GFMC Meetings Calendar 2017
Eighth International Symposium on Scale Modeling (ISSM-8)
12-14 September 2017, Portland, Oregon, USA
http://www.me.tut.ac.jp/ece/issm8/index.html
Message from Chair of ISSM-8 “It is pleasure to announce that we are going to have the 8th international symposium on scale modeling (ISSM-8) in the beautiful international city of Portland, Oregon in September 2017. It is well known that the concept of scale modeling is very powerful in the engineering fields, and we believe it holds great promise for wildland fire as well because of the wide range of physical factors that govern laboratory to field-scale fire behaviors. Moreover, it is scientifically important to understand the major physics to govern the phenomena of wildfires for better predictions, training, and mitigation. Because scale modeling is useful to any kind of engineering field (e.g., fluid, thermal, dynamic, statics, architecture, civil, ocean, space etc.), this symposium will provide chance to involve anybody from a variety of disciplines; not limited to any single research area/field as most of the other conferences. This feature makes this symposium so unique, and is the original idea from Dr. R. Emori (founder of this symposium since 1988). In fact, his soul has been successfully continued to past symposia and transferred to younger generations. This time, it is great honor to be in charge to host Eighth Symposium (ISSM-8) in Portland, USA, where you can enjoy the picturesque location, excellent international cuisine, and warm hospitality and we would like to welcome anybody who is interested in this unique yet wonderful academic and engineering meeting.
This symposium could provide everyone a variety chances/accesses to learn new things related on scale model. How to use the concept of scale model in your field is also one of scopes in this symposium so that you are not necessary to be a professional in scale model. We are certainly sure that all attendees can enjoy and learn a power of scale model through the symposium. I look forward to seeing you at Portland, Oregon, USA, in 2017.”
Mark FINNEY, Dr.
International Scale Modeling Committee Member
Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA, USA
RMRS Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
5775 US Hwy 10 West
Missoula, MT 59808
https://www.firelab.org/profile/finney-mark
Chair (honorary): Kozo Saito, Tennessee Valley Authority Prof. Dr., University of Kentucky, USA
Chair: Mark Finney, Dr., Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA, USA
Co-chair: Yuji Nakamura, Prof. Dr., Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Secretaries:
Taro Hirasawa, Prof. Dr., Chubu University, Japan
Sandra Dunn, Ms., University of Kentucky, USA
Yuji Nakamura, Prof. Dr., Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Co-sponsors and Partners
- Institute of Research for Technology Development (IR4TD), University of Kentucky
- Scale-modeling Division at JSEM (Japanese Society of Experimental Mechanics) (in Japanese only)
- International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF)
- Combustion Society of Japan (CSJ) Symposium Website Announcements
- July 20, 2017 Tentative program is opened (check out program page)
- July 18, 2017 “No cash payment for on-site registration” is announced (check out registration page)
- July 15, 2017 DUE DATE OF EARLY-BIRD RESISTRATION IS COMING SOON!! (July 21st, 2017) (check out important days/registration pages)
- June 24, 2017 due date of early-bird registration was extended (to July 21st, 2017) (check out important days/registration pages)
- June 9, 2017 due date of hotel reservation is corrected (to Aug 21st, 2017) (check outimportant days page)
- May 17, 2017 symposium tour info is added (posted on program page)
- Apr. 29, 2017 paper submission was extended (till May 31st, 2017) (check out important days/submission pages)
- Nov. 08, 2016 three keynote lectures are confirmed (posted on program page)
- Oct. 10, 2016 open ISSM-8 websit
References for Scale Modeling