Gasmems Network

 The GASMEMS Network has organised its second events (Summer School and Workshop) in the Embiez Island, Provence, France, in July 2010.

The organisation of the events was under the responsibility of the Université de Provence (contact: I. Graour) and Arjan Frijns (TUE), the Events Coordinator of the Network.

The events week were organised as follows:

- 5-7 July: Summer School
- 8 July (Thursday): excursion to the Calanques
- 9-10 July: Workshop

More information is published in the events section of the GASMEMS website, and on the GASMEMS Events website.

Contact:

- Irina Graour (Université de Provence)- local organization: irina.graour@polytech.univ-mrs.fr
- Arjan Frijns (Eindhoven University of Technology)- global organization:
A.J.H.Frijns@tue.nl

Events schedule

• Preliminary Programme- Summer School- 5-7 July - last updated: 29/06/2010 
• Preliminary Programme- Workshop- 9-10 July- last updated: 09/07/2010

Keynote lecturers to the Workshop

Invited lecturers to the Workshop

• Stefan Dimov (Cardiff University, UK) - Abstract of the presentation
• A. Kolew (KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany)
• Andreï Vedernikov (Microgravity Research Center, Brussels, Belgium)
  • Abstract of the presentation

 Invited lecturers to the Summer School

•  Felix Sharipov (Universidade do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil)
  • Lecture on "Models of gas-surface interaction and their
    applications to modeling of rarefied gas flows" (2 parts- plenary session)
  • Lecture on "The Moment method"- Abstract of the presentation
• Martin Brouillette (Sherbrooke University, Canada)- Abstract of the presentation
• Ralph Lindken (ZBT, Duisburg, Germany)
  • Lecture on "Micro PIV measurements for gas flows"
  • Outlines of the presentation
• Manoocher Koochesfahani (Michigan SU, USA)
  • Lecture on "Velocimetry: Micro MTV" (2 Parts) - Abstract of the Presentations
• Chantal Khan Malek (FEMTO-ST, Besançon, France) - Abstract of the presentations
• Gian Luca Morini (Universita di Bologna, Italy) - Abstract of the presentation 
• Jason Reese (UStrath, Strathclyde, UK)- Outlines of the presentation
• Juergen Brandner (KIT, Karslruhe, Germany)- Abstracts of the presentations
• Irina Graour (UP, Marseille, France) - Abstract of the presentation
• David Newport (ULim, Limerick, Ireland) - Abstract of the presentation
• Stefan Stefanov (ImechBas, Sofia, Bulgaria) - Outlines of the presentations
• Giulio Croce (Uniud, Udine, Italy)
• Yonghao Zhang (Ustrath, Strathclyde, UK) - Abstract of the presentations
• Marco Lorenzini (UNIBO, Bologna, Italy)- Abstract of the presentation
• Arjan Frijns (TUE, Eindhoven, NL) - Abstract of the presentation
• Pierre Perrier (UP, Marseille, France) - Abstract of the presentation
• Tobias Bauer (TUD, Dresden, Germany)- Abstracts of the presentations
• Dave Lollman (IM2NP Laboratory, Marseille, France)
• Franck Carcenac (LAAS, Toulouse, France)- Abstract of the presentation
• Robert Pearce (ITER, Cadarache, France)

Daily QiGong courses:

A Soft skill course of QiGong will be given by Juergen Brandner : QiGong Programme (updated 23/06/2010).

Participants to the Summer School and Workshop will be welcome for relaxation time!

Excursion to the Calanques- July 8:

A one-day visit to the Calanques by boat will be organised on July 8 (Thursday), with a departure from the Embiez Island. More information will be published soon.

2nd General Assembly of the GASMEMS Network

The 2nd General Assembly of the Network will be held following the three-day Summer School, on July 7, between 17:00 and 18:00 pm. All participants of the network are invited to take part to the meeting.

Some of the issues that should be developped:

• presentation of the last recruitments (ESR/ER)
• coming actions of the network: Mid-Term Review meeting with the EC Representative, 1st periodic report (general information)
• discussion on the general management of the Network- questions/answers

Topics

As for the 1st Edition of the GASMEMS Summer School and Workshop, the programs of these second events will cover the following topics:

• Dynamics of gas micro flows
• Heat and mass transfer in gas micro flows
• Gas – materials interactions

In each of these fields, new developments will be presented, concerning:

• Modelling and simulation tools
• Materials and manufacturing techniques
• Experimental techniques and measurements

Venue  

 Access to the Island:

• By plane + bus/taxi/train:
  • Toulon-Hyères Airport (connections with Paris, London, Brussels), 40 km from Les Embiez
  • Marseille-Marignane Airport (connections with most European big cities), 85 km  from Les Embiez
• Boat lines:
   leaves from Le Brusc (10 min) or Sanary (15 min - train station)

Please click on the following link for a complete information on your venue to Les Embiez.

You will find there complete information on:

• how to travel to Les Embiez (access by car, by train, by air, by boat, and distances)
• ferry timetable
• an interactive map of the island
• tourism and different services proposed on the Island.

Location of the conferences:

The Summer School and the Workshop will be organised in Hotel Helios, Les Embiez Island.

Contact:

Hôtel Hélios***
Ile des Embiez
83140 SIX FOURS
Tel. +33(0)825 063 053
Fax. +33(0)4.94.34.12.13
General Web : http://www.helios-embiez.com/

Information on Seminars (English version): http://www.hotel-embiez.com/anglais/seminaire_embiez.html

Registration

Registration has to be made via the Events website, in the Registration section (downloadable registration form).

Conference and accommodation fees

• 3-day Summer School Fee:       € 650 (incl. 3 nights)
• 2-day Workshop fee:               € 450 (incl. 2 nights)
• Combined ticket (SS & WS):     € 1100 (incl. 6 nights)
   

Fees include the participation costs to the events + accommodation in double rooms+ meals+ boat ticket.
For the different formulas, the participants must arrive and leave on the following
dates:

Arrival:                                        Departure:
- SS: July 4 (Sunday) - evening        - July 7 (Wednesday)- evening
- WS: July 8 (Thursday) – evening    - July 10 (Saturday)- evening
- SS-WS: July 4 (Sunday)- evening   - July 10 (Saturday)- evening

An extra night will be charged € 100 and a single room € 30 per night. 

Grant Application

For the workshop and the summer school a limited number of grants for young researchers will be available. Candidates have to send their application indicating which event(s) they intend to attend together with their curriculum vitae before April 3, 2010 to the organizers (a.j.h.frijns@tue.nl).

Reminder: ESR/ER recruited within the network shall not apply for grant. Registration fees for the recruited fellows will have to be charged under column D of the budget of each beneficiary.

Call for papers

Contributed papers

Contributed papers for the workshop will be accepted as oral or poster presentations. Participants who whish to present a paper are requested to submit a draft paper manuscript in PDF format (8 pages A4 maximum), for peer review. Authors are requested to adhere to the following instructions, which are designed to ensure a uniformity of style among all the event papers (template for paper submission).

The revised papers will be published on CD-ROM.

Link to the paper submission site 

Oral presentations for the Workshop - PowerPoint template (in case of problem to open the document, make a right click and "record the target...". )

Important Dates

• March 20, 2010:  Deadline for submission of manuscript and grant application
  extended to April 3, 2010
• April 10, 2010:    Notification of acceptance
  extended to April 23, 2010
• May 2, 2010:      Deadline for submission of final manuscripts
• May 2, 2010:      Deadline for registration to the Summer School and Workshop

• July, 5-7, 2010:  Summer School
• July 9-10, 2010:  Workshop

Download the complete call for papers (PDF Format).

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