SOLMECh2000 - First Circular and Call for Papers
33rd SOLID MECHANICS CONFERENCE

Zakopane, September 5-9, 2000
First Circular
and
Call for Papers
INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
CENTER OF MECHANICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
and
COMMITTEE OF MECHANICS
of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Last modified: 9.12.1999


GENERAL

The 33rd Solid Mechanics Conference, SolMech 33, 2000, will be held in Zakopane, a renowned resort at the foot of Tatra Mountains. The site is accessible by train or car from Warsaw (ca 450 km) or Cracow (ca 90 km). Following a long tradition going back to the first Polish Solid Mechanics Conference in 1953, the objective of the 33rd Solid Mechanics Conference SolMech 33 is to bring together researchers engaged in all major areas of contemporary mechanics of solids and structures. The program of the conference will include a number of invited lectures and contributed papers. The language of the conference will be English. Social events, tours, and excursions to places of tourist and cultural interest will be arranged.

MAIN SUBJECTS

Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Solids with Microstructure
Inelastic Response of Materials and Structures
Geomechanics
Structural Mechanics, Sensitivity and Optimization
Instability and Localization Phenimena
Fracture Mechanics, Damage, Fatigue
Dynamics of Solids and Structures, Nonlinear Waves
Composites, Porous Media
Biomechanics
Stochastic Methods
Computational Methods
Experimental Methods

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

R. Bogacz, Poland G. Maier, Italy M. Sokolowski, Poland
A. Borkowski, Poland Z. Mroz, Poland J. Stefaniak, Poland
R. de Borst,The Netherlands S. Murakami, Japan G. Szefer, Poland
T. Burczynski, Poland W.K. Nowacki, Poland A. Tylikowski, Poland
K. Dems, Poland R.W. Ogden, United Kingdom G.Z. Voyiadjis, USA
L. Dietrich, Poland P. Perzyna, Poland (Chairman) D. Weichert, Germany
A. Garstecki, Poland H. Petryk, Poland Z. Wesolowski, Poland
W. Gutkowski, Poland W. Pietraszkiewicz, Poland K. Wilmanski, Germany
T.J.R. Hughes, USA B. Raniecki, Poland Cz. Wozniak, Poland
M. Kleiber, Poland J. Rychlewski, Poland H. Zorski, Poland
W. Kosinski, Poland K. Sobczyk, Poland M. Zyczkowski, Poland

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The series of Polish Solid Mechanics Conferences have been organized by the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFTR PAS) since 1953, when the first conference was held in Karpacz, southern Poland. Initially, these conferences were of the summer school type and concentrated on problems of elasticity, plasticity, and structural mechanics. Later, they became international conferences with considerable participation of scientists from Poland and foreign countries, and with much wider scope covering actual active research areas in solid mechanics. The conferences have maintained high scientific standard and served as a forum for exchange of ideas and research information. Since 1982 the Solid Mechanics Conference has been held biennially in August or September.

MEETING SITE

Zakopane is located in a picturesque valley. During its four century long history, Zakopane has played a major role in the development of the national culture. The greatest luminaries of Polish culture and science were frequent visitors there at the turn of the 19-th and 20-th centuries. Among best known often hosted in the town were Maria Curie-Sklodowska, Nobel Prize Winner, and Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II. Zakopane has an excellent climate. The weather in September is usually sunny and warm.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Two-page camera ready abstracts (700-1000 words) in English with the title, authors' names and affiliation are due by November 30, 1999, and should be submitted to the Organizing Committee.

You may download the extended abstract templates: MS Word 2.0, MS Word 7.0 or PostScript.

Notification of acceptance will be sent by February 29, 2000. A book of all accepted abstracts will be distributed to the conference participants. The authors will be encouraged to submit their full length papers for publication in special issues of the Archives of Mechanics or Engineering Transactions published by IFTR PAS. Further details will be given in the Second Circular.

REGISTRATION FEE

It is supposed that the registration fee will be US $320 for participants and US $150 for accompanying persons. The details about the fees, accomodation costs and social program will be provided in the Second Circular.

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM

Anyone wishing to receive the Second Circular with detailed information about the conference and social programs should complete and return the preliminary registration form not later than November 30, 1999.