<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><br></div><div><b data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #0070c0;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #0070c0;">ECCOMAS Announcements – November 2016</span></b><br></div><div class="moz-forward-container"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; 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: <br> Arial; color: black; 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: <br> Arial; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You<br> will find below the announcement of upcoming international <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" data-mce-style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>events organized under the<br> auspices of ECCOMAS. </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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;">Full information is posted on </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="file:///%5C%5C192.168.170.6%5Ccongresos%5Ccongresos%5CAsociaciones%5CECCOMAS%5CDissemination%20mails%5C2016%5Cwww.eccomas.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="file:///%5C%5C192.168.170.6%5Ccongresos%5Ccongresos%5CAsociaciones%5CECCOMAS%5CDissemination%20mails%5C2016%5Cwww.eccomas.org"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;">www.eccomas.org</span></a></span><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; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" 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; 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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout; position: relative; z-index: 251663360; left: -3px; <br> top: 7px; width: 584px; height: 14px;" data-mce-style="mso-ignore: vglayout; position: relative; z-index: 251663360; left: -3px; <br> top: 7px; width: 584px; height: 14px;"><img dfsrc="cid:part2.A65708D6.5C0F9431@cimne.upc.edu" src="/service/home/~/?id=225739&part=2.2&auth=co" height="7" width="584" data-mce-src="/service/home/~/?id=225739&part=2.2&auth=co"></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;"> </span></p><br style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" clear="ALL" data-mce-style="mso-ignore: vglayout;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.cism.it/courses/2017/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.cism.it/courses/2017/"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; <br> color: #4F81BD; mso-themecolor: accent1;" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; <br> color: #4F81BD; mso-themecolor: accent1;">CISM-ECCOMAS<br> International Summer School 2017 </span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: <br>'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: <br>'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"></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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> ES; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;" 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-ansi-language: <br> ES; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"><img dfsrc="cid:part4.9CA81577.03C50F66@cimne.upc.edu" src="/service/home/~/?id=225739&part=2.3&auth=co" height="136" border="0" width="567" data-mce-src="/service/home/~/?id=225739&part=2.3&auth=co"></span><span style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br> mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br> mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; <br> color: #4F81BD; mso-themecolor: accent1;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; <br> color: #4F81BD; mso-themecolor: accent1;">Novel<br> Finite Element Technologies for Solids and Structures</span></b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; <br>font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 9.0pt; <br>font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><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;" lang="EN-GB" 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; <br> color: black;">Udine, Italy - September 18 -<br> 22, 2017</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br>mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br>mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; <br> margin-left: 0cm; background: white;" data-mce-style="margin-top: 6.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; <br> margin-left: 0cm; background: white;"><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; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" 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; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black;">Coordinators: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; <br> margin-left: 0cm; background: white;" data-mce-style="margin-top: 6.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; <br> margin-left: 0cm; background: white;"><b><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; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" 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; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; color: black;">Jörg Schröder </span></b><i><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: <br> Helvetica; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" 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: <br> Helvetica; color: black;">(University of<br> Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany) </span></i><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: <br> Helvetica; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" 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: <br> Helvetica; color: black;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; <br> margin-left: 0cm;" data-mce-style="margin-top: 6.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; <br> margin-left: 0cm;"><b><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: <br> Helvetica; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" 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: <br> Helvetica; color: black;">Paulo de Mattos Pimenta<br></span></b><i><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;" lang="EN-GB" 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; <br> color: black;">(Polytechnic School - University<br> of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-no-proof: yes;"></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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout; position: relative; z-index: 251665408; left: -3px; <br> top: 2px; width: 623px; height: 9px;" data-mce-style="mso-ignore: vglayout; position: relative; z-index: 251665408; left: -3px; <br> top: 2px; width: 623px; height: 9px;"><img dfsrc="cid:part5.44A9F41D.9A7E935C@cimne.upc.edu" src="/service/home/~/?id=225739&part=2.4&auth=co" height="7" width="623" data-mce-src="/service/home/~/?id=225739&part=2.4&auth=co"></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;"> </span></p><br style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" clear="ALL" data-mce-style="mso-ignore: vglayout;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #4f81bd; <br> mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #4f81bd; <br> mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ECCOMAS<br> Thematic Conferences 2017</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; 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font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> 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;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7<sup>th</sup> Conference on</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;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><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;">Computational<br> Methods in Marine Engineering</span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">May 15-17, 2017, Nantes, France</span></i></strong></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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;">The objective of </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:http://congress.cimne.com/marine2017/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:http://congress.cimne.com/marine2017/"><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: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; <br>mso-themetint: 153; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; <br>mso-themetint: 153; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;">Marine 2017</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> is to be a<br> meeting place for researchers developing computational methods<br> and scientists and engineers focusing on challenging<br> applications in marine engineering.</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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> </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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;">By <i>marine<br> engineering</i> we include applications within the maritime<br> and offshore industry as well as scientific and engineering<br> challenges related to the marine environment. The conference<br> goal is to make a step forward in the formulation and<br> computational solution of marine engineering problems<br> accounting for all the complex couplings involved in the<br> physical description of the problems.</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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> </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;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; 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mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">will take place on <b>5 – 8 June 2017 in Madrid,<br> Spain.</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;" data-mce-style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; 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-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;" data-mce-style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br> mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br> mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SMART 2017 will host two simultaneous parallel<br> Conferences, the 8th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart<br> Structures and the 6th International Conference on Smart<br> Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering. Only one<br> registration will be needed to attend both Conferences and to<br> get both Proceedings. You do not need to make any selection<br> when registering through this website. </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;" data-mce-style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br> mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: <br>11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; <br> mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;">The ECCOMAS<br> Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials (SMART<br> 2017) will be the eighth in a series that started in 2003 and<br> has progressed successfully over the years.</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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;" 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: <br>'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br> minor-latin; color: black;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: <br>'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br> minor-latin; color: black;">Submission of<br> abstracts:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br> minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" 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;"></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;" lang="EN-GB" 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;">Authors are invited to submit individual<br> contributions to the Conference.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></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;" lang="EN-GB" 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;">Registration and submission of abstracts will be<br> through the web site. Full information is available </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://congress.cimne.com/smart2017/frontal/Registration.asp" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://congress.cimne.com/smart2017/frontal/Registration.asp"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #548dd4; <br>mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #548dd4; <br>mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; 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mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;" data-mce-style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;" data-mce-style="mso-bidi-font-style: 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;" lang="EN-GB" 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;">July<br> 5 – 7 - Lecce, Italy </span></i></b><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;" lang="EN-GB" 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;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" data-mce-style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;" data-mce-style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Conference organizers: Giorgio Zavarise and Peter<br> Wriggers</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;" data-mce-style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;" data-mce-style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: <br> 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-ansi-language: <br> EN-US;">The aim of the Conference is to provide an<br> international forum for all who are concerned with modern<br> computational techniques and applications in the field of<br> contact mechanics. The participants will have the opportunity<br> to discuss recent advances and identify future research<br> directions in the field. Sessions related to specific topics<br> will be introduced by a keynote lecture.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;" data-mce-style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;" data-mce-style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Conference will take place in the beautiful<br> baroque city of Lecce, the "Florence of the South".</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;" data-mce-style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; <br> text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Prospective speakers are invited to submit<br> contributions, in the form of <i>two-page abstracts</i>, on<br> any of the Conference topics. Directions for submission and<br> registration, as well as further information on the event, can<br> all be found on the Conference webpage, </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://icccm2017.unisalento.it" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://icccm2017.unisalento.it"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: <br>'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: <br>'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: <br>minor-latin; color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">icccm2017.unisalento.it</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; <br>mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. </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; 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<br>color: #4F81BD; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Upcoming deadlines!</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: #4f81bd; <br> mso-themecolor: accent1;" lang="EN-GB" 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: #4f81bd; <br> mso-themecolor: accent1;"></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: <br> Helvetica;" lang="EN-GB" 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: <br> Helvetica;">Online registration start: </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: <br> minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" 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;"></span><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: Helvetica;" lang="EN-GB" 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: Helvetica;">December 01, 2016</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></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: <br> Helvetica;" lang="EN-GB" 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: <br> Helvetica;">Submission deadline for the two-pages<br> abstract: </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;" lang="EN-GB" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><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: <br> Helvetica;" lang="EN-GB" 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: <br> Helvetica;">March 03, 2017</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; 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