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

技术：这笔赠款将部分支持第五届先进材料加工和制造国际会议(Thermec‘2006)。会议安排在2006年7月4日至8日，会议地点在加拿大温哥华。2006年Thermec的主要焦点是先进材料的加工和制造，主要是金属材料。会议将集中讨论用于结构和适应性应用的金属的加工和性能方面的新趋势。非技术性：之前的四次会议分别于1988年、1997年、2000年和2003年在日本、澳大利亚、美国和西班牙举行。尖端研究正在北美各地的学术、政府和工业实验室进行；因此，温哥华被选为2006年Thermec的会议地点。这次会议的资金主要通过注册费筹集(主要来源)，此外还有政府和工业支持。NSF申请的资金将用于支持研究生和教师在他们职业生涯的早期阶段进入美国。温哥华是一个昂贵的城市，否则交通费和注册费将使学生的参与在经济上相当困难。NSF的这种支持将增加他们参加2006年Thermec会议并发表科学报告的机会。

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.