<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><br></div><div><br></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #00823b;" data-mce-style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #00823b;">ECCOMAS ECCM-ECFD 2018 – Submission of abstracts</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red; mso-fareast-language: ES;"><img width="624" height="132" id="Imagen_x0020_1" dfsrc="cid:image001.jpg@01D35C7C.DBC1AF00" src="/service/home/~/?id=261723&part=2&auth=co" data-mce-src="/service/home/~/?id=261723&part=2&auth=co"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: red;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><br>On behalf of the organisers of the joint <b>ECCM - ECFD 2018</b> Conferences we invite you to participate in this distinguished scientific and technical event celebrating the 25th anniversary of ECCOMAS. <br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">We are confident that our joint conferences will be a forum to communicate and share new ideas and methods that will foster development in computational methods and their applications in mechanics, engineering and the applied sciences. <br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;" data-mce-style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The congress will also give you the opportunity to visit Scotland and experience its rich legacy in science, mathematics and engineering. The joint conferences will take place at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow - a historic and cultural city with magnificent architecture, on the doorstep of some of the world's most beautiful scenery. <b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #00823b;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #00823b;">Deadline for abstract submission is 15 December 2017</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Authors are invited to submit electronically their abstracts to any of the scheduled Minisymposia, through the Conference web site, before <strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">December 15, 2017 </span></strong></span><strong></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><br>Abstracts should outline the main features, results and conclusions as well as their general significance, and contain relevant references.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><br>Template and further information is available at <a href="http://www.eccm-ecfd2018.org/frontal/default.asp" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.eccm-ecfd2018.org/frontal/default.asp">http://www.eccm-ecfd2018.org</a><span style="color: #0070c0;" data-mce-style="color: #0070c0;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><br>If you require more information, please contact the secretariat: <a href="mailto:eccm-ecfd2018_sec@cimne.upc.edu" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:eccm-ecfd2018_sec@cimne.upc.edu">eccm-ecfd2018_sec@cimne.upc.edu</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">We look forward to welcoming you to Glasgow on <b>11 - 15th June, 2018.</b><br></span></p><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">René de Borst, Jason Reese & Chris Pearce<br><i>Co-Chairs & General Secretary of ECCM - ECFD 2018</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></b></p><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p></div><div><br></div></body></html>