SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS
SACAM 2008 Sixth South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics 26 - 28 March BOE Building V&A Waterfront Cape Town, South Africa SACAM IN BRIEF The South African Conference on Applied Mechanics (SACAM) is held every two years as a forum for presenting the latest developments in all branches of applied mechanics. This is the sixth in a series of successful conferences that have been held in South Africa. The past SACAM conferences attracted both local and international participants and have proven to be excellent forums for the discussion of latest developments in applied mechanics. SACAM08 will follow in this tradition, and welcomes the participation of delegates from all parts of the world. It is aimed at bringing together scientists, engineers and applied mathematicians from academia and the industry in order to encourage scientific interchange of ideas in applied mechanics. The participation of postgraduate students is especially welcome. CONFERENCE TOPICS Computational Methods in Mechanics. Mechanics of Vibrations. Mechanics of Composites. Computational Fluid Dynamics. Education in Applied Mechanics Stochastic Mechanics Structural Mechanics Fluid Mechanics Soil and Rock Mechanics Micro-scale Mechanics Solid Mechanics Structural Dynamics Aerodynamics Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Nano-scale Mechanics . CONFERENCE LANGUAGE The conference language is English and all papers should be prepared in English. Translation services will not be provided.
CALL FOR PAPERS Papers in the related fields are invited from delegates from South Africa and all parts of the world. Prospective authors of technical papers should submit 600-word abstracts by 15 October 2007. Abstracts should be submitted electronically in text, Microsoft Word or PDF format to oliverg@cput.ac.za and the mail subject should start with SACAM08. Abstracts will be reviewed and authors will be notified of the decision on their abstracts by 15 November 2007. Eight-page formatted manuscripts will be due by 14 January 2008. The format is available here. All accepted peer-reviewed papers will be published in the conference proceedings and made available to all delegates at the conference. It is understood that the papers will be presented by one of the authors of the paper. IMPORTANT DATES 15 October 2007 Abstracts (1 page) 15 November 2007 Notification of acceptance and instructions for authors 14 December 2007 Second announcement and registration information 14 January 2008 Submission of 8-page manuscripts . SCIENTIFIC and ADVISORY COMMITTEE Prof BD Reddy, Director, CERECAM, University of Cape Town Prof R Owen, University of Swansea, Wales Prof M Kleiber, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Prof Heping Xie, Sichuan University, China Prof. Zhiming Ye, Shanghai University, China Prof B Skews, University of Witwatersrand Prof P Dluzewski, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Prof Yapu Zhao, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Prof CG du Toit, North-West University Prof J Ronda, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow Prof. J S Yang, University of Nebraska . ORGANISING COMMITTEE Prof. G J Oliver, Cape Peninsula University of Technology - oliverg@cput.ac.za* Prof. B Sun, Cape Peninsula University of Technology - sunb@cput.ac.za Dr. O Philander, Cape Peninsula University of Technology - philandero@cput.ac.za *Correspondence Address IMPORTANT DATES   Before 15th December 2007 After 15th December 2007 SAAM members  R2400  R2800 Non-members  R2800  R3200 Registered students  R1200  R1600 The conference fee includes entry to the conference banquet. Further information with respect to accommodation, especially for student attendees, will be forthcoming. Note that US$1 � ZAR7.0 SOCIAL PROGRAMME A social programme for delegates will be arranged, including a reception and a banquet at a local place of interest, as well as a social programme for accompanying persons. ACCOMMODATION Block reservations at preference rates will be arranged by the organisers. Detailed information will be available on the SAAM conference site, on the link �Accommodation�. LOCATION SACAM08 will be held in the BOE Building, V&A Waterfront in the Western Cape region of South Africa, from 26 � 28 March 2008. The Western Cape, with Cape Town as its hub, is one of the major international tourist destinations, offering a variety of attractions, which include a vibrant city and waterfront areas, the beautiful winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, a number of beautiful beaches and mountain ranges, heritage sites such as Robben Island, and more. Trips can be arranged at the Clocktower precinct adjacent to the conference venue including game viewing day trips.