First announcement of conference and venue:
7^th to 11^th July 2014 University of Cambridge UK

Organised by the British Society for Strain Measurement on behalf of the European Society for Experimental Mechanics

• Conference Chairman: Professor Janice Barton University of Southampton, UK.
• Scientific Committee Chairman: Professor Fabrice Pierron University of Southampton, UK.

The 16^th in a series of conferences, starting in Delft in 1959 and following on from the last conference in Porto in 2012 this is the premier event to showcase novel and innovative research in Experimental Mechanics. The conference will take place in Cambridge with the accommodation at Robinson College and the technical sessions at both Robinson and the West Road Concert Hall.

The conference brings together internationally leading researchers across a wide range of disciplines in both academia and industry to interchange ideas and discuss new research.

An interactive exhibition of state of the art instrumentation will take place at the conference.

The Young Stress Analyst Competition brings together the brightest early career researchers in an event that is sponsored by industry.

Celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the journal Strain, the British Society for Strain Measurement and the 100^th Anniversary of the Hopkinson Pressure Bar.

Enjoy the sights of Cambridge, the reception at the Fitzwilliam museum and the banquet under the wings of Concorde at the world famous Duxford air museum.

Key dates

Deadline for abstract submission: November, 01^st 2013

Notification of acceptance: February, 14^th 2014

Deadline for reduced conference fees: March, 31^st 2014

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