Asian Forum on Light Metals
ALMA Forum 2018
(3rd Circular)

Scope
Asian Light Metals Association (ALMA) is a platform for scientists, engineers,
postgraduate and undergraduate students engaged in light metals such as aluminum,magnesium and titanium. ALMA provides them to come and see each other shearing time,
new idea, new findings or current items to be deeply discussed. The international forum
called ALMA forum is designed and organized by ALMA to have a special place to present
current topics on light metals from Asian regions such as Australia, China, Korea, Taiwanand Japan. Details for ALMA can be obtained from the following URL.
ALMA2018 is held in Shibaura Institute of Technology Toyosu Campus with The 135th
Conference of Japan Institute of Light Metals. The main theme of this year’s ALMA Forumis “Environment and Energy”, which will be focused on resource, recycle, electrical vehicle(EV), energy, and environment that are related to light alloys. Two invited speaker’s
representative from each country present novel topics with overview types of presentation.

Date: 9-10 November, 2018
Venue: Shibaura Institute of Technology Toyosu Campus(3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8548)
http://www.shibaura-it.ac.jp/en/visiting/toyosu.html
Fee: Free
Application: E-mail to jilm1951@jilm.or.jp
Application period: 1st of September to 31st of October
Reference: https://www.jilm.or.jp/alma/page-Forum01
Chair person
Prof. Yoshihito Kawamura (Kumamoto University, Japan)

Organizing committee
Y. Kawamura Z.Ashitaka

T.AnamiS.Komarov

H.Inoue

T.Honma

Y.Harada

T.ItoiM.Kubota

S.Kuramoto

A.Serizawa

M.Morishita

S.IwaoT.Hashimoto

A.Tanihata

H.TanakaInternational committee
Prof. K.S. Shin (Seoul National University, Korea)
Prof. Y. Estrin (Monash University, Australia)
Mr. C.C. Wang (The Metals Industry Research and Development Center, MIRDC, Taiwan)
Prof. Wenfang Shi(China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, China)
Prof. S. Kumai (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
Dr. H. Tanaka (The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)

Asian Forum on Light Metals
ALMA Forum 2018 Program
10 November, 2018
(30minuites for each presentation, including discussion)

9:05
9:35
10:05

Opening ceremony
Opening address
Session-1
Australia (1)China (1)Korea (1)

10:45
11:15
11:45

Session-2
Taiwan (1)Japan (1)Australia (2)

9:00

Chairman: Prof. M.Kubota
Prof. Y. Kawamura
Chairman: Prof. K. S. Shin
Prof. Malcolm Couper
Dr. Lijuan Qi
Dr. Jong-Taek YeomCoffee break (10:35 – 10:45)

Chairman: Asst. Prof. C.Y. Wang
Dr. Yeong-Tsuen Pan
Dr. Isao Nakatsugawa
Prof. Yuri Estrin

Lunch (12:15 – 13:15)
The 135th Conference of JILM Poster Session (13:30–15:00)
15:10
15:40
16:10
16:40

Session-3
China (2)Korea (2)Taiwan (2)Japan (2)Closing ceremony

Chairman: Prof. Malcolm Couper
Prof. Wenfang Shi
Prof. Kwang Seon Shin
Asst. Prof. Cheng-Yu Wang
Dr. Mitsuhiro Otaki
Chairman: Dr. Z. Ashitaka

17:20

Honoring speakers withgifts and taking group
photos

17:50
18:00

Closing address
Mr. T. Anami
Join the members social gathering party of The 135th
Conference of Japan Institute of Light Metals

Additional events:
ALMA Poster Session (10:35–10:45, 13:30–15:00)
Prof.Pingli Mao(China)
Assoc. Prof. Lili Guo(China)