The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) and the Tribology Division of ASME International are seeking Student Posters for the 2007 International Joint Tribology Conference, to be held at the Marriott Mission Valley Hotel, San Diego, California, October 22-24, 2007.

There will be a special session devoted entirely to student posters, and the organizers seek students from all areas of tribology research to participate. Student poster research topics can be co-authored by faculty and other researchers but students should perform the presentation of the posters at the session and discuss their work.

Cash prizes will be awarded for the highest quality posters!

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the conference. This meeting is an opportunity to see the latest in tribology research and to meet the foremost researchers in the field. Registration fees for the meeting are only $20 for student members of STLE or ASME, and there is still time to become a student member.

For more complete information about this conference visit the conference web site at: http://www.asmeconferences.org/ijtc07/

Authors must submit a short abstract of their poster by the 10th of September. These abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee and authors will receive instructions for preparing and presenting their posters. Authors will be responsible for bringing the final poster to the conference in a format no larger than 36" high by 46" wide. The student author is expected to register for and attend the conference and to be present and discuss the paper at the poster session.

Short abstracts including title, authors (with student presenter indicated), student's university and 100 word (max) abstract should be submitted no later than September 10th via email to: Dr. Pamela Dickrell, University of Florida, pld@ufl.edu

Key Deadlines

• Short Abstracts (100 word limit) due September 10th, 2007
• Acceptance of Short Abstracts September 17th, 2007
• Final Poster at the Conference, October 22, 2007

For information about the societies and to apply for student membership, visit www.stle.org and www.asme.org