NEWS
RELEASE! :
WTC III Technical Program Attracts Interest from over 60 Countries!
The
World Tribology Congress III has received tremendous response from
the international tribology community. Abstracts from 61 countries
were submitted for consideration in the technical program. Over
65% of the submissions were from countries outside of the United
States representing each of the seven continents. "We are extremely
pleased with the level of interest from around the globe. These
results underscore our commitment to making WTC III truly a world-class
event," said Dr. Josiah Knight of Duke University, a member
of the WTC III Oversight Committee. Please
click here to read more.
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Plenary Speaker Confirmed
The WTC III Oversight Committee is proud to announce another
plenary speaker as part of the technical program:
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Dr.
James A. Spearot
Director of the Chemical and Environmental Sciences
Laboratory
at the General Motors Research and Development Center
Biography
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More
Speaker updates to come!
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The World Tribology
Congress III will be held September 12-16, 2005, at the Hilton Washington
and Towers Hotel in Washington, DC. This international event offers
a variety of sponsorship opportunities for your company. From support
for the educational program to sponsorship of catered functions,
the Program Guide, tote bags, badge lanyards and other items, your
company can play a vital role in supporting the World Tribology
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In
this Issue…
- News
Release
- Meet
Dr. James A. Spearot
- WTC
Sponsorship Opportunities
- Sounding
Board
- WTC
III Communities of Practice
- Places
to Go Things to See
- Catch
up with the past
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Sounding Board
If you had a large sum of
money that you could dedicate to any
one area of tribology research or a
tribology project, which would you choose and why?
Research
is a topic near and dear to the hearts of TLT readers - a record
255 of them answered this month's question.
Top vote-getters for areas deserving more research funding included
biotribology, environmentally fluids and synthetics. Are tribologists
underappreciated? 42% of them say the main obstacle preventing more
research is "lack of understanding about or appreciation of
tribology." And 75% of respondents say there is not enough
tribology research
being conducted today.
To
read the rest of this article, please click
here
This
article was orginally published in the January 2005 issue of Tribology
& Lubrication Technology Magazine
WTC
III Community of Practice
Interested in communicating with other participants of WTC
III? Find out why others around the world are planning to
be part of this International event. Ask questions, share
experiences and start engaging discussions. Sign on today
to the WTC II Community of Practice at www.cop.asme.org
and join the World Tribology Congress III online community.
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Places
To Go - Things To See!
Smithsonian
Phone 202.633.1000 (voice/tape) or 202.357.1729 (TTY)
Email info@si.edu
Admission is FREE, for all Smithsonian museums in Washington,
DC
The Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. are
open every day of the year except December 25. Most museums
are open from 10am-5:30pm; the Anacostia Museum is open 10am-5pm,
except during exhibition installation. The Smithsonian Information
Center, located in the Castle, is open 8:30am-5:30pm.
For detailed information visit the Smithsonian
web site
International attendees can click here
to view information in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian
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Past
issues of the WTC E-newsletter can be viewed by selecting the link
below:
Issue
No. 1
Issue
No. 2
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