International Conference

The E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute
of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Laser Technology Research Institute
of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute"
International Association "Welding"

Information support - "The Paton Welding Journal"

Prof. B. Paton
Director of the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Prof. V. Kovalenko
Director of the Laser Technology Research Institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute"

Conference Program (Project)

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The Conference will be held from 19 till 23 May, 2003, at the House of Scientists of the NAS of Ukraine, 98688, Crimea, Katsiveli.

The LTWMP 2003 technical program will feature joint plenary sessions and selected contributed oral and poster papers

The plenary paper presentations should last for no more than 30 minutes (25 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion). The time allocated for oral contributed paper presentations is 20 minutes (17 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for discussion). For oral presentations the provision will be made for overhead and multimedia projectors, microphone and laser pointer. For poster sessions each author will be provided with1.2 m x 0.9 m bulletin board. Authors will be available in the vicinity of the board for the duration of the corresponding session (approximately 2 hours) to answer questions the attendees may have

English will be the official language of the Conference. It will be used for all printed materials, presentations and discussions (simultaneous translation into Russian will be provided when needed)

Original papers containing new materials, which have not been published before and correspond to the subject matter of the Conference will be accepted. One author may submit not more than three papers.

Abstracts of the papers accepted by the International Program Committee will be published prior to the Conference. The papers will be published as a separate book of the Conference Proceedings and sent to the participants before November 1, 2003. The papers may not be included into the Proceedings by the Program Committee if they don't correspond to the accepted requirements. Papers the authors of which do not attend the Conference and do not pay the registration fee will not be included into the Conference Proceedings.

 Requirements to Preparation of Abstracts

Abstracts of the papers in English may be submitted in electronic form or by mail. The authors are requested to indicate the form the paper will be presented (oral or poster). Fax copies of the abstracts will not be accepted.

The abstracts should comprise the title of the paper, full name of the author, affiliation, contact address (telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address), and the text (not more than 200 words). In the case a paper has several authors from different organizations, please list all the authors by indicating their affiliations and addresses and by underlining the speaker. The authors are requested to use no mathematical and chemical symbols, formulae, diagrams, photos, tables and references in the abstract title and text.

Based on review of the abstracts submitted, the Program Committee will inform the authors whether the paper is accepted for the Conference (indicating the form of presentation) and will form the preliminary Conference program.

 Requirements to Preparation of Papers

Papers in English may be submitted in electronic form or by mail (the deadline for submission of papers is April 30, 2003). Fax copies of the papers will not be accepted.

The papers (six complete pages, including figures, tables and references) should be typed with the page layout set to A4 page, and with standard 2.5 cm margins on all sides. The body text should be typed one and half spaced, using preferably 12 pt Times-Roman typeface. The papers should comprise the title, full name of the author(s), affiliation(s) and contact addresses (telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address).

The Program Committee has the right to accept for the Conference and publish in its Proceedings the papers which will be submitted after April 30 (including directly during the Conference). Such papers will not be included into the Conference program and the Book of abstracts, which are to be published before the beginning of the Conference.

To participate in the Conference, please fill up the Conference Registration Form and send it to the address of the local Organizing Committee.

 Registration fee

The full registration fee is:
$ 280 ($ 150 - for accompanying person) if paid beforeMay 05, 2003;
$ 330 ($ 200 - for accompanying person) if paid afterMay 05, 2003;

$ 70 for students.

The full registration fee includes ensuring the work of technical sessions, prices of one copy of the book of abstracts and one copy of the Conference Proceedings, coffee/tea breaks, opening party, closing banquet and transfer from Simferopol to Katsiveli and back. The registration fee for accompanying persons does not include prices of the book of abstracts and Conference Proceedings.

Price of one (extra) copy:
Book of abstracts - $ 20;
Book of Proceedings - $ 70.

 The registration fee should be transferred to the following bank accounts:

 For US dollars

 For EUR

 For Conference participants from CIS countries

Банковские реквизиты для оплаты регистрационного взноса для участников конференции из стран СНГ:

 Для участников конференции из Украины:

 Visa support

A valid passport and visa are required to entry into Ukraine (for the Conference participants from CIS countries a foreign passport is required only). To obtain visa, you will need an official invitation. We kindly ask you to fill up the Registration Form, send it by mail or fax to the local Organizing Committee and we will send you the official letter of invitation on the grounds of which you can get your entry visa to Ukraine (the Registration Form is enclosed separately).

 How to get to Katsiveli

Participants of the Conference should come to Simferopol international airport or railway terminal. Simferopol airport receives flights from Frankfurt, Tel-Aviv, Istanbul, Kiev (Boryspil), Moscow, St.-Petersburg, etc. Trains to Simferopol arrive from Kiev, Moscow, etc. The Conference participants will be picked up at the airport and railway terminal by representatives of the local Organizing Committee, will be provided with a courtesy transfer to the Conference location and put up at the House of Scientists in Katsiveli or at the hotels in Yalta.

  Accommodation

Prices of one-day boarding (three meals a day) in the House of Scientists of the NAS of Ukraine (Katsiveli) are as follows:
De luxe room - $ 60 per night;
Single-bed room - $ 25 per night;
Two-bed room - $ 20 per night for one person.
To reserve a room in the House of Scientists of the NAS of Ukraine (Katsiveli) please send your order by e-mail to the Local Organizing Committee address
journal@paton.kiev.ua

The Conference participants may be accommodated at the "Yalta" Hotel^*** or "Oreanda" Hotel^**** in Yalta.

For more information and reservation a room in the"Yalta" and "Oreanda" Hotels, please visit
http://www.hotel-yalta.com
http://www.hotel-oreanda.com

These Hotels are about 40 minutes driving to the Conference location.

 Currency

Ukrainian currency is HRYVNIA (UAH). 1 $ = 5.33 UAH (subject to changes).
The bank service nearest to the Conference location is in Yalta.

 Weather

The average temperature in the Crimea at the end of May is around 25 degrees Centigrade. It rains rarely. Water temperature in the Black Sea is around 18 degrees Centigrade.

 Social Program

Participants and guests of the Conference will be offered excursions to the Vorontsovsky, Livadia and Massandra palaces, rise to the Ai-Petri mountain (1234 m) and tour to the unique cave "Mramornaya" in the neighbourhood of Simferopol. The detailed program of possible excursions will be offered to the participants and the quests of the Conference at the registration. There is also a possibility of arranging an individual tour round the Crimea after the Conference.

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