• Scope of the Conference
• Programme
• Exhibition and Poster Papers
• Venue and Travel Information
• Fees and Accommodation
• Organising and Technical Committees

Scope of the Conference

This conference is the fifth in a series devoted to manufacturing of polymer matrix composites. Each conference has attracted high quality papers and provided a forum for discussion amongst academics and industrialists. The previous meetings were held at:

• Brunel University, 1988. Selected papers published in Composites, January 1989, 20(1).
• University of Limerick, 1991. Selected papers published in Composites Manufacturing, 1991, 2(3/4).
• University College Galway, 1994. Selected papers published in Composites Manufacturing, 1995, 6(3/4).
• University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1996. Selected papers published in Composites Part A, 1998, 29(1/2).

Authors are also invited to submit papers for publication in a special issue of Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. These papers, which should be submitted before or during the Conference, will be subject to the full refereeing procedures of the journal and the issue should appear during the year 2000.

Exhibition and poster papers

An exhibition of equipment and related services will take place in the catering/circulation area outside the meeting rooms. A limited area for poster papers will be available for delegates who do not wish to make a verbal presentation because of mathematical complexity or language.

Venue

Plymouth is an attractive city situated on Plymouth Sound which is one of the largest natural bays on the South Coast of England. The city has a long history with especial interest during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I when Drake and other notable sea captains sailed from the city. It was also a point of departure for the Mayflower sailing to America with the early settlers. The Dartmoor National Park lies immediately to the north of the city and the spectacular coastline of Cornwall to the West.

The Robbins Conference Centre was opened in 1995 and includes a fully equipped modern lecture theatre, seminar rooms, catering facilities and delegate accommodation. The flats are within easy walking distance of the historic Barbican area.

Delegates combining this conference with ICCM-12 (to be held in Paris during 5-9 July, see http://www.iccm12.org/index.html), should note that there is a daily flight Paris-Jersey-Plymouth. Regular scheduled flights also serve Bristol, Cork, Dublin, Jersey and London Gatwick (the latter including connections from Paris). The Eurostar rail service Paris-London Waterloo (via the Channel Tunnel) connects with the rail sleeper train to Plymouth. Plymouth is served by Great Western Trains service from London Paddington running hourly during the day (fastest journey time is three hours) and regular Virgin XC cross-country trains from Scotland, the North and Midlands via Bristol. There are regular ferry sailings to Roscoff (Britanny) and Santander (Spain).

During July the normal temperature in Plymouth is 15-25°C during the day and may drop to 10°C during the night. In the event of rain, delegates are advised that raincoats are perhaps of more value than umbrellas as the location is susceptible to gusty winds.

Fees and accommodation costs

The registration fee for the conference will be £150 for the three days (£125 for full-time students).

Meals, including the conference dinner, and refreshments provided throughout the meeting will be £75.

Accommodation (B&B) in single en-suite rooms in the Robbins Centre, will be £25/night. Accommodation (B&B) can be arranged in the Copthorne Hotel (four-star, five minutes walk from Robbins Centre) at the University rate (currently £59/night single, £69/night twin/double). Detailed costings will be included with the conference programme and registration form.

The conference is budgeted on a no-profit basis and it is thus not possible to contribute towards delegates travel costs or to sponsor places at the meeting.

Organising Committee

International Technical Committee