<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div></div><div><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></div><div>Desde: 22-10-2018</div><div>Hasta: 25-10-2018</div><div>Lugar: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">S.Miguel Azores, Portugal<span> </span></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="WordSection1"><div align="center"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Colleagues,<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">We are pleased to announce the 2nd International Conference on Automotive Composites. After the success of the first edition, ICAutoC 2016, the second edition will be held in Azores, S. Miguel, Portugal from 22 to 25 of October, 2018. ICAutoC2018 will serve as an open forum to bring together and to disseminate knowledge between academics/researchers and industry practitioners. It will be a forum for engineers and applied scientists engaged in composite materials within automotive vehicles to contribute to the field and to disseminate technical information.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Abstracts should be submitted online and should not exceed 350 words (text only).<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The deadline for abstract submission is APRIL 30, 2018.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Selected papers will also be considered for publication in special journal issues of the International Journal of Automotive Composites.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">For update information, please visit the conference website: https://wp.sunderland.ac.uk/icautoc2018/<br>ICAutoC 2018: Special Symposium<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The focus of ICAutoC is to cover all aspects of technology related to Automotive Composites. In addition, and starting form this edition, ICAutoC2018 will produce new SPECIAL symposiums, alongside the main Automotive Composites Theme, providing a unique opportunity for discussion on the opportunities and challenges ahead for automotive industry.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The special symposium for this edition is Automotive Structures.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">We look forward to welcome you in Azores next October.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Yours sincerely,<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Ahmed Elmarakbi<br>Aurelio Araujo<br>(Organizing Committee)<br> </span></p></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>