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort (January, 2008), St. Thomas Frenchman's
Reef and Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort (January 2009), St. Kitts Marriott
Resort (January 2010), Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa (January 2011)
& Rio Mar Beach Resort in San Juan (January 2012).
THE
LOCATION AND HOTEL
PLASTICITY 2013 will take place at Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort in
Nassau, Bahamas. The resort is on a private beach with turqiose
color clear water.
Bahamas consist of numerous islands, many of them undeveloped and
unspoiled. There are numerous direct flights to Nasau
from major US, Canadian and European cities. Participants from Asia may connect
via Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Miami, DallasD
and Washington, directly to Nassau. The temp. is expected to be 75-80 F.
A block of rooms has been set aside at a very special rate (single
or double $96 for resort view, $122 for deluxe view and $ 139 for ocean view
rooms per night, plus 18% tax and a non-taxable $17 resort fee per night; we
have negotiated a very special rate for their regular breakfast breakfast
buffet at $12 per day (inclusive of service charge, it is non-taxable) during
conference days. The regular rate for this resort is more than triple of this
special rate. The resort fee includes gratuities for maid, high speed internet
service in room & public areas, local telephone calls, unlimited use of
fitness center, in-room safe, and in-room coffee & tea.
PRESENTATIONS
AND REGISTRATION FEE
The presentations will include key-note invited lectures and
invited presentations in each of four parallel sessions. The invited key-note
lecture of 30-40 minutes duration is expected to give an overview of the
subject with almost 15-20 minutes being devoted to the results of other
researchers. Invited presentations will be allotted 20 minutes. All
presentations, including invited lectures, must contain a significant amount of
unpublished results. A session of two hours will normally include one lecture
and four invited talks. Computer projectors will be available for your
presentation.
More details will be on the website shortly, http://www.internationalplasticity.com/
Please send a line indicating your interest as soon as possible,
preferably by return e-mail to khan@umbc.edu and symposium@internationalplasticity.com.
Kindly follow the deadlines given at the top.