ANNOUNCEMENTThe Eighth Korea-Japan Joint Symposium on Composite Materials
Changwon National University
Changwon, Korea, November 17, 2011
organized by the Korean Society for Composite Materials
in cooperation with the Japan Society for Composite Materials

Since the first Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Composite Materials was held in Sapporo, Japan in the year 2000, the seventimes Korea-Japan Joint Symposium have been alternatively held as an every two-year event in Korea and Japan, which were very
successful owing to not only the high quality of papers but also the eager participation especially. The Eighth Joint Symposium
will be held at the Changwon Exhibition Convention Center (CECO) in Changwon, Korea. Changwon is the capital city ofGyeongsangnam-do and about 50km far, on the east side from Busan in Korea. With a 2010 established population of 1,090,000,
Changwon city is the 8th most populous city in Korea. Changwon city is also one of the largest machinery industry complexes in
Korea and has Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) that includes the best R&D center for composite materials in Korea.
The joint symposium aims at the cooperative efforts by the composites communities of both countries in soliciting for works ofvarious research topics and in promoting the participation of scientists, engineers and students. All topics and all thescientific/technological approaches for composite materials are pertinent to this joint symposium.

Location of CECO in Changwon (RED), Korea
Registration
The registration fee for a Japanese participant costs 50,000 Won which includes one copy of symposium proceeding,welcome reception, banquet and visiting tour.
Technical Sessions
The symposium working language is English and the two pages proceedings manuscripts must be written in English. Topics
include, but are not limited to Session A: Materials and Processing, Session B: Design and Applications, Session C:
Properties and Durability and Session D: Nanocomposites and Smart structures.
Schedule and Location
Due date for application of paper titles, author names and institutions: July 31, 2011
Due date for submission of two pages manuscripts: September 31, 2011.
Get Together Party: November 16, 2011
Joint Symposium and Buffet Reception: November 17, 2011
Visiting Tour: November 18, 2011
The Joint Symposium will be held Changwon Exhibition Convention Center (CECO) in Changwon, which is located about 35
minutes away from the Gimhae International Airport by taxi. It is also very convenient to have a direct flight to Incheon
International Airport, then transfer to Gimhae International Airport. Passengers who want to take a limousine bus have to get on itat Limousine Bus Stop 2 in the Gimhae Airport. There is another way to reach Changwon city for passengers who will arrive atIncheon International Airport. Passengers take a limousine bus (at the Limousine Bus Stops 4A, 4B, 5B, 10B, 11A, 12A) at theIncheon International Airport to get to Seoul Station and then take KTX, a high-speed train system, at the Seoul Station to reach
Changwon Station. From Changwon Station to CECO, it takes about 15 min by taxi. As far as accommodation is concerned, newannouncements will be followed during the season. For further information, please contact:
Contact persons in Korea and Japan
Prof. Nak-Sam Choi: nschoi@hanyang.ac.kr
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hanyang University
Sa-1-dong, Ansan, Kyunggi-do 426-791, Korea
Tel: +82-31-400-5283 Fax+82-31-406-5550

Prof. Akira Todoroki: atodorok@ginza.mes.titech.ac.jp
Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2-12-1, Ohokayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-3-5734-3178