9th Pacific Rim International Conference on
Water Jetting Technology (PRIC-WJT2009)
Scope | Venue information | Committee | Sponsorship&Exhibition | Paper submission | Registration | Accommodations | Program
Welcome
The 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Water Jetting Technology hosted by The Water Jet Technology Society of Japan will be held on November 20-23, 2009 in Koriyama, Japan. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for exchanging ideas among the relevant researchers and engineers about the new developments in the field of water jets, and to seek opportunities for collaboration among the participants. The conference will focus on the most up-to-date water jetting techniques and industrial applications under the banner of “Water Jet Technology for LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability)”.The conference is sponsored by VLN Advanced Technologies Inc., Canada; ECOBOND Co.，Ltd., SUGINO Machine Ltd., Japan; and supported by College of Engineering, Nihon University.
Further more, VLN Advanced Technologies Inc. is kindly providing a financial sponsorship support for deserving candidates from developing countries who would otherwise be unable to attend the conference. Please contact the conference secretary via Email to ask for an application form.
Note:
Author’s tools for preparation of full-length draft paper are available by clicking on the button “Paper submission”.Application form of financial support for deserving candidates from developing countries may be requested via Email.
Important dates
- Abstract submission due: February 15, 2009 (Closed)
- Notification of acceptance: February 25, 2009 (Finished)
- Submission of full paper: April 30, 2009
- Acceptance of full paper: May 31, 2009
- Submission of final paper: July 31, 2009
- Advanced registration due: October 15, 2009
- 9th PRICWJT conference: November 20-23, 2009
Location
College of Engineering, Nihon UniversityTokusada, Tamara-machi, Koriyama-city
Fukushima prefecture, 963-8642 JAPAN
Contact
Secretary of PRIC-WJT2009E-mail: pric-wjt@mech.ce.nihon-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81 24 956 8766 Fax: +81 24 956 8860
©Copyright is reserved to Pric-wjt2009
Scope
The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for exchanging ideas among the relevant researchers and engineers about the new developments in the field of water jets, and to seek opportunities for collaboration among the participants. The conference will focus on the most up-to-date water jetting techniques and industrial applications under the banner of “Water Jet Technology for LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability)”.The topics to be addressed include (non-exclusive):
- Jet Flow and Cavitation
- Modeling and Numerical Simulation
- Pump System
- Advancement in Equipment and Tooling
- Safety Practices
- Manufacturing and Machining
- Construction, Mining and Petroleum
- Food Processing
- Medical Treatment
- Cleaning, Stripping and Surface Preparation
- Environmental Recovery and Control
- New Applications
- Trends, Challenges and Future Markets
Venue information
| Koriyama is located at the central area of Fukushima Prefecture in the North-Eastern part of Japan. Fukushima Prefecture lies between 139 and 141 degrees east longitude and 37 to 38 degrees north latitude. It is closed to Tokyo, the capital of Japan and linking Tokyo with Tohoku. The prefecture is well-known for the natural scenery of Bandai-Asahi National Park (Mt. Bandai and Lake Inawashiro) and hot-spring resorts. Koriyama is situated between Tokyo and Sendai. It will take only 80 minutes from Tokyo to Koriyama by the Japan Railway Tohoku Shinkansen (super-express train). Fukushima Airport is located 20 kilometers south of Koriyama, and some non-stop flights extend to main Japanese cities of Sapporo, Osaka, Okinawa, as well as foreign cities of Shanghai, China and Seoul, Korea. It is very convenient also to visit Koriyama by utilizing flights to Narita International Airport in Tokyo or Kansai International Airport in Osaka from main cities of the world. |
 Air route to Koriyama |
JR Shinkansen lines connected to Koriyama
For further tourist information in the near area of Koriyama, please refer to:
http://www.tif.ne.jp/eng/index.shtml or http://travel.japan-tohoku.com/enarea.htm
Mt. Bandai
Organizing Committee
PRIC-WJT2009
Organized by the Water Jet Technology Society of Japan
| Chairman: Prof. Seiji Shimizu |
Vice-President of the Water Jet Technology Society of Japan College of Engineering, Nihon University, Japan |
| Secretary: Prof. Guoyi Peng |
College of Engineering, Nihon University, Japan |
| Prof. Shigemi Sakoda | President of the Water Jet Technology Society of Japan Tokai University, Japan |
| Mr. Yoshiro Sugino | Vice-President of the Water Jet Technology Society of Japan Sugino Machine Ltd., Japan |
| Prof. Hitoshi Soyama | Former Chairman of International Board, the Water Jet Technology Society of Japan Tohoku University, Japan |
| Prof. Shinichi Warisawa | Chairman of International Board, the Water Jet Technology Society of Japan The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| Prof. Devineni Anjaiah | Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India |
| Prof. Przemyslaw Borkowski | Vice-Rector, Koszalin University of Technology, Koszalin, Poland |
| Dr. Josef Foldyna | Institute of Geonics AS CR, v. v. i., Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic |
| Dr. Song Soo Han | Senior Researcher, Samsung Corporation, Gyonggi-Do, Korea |
| Dr. Momamed Hashish | Senior Vice President, Flow International Corporation, Kent, USA |
| Prof. Gensheng Li | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China |
| Dr. Mohan Vijay | VLN Advanced Technologies Inc.，Ontario, Canada |
| Prof. Shengxiong Xue | Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, Hefei, China |
Under Construction
Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
The 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Water Jetting Technology hosted by The Water Jet Technology Society of Japan will be held on November 20-23, 2009 in Koriyama, Japan. Speakers and delegates to PRIC-WJT2009 include researchers, engineers and users of water jets from all sectors of industry, governmental and non-governmental organizations and universities. These professionals are making purchasing decisions for their companies. PRIC-WJT2009 provides a wide range of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities to show these professionals what your company has to offer. Don’t miss a prime opportunity to advertize unique technologies and products of your company.-
100,000 JPN Yen
- • One table (44cm´180cm) and two chairs (All additional equipments should be prepared by exhibitor)
- • Lunch and refreshment daily *
- • A set of proceedings *
- • Attendance to all technical sessions *
- • Attendance to the conference banquet *
Tabletop Exhibit Space
- Sponsorship is an excellent for your company to receive recognition for supporting the PRIC-WJT2009 conference. Your sponsorship entitles you to the following benefits.
- • Free advertisement in the conference program pamphlet
- • Recognition of sponsorship in the conference proceedings
- • Sign at conference website announcing sponsorship
PRIC-WJT2009 Conference Sponsorship
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Text pages (Full A4 page) Black-and-white: 50,000 JPN Yen Color: 70,000 JPN Yen Inside Front (Full A4 page) Black-and-white: 60,000 JPN Yen Color: 80,000 JPN Yen Inside Back (Full A4 page) Black-and-white: 60,000 JPN Yen Color: 80,000 JPN Yen Outside back (Full A4 page) Color only: 100,000 JPN Yen
Size and place dependent upon amount of sponsorship denotation:
Further Information
Please contact the conference secretary if you would like to discuss our sponsorship or exhibition options:E-mail:+pric-wjt@mech.ce.nihon-u.ac.jp Phone: +81 24 956 8766 Fax: +81 24 956 8860
Alternatively, to register your interest, please download our application forms in MS-word format by clicking Sponsorship-Form and Exhibition-Form, and return the forms filled via email as possible.
Online Submission
Abstract Submission
Intended authors are invited to submit a one A4 page abstract (up to 300 words including figures) in English together with a completed “Submission Form” (available below). Please prepare your abstract in Rich Text Format or Portable Document Format and send electronically via e-mail no later than February 15, 2009. Papers will be selected on reviewing of abstracts. Proceedings of accepted papers will be issued formally as a set of printed volumes. The papers to be submitted should not be published or under consideration for publishing elsewhere.
We strongly encourage the submission of abstracts electronically, by clicking on the button “Submit an Abstract ”. If you prefer, abstracts can be sent by email, fax or mail to the Conference Secretariat.
The Online submission of abstracts has been closed. (Feb. 15, 2009)
Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted abstracts was sent to response authors on Feb. 25 by Email. If you have not received one still, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Preparation of Full-length Paper
Authors of all accepted abstracts are asked to submit their full-length draft papers for review no later than April 30, 2009. Full papers are requested to be prepared according to the Author Guidelines, which can be downloaded by clicking on the button. The format of full-length papers prepared for electronic submission should meet the requirements of Paper Format and Style.
A template file in Word format is also provided here, and the authors are requested to use the template to prepare their full length paper for PRIC-WJT2009.
Submission of Full-length Draft Paper
Full-length draft papers should be submitted by one of the authors of the paper through the Online Paper Submission system. The submitting author takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review. Regardless of the source of the word-processing tool, only electronic PDF (*.pdf) files can be submitted through the OPS system.
Papers must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis). The authors bear full responsibility for the scientific content of their papers. If the authors use charts, photographs, or other graphics from previously printed materials, they should be responsible for obtaining permission from the publisher to use the materials in their manuscript.
The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the paper's publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. Correspondence and the reviewing commitment will be sent to the author(s).
Once a manuscript has been submitted, it is considered that at least one of the authors pays the Registration Fee and one author presents the paper at the Conference. If one author has paid the Registration Fee, he/she is entitled to have maximum two papers included in the Proceedings.
In the case that no any author of a particular paper included in the proceedings has registered for attendance, the submitting author of the paper will be asked to pay a publication fee of 30,000 Japanese yen (50% Regular Registration Fee).
The Online Submission System of
full-length draft papers will be soon available
Registration
Conference Registration Fees:| Advanced Registration: | Until October 15, 2009 | 50,000 JPN YEN |
| Regular Registration: | After October 16, 2009 | 60,000 JPN YEN |
One participant registration rates Include: A set of proceedings (One book volume + CD-ROM), Attendance to all sessions, Lunch and refreshment daily, and Attendance to the conference banquet.
Online registration
Detailed registration information will be available soon.
Accommodations
Under Construction