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2nd Advances in Cement-Based Materials:
Characterization, Processing, Modeling and Sensing
July 24–26, 2011
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
www.ceramics.org/cements2011
Register now to attend Cements 2011, hosted July
24–26, 2011, by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
The meeting is co-organized by the Cements Division
of ACerS and the Center for Advanced Cement-Based
Materials. Authors will present oral and poster presentations
on cement chemistry and nano/microstructure,
advances in multiscale material characterization, alternative
cementitious materials and material modification,
multiscale concrete durability, advances in computational
material science and chemo/mechanical modeling of
cement-based materials as well as smart materials and
sensors.
Tutorial
This year’s tutorial is “Geochemical speciation modeling
and transport processes applied to cement-based materials”
and will feature Barbara Lothenbach from EMPA,
the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science
and Technology. The Della Roy Lecture, sponsored by
Tentative Schedule
FGH = Vanderbilt University’s Featheringill Hall
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Registration Noon to 6:00 p.m. FGH Atrium
Tutorial
Poster Session
1:00 to 4:30 p.m. FGH Auditorium
& Reception 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. FGH Atrium
Monday, July 25, 2011
Registration 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. FGH Atrium
Technical Session 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. FGH Auditorium
Break 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. FGH Atrium
Technical Session 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Cements Division
General Business
FGH Auditorium
Meeting
Della Roy Lecture
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. FGH Auditorium
& Reception 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. FGH Auditorium
& Atrium
Elsevier, will be given by Karen Scrivener, professor
and head of the Laboratory of Construction Materials at
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
and founder of the Nanocem Consortium.
Hotel Information
Marriott Nashville at Vanderbilt University
2555 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-321-1300/1-800-285-0190
Fax: 615-340-5142
When making a reservation by phone, please mention The
American Ceramic Society room block to secure the special
conference rate.
Rate:
$139.00 Single/Double Occupancy
Cut-Off Date:
June 24, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Registration 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. FGH Atrium
Technical Session 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. FGH Auditorium
Break 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. FGH Atrium
Technical Session 10:30 a.m. to Noon FGH Auditorium
Technical Session 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. FGH Auditorium
Break 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. FGH Atrium
Technical Session 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. FGH Auditorium
Sponsorship
For Corporate Sponsorship opportunities, contact
Patricia Janeway at pjaneway@ceramics.org or
614-794-5826.
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