14^th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems

Grundlsee, Salzkammergut, Austria
27th July to 2nd August 2025

General Information on the Symposium

Symposium Theme

The International Symposia on Vibrations of Continuous Systems are focused on the vibrations of the fundamental structural elements: strings, rods, beams, membranes, plates, shells, bodies of revolution and other solid bodies of simple geometry. Structures composed of assemblies of structural elements are also of interest, especially if such structures display interesting or unusual response. Many complicating effects are also of interest, to include:

• Free or forced vibration, transient response, e.g., impact, wave propagation or vibration control
• Linear or non-linear, damped or undamped vibration
• Any material type from isotropic to laminated composites
• Multi-field problems with boundary- or body-coupling, e.g., fluid-structure interaction or piezoelectric or thermoelastic interaction with the structural element

The solution methods used may range from analytical to computational, including finite element analyses, as long as the focus is on the vibrational behavior. Overall, presentations are encouraged which provide greater understanding of vibration. Some presentations are desirable on new directions in research, but reviews of older topics, especially if they give new perspective, and presentations of a historical or tutorial nature are also encouraged. The presentations will be made only by invited registrants.

Symposium Format

The Symposium will begin with a welcome reception starting on Sunday, July 27 2025 at the Mondi Resort am Grundlsee. At this reception, a drawing will be made to determine the first speaker for the Monday morning session. All presentations will then be made in alphabetical order of the last names of the remaining conference attendees. In this way, there will be no way to know in advance the day on which an attendee's presentation will be given. As such, attendees will need to attend the Symposium all week.

Presentations, which will be limited to 30 minutes (including discussion), will take place each morning. Following the tradition of the previous Symposia, morning technical presentations, afternoon hikes or excursions in the local area, and, in the evening, further technical discussions and social gatherings.

Throughout the week, afternoon activities such as trips and visits to local attractions will be planned for family members accompanying Symposium attendees. On Friday evening, the Symposium dinner will be held, an event open to all attendees and their guests. Attendees of previous symposia who have since retired are invited to attend for the dinner.

Rough Symposium schedule

Sun. 27th	arrival; welcome reception and lottery drawing at 6pm
Mon. 28th	session 9 to 12 am; afternoon hike; evening session at 7pm
Tue. 29th	session 9 to 12 am; Grundlsee 3-lakes tour; evening session at 7pm
Wed. 30th	session 9 to 12 am; afternoon hike; evening session at 7pm
Thu. 31st	one-day excursion to Hallstatt and Obertraun (Krippenstein)
Fri. 1st	session 9 to 12 am; free afternoon; evening session at 5pm; conference dinner
Sat. 2nd	departure

Symposium Proceedings

A Symposium Proceedings will be published, including 3-page summaries of the presentations to be made. Listings of the presentation topics from the last all Symposia are available by clicking on the above links. The complete proceedings of all the symposia may also be downloaded from those links. So that all participants may get to know one another better, each participant (whether they make a presentation or not) is asked to submit a 1-page biographical sketch, also for publication in the proceedings. A bound copy of the proceedings will be available at the welcoming reception. Summaries and presentations will be in English.

Symposium registration

Participants wishing to make a presentation at the Symposium should prepare a 2-4 pages summary by 31^st March 2025, using the guidelines in the Format, and mail a camera-ready copy to the General Chairman at the address indicated below. All summaries will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee, which may accept the summary as is or return it with a recommendation for revision, possibly to better align the presentation with the Symposium theme. A decision on presentation acceptance is expected in few weeks.

The registration fee of €350 will cover the cost of the welcoming reception, the Symposium proceedings, daily refreshments, transportation for hikes, and dinner at the Symposium banquet. Deadline for registration by filling the online form: 15^st May 2025 (the online form is under preparation). Note that the number of participants is capped at 50, so early registration is advised.
*Please note that above fees are current estimates.

For accompanying guests planning to attend the reception on Sunday evening and the banquet on Friday evening, a fee of €150 will be set to cover these costs. For children or those not attending both functions, the fee can be negotiated with the Local Arrangements Chairman, Yury Vetyukov.

All inquiries about the symposium should be directed to the General Chairman:

Professor Francesco Pellicano
UniversÌtá di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dip. di Ingegneria Enzo Ferrari
Via Pietro Vivarelli, 10 int. 1 41125 Modena, Italy
Tel. +39 0592056154 Fax +39 0592056126
e-mail: francesco.pellicano(at)unimore.it

The pdf-files of the summaries and biographies should be emailed to: francesco.pellicano(at)unimore.it