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"

Dr. F. Bachmann Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH, Germany
Prof. L. Golovko National Technical University "KPI", Ukraine
Prof. V. Golubev Institute on Laser and Information Technologies, Russia
Dr. E. Kreutz Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology, Germany
Prof. I. Krivtsun E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, Ukraine
Prof. L. Lobanov E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, Ukraine
Prof. J. Meijer University of Twente, the Netherlands
Prof. G. Turichin St.-Petersburg State Technical University, Russia
Dr. Y. Uno Okayama University, Japan
Prof. F. Vollertsen Bremen Institute of Applied Beam Technology, Germany
Dr. E. Metzbower Naval Research Lab., USA
Prof. E. Chlebus Wroclaw Politechnika, Poland

Mrs. V. Lokteva E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, Ukraine
Dr. I. Romanova E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, Ukraine
Dr. A. Zelnichenko E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, Ukraine

1. EQUIPMENT
2. TECHNOLOGIES
3. MODELLING

• laser welding
• cutting
• surfacing
• heat treatment
• coating
• cleaning
• lasers for medical and biological instrumentation
• micro and nano machining
• other advanced processes for laser machining of materials

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 two 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 15, 2007. Papers the authors of which will not attend the Conference and will 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 deadline for submitting the abstracts is February 20, 2007). The authors are requested to indicate the form of paper to 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, his affiliation, contact address (telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address), and the text (not more than 200 words). In a paper has several authors from different organizations, please list all the authors by indicating their affiliation and address and 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) before February 28, 2007, 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 27, 2007). 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 27, 2007 (including directly during the Conference). Such papers will not be included into the Conference program, which is to be published before the beginning of the Conference.

To participate in the Conference, please fill up the registration form of the Conference participant and send it to the Organizing Committee before February 20, 2007.

 Registration fees

The full registration fee is:
$ 350 ($ 150 - for accompanying person) if paid before April 27, 2007;
$ 410 ($ 200 - for accompanying person) if paid after April 27, 2007;
$ 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 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.

Organizing Committee will send to you Invoice for registration fee payment (in US dollars, Euro, Russian rubles, Ukrainian hrivna) upon your request.

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

 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, Istambul, 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 - $ 80 per night;
Single-bed room - $ 45 per night;
Two-bed room - $ 35 per night for one person.

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 $ = 5.1 UAH (subject to changes).
The bank service closest 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).
The second call for papers with the preliminary Conference program, information on receiving visas to Ukraine, options for payment of the registration fee, more detailed description of the social program and other information will be sent to the Conference participants before March 31, 2007.