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| TMS e-News 1. TMS Seeks Board of Director Nominees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vice President The deadline to submit a nomination is January 1, 2004. Candidates will be selected for presentation to the Board at the next meeting of the Nominating Committee on March 14, 2004 in Charlotte, North Carolina in conjunction with the 2004 TMS Annual Meeting. For more information, please contact: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TMS members can now search the directory by area of technical expertise and by professional registration (U.S. registrations only). Areas of technical expertise were identified by members when responding to their 2004 dues invoices. The professional registration designation is searchable by state. To use the new TMS Membership Directory search features, visit the members-only sector of the TMS web site at: Members must log in using their TMS membership number as a user I.D. and their birthdate (in the form of MM/DD/YYYY) as a password to access the directory. Use of the directory is available exclusively to TMS members. If you wish to update the content of your record (including your areas of technical expertise and/or professional registrations), you may do so at the members-only web site by clicking the "View/Update My Membership Record" button. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you still need to register on-site or have registered in advance, the MS&T ’03 registration area will be open: Registration will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the East Tower, Purple Level, Exhibit Hall. Be sure to check out the up-to-date Calendar of Events for committee meetings, exhibit hours, social events, and other functions during the conference by visiting the MS&T ‘03 web site at: Rooms are still available at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the discounted conference rate. To make a hotel reservation, please call the Hyatt directly at 800-233-1234. Stay where all the functions are taking place and network with your colleagues! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proceedings of individual symposia will also be available for purchase in book format, both at the meeting and following the meeting. Attendees should visit the Publications Sales Area in the exhibit hall at MS&T ‘03 to purchase copies. Books can also be ordered in advance through the TMS Document Center for pick-up at the meeting. Visit the TMS Document Center for more information: “Personification: The Materials Science and Engineering of Humanoid Robots” by Maureen Byko is the free html-enhanced article of the month. This in-depth feature provides an eye-opening look at advances in robots that can mimic humans. Robots are being built to help tend to patients in nursing homes, to play soccer against humans, and even to engage in friendly conversation. With advances in technology and materials science, robots are becoming ever more lifelike and bringing science fiction closer to reality. This article can be viewed at: TMS members and non-member electronic subscribers can view the entire issue on-line today through the TMS Document Center at: To access electronic subscriptions, TMS members must log in to the Document Center using their TMS membership number as a user name and their birthdate (in the form of MM/DD/YYYY) as a password. Logged-in members will have access to any article in the JOM archive, which dates back to 1997. For further reading on the light metals issues presented in the November issue of JOM, TMS offers approximately 90 publications related to aluminum, electrometallurgy, environmental issues, high-temperature materials, lightweight materials, manufacturing/markets, titanium, and other nonferrous issues. Find a selection of these books in the Publications@TMS ad on pages 52 and 53 of the November issue of JOM, or visit the TMS Document Center, where you can search for relevant publications using the topics listed above as keywords: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Travel Planners, the official housing provider for the 2004 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, has activated the on-line hotel reservation system for the 2004 meeting in Charlotte. The headquarters hotel for the meeting is the Westin Charlotte Hotel, but a total of six hotels are offered within the TMS room block to meet your individual needs. Book now to guarantee first-choice accommodations. Large blocks of rooms are available at low rates negotiated specifically for this event. To see hotels and rates, go to: There is no downside to making reservations early: To make reservations or for more information about Travel Planners hotel program, send your message to: Registration for the 2004 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition is also available. Register before the advance deadline of February 16 to save money. For more information about the 2004 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, including registration and housing forms, visit: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This conference will build upon the strong tradition of previous conferences by presenting the latest advances in science, technology, and applications of MOVPE and related growth techniques. Visit the ICMOVPE-XII web site for a list of primary presentation and discussion topics: Prospective authors may submit a 150-word abstract using the TMS Conference Management System at http://cms.tms.org. Follow the instructions to submit an abstract electronically and to communicate with the organizers. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: January 15, 2004 You and your organization are also invited to participate in the special exhibition during ICMOVPE-XII. Exhibitors will be given the opportunity to sponsor special events at the conference. For more information on exhibiting and sponsorship, contact: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the aluminum site is a pilot for a potentially larger, more expansive on-line materials information program, your feedback will be not only helpful but essential in future decision making. Please complete the on-line survey form that appears when you visit the site. View Technical Questions@TMS today by visiting: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In addition to the current benefits you have come to expect from TMS, we are expanding the list to include: To continue the many benefits of TMS membership through 2004--or to add new ones--please visit the members-only sector of TMS OnLine at: If you have any questions, contact: TMS builds strength from members like you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Members can renew both journal subscriptions and TMS memberships through the TMS members-only web site at: Non-members and new subscribers may renew or purchase a new subscription on-line through the TMS Document Center at: Or contact a TMS subscriptions representative at: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send comments and suggestions to newsletter@tms.org. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter in the future, you must send a message to unsubscribe@tms.org with your e-mail address in the subject line. 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