Dear colleague, This is to remind you that you can now submit an abstract to the minisymposium "Multidisciplinary Design Optimization - Theory, Methodology, and Application" at the 9th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM9), to be held July 23-26, 2007, in San Francisco, California, USA. The deadline for abstract submission is May 1, 2007 and registration for the conference is now open.
The topics for this minisymposium include but are not limited to - Structural Topology Optimization - Geometric and Shape Optimization of Structures - MDO - Multidisciplinary Design Optimization - Smart structures and materials - Multi-scale Optimization - Optimization Methods in Bio-mechanics and Bio-medical Engineering - Optimization Methods in Advanced Materials and Nano-materials - Mathematical Programming Algorithms - Optimality Criteria Methods - Genetic Algorithms and Fuzzy Optimization - Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks - Optimization with Approximate Models - Multi-objective Optimization - Global Optimization - Decomposition Methods - Concurrent Engineering - Robust Design - Reliability-Based Design Optimization - Software, Collaborative System, and Virtual Reality of MDO - Practical Applications of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization Please visit the congress web page for more information at http://www.me.berkeley.edu/compmat/USACM/main.html Important Dates: Web site open for abstract submission February 1, 2007 Opening of registration March 1, 2007 Deadline for abstract submissions May 1, 2007 Final selection of abstracts May 15, 2007 Deadline for early registration May 22, 2007 Deadline for CD-ready abstracts June 1, 2007 Deadline for regular registration July 15, 2007 USNCCM IX Technical Program July 23-26, 2007 Pre- and post-conference short courses July 22 & 26, 2007 To submit an abstract, please go to the congress website, click “Abstract Submission”, log in, and follow the instruction. If you have any question, please feel free to contact us. Sincerely, Howie Fang (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ming Zhou (Altair Engineering, Inc., [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Minisymposium Organizers