09 January 2006

The 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (FPNI'06) will be held at:

Venue: Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Date: 2-3 August 2006.

Key Dates
Abstract (250-400 words).	20 January 2006
Notice of acceptance.	1 February 2006
Submission of draft paper.	1 April 2006
Review comments.	1 May 2006
Final paper submission.	1 June 2006

Please note that the deadline for submission of abstracts and notification of acceptance has been extended.

FPNI'06 is organised by the Institute of Energy Technology and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of Aalborg University and Fluid Power International.

Contact
Please address all communications to:

Secretariat of FPNI'06
Mrs. Tina Holst Nielsen
Aalborg University
DK-9220 Aalborg Easts, Denmark.
Tel: +45 96 35 93 03
Fax: +45 96 15 16 75

Email: secretariat@fpni06.dk

A copy of the second announcement and call for papers is available here: 2nd_call_FPNI06.pdf.

More information is available at the conference website: www.fpni06.dk.

28 December 2005

The 8th International Scientific Conference on Computer Aided Engineering will be held at:

Venue: Polanica Zdrój, Poland
Date: 21-24 June 2006.

Topics addressed will include:

• geometric and concurrent design,
• advanced FEM analyses of physical systems,
• integration of CAD/FEM systems for machine design,
• presentation of professional CAD and FEM systems,
• presentation of practical CAD/CAM/CAE and FEM applications,
• CAD integration problems.

Key Dates
Registration for conference with paper	until February 17, 2006
Paper acceptance confirmation	until March 3, 2006
Submission of manuscripts	until April 7, 2006
Registration for conference without paper	until April 30, 2006
Second announcement	until May 15, 2006
Payments	until May 15, 2006

More information is available at the conference website: www.ikem.pwr.wroc.pl/cae/index.php.

28 December 2005

The 20th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS 2006) will be held at:

Venue: Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Sankt Augustin, Germany
Date: 28-31 May 2006.

The track on Bond Graph Modelling will fous on modelling techniques for dynamic systems. The topics addressed will include (but are not limited to):

• Bond Graph Theory
• Advanced Bond Graph Methodology
• Bond Graphs and Block Diagrams
• Computer Graphics and Bond Graph Modelling
• Control Systems
• Mechatronic Systems
• Mechanical Systems and Robotics
• Electrical and Power Systems
• Process Engineering
• Software and Tools
• Industrial Applications of the Methodology

Key Dates
Full paper submission deadline	January 30, 2006
Notification of acceptance	March 8, 2006
Registration & camera-ready manuscripts	April 10, 2006

A copy of the 2nd Call For Papers is available here: ECMS06-BGTrack-CFP2.pdf.

More information is available at the conference website: www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2006/index.html

and at the Bond Graph Modelling track webpage: www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2006/bond.html

2 November 2005

The 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (FPNI'06) will be held at:

Venue: Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Date: 2-3 August 2006.

FPNI'06 is organised by the Institute of Energy Technology and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of Aalborg University and Fluid Power International.

Key Dates
Abstract (approx. 400 words) to conference secretariat.	15 December 2005
Notice of acceptance.	15 January 2006
Submission of draft paper.	1 April 2006
Review comments.	1 May 2006
Final paper submission.	1 June 2006

Contact
Please address all communications to:

Secretariat of FPNI'06
Mrs. Tina Holst Nielsen
Aalborg University
DK-9220 Aalborg Easts, Denmark.
Tel: +45 96 35 93 03
Fax: +45 96 15 16 75

Email: secretariat@fpni06.dk

A copy of the invitation and call for papers is available here: FPNI06Flyer.pdf.

More information is available at the conference website: www.fpni06.dk.

13 October 2005

Venue: New College of Florida, Sarosta, Florida, U.S.A.
Date: 13-17 June 2006.

Key Dates
Submission of abstracts	31 October 2005
Notification of acceptance	10 December 2005
Complete manuscripts and registration	28 February 2005

More information about the call for papers and the symposium are available at the symposium website: www.fpniphdsymp06.net.

9 August 2005

The Fluid Power Society of India is organising the International Conference and Exhibition on Fluid Power Technology to be held at:

Venue: Chennai Trade Center, Chennai, India.
Date: 25-27 November 2005.

More information is available at the conference website: www.emchaft.com.

12 July 2005

A workshop on Nano Precision & High Performance Actuation Systems will be conducted at:

Venue: Liuna Station, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Date: 3-4 August 2005.

The purpose of the workshop is to initiate international collaboration for research into high performance fault-tolerant fluid power actuation systems and their use in aerospace, precision robotics and biomedical applications.

The workshop is organised by Prof. Richard Burton and Assoc. Prof. Saeid Habibi of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan. It is sponsored by the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada and there are no fees associated with it. The workshop can however accommodate 20 participants only. If you wish to attend please confirm your participation before:

Key Dates
E-mail confirmation of participation to saeid.habibi@usask.ca	22 July 2005

A block of rooms has been reserved at a reduced rate at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel which is within walking distance of the workshop venue. The hotel and Liuna Station are accessible from Toronto Pearson (45-50 minutes) and Hamilton (25-30 minutes) airports. Hotel booking and airport transportation information are available here:

www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/uofsaskatch

or by phone: (905) 529-5515

A copy of the agenda is available here: workshop_agenda.doc.

12 July 2005

The 20th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS 2006) will be held at:

Venue: Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Sankt Augustin, Germany.
Date: 28-31 May 2006.

ECMS 2006 is sponsored by the European Council on Modelling and Simulation and co-sponsored by the Society for Modelling and Computer Simulation International and the society Arbeitsgemeinschaft Simulation (ASIM).

Submissions are invited for recent, unpublished, research to be considered for presentation at the conference and for publication in the conference proceedings. The areas of interest are:

Key Dates
Submission of full paper	30 January 2006

More information is available at the conference websites:

www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2006/index.html

or at

www2.inf.fh-brs.de/ESM2006/

28 March 2005

The 5th International Fluid Power Conference (IFK) will be held in

Venue: Aachen, Germany.
Date: 20-22 March 2006.

Key Dates
Abstract in English or German as PDF document	30 May 2005
Full paper in English	19 December 2005

More information is available here:
English: IFK06_CFP_english.pdf.
German: IFK06_CFP_german.pdf.

The conference website is at: www.ifk2006.de.

21 March 2005

This is an invitation to and call for papers for the 4th FPNI-PhD Symposium to be held at

Venue: Sarasota/Florida, U.S.A.
Date: June 2006.

A copy of the invitation and call for papers is available here: 2003_03_12_Call_for_Papers.pdf.

More information will be available at the symposium website, www.fpniphdsymp06.net, and at www.fluid.power.net.

15 February 2005

The Fluid Power Systems and Technology (FPST) Division invites submissions of papers in the general area of fluid power for the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2005) to be held in:

Venue: Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Date: 5-11 November 2005.

Areas of interest include: design, performance testing, analysis, modeling, sensing, control and diagnostics of hydraulic/pneumatic systems and components. Novel applications of fluid power to aerospace, robotics, shipboard systems, heavy machinery, entertainment, and manufacturing, etc. are also of interest. Proposals for panel sessions, poster sessions, or 'special topic sessions' are also welcome.

Key Dates
ABSTRACT DUE DATE	7 March 2005
Notification of abstract acceptance	31 March 2005
Full paper deadline	31 May 2005
Notification of full paper acceptance	29 July 2005
Deadline for all final papers and applicable copyright forms (ASME Form 1903)	19 August 2005

More information is available here: imece05_fpst_callforpapers.pdf (13 KB).

The conference website is at: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress05

15 February 2005

The Modeling and Identification Panel of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division is inviting submissions of manuscripts to the sponsored sessions at the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2005) which will be held in:

Venue: Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Date: 5-11 November 2005.

The panel is sponsoring sessions on

• Automated Modeling,
• Identification of Dynamic Systems with Live Demonstrators,
• Life-Cycle Modeling of Complete Dynamic Systems,
• Identification for Diagnosis/Prognosis in Dynamic Systems, etc.

The Panel is also co-sponsoring a session on Modeling of Automotive Dynamic Systems with the Automotive and Transportation Systems Technical Committee.

Key Dates
Text only abstract (350-500 words) due	7 March 2005
Acceptance of abstract (authors will be notified)	31 March 2005
Complete manuscript for review due.	31 May 2005
Final paper acceptance (authors will be notified)	29 July 2005
Final camera-ready manuscripts and copyright forms (ASME Form 1903) due	19 August 2005

More information is available here: imece05_m&i_callforpapers.pdf (20 KB)

The conference website is at: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress05

09 January 2005

The International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation (ICBGM2005) will be held in:

Venue: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Date: 23-27 January 2005.

The final program for the conference is available here: icbgm05_FinalProgram.pdf (176 KB)

09 January 2005

The 8th. International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME) 2005 will be held in:

Venue: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Date: 22-25 August 2005.

This is a call for papers for the symposium. The principal dates are:

Key Dates
Abstract submission.	28 February 2005
Notice of acceptance of abstract.	31 March 2005
Submission of electronic manuscript of full paper.	31 May 2005
Early-bird registration.	30 June 2005

More information, including information on the technical scope, important dates, venue, organizers, program, travel, the Abstract & Paper On-line Submission process, contacts, and links are available at the symposium web-site: http://www.8flucome.org

A downloadable MS Word document (in English and Japanese) of the Announcement and Call for Papers and recently updated information is available at the web-site.

5 December 2004

15 December 2004 is the deadline for submission of abstracts for the 6th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005 to be held at:

Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.

Key Dates
Preliminary application and submission of abstract	15 December 2004
Notification	5 February 2005
Submission of final paper	10 May 2005
Notification of final paper acceptance	20 June 2005
Submission of camera-ready paper	30 July 2005

To view the Invitation and Call for Papers for the 6th JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005, please click on the following link: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm

08 November 2004

This is the 2nd announcement and call for papers for the 6th International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005 to be held at:

Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.

The 6th ISFP is organized by the Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS) and is co-sponsored by Fluid Power Net International (FPNI).

The objective of the symposium is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions on current and newly developing technologies for researchers and engineers from all over the world.

The symposium will be addressing recent developments in fluid power technologies including water hydraulics and functional fluids, and will include presentations on basic research, applications and case studies. State-of-the-art exhibitions of fluid power systems and components will place special emphasis on industrial applications and their engineering backgrounds.

Key Dates
Preliminary application and submission of abstract	15 December 2004
Notification	5 February 2005
Submission of final paper	10 May 2005
Notification of final paper acceptance	20 June 2005
Submission of camera-ready paper	30 July 2005

More information is available here: 2ndannouncementofJFPSTsukuba.pdf (84 KB)
and at the symposium website: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm

08 November 2004

An english edition of the book on bond graph modelling by Prof. Borutzky - "Bond Graphs, A Methodology for Modelling Multidisciplinary Dynamic Systems" has been published recently by SCS Publishing House.

More information is available at the website: www.inf.fh-brs.de/person/professoren/borutzky/abstracts/booke/FS14.html
and here: bondgraph_borutzky.pdf (659 KB).

08 November 2004

This is a regular call for papers for the 22nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2005) to be held at:

Venue: Ferrara, Italy.
Date: 11-14 September 2005.

ISARC 2005 is organized by

• CNR-Imamoter
• Architecture and Engineering Faculties of Ferrara University
• NUOVA QUASCO

The symposium will is a forum for researchers, architects, civil, mechanical and electronic engineers, robotics, information technology and CAD-CAE experts, construction firms, machinery, control systems, sensors and instrument makers to discuss the innovations, new technologies and applications in all the fields of construction, including off-shore and space.

In the second attached file you will find an extension to the call for papers about

• Special sessions: Parallel Robots, Laser scanning and 3D Reconstruction, Heavy Construction Equipment, Prefabrication.
• Industry sessions
• Exposition and brainstorming
• Best Paper Award

More information is available here:

1. Call_for_paper_ISARC05.pdf (467 KB)
2. SpecialSessions_ISARC05 (100 KB)

29 September 2004

Professor Monika Ivanysynova, formerly with the Institute of Aircraft Systems Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, has accepted the position of MAHA Fluid Power Systems Professor at the College of Engineering, Purdue University in Indiana, USA.

In making this move, Prof. Ivantysynova has also relocated her staff, students and laboratory equipment to Purdue.

We wish Prof. Ivantysynova success in her new venture.

Prof. Ivantysynova is the editor of the International Journal of Fluid Power published by Fluid Power Net.

CONTACT:
Mail: mivantys@purdue.edu
URL: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE

02 August 2004

The International Conference on Mechatronics 2005 (ICOM 2005) will be held at

Venue: Loughborough University, Leicestershire, U.K.
Date: 23-24 June 2005.

Important Dates
Submission of Full Papers	September 2004
Acceptance	October 2004
Submission of final manuscript	December 2004
Final Programme	March 2005
Conference	23 & 24 June 2005

More information is available here: mechatronics2005.pdf (769 KB)
and at the conference website: www.mechatronics.org.uk/icom.

02 August 2004

Papers are invited for the Special Issue of The International Journal of Vehicle Design on "Hydraulic elements of vehicle power transmission systems".

The subject area includes the calculations, research, design and production of vehicle hydraulic elements; e.g.

• hydrodynamic torque converters, clutches and brakes
• hydrostatic transmissions
• hydraulic pumps and motors
• viscotic clutches and brakes
• hydraulic control units
• hydraulic equipment

Schedule
Full paper due	30 August 2004
Notification of status of paper	30 September 2004
Notification of acceptance	30 November 2004
Final version of paper due	30 January 2004

More information is available here: ijvd.pdf (59 KB).

21 July 2004

This is the preliminary announcement and call for papers for the 22nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 05). This is the first time that ISARC will be held in Italy, in:

Venue: Ferrara, Italy
Date: 11-14 September 2005.

ISARC 05 is organized by

• CNR-Imamoter
• Architecture and Engineering Faculties of Ferrara University
• NUOVA QUASCO

The symposium will be a meeting point for researchers, architects, civil, mechanical and electronic engineers, robotics, information technology and CAD-CAE experts, construction firms, machinery, control systems, sensors and instrument makers to discuss the innovations, new technologies and applications in all the fields of construction.

More information is available here: isarc05.pdf (95 KB)
and at the symposium website: www.imamoter.cnt.it/isarc05 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION - WILL BE OPERATIONAL SOON).

14 June 2004

The Sixth International Conference on Fluid Power Transmission and Control (ICFP'2005) is organized by the Institute of Mechatronic Control Engineering, Zhejian University. It will be held in:

Venue: Hanzhou, China
Date: 5-8 April 2005.

We believe that your participation will be a contribution to the success of ICFP'2005. We are looking forward to reading your papers. - Prof. Wei Li, General Secretary of ICFP'2005.

More information is available here: ICFP2005.pdf (108 KB).

14 June 2004

The Inernational Exposition for Power TRansmission (IFPE 2005) is the leading international exposition and technical conference for hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and mechanical power transmission components, systems and controls.

Venue: Las Vegas, U.S.A.
Date: 15-19 March 2005.

The IFPE Technical Conference to be held on March 16-18, 2005, will include a Technology and Design Program and a Hydraulic Fluids Symposium. Papers presented will be published as the Proceedings of the 50th National Conference on Fluid Power (NCFP).

Abstracts for both segments must be submitted by July 1, 2004.

More information is available here: www.ifpe.com.

03 May 2004

Visual Solutions Inc. of VisSim fame is the sponsor of the 3rd FPNI-PhD Symposium to be held in

Venue: Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2 July 2004.

Visual Solutions has also sponsored the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology in Melbourne 2003 as well as the last two FPNI-PhD Symposia (Modena 2002 and Hamburg 2000) and provided the prizes for the best papers presented.

Since 1989 Visual Solutions has pioneered the development of Windows-based software for the modeling and simulation of dynamic systems. VisSim products are used by major companies worldwide to model, simulate and embed control, communication and signal processing systems.

More information about VisualSolutions and VisSim is available here: www.vissim.com.

15 April 2004

Early Registration
The deadline for early registration is this Thursday, 15 April 2004.
You will need to send a copy of the bank transfer by fax to: 00 34 93 739 8633.

Hotels
Remember to reserve your rooms before this Thursday. We cannot guarantee availability after this date. Hotel accommodation is scarce in Terrassa and it's a busy time of the year. Please contact the hotels directly and not via the contact section on their web pages as they seem to be having a few problems there.

The 3rd Fluid Power Net International PhD Symposium 2004 will be held at:

Venue: School of Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Spain
Date: 30 June - 2 July, 2004.

More information is available at the conference website: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.

15 April 2004

The Ninth Scandinavian Conference on Fluid Power (SICFP'05) will be held in:

Venue: Linköping, Sweden
Date: 1-3 June 2005.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of approximately 500 words to the conference secretariat by 15 September 2004.

More information is available here: Sicfp05_call1.pdf (825 KB)
and at the conference website: hydra.ikp.liu.se/sicfp05.

15 April 2004

The Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power Tsukuba 2005 is organized by the Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS) and will be held at:

Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan
Date: 7-10 November 2005.

The symposium will address recent developments in fluid power technologies including water hydraulics and functional fluids, and will include presentations on basic research applications and case studies.

The preliminary application and submission of abstract date is 15 December 2004.

More information is available here: 1stAnnouncementJFPSTsukuba.pdf (27 KB)
and at the conference website: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.

13 April 2004

The twelfth issue of the International Journal of Fluid Power, Vol. 5, No. 1 is now available.

The table of contents is available here: 12thissue.pdf (136 KB).

The journal is jointly published by FPNI and TuTech. Three issues are planned for 2004. Submissions are welcomed and papers received before 31 July 2004 may be published in the 14th issue after successfully passing the review process.

More information is available at the journal website: journal.fluid.power.net.

12 April 2004

The 8th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME) 2005 will be held in:

Venue: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Date: 22-25 August 2005.

Chengdu is the provincial capital of Sichuan and is one of the big cities of China. It has an area of 12,400 sq. km and a population of ten million. The 2,000-year old Chengdu got its name in the fourth century. Today the city is the center of science, technology, commerce, trade, and finance as well as a transportation hub in southwestern China.

More information about the technical scope, dates, venue, orgainizers, etc. is available at the symposium website: www.8flucome.org.

12 March 2004

The Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS) presents, as part of the 2005 SCS Western Multiconference on Computer Simulation, the 2005 International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation, which will be held at:

Venue: Wyndham Hotel, Canal Place, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Date: 23-27 January 2005.

More information on the announcement and call for papers is available here: call2005poster3.pdf (27 KB).

10 March 2004

The 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design - AED 2004 will be held at:

Venue: Glasgow, U.K.
Date: 5-8 September 2004.

Since 1999 the engineering design activities of researchers, academics and engineers in industry have been promoted at the International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design. As continuation of the very successful 3rd International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design (AED 2003) held in Prague, the University of Glasgow, the University of Strathclyde and the Czech Technical University in Prague have joined forces to proudly present the 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design (AED 2004).

Although the AED 2004 Conference will especially focus on Design Applications, you are also invited to present papers related to design modeling, analyses and management on the following topics:

1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Mechanical Engineering and Product Design
3. Civil Engineering and Architecture
4. Electrical Engineering and Computing Engineering
5. Naval Architecture and Marine Technology

Detailed information is available at the conference website: www.aed2004.co.uk.

The List of Preliminary Papers can be seen at: www.aed2004.co.uk/UserPages/ContribList.aspx

Due to fast on-line refereeing, the deadline for submission of new/additional relevant papers has been extended to 19 March 2004. You may still submit your contribution(s) using the "Application Form" at the conference website.

29 February 2004

The SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition will be held at:

Venue: Donald E. Stephens Convention Centre, Rosemont, Chicago Metro, Illinois, USA.
Date: 26-28 October 2004.

Abstracts of 300 words should be submitted online by March 19, 2004.

More information is available here: SAE_040272COMVECcfp.pdf (67 KB).

Or visit the SAE events website at www.sae.org/events/cve/.

19 December 2003

The preliminary announcements for the Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power is available for download here:

in English: 6thisfp_Prelim_En (17 KB)
in Japanese: 6thisfp_Prelim_Jp (109 KB)

The symposium will be held at:

Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.

More information is available at the conference homepage: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.

11 December 2003

The Aero-Space institute of the National Aviation University in conjunction with the Machinebuilding institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI) and the Association of Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatic Specialists (AIHPS) are organising a scientific and technical conference, Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics, to celebrate the 100th birthday of Prof. T. M. Bashta.

Venue: Kiev, Ukraine
Date: 17-18 February 2004.

More information is available here: kiev-konf-1.pdf (25 KB).

11 Descember 2003

The 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition will be held at:

Venue: Anaheim Hilton, Anaheim, California.
Date: 14-19 November 2004.

The Fluid Power Systems and Technology (FPST) Division of the ASME is inviting the submission of papers for the congress in the general area of fluid power.

The call for papers is available here: CFP-FPST-2004.pdf (15 KB).

More information is available at the conference website: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress04.

11 December 2003

The Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, organised by the Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS), will be held at:

Venue: International Congress Center, "EPOCHAL TSUKUBA", Ibaraki, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.

More information is available at the symposium website: www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.

19 October 2003

This is the First Call for Papers for the Sixth International Conference on Fluid Power Transmission and Control (ICFP'2005) to be held at:

Venue: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Date: 12-15 April 2005.

ICFP'2005 is organized by the Institute of Mechatronic Control Engineering, Zhejiang University.

More information is available here: icfp2005.html.

13 October 2003

The provisional program for the conference has been updated and is available here: sim2003prog.pdf (16 KB).

The 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) will be held in:

Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.

More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.

26 September 2003

The 1st Internaltional Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) will be held in:

Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.

The provisional programme for the conference is available here: sim2003prog.pdf (15 KB).

More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.

26 September 2003

The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo will be held in

Venue: Washington, D.C.
Date: 15-21 November 2003.

The technical program overview is available here: www.asmeconferences.org/congress03/TechnicalProgramOvervier.cfm.

More information is available at the congress website: www.asmeconferences.org/Congress03/.

25 September 2003

The 18th International Conference on Hydraulics and Pneumatics, jointly organized by the Hydraulics and Pneumatics section of the Czech Mechanical Engineering Society and the Dept. of Control Systems and Instrumentation, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava, will be held in:

Venue: Prague, Czech Republic.
Date: 30 September - 1 October 2003.

The conference programme is available here: Konference_program.pdf (234 KB).

More information is available at the conference website: http://www.fs.vsb.cz/akce/2003/ichp2003/IndexE.htm.

11 September 2003

NEW ABSTRACT DEADLINE

The 3rd FPNI PhD Symposium 2004 will be held in

Venue: Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2nd July 2004.

We are pleased to inform you that you now have until 15 October 2003 to submit your abstracts. Please find attached the new dates and topics for the symposium: 3FPNIPhD_New_dates_and_topics.pdf (54 KB).

Abstracts may be submitted via the FPNI PhD Symposium website: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.

6 September 2003

Mechatronics - a Chance for Fluid Power? is the headline for FPNI Forum 2004, the fourth in the biennial series of Scientific Forums of Fluid Power Net International (FPNI) to be held at:

Venue: Bad Ischl, Austria.
Date: 29 February - 3 March 2004.

Contact:

DI. Dr. Bernhard Manhartsgruber
Tel: ++43(0)70 2468 / 9747
Fax: ++43(0)70 2468 / 9753
e-mail: bernhard.manhartsgruber@jku.at

More information is available at the forum website: http://aml.jku.at/FPNI04/.

22 August 2003

The first issue of the new Journal of ASTM International (JAI) will be available in January 2004.

More information is available at the journal website www.astm.org/JAI/.

10 August 2003

The list of papers accepted for the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) has been updated and is available here: 0808papers.pdf (40 KB).

sim2003 will be held in:

Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.

More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.

05 August 2003

The Japan Fluid Power System Society is the new name of the Japan Hydraulic & Pneumatic Society.

The new JFPS webpage is at: www.jfps.jp.

02 August 2003

The 3rd FPNI-PhD Symposium will be held at:

Venue: School of Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia in Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2 July, 2004.

The call for papers is available here: 3rdphdcall.pdf (296 KB).

More information is available at the conference website: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.

02 August 2003

The 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology (sim2003) will be held in:

Venue: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.

The list of papers that have been accepted by the Program Committee is available here: accepted_papers.pdf (40 KB).

More information is available at the conference website: www.fluid.power.net/sim2003.

31 July 2003

The 3rd FPNI-PhD Symposium will be held at

Venue: School of Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia in Terrassa, Spain.
Date: 30 June - 2 July, 2004.

The objective of the Symposium is to provide a forum for young scientists, especially PhD students from all over the world, to exchange ideas and opinions on current research and future developments in fluid power technology. We are confident that the Symposium will give all the participants an excellent opportunity to meet in an informal atmosphere at the Terrassa Campus of the Technical University of Catalonia and to discuss the future direction of research and education in fluid power and its competition with other technologies. All PhD students around the world doing research in fluid power technology are invited to present the results and direction of their scientific activities. In addition to providing information on world wide research, it is also our intention to establish new contacts for broader R&D co-operation in fluid power technology and related areas.

Prof. Esteve Codina is the Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW CONTACT AND LINK:

Contact: phdsymposium2004@labson.upc.es

More information is available here: www.phdsymposium2004.upc.es.

10 July 2003

The 4th International Fluid Power Conference (4IFK) to be held at:

Venue: Dresden, Germany.
Date: 25-26 March 2004.

aims at a lively exchange of experiences between manufacturers, users and scientists in the fluid power community.

The call for papers is available here: Dresden04.pdf (140 KB).

For more information please contact: Siegried Eggerth Phone: +49 351/463 33742 Fax: +49 351/463 32136 Email: mailbox@ifd.mw.tu-dresden.de

Or visit the conference website at: www.ifk2004.com.

13 June 2003

The Seventh Triennial International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement, and Instrumentation (FLUCOME'03) will be held at:

Venue: Sorrento, Italy.
Date: 25-28 August 2003.

The third announcement (and extension of abstract submission date is available here: 3rd_Announcement.pdf (144 KB).

Or visit the symposium website at: http://www.flucome.unina.it

13 June 2003

FPNI Forum 2004 is the fourth in a series of biennial Scientific Forums of Fluid Power Net International. FPNI04 will consider the opportunities presented by mechatronics to Fluid Power.

Venue: Thermenhotel Bad Ischl, Salzkammergut, Austria.
Date: 29 February - 3 March 2004.

For more information (inc. the draft program and pre-registration) please visit the forum website: http://aml.jku.at/FPNI04/.

22 May 2003

The 4th International Fluid Power Conference (4IFK) will be held at:

Venue: Dresden, Germany.
Date: 25-26 March 2004.

The call for papers is available here: Call4ifk.pdf (140 KB) and CALANIFK.doc (35 KB).

For more information please visit the conference website at: www.ifk2004.com.

22 May 2003

The next International Exposition for Power Transmission will be held with CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005 at:

Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Date: 15-19 March 2005.

The call for papers is available here: IFPE2005TechnicalConferenceCallforPapers.pdf (1.7 MB).

Or visit the expo website at: www.ifpe.com

16 May 2003

The Japan Fluid Power System Society (JFPS) is organizing the Sixth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power to be held at:

Venue: International Congress Center "EPOCHAL TSUKUBA", Ibaraki, Japan.
Date: 7-10 November 2005.

More information is available at the symposium website: http://www.jfps.jp/net/6thisfp/index.htm.

03 March 2003

The list of accepted abstracts for the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology is available here.

Please visit the conference website at fluid.power.net/sim2003.

03 March 2003

The 18th International Conference on Hydraulics and Pneumatics will be held in:

Venue: Prague, the Czech Republic.
Date: 30 September - 1 October, 2003.

The objective of the conference is to provide an opportunity to exchange high quality, recent information on development, design, and research in the field of hydraulics and pneumatics. The conference aims to bring industrial engineers together with researchers in fluid power and present news from research and interesting industrial applications of Fluid Power Systems (FPS).

For more information please visit the conference website at www.fs.vsb.cz/akce/2003/ichp2003/IndexE.htm.

or

contact Prof. Petr Noskievic on ichp2003@vsb.cz

18 February 2003

The Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power is organised every other year, alternating between Tampere, Finland and Linköping, Sweden. This conference will be the eighth in the series of Scandinavian conferences and will be held at:

Venue: Tampere, Finland.
Date: 7-9 May 2003.

This will be the fifth time the conference is held at Tampere.

More information is available here: www.sicfp03.tut.fi/invitation.htm.

9 February 2003

Ninety (90) abstracts from 27 countries have, to-date, been submitted for the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology to be held in

Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.

To access the list, please go to the conference website fluid.power.net/sim2003 and click on 'News'.

5 February 2003

The first seminar in the series "Application of Water Hydraulic Drives in Machines and Devices" was organized by the Institute of Heavy Duty Machines in cooperation with Sauer-Danfoss-Poland and held at the faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Cracow University of Technology on September 27, 2002.

More information is available here: WaterRandD.PDF.

22 January 2003

The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME-IMECE'03) will be held at:

Venue: Washington, D.C.
Date: 16-21 November 2003.

The Fluid Power Science Technology (FPST) Division and the Fluid Control Panel of the Dynamic Systems and Control (DSC) division invite submissions of papers in the areas of advanced dynamic systems and control concepts applied to fluid power systems.

Accepted papers will be cross-listed in both DSC and FPST programs at the ASME-IMECE'03.

Deadlines:
Submission of abstract (optional): February 20, 2003.
Submission of full-length draft paper: March 24, 2003.

More information is available here: ASME_Papers_2003.pdf.

14 January 2003

ITI-SIM Fluid Power Simulation Software can now be tried on-line. The Online-Simulation website is at: http://www.iti.de/simulation/sim_asp_e.htm.

10 January 2003

Message from Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Ivantysynova (Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg) Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Fluid Power:
 

The eighth issue of the International Journal of Fluid Power (http://journal.fluid.power.net) is now available. This is the third publication year of the International Journal of Fluid Power. I would like to  express my grateful thanks to you all for your support of our Journal and the good co-operation during the last year. Especially, I would like to thank all our reviewers and the associate editors for their great help.

Last year our colleague and good friend Professor Andrzej Garbacik died suddenly. The first issue in 2002 was dedicated to him.

The International Journal of Fluid Power was strengthened by two new members. We welcome Professor Andrzej Balawender from Technical University of Gdansk in Poland as a new member of the Editorial Board and Professor Noah Manring from University of Missouri in USA as a new Associate Editor.

In connection with his retirement Professor Atsushi Yamaguchi from Yokohama National University in Japan had asked to finish his membership in the Editorial Board. He proposed Professor Kazushi Sanada from Yokohama National University as his successor. I would like to thank Professor Yamaguchi for all his effort and great support for the Journal and I wish him on behalf of the International Journal of Fluid Power all the best for the future.

During the last year 25 papers were submitted to the International Journal of Fluid Power. This gives a number of 83 papers totally, which were submitted from authors from 26 different countries world wide. All papers are peer reviewed by at least two reviewers.  At the moment we have 7 papers in the review process for the next issues. Until now 40 papers have successfully passed the review process, which is a rate of approx. 48%.

A weak point of our Journal is the insufficient number of subscribers and therefore we ask you to promote Journal subscription to libraries, companies and individuals. The annual subscription rate set at 98€ (98US$) is very low in comparison to other journals. Please also remember to reference Journal papers in your publications.

Monika Ivantysynova
Editor

The contents and article abstracts of the eighth issue is available for download here as a PDF document (175KB).

08 Januray 2003

The 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition will be held at:

Venue: Washington, D.C.
Date: 16-21 November 2003.

	Dear colleagues,

	The Modeling and Identification Committee of the ASME Dynamic Systems and 
	Control Division is inviting you to submit your manuscript to the symposium 
	on automated modeling. This symposium is part of the 2003 ASME 
	International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition which will 
	take place on November 16-21, 2003 in Washington D.C. More details on the 
	symposium description, scope and deadlines are included in the attached PDF 
	file. I am looking forward to receiving your abstract.

	Thanks

	Loucas Louca



	********************************************************************
	Loucas S. Louca, Ph.D.
	Assistant Research Scientist
	The University of Michigan
	Department of Mechanical Engineering
	1016 W.E. Lay Automotive Laboratory
	Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2121
	Tel: (734) 936-5295
	Fax: (734) 764-4256
	Email: cyl@umich.edu
	URL: http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~cyl/
	

31 December 2002

The Conference theme is Solving Practical Problems in Design and Control, and the Conference is thus concerned with all aspects of computer technology and IT methods as applicable to analysis, design, control, maintenance and education in fluid power systems.

1. The dateline for submission of abstracts has been changed to January 31, 2003.
2. Abstracts can now be registered online by going to http://fluid.power.net/sim2003 then clicking on "Papers" > "Abstracts" > "Submit Abstracts".
3. Please note that all papers for this Conference will be subject to the review process.
4. The Conference is co-sponsored by, or run jointly with, the following organizations:
   • Japan Fluid Power System Society
   • Fluid Power Systems & Technology Division of the ASME
   • Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society - Fluid Transmission and Control Institution
   • National Fluid Power Association (USA)
   • British Fluid Power Association (BFPA)
   • Danish Mechatronic Association
   • Polish Society of Engineers and Technicians
   • Fluid Power Society (FPS)
   • Fluid Power Education Foundation (FPEF)
5. Areas of interest include:
   • modeling and simulation of fluid power systems with special emphasis on software for analysis, design, control and simulation (inc. real-time) of fluid power systems.
   • artificial intelligence applications in fluid power.
   • computer aided methods for design, manufacturing and optimization (CAD, FEA, CAM) of fluid power systems.
   • failure analysis, condition monitoring and maintenance of fluid power components and systems.
   • computers in mechatronics and motion control.
   • information technology and web-based collaborative environments for reasearch in fluid power technology.
   • advanced visualisation/control techniques and their integration with fluid power technology, e.g. virtual reality technology.
   • application of modeling and simulation and other software in fluid power education.
   • computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the design and analysis of fluid power components.

18 December 2002

The International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation (ICBGM'2003) will be held at:

Venue: Marriot Orlando Airport Hotel, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Date: 19-23 January 2003.

	Dear Colleagues,

	Attached please find the final program for the research papers to be 
        presented at the International Conference on Bond Graph Modeling and 
        Simulation ICBGM'2003 to take place at the Marriot Orlando Airport 
        Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA on January 19-23, 2003.

	Please use this program to promote the conference to your colleagues, 
        students and industrial contacts. If you have questions, do not 
        hesitate to contact me.

	Sincerely

	Dr. Jose J. Granda, Professor
	Department of Mechanical Engineering
	California State University, Sacremento
	Sacremento, Ca 95819 U.S.A.
	Phone: (916) 278-5711
	Email: grandajj@ecs.csus.edu
	URL:   http://gaia.csus.edu/~grandajj
               http://www.bondgraphs.com

	ICBGM'2003 General Chair
	

The final program for research papers is available here: icbgm03_FinalProgram.PDF.

25 November 2002

The Bath Workshop on Power Transmission & Motion Control (PTMC 2003) will be held from 10-12 September 2003.

Submission of abstracts of papers covering research and development activities in the field of power transmission and motion control is invited.

Fields of interest include:

• System design
• Performance of hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical drives and components
• Servo-systems
• Machine automation and robotics
• Environmental problems and solutions
• Applications
• Control Techniques
• Comparison of drive solutions
• Simulation, modelling and validation
• Mechatronics
• Fault Diagnosis

Plese send synopses to the Workshop Secretary: Mrs. J. L. Phippen (mailto:J.B.Phippen@bath.ac.uk).

More information is available at here: www.bath.ac.uk/mech-eng/c4ptmc/cal2003.html.

19 November 2002

(Second Announcement and change of date)

The Seventh Triennial International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement & Visualization will be held at:

Venue: Sorrento, Italy.
Date: 25-28 August 2003 (new dates).

The symposium provides a forum for communication and fosters information exchange in the broad domains of micro and macro fluid control, fluidics, pneumatics, hydraulics, biomedical flows; measurement of thermofluid dynamic parameters, environmental measurements, heat and mass transfer; visualization (qualitative and quantitative, experimental and numerical, and computer aided).

Contact: Prof. Giovanni M. Carlomagno (flucome@unina.it)
More information is available here.
Or visit the symposium website: www.flucome.unina.it

15 November 2002

The 1st International Conference on Computational Methods in Fluid Power Technology will be held at:

Venue: Melbourne, Australia.
Date: 26-28 November 2003.

More information is available here.
Or visit the conference website: fluid.power.net/sim2003/

28 October 2002

A new website for the Department of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machines (HM), University "Politehnica" of Bucharest (UPB) is now available at www.hydrop.pub.ro.

The HMH is a member of Fluid Power Net International. The site incorporates an Electronic Journal of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machinery.

The research areas of HMH are Hydro-Power Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Hydraulica and Pneumatic Machines.

The Fluid Power Net Convenor for Romania is Prof. Nicolae Vasiliu (vasiliu@fluid.fluid-power.pub.ro).

18 October 2002

The Fifth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, Nara 2002 will be held at:

Venue: Nara-Ken New Public Hall, Nara, Japan
Date: 12-15 November 2002

More information is available at the symposium website: www.jfps.jp/net/5thisfp/index.html.

Information on the Technical Sessions is available at www.jfps.jp/net/5thisfp/Sessions.html.

18 October 2002

We are trying out a new format for the news. Articles prior to 18 October 2002 will be reformatted and restored either here or in a separate archive section. Please check the changelog for updates to this site.