General Announcement
And Call for Papers
Abstracts due: September 21, 2001

For additional information see http://www.lttc.coppe.ufrj.br/4icipe/

CONFERENCE SCOPE
The main objective of the conference is to bring together researchers from different world regions, dealing with different inverse problem applications and with its theoretical aspects, for the presentation of their most recent research results and for the technical discussion of their findings. Despite traditionally having the heat transfer community as the leading organizing group, such conference reaches a much broader scope; its hallmarks are the multidisciplinary nature and the innumerous opportunities for technical interactions among the participants.

The conference will emphasize a broad range of deterministic, statistical, mathematical, computational and experimental approaches, which can be applied to the solution of inverse problems and to the design of experiments. The topics listed below give a general guideline for possible contributions:

Contributions dealing with practical applications of inverse problems are encouraged, such as in petrochemistry, aeronautics, astronautics, medicine, groundwater flow, materials processing, remote sensing, non-destructive evaluation, etc.

SUBMISSION, SELECTION, PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION OF CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Original papers are invited on the above general topics. Authors should submit a one-page abstract by September 21, 2001.Abstracts should be submitted electronically following the instructions given in On-line Abstract Submission. If you have any difficulties to submit the abstract electronically, please send it by express-mail to the conference chair. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be sent the Author's Kit, which will include detailed instructions for the preparation of their manuscripts.

The papers submitted will be evaluated by two competent reviewers in the area. Only the accepted papers that are effectively presented in the conference will appear in the proceedings. The proceedings will be published as a bound volume and sent to the conference participants through airmail within four months after the conference is finished. A book of abstracts and a CD-ROM containing all accepted papers will be available for the participants during registration. Authors may consider their papers for further review and possible publication in the journal Inverse Problems in Engineering (http://www.gbhap.com/journals/210/210-top.htm). When submitting the full papers to the conference, the authors should indicate if they want to submit the papers to the Inverse Problems in Engineering journal as well. In this case, the review process will be more stringent and a third evaluation of the paper will be requested.

The conference will be organized in the traditional United Engineering Foundation format. Daily oral and poster sessions will be held in the mornings and evenings. Afternoons will be free for recreation and technical interactions among the participants. Tutorial sessions will be scheduled and keynote lecturers from different research fields will be invited.

IMPORTANT DATES

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chair: H. R. B. Orlande (Brazil).
Co-chairs: F. M. Ramos (Brazil), A. F. Emery (USA), M. Raynaud (France) and S. Kubo (Japan).
F. Landis (ex officio), K. A. Woodbury (USA), J-E. Nordtvedt (Norway), P. P. B. de Oliveira (Brazil),
G. Guimarães (Brazil) and N. J. Ruperti Jr. (Brazil).

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Honorary Members: J. V. Beck (USA), O. M. Alifanov (Russia) and M. N. Ozisik (USA).

A. Yagola (Russia), A. El Badia (France), A. J. Kassab (USA), A. Nenarokomov (Russia), A. Denisov (Russia), A. J. Silva Neto (Brazil), B. Blackwell (USA), C. J. S. Alves (Portugal), C. H. Huang (Taiwan), C. LeNiliot (France), D. Maillet (France), D. Lesnic (UK), D. Petit (France), D. Delaunay (France), D. Murio (USA), E. Massoni (France), E. A. Artioukhine (France), G. Chavent (France), G. S. Dulikravich (USA), H. F. C. Velho (Brazil), H. Busby (USA), H. D. Bui (France), H. Engl (Austria), H. Sobieczky (Germany), H. Reinhardt (Germany), I. Egorov (Russia), J. C. Batsale (France), J. Howell (USA), K. Onishi (Japan), K. Dowding (USA), L. Barichello (Brazil), L. C. Santos (Brazil), M. Bertero (Italy), M. Bonnet (France), M. Tanaka (Japan), N. Z. Sun (USA), N. Zabaras (USA), N. Roberty (Brazil), N. McCormick (USA), P. Husbands (UK), T. Burczynski (Poland), A. T. Watson (USA), W. S. Kim (South Korea), Y. Jarny (France).

ATTENDANCE AT THE CONFERENCE
In order to make possible the technical interactions among all participants, the attendance at this conference will be limited and by invitation only. If you wish an invitation to attend, please complete and return the attached application form (form to be faxed or mailed) (on-line form to be e-mailed).

CO-SPONSORS
UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), ABCM (Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences), SBMAC (Brazilian Society of Applied and Computational Mathematics), Gordon & Breach, CNPq, CAPES and FAPERJ.

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.

UNITED ENGINEERING FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS FOR NEW PROFESSIONALS
The United Engineering Foundation sponsors a Conference Fellowship program. Applicants are limited to those currently active in engineering or related professions with a direct interest in the conference topic. They must be within ten years of their B.Sc. degree at the time their applications are submitted. The stipend is sufficient to cover the conference registration fee and on-site room and board. Transportation expenses are not included. Application information may be obtained from the WWW or by fax from the Foundation (1-212-591-7441) and must be submitted by February 26, 2002.

The conference site is located about 100 kilometers (70 miles) from the Rio de Janeiro International Airport, in the south coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. For the conference participants, the destination shall be the Rio de Janeiro International Airport. It is served by major airline carriers, with everyday flights from many cities in North America, Europe and Asia. Most international flights arrive in Rio de Janeiro in the morning. Transportation will be provided by the organization from the Rio de Janeiro International Airport to the conference site on Sunday morning (May 26) in air-conditioned buses or vans, with bilingual guides. Also, transportation from the conference site to the Rio de Janeiro International Airport will be provided for the conference participants and guests on the last day of the conference (May 31).

Pre- and post-conference tours for the city of Rio de Janeiro or other Brazilian cities are available. For more details on tours and on air transportation discounted tickets, please contact the official travel agent for the conference, KSK Tours (http://www.ksk.com.br).

Brazil requests visas for several countries, including the United States. Please, check with the Brazilian Embassy in your country if you need a visa to be admitted to Brazil, at least three months before the conference.

South American participants affiliated to ABCM (Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences) or SBMAC (Brazilian Society of Applied and Computational Mathematics), as well as graduate students, qualify as a Special Participant. For participants not staying in the hotel, a special fee of U$ 300.00 will be charged (meals not included).

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