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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Please disseminate the following communication on the upcoming MECA SENS 2017 conference on your mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Andrew Venter: Chair MECA SENS 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Announcement of MECA SENS 2017 and call for abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Dear Colleague<br>
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The 9th International Conference on Mechanical Stress Evaluation by Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation,
<b>MECA SENS 2017</b>, invites the participation of researchers active in the field of neutron, synchrotron and X-ray strain scanning studies of materials. MECA SENS 2017 is hosted by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) SOC in cooperation with
the International Atomic Energy Agency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We are pleased to announce the following prominent talks during the event:<br>
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<strong>Alain Lodini Plenary lecture</strong>: To be given by a Prof Philip Withers<br>
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<b>Keynote talks:<br>
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· <strong><span style="font-weight:normal">Prof. Cev Noyan</span></strong><b>:</b>
<em>“Saint Venant’s Principle and Effect of Complex Geometries in X-ray and Neutron Strain Analysis”</em><br>
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· <strong><span style="font-weight:normal">Prof. Andrzej Baczmanski</span></strong>:
<em>“Diffraction methods and scale transition model used to study evolution of the intergranular stress and micro-damage phenomenon during elasto-plastic deformation”</em><br>
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These talks will be complemented by Invited Talks within the various conference topics by prominent international experts.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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In addition we envisage holding a "Stress School" for participants new to the field, as well as a visit to the SAFARI-1 research reactor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The conference offers a unique opportunity to overview the most recent developments and capabilities of the diffraction based approaches, complemented by mechanical and image-based techniques. Equal emphasis will be given to measurement, modelling and application
of residual stress data.<br>
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We invite the participation of scientists and engineers from academia, research facilities and industry spanning the scope from well experienced practitioners, instrumentation experts and innovators continuously pushing the envelope of the techniques and applications,
to postgraduate students and researchers new to this exciting field.<br>
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Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed and published in a topical international journal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Important dates:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">• First call for abstracts: 01 February 2017<br>
• Abstract submission closes: 15 March 2017<br>
• Abstract acceptance notification: 15 April 2017<br>
• Early bird registration: 1 May 2017<br>
• Regular registration: 31 July 2017<br>
• Manuscript submission: 01 September 2017<br>
• Stress School: 18 September 2017<br>
• MECASENS 9: 19 – 21 September 2017<br>
• SAFARI-1 visit: 22 September 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>CONFERENCE WEBSITE</b><br>
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">CALL FOR ABSTRACTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">Abstract submissions are open till 15 March 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">MARKETING, SPONSORSHIP and EXHIBITION INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">MECA SENS 2017 provides excellent opportunities to market your organizations, products and services. We have various marketing, sponsorship and exhibition packages
available. For more information, please refer to the MECA SENS 2017 Sponsorship and Exhibition Prospectus on the website or contact the conference secretariat
<a href="mailto:mecasens@ie.co.za">mecasens@ie.co.za</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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