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First Announcement and Call for Papers
ISAAT 2003 The 6th International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology 18 - 20 November 2003 Wills Hall Conference Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Organized and Sponsored by
The Japan Society for Abrasive Technology (JSAT) has initiated, and jointly organized with other Institutes, eight international conferences since 1993, to facilitate exchanges between researchers in the field from Japan and other countries and regions. The purpose is to promote and to advance abrasive technology, a very important engineering subject. It is also aimed to promote friendly relations between researchers and engineers in the field worldwide. The International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology (ISAAT) for this year, the sixth one in the series, will be held at the University of Bristol, UK 18 - 20 November 2003. Three institutions within the UK are supporting the Symposium: the University of Bristol (Institute of Grinding Technology), Cranfield University (School of Industrial & Manufacturing Science) and Liverpool John Moores University (Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory). The location is the University of Bristol, which is one of the UK's top universities. It comprises a combination of historic and modern buildings located in the heart of the City of Bristol. Bristol is among the UK's most beautiful and inspiring cities and a very lively place in which to study. The city is famous both for its seafaring tradition and for its engineers. The engineering tradition continues today with aerospace and new technologies. There are good transport links to the major international airports. Cranfield University is one of Western Europe's largest academic centres for strategic and applied research, development and design. It is unique in its almost entirely postgraduate focus. The machining research at Cranfield encompasses machine design, performance evaluation and optimisation of the process, within both ultra-precision applications and high speed machining. Liverpool John Moores University (JMU) is one of the largest educational institutions in the UK. The principal activity of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory (AMTTREL) is related to fundamental and applied contract research undertaken in cooperation with industry and research funding bodies. Typically, projects address problems related to process decision-making, accuracy, size control and machine tool behaviour in grinding operations. 
View of the University of Bristol, England, UK, situated in the heart of the City of Bristol Organizing Committee T R A Pearce, Chairman, University of Bristol, UK M N Morgan, Liverpool John Moores University, UK D J Stephenson, Cranfield University, UK J. Tamaki, Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan T. Kuriyagawa, Tohoku University, Japan H. Z. Choi, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea Y. Gao, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong E Brinksmeier, IWT, University of Bremen, Germany X Chen, University of Nottingham, UK K Cheng, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK J Corbett, Cranfield University, UK B Denkena, IFW, University of Hannover, Germany J W Liverton, Liverton Kent Consulting Ltd, UK T M A Maksoud, University of Glamorgan, UK P Shore, Cranfield University, UK A A Torrance, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland G J Trmal, University of the West of England, UK S C Salmon, Advanced Manufacturing Science & Technology, USA More members are planned. Call for Papers Papers are invited on all aspects of abrasive technology including:
* Abrasive machining
* Finishing * High-speed and high-efficiency machining * Micro / nano machining and fabrication * Grinding performance assessment * Metrology and evaluation * In-process measurement * Advanced cutting technology * Beam-aided processes * Brittle material machining * CMP and silicon wafer processing * ELID * Truing and dressing * Dicing and scribing * USM * Forming and shaping * Machine tools and systems * Coolant and cooling * Modeling and control for abrasive processes * Novel processes Submission Deadlines
Contributors are requested to submit a short abstract of approximately 200 words, maximum one page in A4 size, which should include motivations, objectives, methodology, and key research results to report your new research achievements. Abstracts must also include the information of (1) name(s) of author(s), (2) their affiliation(s), (3) paper title, (4) abstract, (5) contact name for correspondence, (6) contact address, (7) telephone number, fax number and (8) e-mail address. Contributed abstracts should be submitted through an e-mail attachment (MS Word or PDF file) to both of two addresses in order to cope with any unexpected troubles in the e-mail system. tamaki@mech.kitami-it.ac.jp (Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan) tkuri@cc.mech.tohoku.ac.jp (Tohoku University, Japan) Upon acceptance, contributors will be requested to submit full length papers of 4 - 6 pages in A4 size before the deadline. The format requirements will be announced later, and a MS Word template will be made available for downloading from the homepage of ISAAT 2003 at JSAT ( http://www.jsat.or.jp/ ) or IGT ( http://www.igt.bristol.ac.uk/ ). All papers will be reviewed for final acceptance. Publication All accepted papers will appear in a special volume of Key Engineering Materials (an international journal covered by Science Citation Index). Registration Fees 300 pounds sterling for full delegates 170 pounds sterling for students (banquet ticket and proceedings are excluded) Further information Please contact: Dr. Thomas R.A. Pearce Director, Institute of Grinding Technology, 23-27, Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5LT, England Phone: +44 117 928 7750, Fax: +44 117 929 1581 E-mail: Thomas.Pearce@bristol.ac.uk Prof. Jun'ichi Tamaki, Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-cho, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan Phone: +81 157 26 9222, Fax: +81 157 24 3867 E-mail: tamaki@mech.kitami-it.ac.jp |
