Identification Badge
Participants and accompanying persons are kindly requested to wear their personal name badge during all Conferences events.

Plenary Lectures
Two Plenary Lectures (one by Prof. Akihisa Inoue, Japan and the other one by Prof. Eduard Arzt, Germany) will take place on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 and Wednesday August 26th, 2009 respectively in the Hall (Conference floor level) of the MARITIM Hotel, Stauffenberg Str. 26, Berlin.

Location of Parallel Sessions
Nine parallel sessions will take place in nine rooms at the MARITIM Hotel. Location of the rooms are given in the hotel floor plan included in this website.

Message Board
Personal Messages and Program changes will be announced on the message board in the registration desk area. We strongly suggest that you check the message board every day.

Telephone
Several public telephones are available in the hotel foyer.

Lunches and Coffees
Lunches are served at the MARITIM Hotel on August 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th from 12.45 pm to 2.30 pm. Please make sure that you take your luncheon during this duration. Coffee breaks will take place from August 25th to August 28th in the mid morning and mid afternoon. On August 29th, 2009 there are coffee breaks in the morning only.

Office Facilities at Hotel
If you want to make any photocopies or any other office work, please contact the Maritim Hotel about these facilities. A hotel will charge you for any items you require.

THERMEC’2009 Proceedings
Your Manuscript Inclusion
The papers will be included in the conference proceedings and in the periodical after the manuscripts are reviewed by the Program Committee. The review process is over but a considerable number of authors have not returned their revised manuscripts to us yet which is causing a delay in the publication of the proceedings. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the conference proceedings is now expected to be ready by December 2009 and Trans Tech Publishers will mail you the copy of the proceedings once ready.

Registration Desk
All delegates and companions should register for the conference and collect their name badges and papers at the Registration Desk, which is situated in the Grand Hall at the MARITIM Hotel, Stauffenberg Str. 26, Berlin.
- Monday, August 24,2009
Registration Desk will be opened from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm in the Grand Hall. We strongly recommended that you please try to register on this day.
- Tuesday to Saturday , August 25-29, 2009
Registration Desk will be opened from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm (except on August 29th, 2009 when it will be opened until 2:00 pm) during the conference period.

Parallel Sessions at the Maritim Hotel
Following are 9 (nine) parallel sessions (A to I ) which will run concurrently in the nine rooms at the MARITIM Hotel and room names are given below. Please check your paper presentation time and session/date/room location carefully. Room's locations can be found in the hotel floor plan included on this website.
The sessions are held in the following rooms in the MARITIM Hotel:
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Session A: |
MOSCOW (Room 1) |
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Session B: |
LONDON (Room 4+5) |
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Session C: |
MADRID (Room 11) |
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Session D: |
WIEN (Room 7) |
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Session E: |
RIGA I (Room 16) |
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Session F: |
ROMA (Room 2+3) |
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Session G: |
RIGA II (Room 17) |
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Session H: |
PARIS (Room 12+15) |
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Session I: |
DUBLIN (Room 21) |

Session Chairpersons and Speakers
Chairpersons are requested to meet speakers of their sessions in the allotted session rooms at least 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the session. Speakers are requested to put their power point presentation files on the computer provided in the respective session room with the help of the session monitor. See your session monitor at least 15 mins before the start of the session to load your presentation in the computer. The use of personal computer is not encouraged.
We would like to thank each Chairperson for chairing sessions at THERMEC’2009. If, due to unavoidable circumstances, the Chairperson can not chair the allotted session, please contact Professor T. Chandra or Dr. M. Ionescu at the registration desk at least 24 hours prior to the session.

Company Exhibition
Organization exhibiting at THERMEC’2009
- Dynamic Systems Inc., U.S.A.
(GLEEBLE MANUFACTURER)
The above company is displaying its products and services. Delegates are encouraged to visit these display centers located near the registration desk in the Grand Hall area. The Dynamic Systems Inc. specializes in manufacturing of Gleeble: thermomechanical testing equipment.
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