8 ^th International Symposium on Vibrations of Continuous Systems

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, July 18-22, 2011

Introduction to the Symposium

The 8^th ISVCS will take place 17-22 July 2011 in the Olympic city of Whistler, British Columbia at the Delta Whistler Village Suites. Typical days at the Symposium will consist of morning technical presentations, with afternoon hikes or excursions in the local area, and, in the evening, further technical discussions and social gatherings. The various outings and social gatherings provide important opportunities for relaxed and informal discussion of technical and not-so-technical topics surrounded by the natural beauty of the Canadian Coastal Range.

View of Whistler, British Columbia

This web site describes the Symposium and the location in considerable detail. Note that attendance is limited to 50 attendees, with a maximum of 40 peer-reviewed presentations. The first 40 who register with the intent to make a presentation will be accepted, pending acceptance of the presentation abstract. The remaining attendees will be admitted based on the date of registration. The abstract deadline is 1 February 2011, but earlier submission is highly recommended-as is payment of the registration fee and reservation of a hotel room.

Please note that unlike most conferences, attendees are expected to stay for the entire five days of the symposium. To ensure this, although the presentations will be made in alphabetical order of the speakers' last names, the first speaker will be decided by a "lottery" drawing at the welcoming reception. As such, it will be impossible to know the date of any presentation until that time. The welcoming reception will be held at the conference venue, the Delta Whistler Village Suites, at 6 p.m. on the Sunday evening before the Symposium begins, 17 July.

For more information about this Symposium or any of our past Symposia, click on any of the above links.

Individuals interested in taking part in this Symposium should write to:

          Mark S. Ewing
          Aerospace Engineering University of Kansas
          1530 West 15th St.
          Lawrence, KS 66045
          USA

          e-mail: mewing@ku.edu      Phone: 785-864-4267      Fax: 785-864-3597

Letters should be accompanied by a one-page summary of the writer's research accomplishments (including a list of published books, papers, reports, etc.) in the theme of this Symposium.