SACAM10

SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS

Conference Sponsors

The South African Department of Science and Technology

Advanced Mathematical Modelling, CSIR Modelling and Digital Science

Aerotherm

Qfinsoft

SACAM 2010

Seventh
South African Conference
on

Computational
and Applied Mechanics

10 - 13 January, 2010
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, 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 seventh 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. SACAM10 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
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Soil and Rock Mechanics
Micro-scale Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
Structural Dynamics
Aerodynamics
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Nano-scale Mechanics
Biomechanics

PLENARY SPEAKERS

The conference will feature plenary presentations by the following speakers:

Prof Jorge A. C. Ambrosio, Instituto Superior Technico, Portugal
Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, University of Johannesburg
Prof Perumal Nithiarasu, Swansea University, UK (website)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The following speakers will give invited presentations:

Prof Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria
Prof Elsabe Kearsley, University of Pretoria
Prof. Krzysztof Kurzydlowski,Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Dr Arnaud Malan, CSIR
Prof Roger Owen, Swansea University, UK
Prof Daya Reddy, University of Cape Town

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 30 September 2009. Templates for abstracts and full papers are available under Downloads on the conference menu. Abstracts should be submitted to lizette.vandermerwe@up.ac.za.

Abstracts will be reviewed and authors will be notified of the decision on their abstracts by 15 October 2009. Full papers are due by 15 December 2009 and these papers will be made available to delegates at the conference. It is understood that the papers will be presented by one of the authors of the paper. Peer-review of the papers will be performed after the conference and the conference proceedings will be published. Selected papers will be submitted for a special issue of the International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design.

IMPORTANT DATES

30 September 2009	Abstracts due
15 October 2009	Notification of acceptance and instructions for authors
31 October 2009	Early bird registration closes
15 December 2009	Full papers due

NOTICE --- Extended Deadline

The SACAM10 Organising Committee is very pleased with the enthusiastic response to our Call for Papers. The quantity and quality of abstracts received promise an interesting and stimulating conference. Due to many requests, the deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to 9 October 2009. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 22 October 2009.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Conference Chairs

Dr H M Inglis, University of Pretoria - helen.inglis@up.ac.za
Mr D N Wilke, University of Pretoria - nico.wilke@up.ac.za

Conference Secretary

Ms L van der Merwe, University of Pretoria - lizette.vandermerwe@up.ac.za *

Committee Members

Prof S Kok, CSIR
Dr I Gledhill, CSIR
Mr A. Cooper, CSIR
Dr P Loveday, CSIR
Dr C Long, CSIR
Mr M Mbanjwa, CSIR
Prof G Spedding, University of Southern California
Prof M Kaunda, Central University of Technology
Prof R Paskaramoorthy, University of the Witwatersrand
Ms N Janse van Rensburg, University of Johannesburg
Prof G Oliver, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

*Correspondence Address

REGISTRATION FEES

	Before 31 October 2009	After 31 October 2009
SAAM members	R2200	R2700
Non-members	R2600	R3300
Registered students	R900	R1100

The conference fee includes entry to the conference banquet. Note that US$1 = ZAR8.0

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

A social programme for delegates will be arranged, including a reception and a banquet.

ACCOMMODATION

Detailed information on accommodation is available on the SAAM conference site, on the link Accommodation.

LOCATION

SACAM10 will be held in the University of Pretoria Conference Centre. Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, and attractions include historical buildings and museums, the largest zoo in South Africa, botanical gardens and nature reserves. More information is available here.

The University of Pretoria is a short walk away from the Hatfield business area, which offers shops, entertainment and a number of restaurants.