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| TMS e-News 1. New Web Site Answers Technical Questions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The most robust component of the new site is the aluminum section. This interactive utility provides answers to frequently asked technical and general questions regarding aluminum. All information is sorted by an array of technical interest areas. Content for each technical interest area comprises frequently asked questions, technical summaries, recommended reading, and web links. If none of the information helps the visitor answer his or her technical question, a form is available whereby a specific question can be submitted directly to a subject matter expert. A return response should follow in approximately 48 hours, if not sooner. The aluminum segment of Technical Questions@TMS will be available on a trial basis through early 2004. If the pilot program on aluminum is successful, TMS may expand the concept to additional materials technologies. In making this decision, your feedback will be a critical consideration. So, please complete the on-line survey form that appears when you visit the site. View Technical Questions@TMS today by visiting: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With this year’s dues billing, all members will be asked to identify their core areas of technical competency from a standardized list of keywords. Early in 2004, these keywords will be added to the on-line membership directory so that members will be able to search for colleagues based on technical interests. Participation in the keyword program is strictly voluntary. Anyone not wishing to be a part of the search can simply indicate such using a check box on the dues bill. For those who prefer to receive dues bills in print and/or do not have e-mail addresses, hard copies of the dues bills will be mailed in October to any members who have yet to renew on-line for 2004. Through the new system, authors can upload files directly from their computers to a secure on-line site, from which the journal’s editor may administer the review process. This system is expected to provide an easy and prompt method for submitting articles and to shorten the editorial and review processes of the journals. TMS expects to receive all manuscript submissions to its archival journals through this system by January 1, 2004. To submit a paper to JEM through the new on-line system, go to: To submit a paper to MMTA, go to: To submit a paper to MMTB, go to: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Fifth International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy will be held in conjunction with the Metallurgical Society of CIM's 2003 Conference of Metallurgists. Although the advance registration deadline has passed, you don't want to miss this important international event. Visit the conference web site at http://www.tms.org/Meetings/Specialty/HYDRO2003/HYDRO2003-home.html for full details on housing, on-site registration, and the complete conference program. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registration closes August 15, 2003, for this premier course on the theory and practice of primary aluminum production. Sponsored by the TMS Light Metals Division, this 4.5-day course provides a better understanding of the electrolysis process. The goal is to promote a more efficient operation of aluminum smelters and stimulate corresponding research and development. Register on-line or fax your completed form. Details can be found at: http://www.tms.org/Education/ShortCourses/Al-electrolysis-2003.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Award criteria and a list of previous award recipients are available at http://www.tms.org/Society/honors.html. To submit a nomination, fill out the nomination form at http://www.tms.org/Society/nomination-form.pdf and forward the required biography, publications list, and letters of endorsement to TMS. The annual Society Award nomination deadline is October 31, and the annual Division Award nomination deadline is March 31. For more information or for a hard copy of the nomination form, please contact: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reserve exhibit space at the TMS 2004 Exhibition by September 15, 2003 and take advantage of the discounted space reservation rate. With a booth at the TMS 2004 Exhibition, you will reach qualified experts and credible prospects in materials production, processing, analysis, and applications. The TMS 2004 Annual Meeting Exhibition Prospectus, with complete information on exhibiting and applications for booth space, is now available on the TMS web site at: http://www.tms.org/Meetings/Annual-04/Exhibit2004/Annual04-exhibit-home.html To preview the event, visit the exhibition information on-line, or for additional details on discounts, exhibiting, or sponsorship opportunities, contact: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Register for this exciting new meeting with symposia from TMS and the Iron & Steel Society (ISS). Be sure to visit the MatSciTech Exhibit while attending the meeting. Five courses are being offered to help attendees continue their education in the fields of nanomaterials, texture and anisotropy, steel, and metalworking. Check out all the details about the meeting, the exhibit, short courses, and publications at: Register early and save! Registration at the advance rate will be accepted until October 14. After October 14, prices will increase by $100. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An ABET Evaluator Training session will be held in conjunction with the TMS Fall Event, MS&T '03, on Sunday, November 9, 2003 from 10:30 AM-5:00 PM. The session will be held at the Hyatt Regency Downtown in Chicago. To register, please contact Gail Miller at TMS headquarters: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ICMOVPE conference committee is soliciting abstracts for presentation at this TMS meeting in Hawaii. The topics covered by abstracts should include science, technology, and applications of metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE), and related growth techniques. In addition to paper presentations, there will be formal and informal discussions and presentations on these topics. Submit abstracts to the TMS Conference Management System at http://cms.tms.org. For more details about the hotel, the organizing committee, and the meeting in general, go to: There will also be an exhibit of MOVPE technology and services. For details on participating in the exhibit and sponsorship, contact: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOM’s hypertext-enhanced, on-line article of the month, “End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling in the European Union,” can be viewed free-of-charge at: TMS members and electronic subscribers can view the entire issue on-line through the JOM web site: For further reading, TMS has a number of publications that complement JOM’s recycling coverage, including: These and other related titles are featured on pages two and three of the August issue of JOM. Complete descriptions, tables of contents, and ordering information for these books can be found at the TMS Document Center: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send comments and suggestions to newsletter@tms.org. 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