Co-Chairs:
Prof. V.K. Dhir, UCLA, USA
Prof. J. Straub, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Prof. H. Ohta, Kyushu University, Japan
Prof. R.W. Smith, Queen's University, Canada

Conference Objectives
The main objectives of the conference are to exchange technical information and ideas among the various scientists and engineers working in Microgravity Fluid, Thermal, Biological, and Materials Sciences. These areas have become important to various disciplines within the broader realm of Microgravity research. The conference will address the crosscutting aspects of microgravity science and technology and provide a forum for the synthesis of knowledge that has been acquired of the last several years. It will effectively cover the growing interdisciplinary aspects of Microgravity Science and Technology.

Background
With several Space-Shuttle experiments that have been conducted over the last 10-15 years, significant new insights have been gained into various physical phenomena under microgravity conditions. There is, at present, a need to provide direction for microgravity research in which fluid flow, combustion, and other transport processes form a common basis for many investigations. For example, in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Processing, fluid, thermal and mass-transport aspects have gained primacy among various researchers, and the sharing and complementing of expertise has become a necessity for technical progress. In addition with long-term manned space missions in the near future, technical problems encompassing several of these disciplines have been envisioned. The conference will provide for the free flow of ideas under this common theme, and provide a focus on the interdisciplinary aspects.

Scope of the Conference
This is the second Conference dedicated on this emerging field of Microgravity Transport Processes organized by the United Engineering Foundation. The Foundation has recognized the importance of providing a forum for the exchange of ideas from various types of research organizations (universities, government laboratories and private industries).

Conference Format
The Conference will be held for 5 days, beginning on Sunday evening. Sessions may be scheduled in the mornings, afternoons, and/or evenings, with breaks in the formal program to allow small group interactions. Each session will have 1 or 2 invited lectures and 4 to 5 short presentations followed by a panel discussion. There will be no parallel sessions. All participants will stay at the Conference site. The Conference registration fee will include complete room and board, proceedings and other related conference material, and two coffee/tea breaks per day. This format employed in United Engineering Foundation Conferences allows maximum interaction, discussion and networking among the Conference participants.

All those who will participate in the Conference should understand that they are expected to make contributions throughout the Conference. These contributions may be oral or written, formal or informal, with the goal that every participant contributes positively to the discussions and the success of the Conference.

Submission, Selection, Publication and Presentation of Contributed Papers
Researchers, users, manufacturers, designers and contractors are invited to submit the abstracts and eventually papers for this unique Conference. Abstracts should be submitted electronically following the instructions given in On-line Abstract Submission. If unable to submit the abstract electronically, please contact the Foundation.

United Engineering Foundation Conferences
United Engineering Foundation Conferences were established in 1962 to provide an opportunity for the exploration of problems and issues of concern to engineers from many disciplines. The format of the Conference provides morning and evening sessions in which major presentations are made. Time is available during the afternoons for ad hoc meetings and informal discussions and is designed to enhance rapport among participants and prompt dialogue on the developments of the meeting. We believe the Conferences have been instrumental in generating ideas and disseminating information to a greater extent than is possible through more conventional forums. All participants are expected to contribute actively to the discussions.

Conference Organization
Chair & Scientific Secretary:
Prof. S.S. Sadhal, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Olin Hall OHE-430, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1453, USA,
Phone: +1-213-740-0492, FAX: +1-213-740-8071, E-mail: sadhal@usc.edu

Co-Chairs:
Prof. V.K. Dhir, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Phone: +1-310-825-8507, Fax: +1-310-206-4830, E-mail:vdhir@seas.ucla.edu
Prof. R.W. Smith, Department of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. E-mail: smithrw@post.queensu.ca
Prof. H. Ohta, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Phone: +81-92-642-3489, Fax: +81-92-642-3752, E-mail: ohta@aero.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Prof. J. Straub, Institut fur Thermodynamic A, Technical University Muenchen, Garching, Germany
Phone: +49-89-289-16234, Fax: +49-89-289-16218, E-mail: straub@therm-a.mw.tu-muenchen.de

Conference Scientific Committee
Professor C.T. Avedisian, Cornell University, USA . cta2@cornell.edu
Professor P.S. Ayyaswamy, University of Pennsylvania, USA. ayya@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, USA bala@grc.nasa.gov
Dr. B. Carpenter, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC, USA bcarpent@mail.hq.nasa.gov
Professor Y. Fujita, Kyushu University, Japan. fujita@mech.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Dr. W. Grassi, Universita di Pisa, Italy. w.grassi@ing.unipi.it
Professor K. Rezkallah, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. kamiel@engr.USask.Ca
Professor F.W. Schmidt, Ex Officio, Pennsylvania State University, USA. fws@psu.edu
Dr. N. Searby, NASA Ames Research Center nsearby@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Harvard-MIT, USA. gordana@mit.edu

The Banff Centre is a smoke-free work environment. Smoking is permitted in specific locations only. There is no smoking at any UEF conference function (technical or social).

Banff National Park with its scenic mountains, glaciers, rivers and lakes surrounds the Centre on all sides and offers truly breathtaking opportunities for outdoor adventure, wildlife viewing and sightseeing. For those who plan to extend their stay, popular day-trips are to Lake Louise, the Icefield Parkway (the highway joining Banff and Jasper National Parks which runs along a chain of massive icefields and straddles the continental divide), and Johnston Canyon, the site of waterfalls and springs. The temperatures in mid July average 20^oC - 25°C, but nights can be significantly cooler. Come prepared!

The town of Banff is 125 kilometers west of Calgary (approximately a 1-1/2 hour drive) and the Calgary International Airport. The regular bus (motor coach) services are available directly from the airport or downtown Calgary.

Venue
Banff is high [1400 m] in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park. People unaccustomed to high altitutdes may temporarily experience shortness of breath and dizziness, particularly with physical exercise. The Banff Centre for Conferences (www.banffcentre.ab.ca) is located in the town of Banff.

An optional afternoon tour during the conference is planned. More information will be available during registration. However, the conference provides an excellent opportunity to combine business and pleasure in Alberta either before or after the conference. Among the opportunities, you can drive the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper; see majestic mountain peaks, emerald-green lakes and roaring waterfalls; walk on the sky-high Athabasca Glacier of the Columbia Icefield; visit Johnston Canyon or Takakkaw Falls or other places of scenic beauty.

Within a comfortable driving distance of Banff in a leisurely 5 to 7-day loop, with lots of stops, are Lake Louise, Jasper, Mount Robson, Edmonton [with West Edmonton Mall], Drumheller [The Royal Tyrell Museum with dinosaurs galore] and Calgary. Other longer or shorter adventures trips are possible.

For more information on the Banff/Lake Louise area, go to www.banfflakelouise.com

Transportation to Banff
The Calgary International Airport services daily flights from most major centers in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Orient. Major car rental companies are also located at the airport and in Calgary and Banff. From the Calgary Airport, one would follow signs to the TransCanada Highway (Route 1) that goes directly to Banff.

Modern, comfortable motor coach service is available directly from the airport. There are two companies that offer transportation:

• Brewster Transportation and Tours (From Canada and the U.S., call 1-800-661-1152; from other areas, call 1-403-762-6767); Brewster leaves the airport at 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm daily and costs $36 Canadian for the two hour trip. Vist their website (http://www.brewster.ca/aiporter/) for the current schedule.
• Banff Airporter Service (1-888-449-2901) offers trips in 14-passenger vans with 8 daily departures 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:30 pm, and 10:30 pm. Visit their website (http://www.banffairporter.com) for their current schedule. Reservations not necessary but recommended. The cost is $36 Canadian.

For additional up-to-date information, go to the www.banfflakelouise.com and link to "Getting Here".

For the return trip from the Banff Center to the airport, all the bus companies require reservations at least 24 hours prior to departure. As the return schedule may change, we advise you to check departure times when you make your reservation to Banff.

National Park Permit
A permit costing $10 Canadian per day for each of the first two persons in private vehicles is payable on entering the park. Alternatively an annual permit of $70 for a vehicle may be a better buy. Park Passes must be purchased at the entrance to Banff National Park. For persons traveling by motor coach, the park entrance fee is usually covered in the coach fare.

Early Bird Fees - for registrations received before August 15, 2001:

• Participant (single occupancy or sharing room with a guest) US $ 1595.00
• Participant (sharing a room with another participant) US $ 1295.00
• bona fide graduate student (sharing room with another participant) US $ 920.00
• Guest (full conference menu plan) US $ 440.00

Fees for registrations received after August 15, 2001

• Participant (single occupancy or sharing room with a guest) US $ 1695.00
• Participant (sharing a room with another participant) US $ 1395.00
• bona fide graduate student (sharing room with another participant) US $1020.00
• Guest (full conference menu plan) US $ 440.00

*The number of graduate students attending the conference is limited. Students must send a letter from their advisor or a photocopy of their student ID card along with their registration.
** Guests are not permitted to attend conference sessions or discussion groups.

Note: If a guest does not wish to participate in any of the conference activities (meals, socials), she or he may buy meals separately at the Banff Centre or nearby restaurants. In that case, there would be no charge from the Foundation; however, the Banff Centre does charge a $5/day resort fee which would be payable directly to the Banff Centre.

Please fax or send us your registration form as soon as possible.

All participants are required to complete and return the enclosed registration form and payment information form (an Adobe pdf file) by August 24, 2001. There is a discounted price for registering before this date and, in addition, we cannot guarantee hotel space for any registrations received after this date.

All conference payments must be received by August 31, 2001. We can only guarantee you a room at the hotel if payment for the conference has been received by this date. ROOM RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE MADE WITHOUT PREPAYMENT, PURCHASE ORDER, OR SIGNED ORGANIZATIONAL PLEDGE OF PAYMENT.

Because of contractual obligations made with the hotel for room and meal functions, no shows, late arrivals, missed meals and early departures cannot receive fee adjustments.

The Foundation will reserve your accomodations for the conference period. If you wish to guarantee pre or post conference accomodations see attached
Pre and Post Conference Reservation Request Form (An Adobe pdf file).

Payment must be made by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex), check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars, payable to the UNITED ENGINEERING FOUNDATION. Checks or money orders in any other currencies are NOT ACCEPTABLE. Payment is to be sent to:

WIRE TRANSFER PAYMENT INFORMATION:

Account Name: Bank: ABA: BIC: Account Number:

United Engineering Foundation Chase Manhattan Bank Midtown East Region 111 West 40th Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10018 021-0000-21 CHASUS33 014-1-141929

Important: To help UEF track the receipt of your wire transfer internally and credit your payment, we ask you to send a brief message (email, fax or with registration card/payment information form) with the following information:
  1. your name and organization
  2. date the payment was made
  3. name of bank from which you made the wire transfer payment
  4. wire transfer reference number
  5. total payment amount
  6. specific reference about the payment (i.e. invoice number, conference title)
OR fax a copy of your actual wire transfer to our office

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation must be received in writing at least two weeks prior to the start of the conference in order for a full refund to be issued. Cancellations received thereafter are subject to a $200 cancellation fee and any direct expenses incurred by the Foundation. A transfer of registration may be made at any time.

If you have a disability and may require accommodation in order to participate fully in this conference, please make a note on the registration card. A Foundation representative will contact you to discuss your specific needs.

If you have special dietary requirements (e.g., vegetarian or a food allergy), please make a note on your registration card. The chef needs to know this information in advance if we are to accommodate you.

Should you have specific questions regarding your registration, please contact Donna Milone at the United Engineering Foundation at 1-212-591-7836. You may also send your questions by fax (1-212-591-7441) or e-mail (engfnd@aol.com).

Information on United Engineering Foundation Conferences can be found on the UEF web site: http://www.engfnd.org