Elements of materials processing, properties and application, coupled with the real-world issues of sustainability, safety and productivity, will be addressed in the Technical Program. Plus a new feature will be a focus on technical cost modeling tools for materials production and selection as well as product development.

In addition to parallel, plenary and poster sessions, targeted workshops and an exhibition of related products and services will also be held.

• Processes, materials, structure and characterization, and application and performance of:
  • Automotive
  • Aerospace
  • Railway
  • Marine
• Safety and Comfort in Transportation
• Energy Issues in Transportation
• New Vehicle Concepts
• Management and Economics of Transportation

Submission deadline is January 31, 2009!
Abstracts must be 150-words and reveal and demonstrate reasonable scientific content. Abstracts describing work that has not been released for public disclosure should not be submitted. Submissions from students must be identified as student work.

Abstracts must be submitted online at Program Master. Conference organizers receive electronic notification of all abstract submissions upon entry. To begin, log in to the ProgramMaster system or click on HELP from the menu for instructions.

Extended Abstract
A one-page, additional abstract is also required to assist organizers in considering the material planned for presentation. The additional page, referred to as "extended abstract", should be submitted as a Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) attachment with the initial abstract. Only the initial 150-word abstract will be printed in the program book; however, the extended abstracts will be published on a CD-ROM distributed to each registered attendee with the program book.

Author Attendance
Authors are expected to present their papers in person at the conference and must register for the meeting in addition to submitting an abstract. If circumstances arise and an author must be absent or withdraw a paper, the conference organizer must be notified in advance.

Questions?
Christina Raabe Eck, Director of Technical Support Services
raabe@tms.org • (724) 776-9000, ext. 212 • (800) 759-4TMS

The TRANSFAC '09 proceedings will be produced on a CD-ROM and provided to each registered attendee. Additional copies of the CD-ROM will be available for purchase on the conference registration form and at the meeting.

For more information about this conference or any other TMS meeting, please contact:

TMS Meeting Services
184 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale , PA 15086-7514 USA
Telephone (724) 776-9000, ext. 243
(800) 759-4TMS
Fax: (724) 776-3770
E-mail: mtgserv@tms.org