<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></div><div><b data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; <br>color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; <br>color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">WCCM</span></b><br></div><div class="moz-forward-container"><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; <br>color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; <br>color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> XII & APCOM VI– A great success</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The joint </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><a href="http://www.wccm-apcom2016.org/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.wccm-apcom2016.org/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; <br> mso-fareast-language: KO;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; <br> mso-fareast-language: KO;">12<sup>th</sup><br> World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XII)<br> and the 6<sup>th</sup> Asia-Pacific Congress on<br> Computational Mechanics (APCOM VI</span></i></a></span><strong><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; <br>font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; <br> mso-fareast-language: KO;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; <br>font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; <br> mso-fareast-language: KO;">)</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; <br> color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; <br> color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(24<br> – 29 July 2016, Seoul, Korea)</i> was a great success.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Over 2000 participants met in Seoul, coming<br> from 49 countries and regions. The scientific program<br> consisted of 37 Plenary and Semi-Plenary Lectures, 174<br> Minisymposia and 352 sessions. <br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> IACM thanks Professor <strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: <br>Helvetica; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: <br>Helvetica; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sung Kie Youn,<br> Chairman of the Congress,</span></strong> Professors </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; <br>mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; <br>mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Soo Won Chae, Yoon Young Kim and Oh Joon<br> Kwon (</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; <br> color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; 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color: #363535; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; <br> mso-fareast-language: KO;">Moon Ki Kim and Ik<br> Jin Lee</span><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: <br> bold;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: <br> bold;">(Secretaries) and all the people<br> involved in the organization of the congress.</span></strong></p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: <br> bold;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; 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mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; <br> mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; <br> mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">USNCCM14 Minisymposium<br> Proposal Submission Deadline Extended<br></span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; 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mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> The deadline to submit a minisymposium proposal for the 14th<br> U.S. National Congress for Computational Mechanics to be held<br> in Montreal next summer has been <strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">extended<br> to </span><span></span></strong><span class="gmail-aqj"><b>Friday, September 30, 2016</b></span></span>. <br><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">To<br> submit your proposal online, go to: <a href="http://14.usnccm.org/minisymposia-proposal-submissions" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://14.usnccm.org/minisymposia-proposal-submissions"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">http://14.usnccm.org/minisymposia-proposal-submissions</span></a>.<br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><br> If you have any questions, please contact us at <a href="mailto:usnccm14@usacm.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:usnccm14@usacm.org"><span style="color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="color: black; <br> mso-themecolor: text1;">usnccm14@usacm.org</span></a>.<br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><br> We look forward to seeing you at USNCCM14.<br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><br> Sincerely,<br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; 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