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The Institute of Materials Engineering Australia trading as Materials Australia and the Australian Fracture Group (AFG) invite you to attend an International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure, SIF2008, to be held in Western Australia from the 9th to the 11th July 2008.

SIF2008 continues the series of biennial conferences organised by the AFG, starting in 1974 and including SIF2002 in Perth and SIF2004 in Brisbane and the International Congress on Fracture ICF9 in Sydney in 1997. Following SIF2006 in Sydney, SIF2008 is combined again with the International Conference on Failure Analysis and Maintenance Technologies (ICFAMT) which has run in 2002 and 2004 and was created by Materials Australia to respond to a growing industry demand to consider failure analysis and the technologies used to avoid failures.

All papers will be reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in Advanced Materials Research, a periodical from Trans Tech Publications Ltd. Hard copies of the SIF2008 issue of AMR will be available at the conference site.

A Technological Conference

The conference will emphasise the technologies, science and engineering of structural
integrity and failure analysis.

An Industry/Supplier Network

The conference links:

• Material and science professionals
• Engineering and Design
• Asset management
• Non-destructive and repair specialists
• Operating and Maintenance staff

SIF 2008 is designed to attract engineers and operators of a wide range of assets and equipment and put them in touch with a wide range of researchers, service providers and consultants. SIF 2008 is an important forum in which to see the latest work and provides an ideal network opportunity. We strongly encourage student participation and a number of prizes will be awarded.

Keynote Speakers

The technical committee is currently inviting keynote speakers from Australia and overseas.

Registration fees

Speakers	$770.00
Attendees	$880.00
Non Members	$990.00
Students	$440.00

Workshops

A special session will be arranged covering new investigation and NDT equipment. Also, a special session will be held on teaching of structural integrity and failure at an industry and tertiary level.

Accommodation

The Best Western Emerald Hotel located in the city of Perth, minutes to Kings Park and only 3kms to the University of Western Australia and a short stroll to magnificent Kings Park.

All rooms are equipped with self-contained kitchenettes, digital Movies on Demand, Broadband Internet, electronic door locks, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, air-conditioning, and windows that open.