The aim of an IUTAM Symposium is to assemble a select group of active scientists within a well-defined field for the development of science in that field.
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Every two years a call is launched on the IUTAM website inviting submissions of proposals for IUTAM Symposia and Summer Schools in both fluid and solid mechanics. Prospective organisers are asked to submit a proposal online, after consultations with an appropriate Adhering or Affiliated Organisation. The organizers can request funding from IUTAM, currently up to $5000, which can be used freely toward the organisation of the Symposium, especially to support younger researchers.
Every two years a call is launched on the IUTAM website for submitting proposals for IUTAM Symposia and Summer Schools in both fluid and solid mechanics. Prospective organisers are asked to submit a proposal online, after consultations with an appropriate Adhering or Affiliated Organisation. The organisers can request funding from IUTAM, currently up to $5000, which can be used freely toward the organisation of the Symposium, especially to support younger researchers.
The IUTAM Symposia are reserved for invited participants. Those wishing to participate in an IUTAM Symposium are therefore advised to contact the Chair of the Scientific Committee in due time in advance of the meeting.
If the organisers of a Symposium decide to publish proceedings, the currently recommended form of publication is the IUTAM Bookseries by Springer. From 2011 to 2017, the preferred publication platform for the proceedings of IUTAM Symposia was Procedia IUTAM by Elsevier. All papers included in the proceedings must be subjected to review to ensure their high quality.
In 1977 the IUTAM Bureau set up two panels charged with the duty of assessing proposals made for IUTAM Symposia in the fields of fluid and solid mechanics. In 1992 that duty was extended to include scanning of proposals for IUTAM Summer Schools. The following members of the fluids panel and the solids panel have been elected for the period 2022 – 2024.
Chairperson
CNRS, Institut Jean le Rond d’Alembert, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Jakkur PO
Bangalore
India
University of Melbourne, Australia
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
USA
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Chairperson
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
Tel Aviv University
Ramat Aviv
Israel
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
University of Trento
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Meccanica
Trento
Italy
Peking University
College of Engineering
Beijing
China
The aim of any symposium sponsored by IUTAM is to assemble a group of active scientists within a well-defined field to advance the science within that field.
In order to achieve an effective communication within this group it is necessary to limit the number of active participants sufficiently. To this end, all IUTAM Symposia are reserved for invited participants. Those wishing to participate in an IUTAM Symposium are therefore advised to contact the Chairperson of the Scientific Committee in due time in advance of the meeting.
Invitations to participate, made by the Scientific Committee (see below), should be made only on the basis of scientific merit.
Following proposals made by prospective organisers and recommendations given by the two IUTAM Symposia Panels and by the IUTAM Board of Directors, the General Meeting of Members decides upon topics to be treated at forthcoming symposia.
The IUTAM Board of Directors then appoints a Scientific Committee, which will become responsible for the symposium. The Scientific Committee proposes the date for the symposium, subject to approval by the Board of Directors.
The Secretary-General informs the Chairperson of the Scientific Committee about the Rules and Guidelines issued by the IUTAM Board of Directors and keeps them continually informed about any decisions regarding the symposium, which may be taken by the General Meeting of Members or the Board of Directors.
The main responsibility of the Scientific Committee is the selection of scientists to be invited. It is responsible for the scientific quality and success of the Symposium.