Announcement & Call for Papers The 5th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering SMN 2015 in conjunction with Cansmart 2015 The International Conference on Smart Materials and Structures 15-17 July, 2015 - Vancouver, BC, Canada The Conference will be preceded by the NATO lecture series on Structural Health Monitoring to be held on Monday & Tuesday 13-14 July 2015. <http://www.cansmart.com> www.cansmart.com The objective of the present meeting is to bring together the best research and applications on smart materials, structures, and nanotechnology for different engineering applications ranging from nano to large scale systems including SHM & NDT. Organizing Committee Prof Afzal Suleman, University of Victoria, Canada Prof. Christian Boller, University of Saarland, Germany Prof. Spilios Fassois, University of Patras, Greece Prof. Claus–Peter Fritzen, University of Siegen, Germany Prof. Alfredo Güemes, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Dr. Malcolm McGugan, RISOE National Laboratory, Denmark Prof. Wieslaw Ostachowicz, Institute of Fluid–Flow Machinery, Poland Prof. Tinh Q. Bui, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. <http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/4641609/ayech-benjeddou> Ayech Benjeddou, Supmeca, France Prof. Vijay K. Varadan, Pen State Univ., PE, USA Prof. Debes Bhattacharyya, University of Auckland, New Zealand Prof. Alison Flatau, University of Maryland, USA Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Jet Propulsion Lab, CA, USA Vincent le Cam, IFSTTAR, France Jorge Orellana, Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada Kirsten Avarmaa, Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada Laura Locklin, Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada Dr. David Zimcik, IAR, NRC, Ottawa, Canada Prof. Emeritus Binu Mukherjee, RMC, Kingston, Canada Dr. Leon Cheng, DRDC, DND, Halifax, Canada Prof. Patrice Masson, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada Prof. Xiaoyi Bao, University of Ottawa, Canada Dr. Eswar Prasad, SensorTech Ltd, Collingwood, Canada Dr. Afshin Sadri, HATCH, Toronto, Canada Dr. Sumitra Rajagopalan, Bioastra Technologies Inc, Montreal, Canada. Prof. Jinsong Leng, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Prof. George Akhras, Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada Venue The Conference and the NATO lecture series will take place at UBC, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Details for the venue and hotels will follow soon. Exhibitors An exhibition will take place during the workshop. Booth space is available for companies and institutions wishing to display their products and services and to develop new contacts and partnerships. Please contact Dr. Akhras at Akhras@xxxxxx Sponsors Sponsors are also sought for various social and technical aspects such as an welcome reception, Keynote lecture(s), attendee tote bags, daily refreshment and lunch breaks, the conference banquet and Grand Prize give-away. The number of Sponsorships is limited. Sponsors can contact Dr. Akhras at Akhras@xxxxxx Invited & Keynote Speakers Leading experts will present the latest developments in their respective fields. Need more Information? Please do not hesitate to contact Prof. George Akhras, Royal Military College of Canada akhras@xxxxxx Deadlines Abstract 17 December 2014 Notification of acceptance 7 January 2015 Full paper 25 March 2015 Notification of acceptance 15 April 2015 We are looking forward to seeing you in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. Instructions for Authors The documents related to the instructions for authors can be found on the website: <http://www.cansmart.com/index.html#instructions> www.cansmart.com Co-chairs Prof. Jinsong Leng, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, <mailto:lengjinsong@xxxxxxxxx> lengjinsong@xxxxxxxxx Prof. George Akhras, Royal Military College of Canada <mailto:akhras@xxxxxx> akhras@xxxxxx Georges Akhras, P.Eng, PhD, FCSCE, FASCE, FEIC Professor of Civil/Mechanical Engineering Director-Centre for Smart Materials and Structures Royal Military College of Canada P.O. Box 17000, STN Forces, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 7B4 Tel (613)-541-6000 ext 6388, Fax (613)-541-6218 <http://www.cansmart.com> www.cansmart.com <http://www.smartmaterials.ca> www.smartmaterials.ca