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Events - December 2023

Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Australian Acoustical Society (Acoustics 23)
Sydney, Australia, 4 – 8 December 2023

The technical programme of this meeting will include plenary, contributed and poster papers covering all aspects of acoustics.
The deadline for abstract submission is 24 July 2023
Early Bird Registration is available until 5 September 2023
For more details see: https://acoustics23sydney.org

Events - October 2023

GPPS International Technical Conference 2023
Hong Kong, China, 17 – 19 October 2023

The Global Power and Propulsion Society is organising its 2023 International Technical Conference, which has the theme "The promise of 2050, when the power is clean and global travel is electrifying". The conference is preceded by the 3rd GPPS CFD Workshop, which will take place on 16 October 2023.
The deadline for abstract submission is 8 March 2023
For more details see: https://gpps.global/gpps-hong-kong23-call-for-papers

Events - September 2023

Acoustics courses run by the Mecha(tro)nic System Dynamics Group of KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium, 14 – 15 September 2023

    •   ISMA48: Modal analysis, theory and practice
        For more details see https://www.isma-isaac.be/isma48
    •   ISAAC34: Advanced techniques in applied and numerical acoustics
        For more details see https://www.isma-isaac.be/isaac34
    •   ISAMS02: Applied mechatronic simulation
        For more details see https://www.isma-isaac.be/isams02

10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association (Forum Acusticum 2023)
Turin, Italy, 11 – 15 September 2023

This conference covers all fields in acoustics. It will feature key-note lectures, invited and contributed papers in structured parallel sessions, workshops and poster presentations. The EAA summer school for young acousticians on emerging topics in acoustics will take place during the three days before the conference, from 8 to 10 September 2023.
The deadline for abstract submission is 31 January 2023
Early Bird Registration from 28 February 2023 to 25 June 2023
For more details see: https://www.fa2023.org

Symposium on Thermoacoustics in Combustion: Industry meets Academia
ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 – 14 September 2023

This symposium will bring together industrial and academic researchers studying thermoacoustic oscillations in gas turbines, rocket engines, boilers, and heating systems. There will be themed sessions on physical mechanisms, transverse modes, flame response, stability analysis, machine learning, etc. In addition, invited speakers from both industry and academia will present their specific views on key topics of current thermoacoustic research. Selected papers presented at the symposium will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics after peer review.
Extended abstracts can be submitted from 16 January until 28 April 2023
For more details see: https://sotic.ethz.ch

Events - August 2023

52nd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise 2023)
Chiba City, Japan, 20 - 23 August 2023

This congress is an annual event. In 2023, it will be organised by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of Japan and the Acoustic Society of Japan, on behalf of the International Institute of Noise Control Engineering (i-ince).
The deadline for abstract submission is 10 February 2023
Early Bird Registration by 19 May 2023
For more details see: https://internoise2023.org

Events - July 2023

International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2023 (ICSV29)
Prague, Czech Republic, 9 – 13 July 2023

The ICSV is a leading annual event in the area of acoustics and vibration and provides an important opportunity for scientists and engineers to share their latest research results and exchange ideas on theories, technologies and applications in these fields. As in previous years, the ICSV27 will feature a broad range of technical papers from across the world. The Theme Area "T03 Aeroacoustics, thermoacoustics, combustion noise, aircraft noise, and vibration", organised by Professors Maria Heckl and Ricardo Musafir, will comprise several sessions on thermoacoustics and aeroacoustics, including a special session showcasing the research in POLKA.
The deadline for abstract submission is 17 October 2022
Early Bird Registration by 31 January 2023
Download the flyer: PDF
For more details see: http://www.icsv29.org

XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2023)
Delft, The Netherlands, 2 – 5 July 2023

This conference takes place every three years. It is devoted to theoretical, computational and experimental developments in structural dynamics and their application to all types of structures and dynamical systems. It features over 20 mini symposia. Around 600 participants are expected.
The deadline for abstract submission is 15 November 2022
Early Bird Registration by 15 May 2023
For more details see: https://eurodyn2023.dryfta.com/index.php

Events - June 2023

ASME Turbo Expo 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 26 – 30 June 2023

This conference and exhibition will bring together experts from around the world to share the latest information in turbine technology, research, development and application.
The deadline for abstract submission is 21 October 2022
Early Bird Registration by 26 May 2023
For more details see: https://event.asme.org/Turbo-Expo

3rd International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference (NODYCON 2023)
Rome, Italy (hybrid), 18 – 22 June 2023

This conference will feature keynote lectures and oral presentations covering recent advances in nonlinear dynamics and control.
The deadline for abstract submission is 7 October 2022
Early Bird Registration by 10 February 2023
For more details see: https://nodycon.org/2023

AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023
San Diego, California (hybrid), USA, 12 – 16 June 2023

This aviation event covers the entire spectrum of aviation business, research, development, and technology. Over 2000 participants from across the world are expected, as well as over 1000 technical presentations.
The deadline for abstract submission is 10 November 2022
Early Bird Registration by 22 May 2023
For more details see: https://www.aiaa.org/aviation

Gas Turbines and Operation of Gas Turbines 2023
Koblenz, Germany, 6 - 7 June 2023

This conference, which is organised by the VGBE (association of energy plant operators), focuses on the urgent need for energy transition from fossil fuel combustion to CO2-neutral energy production. New gas turbine engineering concepts, e.g. hydrogen technologies, will be the main topics. The conference languages are German and English; simultaneous translation is intended.
The deadline for abstract submission is 13 January 2023
Early Bird Registration by 10 February 2023
For more details see: https://vgb.zummit.com/events/gasturbinen-2023--gas-turbines-2023/7892/FD525/downloads

Events - May - December 2023

Meetings of the Acoustical Society of America in 2023

The Society holds two meetings each year, most of which are held at various locations in the USA and Canada. At each meeting, invited and contributed papers and poster presentations usually number between 800 and 1100, and they reflect the diversity and interests of the membership. Tutorials, lectures, technical and standards committee meetings, and visits to university, government, and industrial laboratories are regular features, along with receptions and a variety of social programs. These meetings offer opportunities for students and young researchers as well as experienced acousticians to share information. Meetings in 2023 are:
    •   184th Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 8 – 12 May 2023
    •   185th Meeting, Joint with the Australian Acoustical Society, WESPAC, Sydney, Australia, 4 - 8 December 2023
For more details see https://acousticalsociety.org/asa-meetings

Events - April 2023

11th European Combustion Meeting (ECM 2023)
Rouen, France, 26 – 28 April 2023

This biannual event is a forum for knowledge transfer in combustion-related scientific and technological disciplines between academic researchers, graduate students and combustion professionals. Academic and industrial combustion experts will be present. More than 500 participants from over 40 countries are expected.
The deadline for abstract submission is 18 December 2022
Earlybird Registration is open until 28 February 2023
For more details see: https://www.combustioninstitute.org/ci-event/11th-european-combustion-meeting

Events - February 2023

GPPS Forum 2023
ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 15 – 16 February 2023

This event is organised by the Global Power and Propulsion Society (GPPS).
Earlybird Registration is open until 21 December 2022
For more details see: https://gpps.global/turbomachinery-forum

Events - January 2023

12th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium
Luxor, Egypt, 23 – 27 January 2023

The objective of this symposium is to give combustion scientists the opportunity to get together for the dissemination of state-of-the-art advances in combustion research and to enhance future collaborative research activities between scientists from different geographic areas.
Further details will be announced in due course on www.combustioninstitute.org/ci-event/12th-mediterranean-combustion-symposium

Noise and Vibration Emerging Methods (NOVEM 2023)
Auckland, New Zealand, 10 – 12 January 2023

This conference takes place every three years, with the aim to give an account of emerging technologies in the fields of structural vibration, vibro-acoustics, flow-induced noise & vibration, and noise & vibration control.
The deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2022 (peer-reviewed) 31 July 2022 (non peer-reviewed)
Earlybird Registration is open until 1 November 2022
For more details see: www.novem.ac.nz

Events - January - June 2023

VKI Lecture Series in 2023

The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, based in Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium, offers the following lectures during the early part of 2023:
    •   Introduction to Ground Testing Facilities: online and on-site, 16 – 18 January 2023
    •   Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: online and on-site, 30 January – 3 February May 2023
    •   Radial Compressor Design and Optimizatios: on-site, 6 – 10 February 2023
    •   Hands on Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics: online and on-site, 13 – 17 February 2023
    •   Introductory Course to OpenFOAM®: on-site, 14 – 15 March 2023
    •   OpenFOAM® General Programming: on-site, 16 March 2023
    •   Shallow Flows: on-site, 3 - 5 April 2023
    •   CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering: on-site, 8 - 12 May 2023
    •   Theory, Experiments, Applications and Modelling of Turbulent Combustion: online and on-site, 5 – 9 June 2023

For more details, click on the title of the lecture.


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