The Ninth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-9) will be held for the first time, in Spain after the successes of previous meetings in Switzerland, U.S.A., Canada, France, Japan, U.K. and China. These conferences, celebrated every two years, as it has become a tradition for ICCM have demonstrated how relevant and important for international co-operation the ICCM is by its number of attendants as well as by their scientific rigour.
The Conference organisers received more then 930 abstfacts, from which about 670 papers from 46 countries were accepted. In addition to the 600 oral presentations fourteen invited papers on topics of special interest will be given.
Special thanks are extended to all the members of Committees and the Group of Composites of University of Zaragoza: J. J. Alba, S. Baselga, P. Bravo, M. J. Casamayor, I. Gonzalez, E. Larrodé, G. Peon, A. Romanos and J. Ullod. Secretary tasks have been carried out by P. Abarca, M. Borraz, A. Laborde and T. Labordé. Thanks to all of them for their work and illusion.
We are grateful also for the support received from our sponsors:
- Vetrotex (Spain)
- Commission of the Europtean Communities
- Direccion General de Electrônica y Nuevas Tecnologias (Ministerio de Indusffia, Comercio y Turismo)
- CenU"o para el Desarrollo Tecnologico Industrial (Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo)
- Comision Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologi'a
- Institute de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
- Cientificas - Universidad de Zaragoza)
- Spanish Association of Composite Materials
- ANAIP
- Centro Espafiol de Plâsticos
- Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd./Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
- Huck Industries
- British Petroleum Chemicals (Hitco) Inc.
- Tonen Corporation
- Niigraphit-USA Corporation
- Journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Institut des Matériaux Composites (Bordeaux)
- British Composite Society
- Moscow Club for Advanced Composites
- American Society of Composites
- Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials
- Japan Society of Composite Materials
- Korean Society for Composite Materials
- Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
- Society of Manufacturing Engineering
- Composites Manufacturing Association of SME
Antonio Miravete
Chairmen ICCM-9
