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Call for Papers 29th Annual Conference
on Tire Science and Technology
September
20 & 21, 2010 Four
Points Sheraton (soon to be The Doubletree Hotel) Abstracts
due: May 1, 2010 Submit electronically to: conference2010@tiresociety.org
Authors are invited to submit abstracts of papers on topics related
to tire materials, mechanics, processing, manufacturing, and
applications. The papers are intended
for presentation at the 2010 conference and publication in the society’s
journal. Conference technical sessions
are now being planned based on submitted abstracts. The following are example topics: |
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Tire Performance / Tire Mechanics ·
Tire / Vehicle Dynamics ·
Tire Design and Development ·
Rolling Resistance / Traction / Tread Wear ·
Tire Noise ·
Tire Influences on Ride / Harshness ·
Tire Performance on Non-Dry / Deformable
Surfaces ·
Techniques for Model and Laboratory Test
Validation ·
Tire Test Procedure Development and
Application ·
Tire Interaction with Electronic Stability
Control |
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Predictive Models ·
Properties of Tire Materials ·
Fracture and Adhesion in Tires ·
Aging and Endurance of Tires ·
Advances in Tire Manufacturing Processes ·
Tire Requirements for Future Vehicles ·
Applications of Intelligent Tire Technology ·
Examples of Virtual Tire Development |
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Abstracts will be selected on the basis of technical merit and timeliness. Submission details are provided below. Conference Information The Tire Society is hosting its 29th Annual Business Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology during September 20 & 21, 2010 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Akron, Ohio, USA. This international conference is attended by engineering & science professionals representing the tire and vehicle industries, academia, and government. 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 Tire Society is proud to announce that Mr. Seung Hwa Suh, Vice Chairman and CEO of Hankook Tire, will be giving the keynote address, Dr. Yukio Nakajima, Bridgestone Corporation Tire Research Division Director, will present the plenary lecture, and Dr. David Cole, Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research, will be the awards banquet after-dinner speaker. The conference fee is $250 US (see www.tiresociety.org for more info. and for student & retiree options). The fee covers attendance for the two day conference, Award Banquet dinner, session break snacks and refreshments, and a one year membership with subscription to Tire Science & Technology print journal & access to on-line journal archive. For accommodations, the Four Points Sheraton Hotel is offering a special Tire Society rate of $99/night. Akron also offers many hotels, restaurants, lounges and entertainment facilities. The Four Points Sheraton Hotel is located at 3150 W. Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44333 USA. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is within 30 minutes; Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK) is within 30 minutes. |
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Conference
Program Committee |
Chair: Assistant Chair: |
Barry
Yavari, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Saied
Taheri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and |
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Contact
Information |
Abstracts & manuscripts should be emailed
to Barry Yavari at: conference2010@tiresociety.org,
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for more author information see below or www.tiresociety.org |
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Call
for Papers Information For Authors Contact
Information Abstracts
and manuscripts should be emailed to 2010 Conference Program Chair Barry Yavari at: conference2010@tiresociety.org,
Voice: 330-796-9177 Abstracts Abstracts of papers intended for presentation
should be submitted by May 1, 2010. Abstracts should observe style conventions
as exemplified in Tire Science and
Technology and should include the paper title. Authors are encouraged to visit the Tire
Society website where abstracts are available for perusal. Abstracts should be submitted in text or
Microsoft Word format using email or may be submitted by mail on CD-ROM. Please note that abstracts may be edited to
provide consistent style for publication on the Society’s web site and in the
conference abstract booklet. An
example abstract can be found at: www.tiresociety.org/mainpages/SampleAbstract.html. Speaker Information Speakers are allotted 20 minutes for conference presentation. Upon abstract acceptance, the authors will
be sent a form requesting information on the paper title, presentation media
format, and speaker background. The completed form should be returned no
later than August 11, 2010. Paper
Achievement Awards Paper presentations are judged for Superior Paper Award & Honorable Mention Award. A
special Student Paper Award of $500 will be given to the best paper
authored by a university student (details available at www.tiresociety.org/pdf/StudentPaperAward_Flyer.pdf). To be considered for awards, the abstract
and paper must be submitted by the deadlines. Manuscript of Paper Final paper manuscripts must be submitted by August 1, 2010, unless prior arrangements have been made with the
program chair. To be eligible for awards, papers must be submitted by the
date of the conference. Submitted papers will be considered for publication
in Tire Science and Technology.
Only papers not previously published will be accepted, and authors must agree
not to publish elsewhere a paper submitted to and accepted by the Society. Manuscripts of submitted papers should
observe style conventions as exemplified in Tire Science and Technology. See the Tire Society website for
more information. Order of Assembly: |
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a.
Title
page (including the authors’ complete mailing address) b.
Abstract
and keywords c.
Body of
manuscript |
d.
Bibliography
e.
List of
table titles, followed by tables f.
List of figure captions followed by figures |
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SI units
should be used throughout the text and on the figures; authors may include
other units in parentheses. Manuscripts must be double-spaced and should
be submitted to the program committee in MS Word format using email. The MS Word document may also be submitted
by mail using a CD-ROM. An example
paper can be found at:
www.tiresociety.org/mainpages/Example-Manuscript.html A
Transfer of Copyright form must accompany each manuscript. The form may be obtained at: |
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About
The Society The Tire Society is a
not-for-profit organization, managed by a duly elected executive board of
tire industry professionals who serve on a volunteer basis. The society was established to disseminate
knowledge and stimulate scientific and engineering development in the science
and technology of tires through seminars, technical meetings, and publication
of its authoritative journal, Tire
Science and Technology. |
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Officers: President: Robert Wheeler, Hankook Tire Co. Vice-President: Dale Moseley, The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co. Treasurer: Tom Ebbott, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co. Secretary: Ric Mousseau, Michelin Americas R&D
Corp. Journal Editor: Michael Kaliske, Technische Universität Dresden |
Business
Office: The
Tire Society Akron, OH, USA 44309-1502 Email: office@tiresociety.org Voice: 330-972-7814 |
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Website:
www.tiresociety.org |
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