Dear Professor Victorio Sonzogni - Event Endorsement Request - Variational Formulations in Theoretical, Applied and Computational Mechanics - A Workshop Dedicated to the 60th Birthday of Prof. Raul A. Feijóo - 3-5 September 2006, Petropolis, Brazil
www.lncc.br/variational We are pleased to inform you that the above event has been organised to celebrate Prof Raul Feijoo´s 60th birthday. With qualities such as his remarkable sharpness of mind, intelligence, righteousness, generosity and an unbounded dedication to his work, Raul has made outstanding contributions to the development of Theoretical, Applied and Computational Mechanics. His contributions include a wide range of activities such as research, teaching, development of human resources, supervision of research students, coordination of research projects and the organisation of scientific meetings and conferences. Our purpose in organising this event is to express our admiration and recognition for Raul's achievements. The programme of the meeting will consist mainly of talks by the following distinguished invited speakers: · FG Basombrio, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Argentina · L Bevilacqua, LNCC / MCT, Brazil · J Boyle, University of Strathclyde, UK · GC Buscaglia, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Argentina · E Souza de Cursi, INSA de Rouen, France · M Frémond, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees, France · L Godoy, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina · J Haslinger, Charles University, Czech Republic · J Herskovits, COPPE / UFRJ, Brazil · SR Idelsohn, CIMEC, Argentina · AFD Loula, LNCC / MCT, Brazil · M Masmoudi, Université Paul Sabatier, France · E Oñate, CIMNE, Spain · DRJ Owen, University of Wales Swansea, UK · C Padra, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Argentina · P Podio-Guidugli, Universitá di Roma, Italy · A Ponter, University of Leicester, UK · MA Raupp, LNCC / MCT, Brazil · R Rodriguez, Universidad de Concepción, Chile · G Romano, Universita di Napoli Federico II, Italy · B Rousselet, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France · C Mota Soares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal · J Sokolowski, Université Henri Poincaré, France We believe this is a rare opportunity to gather such a large number of internationally renowned scientists in this field of research and, to mark the event, a book with full-length papers authored by the speakers will be edited by the organisers. Since the workshop falls within the sphere of interest of your prestigious organisation, we would be very grateful if AMCA could endorse the event. If you so agree, we would also kindly request that the event be advertised on your website and olso in your NotiAMCA. Looking forward do hearing from you. Yours faithfully, E Taroco, AA Novotny, EA de Souza Neto (Organizing Committee) __________________________ Antonio André Novotny LNCC / MCT (Sala 2A-49) Av. Getúlio Vargas, 333 25.651-075, Petrópolis - RJ Tel.: 55 (24) 2233-6077 http://www.lncc.br/~novotny