VIth International Workshop NDT in Progress

VIth International Workshop NDT in Progress

Meeting of NDT Experts, October 10 – 12, 2011
Hotel and Congress center Floret, Prague, Czech Republic

The International Workshop NDT in Progress 2011 will be the VIth event in a series started in 2001 as a biennial workshop organized commonly by DGZfP and CNDT. The primary aim of these workshops is the meeting of NDT world experts and discussion of the latest state-of-the-art of the NDT research and development in selected areas. All interested persons are invited to contribute to discussions by their oral and/or poster presentations. Next to the skilled experts, the workshop is also intended for young researchers and students who are invited to present their findings as the Workshop is an exceptional opportunity for dissemination of new experiences and methods in the NDT/NDE field.

Besides the working days you will also have a nice occasion to enjoy Prague – one of the most magical cities in Europe.

Basic topics of the VIth Workshop:

• Methods based on elastic waves
• Nonlinear methods and inverse problems
• Electromagnetic and radiographic methods
• Optical methods, image and signal processing
• Numerical simulations in NDT
• Automated NDT systems and data processing
• Structural health monitoring
• Student presentations and posters

Scientific Committee / Reviewers:

Language:

The official language of the Workshop will be English

Basic Time Schedule:

Upon request of some of the members of the Scientific Committee the Organizing Committee has decided to extend the deadline for sending of abstracts to June 30, 2011.

Call for papers

Authors wishing to contribute to the Workshop are kindly invited to submit an abstract of supposed paper in English (app. 500 words) on-line through workshop submission system. A simultaneous submission of both the Pre-registration form and the abstract is appreciated. Please remember the deadline – June 30, 2011.

Papers for oral presentation will be chosen by session leaders. Authors of papers for poster presentation will have a possibility of short oral communication. Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their abstracts and presentations in June 2011.

Full version of papers will be published on conference CD (which will be distributed after conference), on web www.ndt.net. Printed proceedings will be offered for publishing in the Thompson Reuters database and selected papers will be offerend for publishing in scientific NDT journals.

Sponsors and firm presentations:

Organizing Committee invites all companies to active participation through corporate sponsorships.

To firm representatives we offer the possibility of presentation in workshop Proceedings and CD (advertisement).

Prague, a city with over a thousand-year history, was established and developed at the intersection of strategic routes connecting key centers on the European continent. Its leading position and favorable climate led to the successful development of trade, arts and crafts, scientific research and knowledge. The town is one of the most important historical cities of Europe. The past centuries have left their mark here primarily in art and architecture. Through the course of time Prague has gained a reputation as a major European center of culture, education and humanism. An area of more than 8 sq. km registered in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register. Prague is also a modern European metropolis full of energy, music, and art. It’s a city of contrasts: Serene green isles in the river and peaceful parks draping the city’s seven hills are just steps away from the architectural treasures and bustling street life of the city center. It’s a place where different architectural styles stand cheek by jowl, creating an atmosphere that’s both intimate and romantic, and quite impossible to forget once seen.

Conference venue – The Congress Center Floret is situated in close neighborhood of the Pruhonice Castle, just a few minutes away from the highway D1, approximately 15 km from the Prague center. The place is easy accessible by Prague public transport. The Congress Center with its unique surrounding gardens provides excellent possibility for conferences and meetings, and also for recreation. The accommodation of participants will be assured in comfort hotel Floret*** (with swimming pool and relax center) which is a part of the Congress Center. We recommend to stay a few days before or after the workshop in Prague. The hotel reservation could be done for the dates 8 to 15 October 2011. The sight-seeing programs for interested participants and accompanying persons will be organized in Prague and environs. For participants interested in Prague center accommodation, the rooms should be reserved also.

Regarding to the fact that Prague is a very frequented tourist centre and the capacity of hotels is limited, all participants are asked to send their accommodation requests as soon as possible. All rooms will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Local Organizing Committee:

Chairman: Dr. Pavel Mazal
Czech Society for NDT, Brno University of Technology,
Technicka 2, CZ 61669 Brno, Czech Rep.
E-mail: cndt@cndt.cz, mazal@cndt.cz
Programme: Dr. Zdenek Prevorovsky
IT CAS,
Dolejskova 5, CZ 18200 Praha 8, Czech Rep.,
E-mail: zp@it.cas.cz

Corresponding address:

Dr. Pavel Mazal,
CNDT – NDT in P,
Brno University of Technology,
Technicka 2, CZ 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
E-mail: cndt@cndt.cz,
phone: +420 541 143 229, fax: +420 541 143 231