Support for Thermec 2006 International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials

技术：该资助将部分支持第五届先进材料加工与制造国际会议（Thermec'2006）。会议时间为2006年7月4日至8日，会议地点为加拿大温哥华。2006年Thermec的主要焦点是先进材料的加工和制造，主要是金属。会议将重点讨论结构和适应性应用中金属加工和性能的新趋势。非技术：早先的四次会议分别于1988年、1997年、2000年和2003年在日本、澳大利亚、美国和西班牙举行。北美各地的学术、政府和工业实验室正在进行尖端研究；因此，选择温哥华作为2006年的会议地点。除了政府和工业支助外，会议的资金主要通过登记费（主要来源）筹集。申请的NSF资金将用于支持研究生在其职业生涯早期阶段在美国的参与和教职员工。温哥华是一个昂贵的城市，交通费和注册费将使学生参加相当困难的经济。NSF的支持将增加他们参加Thermec'2006并做科学报告的机会。

TECHNICAL: The grant will partially support the Fifth International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials (Thermec'2006). The conference schedule is July 4-8, 2006, and the conference venue is Vancouver, Canada. The primary focus of Thermec'2006 is on the processing and manufacturing of advanced materials, primarily for metals. The conference will focus on the emerging trends in processing and properties of metals for structural and adaptive applications. NON-TECHNICAL: Four of the earlier conferences were held in Japan, Australia, US, and Spain in 1988, 1997 and 2000, and 2003, respectively. Cutting-edge research is being carried out in academic, government, and industrial laboratories throughout North America; hence the choice of Vancouver as the conference venue for Thermec'2006. Funds for the conference are being raised mainly through registration fees (primary source), in addition to government and industrial support. The requested NSF funds will be used to support graduate students' participation and faculty in the US at the early stages of their professional career. Vancouver being an expensive city, the travel cost and registration fee would otherwise make student's participation quite difficult financially. This NSF support would enhance their chance to attend Thermec'2006 to make scientific presentations.