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Join us in Chicago, Illinois, for the 2008 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. More than 150 paper and panel sessions are planned, as well as workshops, tutorials, NDE and Software Demonstration Forums, and the Student Paper Competition. The PVP conference continues to be the international technical forum for the information exchange in different topics related to Pressure Vessel and Piping technologies. The conference presents an excellent forum for the participants to further their knowledge-base by being exposed to diverse topics and exchange opinions and ideas both from industries and academia. The ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division is the sponsor of the PVP-2008 Conference with participation by the ASME NDE Division, Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping (K-PVP), Chinese Society of Pressure Vessels (C-PV) and Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME).

This CALL FOR PAPERS provides guidance for submitting abstracts for proposed technical papers for the 2008 ASME PVPD Conference based on general topics. Specific Calls for Papers are available from the Technical Committees at the ASME PVPD conference web site. The conference roster is available on this web site including contact information for the Technical Committee Program Representatives. All accepted papers will be published via CD-ROM/DVD.

GENERAL TOPICS: (1) Codes & Standards; (2) Computer Technology; (3) Design & Analysis; (4) Fluid-Structure Interaction; (5) High Pressure Technology; (6) Materials & Fabrication; (7) Operations, Applications, & Components; (8) Seismic Engineering; (9) Nondestructive Examination, and (10) Student Paper Competition.

SCHEDULE: Abstracts are due by November 16, 2007. Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by December 1, 2007. Draft papers are due by February 29, 2008. Paper peer review comments will be returned by April 18, 2008. Final reviewed papers in ASME format for publication and the 1903 Copyright Transfer Form for each paper must be received by April 18, 2008. All accepted papers will be published via CD-ROM/DVD.

PVP Conference Chair Artin A. Dermenjian Sargent & Lundy LLC 55 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603-5780 Phone/Fax: 312-269-3892/2028 Email: artin.a.dermenjian@sargentlundy.com

PVP Technical Program Chair Luc H. Geraets, Ph. D SUEZ Nuclear Activities Place du Trône 1 (C502) Brussels, BELGIUM B-1000 Phone: +32 2 510 7442 Fax: +32 2 510 7411 Email: luc.geraets@suez.com