Abstracts are due by September 15, 1997. Contributions from all areas of sto- chastic mechanics are welcome. Abstracts are due December 15, 1997. The workshop is organized by the Intenational Association for Structural Control and is spon- sored by the Science Council of Japan, the Architectural Institute of Japan, Japan Society for Civil Engineers, and Japan Society for Mechanical Engineers. Supporting organizations include the Ja- pan Society for Prornotion of Science and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Papers are welcome on a variety of topics related to structural control.
Abstracts are due October 15, 1997. The primary objective is to introduce U.S. participants to Japanese science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory, to provide them with an understanding of Japanese language, culture, and social systems, and to initiate personal relationships that will better prepare them to work with Japanese counterparts in the future. The U.S. Panel on Structural Control Research is cooperating in organizing the summer of 1998 group of up to 20 students. The deadline is October 15, 1997.