Program

 The conference will run from Sunday 28th June (registration 5pm and cocktail reception 5:30 for 6pm) to Wednesday 1st July 2009 at the Sofitel, Broadbeach, Gold Coast Australia.

Sessions that will be included in the conference program encompass the following subject areas:

  • Changing nature of the light metals industry
  • Environmental challenges
  • Computational materials science
  • Building a culture of innovation
  • Medical applications
  • Automotive applications
  • Energy applications
  • Aerospace applications
  • Processing innovations
  • Near net shape manufacturing
  • Novel forming technologies
  • Surface modification

For full details go to the detailed program.

 
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