THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE ON TIRE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

September 18-19, 2012 (Tuesday - Wednesday)

International Exposition (I-X) Center

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

The Tire Society is hosting its 31^st annual business meeting and conference on Tire Science and Technology during September 18 & 19, 2012 at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. This conference is attended by engineers & scientists from the tire & vehicle industries, academia, & government from around the world.

For 2012, the conference is being held at the same time and place as the International Tire Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) 2012 (link).  Attendees will be able to walk through exhibits and to see presentations covering the state of the art of tire technology, from tire science research all the way through manufacturing, distribution, and recycling.

In addition to technical sessions of submitted papers, the conference features a keynote address given by a corporate leader in the tire industry, a plenary lecture given by a leading scientist, & an awards banquet with an after-dinner speaker.

The I-X Center is located adjacent to Cleveland Hopkins Airport at One I-X Center Drive, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The conference registration fee details are available on the Membership Webpage.

Accommodations will be available at several hotels near the I-X Center

The 2012 Conference Call for Papers is available online at link

A pdf version is available for download and printing at link.

A $500 prize will be awarded to the best paper submitted by a full-time university student. Interested  students please use the above Call for Papers link to submit your abstract.

A pdf version of the student award announcement is available for download and printing at link.

• Chair: Lin Kung, Nexen Tire (email)