Diary

Conferences & Exhibitions

Key: C = Conference, E = Exhibition,S = Seminar, W = Workshop

1998

Composites Manufacturing &Tooling '98 (C+E)

9-12 February

Anaheim, California, USA

SME Customer Service, One SME Drive,PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA. Tel: +1 800 733 4763;Fax: +1 313 271 2861; WWW: http://www.sme.org

IARP Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Shallow Waters and Coastal Environments (W)

17-19 February

Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Dr S. Ramakrishnan, CSIRO Divsion of Manufacturing Technology, Locked Bag No. 9, Preston, Victoria 3072,Australia. Tel: +61 3 9662 7724; Fax: +61 3 9662 7852; E-mail: srk@mlb.dmt.csiro.au; WWW: http://www. acim.usl.edu/IARP98/

3rd Workshop Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (W)

4-6 March

Houston, Texas, USA

Pankaj Agarwal,Deptartment of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham NC 27706, USA. E-mail: pankaj@cs.duke.edu;WWW: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~kavraki/wafr98.html

4th World Congress on Expert Systems (C)

16-20 March

Mexico City, Mexico

Centro de Inteligencia Artficial, ITSEM Av Eugenio Garza Sarda #2501, Monterrey, N.L. Mexico 64849. WWW: http://www-cia.mty.itesm.mx/wces98

Euromech 375: Biology and Technology of Walking (C)

23-25 March

University of Munich, Germany

Professor Dr -Ing. F. Pfeiffer, Lehrstuhl B fur Mechanik, Technische Universitat Munchen, D-85747 Garchning, Germany. Tel: +49 89 289 15226; Fax: +49 89 289 15213; E-mail: euro@lbm.mw.tu-Muenchen.de

Giant Magnetoresistance (S)

25 March

Leeds, UK

Margaret Swadling, The UK Magnetics Society, Berkshire Business Centre, Post Office Lane, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8SH.Tel: +44 (0) 1235 770652; Fax: +44 (0) 1235 772295; E-mail: 100520.655@compuserve.

IAV'98 (S)3rd IFAC Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles

27-29 March

Madrid, Spain

IAV'98, Universidad Carlos III, Burtarque 15, 28911 Leganes, Spain. Fax: +34 1 624 9430; E-mail: iav98@ing.uc3m.es;WWW: http://www.uc3m.es/iav98

RPV/UAV Systems (C)Remotely Piloted Vehicles/ Unmanned Airborne Vehicles

30 March-1 April

Bristol, UK

Mr N.A. Mitchell,Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 117 928 7704; Fax: +44 (0) 117 925 1154; E-mail: aero_office@bristol.ac.uk;WWW: http://www.fen.bris.ac.uk/aer

Euro Assemblage (E)

30 March-3 April

Paris, France

CEP Exposium, 1 rue du Parc, 92593 Levallois-Perret Cedex, France. Tel: +33 1 4968 5478; Fax: +33 1 4968 5484;www:http://www.machine-outil98.com

International Symposium on Humidity and Moisture (S + E)

6-8 April

London, UK

Tracey Collier, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, UK.Tel: +44 (0) 181 943 6710; Fax: +44 (0) 181 943 6306; E-mail: tracey.collier@npl.co.uk

Joining technology for medical devices and equipment (S)

7 April

Abington, Cambridge, UK

Meetings Section, TWI,Abington Hall, Abington,Cambridge, CB1 6AL, UK.Tel: +44 01223 891162;Fax: +44 01223 894363; E-mail: meetings@twi.co.uk;`WWW: http://www.twi.co.uk

Hannover Fair '97 (E)

20-25 April

Hannover, Germany

Deutsche Messe AG,Messegelande, D-30521 Hannover, Germany. Tel: +49 511 890; Fax: +49 511 893 2630;WWW: http://www.messe.de

Robotics '98 (C)

26-30 April

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Dr Stewart Johnson, 820 Rio Arriba S.E., Albuquerque NM 87123-5103, USA. Tel: +1 505 298 2214; E-mail: StWJohnson@aol.com; WWW: http://www.arsinscientia.com/conferences/

29th ISR (C+E)International Symposium on Robotics (S)Automation and Robotics (E)MACH '98(Machine Tools) (E)Control & Instrumentation '98 (E)

27-30 April

Birmingham, UK

Mike Wilson, BRA, Aston Science Park, Love Lane, Birmingham, B7 4BJ, UK. Tel: +44 (0)121 628 1745; Fax:+44 (0)121 628 1746.

Profiting from Automated Visual Inspection (C)

29 April

Birmingham, UK

Suzie Pittman, ERA Technology Ltd, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SA, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1372 367 021; Fax: +44 (0) 1372 377 927; E-mail: conferences@era.co.uk;WWW: http://www.era.co.uk/techserve/conf/confpage.htm

TechnoTrade Asia '98 (S + E)

12-14 May

World Trade Centre, Singapore

Meilien Lai, Interfama Brooks Exhibitions Pte Ltd. Tel: +65 276 6933; Fax: +65 276 6811 Metalworking and manufacturing technology.

Rapid Prototyping &Manufacturing '98 (C + E)

19-21 May

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

SME Customer Service, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA. Tel: +1 800 733 4763; Fax:+1 313 271 2861; WWW: http://www.sme.org

IAD '98 (W)1st IFAC"Intelligent Assembly and Disassembly"

21-23 May

Bled, Slovenia

LASIM- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva 6, 1000 Ljubljana,Slovenia. Tel: +386 61 1771 727; Fax: +386 61 218 567; E-mail: dragica.noe@; WWW:http://www.fs.uni-lj.si/lasim/ iad_98

Rapid Prototyping &Manufacturing '98 (C+E)

19-21 May

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Michigan, USA

SME Customer Service, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA. Tel: +1 800 733 4763; Fax:+1 313 271 2861; WWW: http://www.sme.org

This event focuses on rapid prototyping applications in manufacturing. It is the largest exposition of its kind in the world. Market: worldwide. Projected conference attendance: 600. Projected exposition attendance: 1,000. Sponsors SME and AMTDA.

31st ISATA (S)International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation

2-5 June

Dusseldorf, Germany

ISATA, 32A Queen Street,Croydon CR0 1SY, UK. Tel: +44 181 681 3069; Fax: +44 181 686 1490; E-mail: 100270.1263@compuserve.com; WWW: http://www.isata.com

FIRA Robot World Cup '98

2-5 July

Paris, France

Professor Jong-Hwan Kim,Electrical Engineering, KAIST, 373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon 305-701,Korea. Tel: +82 42 869 3448; Fax: +82 42 869 8010;E-mail: johkim@vivaldi.kaist.ac.kr;WWW: http://www.fira.net/

4th European Conference Smart Structures & Materials (C)2nd MIMR Internationl Conference Micromechanics, Intelligent Materials and Robotics (C)

6-8 July

Harrogate, UK

Norma Parks,MIMR,Department Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.Tel: +44 114 222 7702; Fax: +44 114 222 7890; E-mail: SSC@sheffield.ac.uk

AIENG 98 (C)Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering

7-9 July

Galway, Ireland

Conference Secretariat,AIENG 98, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton,SO40 7AA, UK.Tel: +44 1703 293223; Fax: +44 1703 292 853; E-mail: wit@wessex.ac.uk; WWW: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/aieng/

7th European Conference on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (C)

7-9 July

Aachen, Germany

Donna Cope, Innovative Manufacturing Centre, 5 William Lee Buildings, Highfields Science Park, Off University Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2RQ, UK. Tel: +44 115 925 6142; Fax: +44 115 925 6147.

6th International Symposium on Intelligent Robotic Systems '98 (S)

21-23 July

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Abstracts deadline 9 March 1998; E-mail: sirs98@dai.ed.ac.uk;WWW: http://www.dai. ed.ac.uk/SIRS98/

9th IFAC (S)Automation in mining, mineral and metal processing

1-3 September

Duesseldorf, Germany

VDI/VDE-GMA, IFAC-MMM'98 Secretariat, PO Box 10 11 39, D-40002, Duesseldorf, Germany. Tel: +49 211 6214 215; Fax: +49 211 6214 161; E-mail: gma@vdi.de

Swiss Automation Week (E)

1-4 September

Basle, Switzerland

Secretariat SAW 98, Basel Fair, PO Box, CH-4021 Basel, Switzerland. Tel: +41 61 686 20 20; Fax: +41 61 686 21 89;E-mail: saw@messebasel.ch

Mechatronics '98 (C)

16-18 September

Skovde, Sweden

Liz Harries, Mechatronics Forum, IMechE, Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ, UK.Tel: +44 (0)171 973 1301; E-mail:l

Autofact '98 (C + E)

28 September-1 October

Detroit, Michigan, USA

SME Customer Service, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA.Tel: +1 800 733 4763;Fax: +1 313 271 2861;WWW: http://www.sme.org

The premier event promoting technologies that integrate the design and manufacturing processes­ accelerating the production of world-class products. The show serves a broad range of industries includingautomotive manufacturers and suppliers, aerospace, electronics and heavy machine industries. Market: Midwest US and Southeast Canada. Projected attendance: 18,000-20,000. Sponsor: SME. Co-sponsors: CASA/SME, EM/SME, and RPA/SME

Education in Manufacturing (C)

14-16 October

San Diego, California, USA

Mark Stratton, SME Customer Service, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA. Tel:+1 313 271 1500 ext. 506; Fax: +1 313 240 8255; E-mail: stramar@; WWW: http://www.sme.org

FABTECH International '98 (C + E)

3-5 November

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

SME Customer Service, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA.Tel: +1 800 733 4763;Fax: +1 313 271 2861;WWW: http://www.sme.org

This is North America's largest show exhibiting metal forming and fabricating equipment, processes and applications to attendees from over 20 countries. It features two pavillions:welding and outsourcing. Market: USA and more than 50 other countries. Overall projected attendance: 25,000. Sponsors: SME and FMA

BIAS (E)Exhibition of Automation, Instrumentation and Microelectronics

10-14 November

Milan, Italy.

BIAS Secretariat, E.I.O.M. Viale Premuda,2-20129 Milan, Italy. Tel: +39 2 55181842; Fax: +39 2 55184161; E-mail: bias.fairs@

1999

Industrial Technology and Process(E)Mesucora + Interchimie Exhibitions

12-16 April

Paris, France

Comite des Expositions de Paris, 55 Quai Alphone Le Gallo, BP 317, 92107 Boulogne Cedex, France. Tel: +33 1 49 09 60 98; Fax: +33 1 49 09 61 07; E-mail: industrie@comite

If you would like further information about any of the conferences or exhibitions featured in the Diary section, please contact the organizers for that particular event.

Editorial Note: if you are aware of any local, national or international seminars, exhibitions or conferences, the Editor would be pleased to receive this information as early as possible in order to include it in this section of the journal.