Important Information

May 28 - June 1, 2012, Riga, Latvia

The present Conference follows the previous meetings in this series held in Riga (Jurmala) from 1965. The XVII International Conference intends to keep the customary themes of discussion. Traditionally, on the Riga conferences, the number of participants ranges 200 - 300 scientists. So the conference offers a good opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world.

ORGANIZED AND SPONSORED BY Institute of Polymer Mechanics University of Latvia Latvian Academy of Sciences Latvian Council of Science Latvian National Committee for Mechanics Riga Technical University Journal Mechanics of Composite Materials Centre Composite

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME will include invited plenary papers, session and poster contributions.

IMPORTANT DATES

In view of the fact that many potential contributors still continue to express a wish to participate in the XVII International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials MCM-2012, despite the expiration of the deadline for registration and submission of abstracts, the Organizing Committee has decided to prolong the registration time up to January 15, 2012. The notification of acceptance will be send to the Authors before February 15, 2012.

December 1, 2011 January 15, 2012 — Submission of one-page Abstracts.
February 1, 2012 February 15, 2012 — Notification of Acceptance to be sent to Authors.
March 1, 2012 — Submission of Full Texts of Papers.
April 1, 2012 —The Conference Programme will be mailed and available on the Conference website.

Please, find MCM Conference Abstract Template at DOWNLOADS section below.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the Conference will be English.

BOOK of ABSTRACTS will be available at the Conference opening.

Authors are encouraged to submit FULL-LENGTH PAPERS as they are completed to the journal Mechanics of Composite Materials. This can be done by submitting directly to conference scientific secretary, or alternatively to the journal on-line. Papers may be submitted in English or Russian.

DOWNLOADS
MCM-2012 PROGRAMME (*.pdf, 382 kB).
First Circular Announcement and Call for Papers (*.pdf, 171 kB).
Second Circular Announcement (*.pdf, 455 kB).
MCM Conference Abstract Template (*.doc, 49 kB).
Guide for the Oral Presentation and Posters (*.pdf, 26 kB).

The CONFERENCE HALL is well provided for Power Point presentations, overhead projections, video films, posters presentations and exhibits. Dimensions of posters will be detailed in the 2nd Announcement.