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Dear colleagues,

We invite you to participate in the XXXIII International Seminar "Actual Problems of Strength". The seminar will be held on the 15-18th of October (October 15- date of arrival) on the base of Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav-the-Wise, Novgorod, Russia.

THE SPONSORS

• Ministry of general and professional education of Russia
• Head Council "Mechanical Engineering"
• International Coordination Council of physics of strength and plasticity
• St.-Petersburg Academy of sciences on problems of strength
• Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav-the-Wise

SEMINAR SUBJECTS

• Nowaday issues of physics and mechanics of strength and plasticity
• Physical mesomechanics and micromechanic of materials
• Computer aided design of materials and technologies
• Physics and mechanics of smart materials (e.g. materials with shape memory effect)
• Computer systems for finite element analysis.

Expansion of topics within framework of general direction and any new results are welcomed.

THE PURPOSE OF FORUM

The main purpose of a seminar is association of efforts and polemic of the wide circle of experts and specialists in the field of physics and mechanics of strength, elastity and plasticity theory, computer aided design of materials. Scientific problems and practical results of researches in those domains will be discussed. Ways and directions for developing mechanics of perspective materials and creating progressive technologies are also subject of discussion.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman - Soroka V.V. - rector NovSU, Doctor of physics and mathematical science, Professor (Novgorod State University)

Co-Chairman - Malinin V.G. - Doctor of physics and mathematical science, Professor, (Novgorod State University)

MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE

Abramov I.V. - rector ISTU, Doctor of technical science, Professor. (Izshevsk State Technical University, Izshevsk)

Betehtin V.V. Doctor of physics and mathematical science, Professor (Physics and technics institute named after A.F. Ioffe, Saint-Peterburg)

Dall Y.M. Doctor of physics and mathematical science, Professor, (Saint-Peterburgs State University)

Kolesnikov K.S. - member of the Russian Academy of science, doctor of technical science, professor(MSTU named after N.E. Bauman, Moscow)

Palmov V.A. - doctor of physics and mathematical science, professor (Saint-Petersburg State Technical University)

Panin V.E. member of the Russian Academy of science, Doctor of physics ad mathematical science, professor (Insitute of physics of strength and material study of the Russian Academy of Science, Tomsk)

A special edition of the works of the XXXIII seminar "Actual problems of strength" will be published.

SUBMITTING ARTICLES

Following formats for article files are accepted

• ASCII Plain text file (will be converted into MS Word format)
• Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0

Volume of the article: up to five pages of a text
Format of page: Page A4 (210x297 mm)
Margins: Top margin, bottom margin, left margin - 25 mm., right field - 10 mm.
Font: Times New Roman, Size 14 pt. interval 1,5

The author produces a diskette copy or e-mails his paper or a paper copy signed by the author can be sent. The application should include subject, name, position and place of work of the authors and also phone numbers, fax, and e-mail. For participation in the seminar we ask you to send us your the application and articles for publushing the works.

PARTICIPATION FEE

Participation fee is $10(in roubles, according to the current exchange rate of Central Bank of Russia) for participants from Russia and CIS. For foreign participants the fee is $50. The fee can be paid during the registration at the seminar in Novgorod. Rooms at the hotel will be reserved for participants.

DEADLINE

All the papers (application, diskette or paper copy) should be send BEFORE August 1, 1997 to the organizing committee.

CONTACT INFORMATION

POSTAL ADDRESS - 173000, Russia, Novgorod,
Bolshaya St.-Peterburgskaya, 41.Novgorod State University,
Engineering and Technological Faculty, MFPMK dept., to professor Malinin V.G.

PHONE - (816-22) 2-79-06, (816-22) 2-64-00 -Engineering and Technological Faculty dean's office, Yakovleva Marina from 10.00 up to 17.00,
FAX - (816-22) 2-41-10 with mark "TO SEMINAR Actual problems of strength "

E-MAIL - You can contact us via the following e-mail addresses:

malinin@lan.novsu.ac.ru,
manufeng@lan.novsu.ac.ru

APPENDIX 1

Participation Application for the XXXIII Intermational Seminar "Actual problems of Strength"

Name (Last, First, Middle Initial)______________________

Company (or University)____________________________

Position, degree, rank______________________________

Address for correspondence_________________________

Phone numbers___________________________________

Subject__________________________________________

Type of participation

report - up to 30 minutes, [ _]

sectional report up to 15 minutes, [ _]

others [ _]