SECOND WORLD CONFERENCE on STRUCTURAL CONTROL

DATES: 28 June - 1 July 1998. The first day will be scheduled for the registration and the welcoming party.

LOCATION: Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan

ORGANIZED BY: International Association for Structural Control (IASC)

SPONSORING ASSOCIATIONS:

• Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
• Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ)
• Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
• Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATIONS:

• Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

OBJECTIVES: The Conference seeks to bring together engineers, scientists, architects, builders and others interested in the general field of active, hybrid and passive vibration control, health monitoring and damage detection, intelligent/smart materials and systems of buildings, civil infrastructures, and space structures under the action of earthquakes, wind and man-made loads.

LOCATION: The Conference will be held at Kyoto International Conference Hall (KICH) in Japan. It is located in the scenic north area of Kyoto city. The address is: Kyoto International Conference Hall (KICH) Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, JAPAN

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: The official language for the Conference sessions will be English. No translation service will be arranged. The Proceedings will be published in English.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM: The Conference will include

1. Keynote Lectures presented by world authorities in structural control and monitoring;
2. State-of-the-Art Reports prepared by well-known specialists in specific topics;
3. Oral Sessions consisting of conventional oral presentation and discussion of papers;
4. Special Theme Sessions consisting of workshops to discuss specific subjects arranged by the Technical Program Sub-committee in cooperation with the Paper Review Sub-committee;
5. Poster Sessions in which authors use display boards to present their material and the audience may communicate directly with them.

CALL FOR PAPERS: Papers and presentations are solicited on applications and research: completed, underway or planned, on topics relevant to the Conference. The Conference will cover a wide-range of topics including active and semi-active control devices, passive control devices, control algorithms for non-linear systems, modeling and identification of structural systems, sensors, health monitoring and damage detection, benchmark test of buildings, innovative materials for structural control, applications to bridges, applications to critical structures, external dynamic force characteristics and controllability issues, implications of strong ground motions, wind forces, codes for structural control, and so forth. The Abstract should be submitted for review to the 2WCSC Steering Committee by 15 October 1997. It could be sent via either electronic mail (e-mail) or postal mail to the following address:

The Abstract should include the following:

1. Abstract title;
2. Author listing (Principal author first) with full names;
3. Affiliations and Complete mailing address for each author as they will appear in the program;
4. Five keywords;
5. Abstract containing enough detail to clearly convey the approach and results of the research; and
6. Preference for either "Oral Session" or " Poster Session" (The Technical Program Sub-committee may alter the preferred session.). The session preference must be indicated in a cover letter.

EXHIBITS: A Commercial Exhibition will be displayed at the Conference site simultaneously with the scientific sessions. This will be a good opportunity for firms and groups of researchers to display their projects, products and services. Potential exhibitors should contact the Steering Committee for details by 31 December 1997. The registration fee for each exhibition is 200,000 yen.

REGISTRATION: The registration fee for the Conference is 40,000 yen, which covers attendance of all technical sessions, daily lunch, the Conference banquet, and one copy of the Conference Proceedings. Participants registering before 31 March 1998 are eligible for a reduced registration fee of 35,000 yen.

PROCEEDINGS: Only papers presented at the Conference will be published in the Proceedings of the Second World Conference on Structural Control (2WCSC), which will serve as a permanent reference. Presentation is a condition necessary for publication.

IASC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

• Fabio Casciati (Italy),
• Jay Chen (Hong Kong),
• George W. Housner (U.S.),
• Hirokazu Iemura (Japan),
• Takuji Kobori (Japan),
• Sami F. Masri (U.S.),
• Heki Shibata (Japan),
• Tsu T. Soong (U.S.),
• Li-Li Xie (PRC)
STEERING COMMITTEE: The planning and operation of the Conference is being handled by the following committees whose contact members are indicated in parentheses:
• Steering Committee (Yutaka Inoue)
• Conference Operations Sub-committee (Akira Nishitani)
• Exhibition Sub-committee (Mitsuo Sakamoto)
• Information and Proceedings Sub-committee (Yozo Fujino)
• Paper Review Sub-committee (Kazuto Seto)
• Special Events Sub-committee (Shizuo Yamamoto)
• Technical Program Sub-committee (Hirokazu Iemura)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A technical tour will be planned on 2 July 1998. Social events and an accompanying guest program will be planned on 29 June - 2 July 1998. Further detailed information and the main program will be indicated in the Third Announcement, which is planned to be published by December 1997.

OFFICIAL TRAVEL AGENCY: Several hotels have been reserved at reduced rates for the Conference participants. Three classes of hotels will be available, Class A hotel will range from 16,000 yen to 21,000 yen, Class B 12,000 yen to 16,000 yen, and Class C 8,000 yen to 12,000 yen. The daily room charges include tax and service charges but no meals. The official travel agency for the Conference will assist you with your hotel accommodations and travel arrangements within Japan.

The travel agency and the hotel accommodation and tour form will be attached to the acceptance of Abstract and the Third Announcement.

CORRESPONDENCE: The Information Request could be sent via either e-mail or postal mail using the attached information request form. An example e-mail is:

Subject: 2WCSC Information Request
Name: SURNAME, First name, Middle name, Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms
Affiliation:
Mailing address:
Fax, Phone, e-mail address:


The Request should be sent to:


2WCSC Steering Committee
c/o Prof. Akira Nishitani
Dept. of Architecture, Waseda University
3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169, JAPAN
Fax/Phone: +81-3-5286-3286
e-mail: 2wcsc@nstn.arch.waseda.ac.jp


Typing Instructions for 2WCSC Abstract

The Abstract Title should be Typed in Boldfaced Times 14 pt. Size, Centered.
The First Letter of Each Word is Capitalized.


First Author (Principal Author) 1, Second Author 2, Third Author 3, etc. 4, Times 12 pt., Centered


1. First Author's Affiliations and Complete Mailing Address, Times 12 pt., Centered
2. Second Author's Affiliations and Complete Mailing Address, Times 12 pt., Centered
3. One Blank Line Separates the Title from the Authors' Names.
4. One Blank Line Separates the Authors' Names from this Part.
Keywords: First Keyword, Second Keyword, etc., Italic (if possible) Times 12 pt., Centered
The affiliations and mailing addresses are followed by a list of not more than five keywords.
One blank line is left before the keywords.
"Keywords" should be typed in Boldfaced Times 12 pt.


ABSTRACT
Use a new, good black ribbon and type the abstract clearly on a white paper measuring 21.0 cm by 29.7 cm (A4 size) or 8.5 inches by 11.0 inches (Letter size). The right, left, upper and lower margins are approximately 2.5 cm or one inch. The abstract title "ABSTRACT" should be typed in boldfaced Times 12 pt., capitalized and centered. Following "ABSTRACT", the content of this paragraph should be typed single-spaced in Times 12 pt., left and right justification. Do not indent the first paragraph. Leave two spaces on the first line from the second paragraph. The abstract must contain enough detail to clearly convey the approach and results of the research. The abstract must not exceed one page. ......... The preference for either "Oral Session" or "Poster Session" must be indicated in a cover letter. The Technical Program Sub-committee may alter the preferred session.



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