The 1999 Joint Cryogenic Engineering Conference (CEC) and International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC) were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 12th to July 16th. The joint conference theme was "Cryogenics into the Next Millennium". The total conference attendance was 797 with participation from 28 countries. As with previous joint CEC and ICMC Conferences, the participants were able to benefit from the joint conference's coverage of cryogenic applications and materials and their interactions. The conference format of plenary, oral and poster presentations, and an extensive commercial exhibit, the largest in CEC-ICMC history, aimed to promote this synergy. The addition of short courses, workshops, and a discussion meeting enabled participants to focus on some of their specialties. The technical tour, organized by Suzanne Gendron, was of Hydro-Quebec's research institute laboratories near Montreal. In keeping with the conference venue the entertainment theme was Jazz, culminating in .the performance of Vic Vogel and his Jazz Big Band at the conference banquet. This 1999 ICMC Conference was chaired by Julian Cave of IREQ - Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec, and the Program Chair and Vice-Chair were Michael Green of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Balu Balachandran of the Argonne National Laboratory respectively. We especially appreciate the contributions of both the CEC and ICMC Boards and the conference managers, Centennial Conferences, under the supervision of Paula Pair and Kim Bass, in making this conference a success.
Reviews
Praise from reviews of previous volumes in the series:
`The Advances in Cryogenic Engineering series provides a timely and authoritative entrée to the field for the outsider. For the insider, it is a must.' Materials Science and Engineering `Provides in-depth coverage of current research on technical materials of primary interest in the cryogenic engineering community, reviews important breakthroughs of the past, and outlines directions for future research.' Cryogenic Information Report `An interdisciplinary review of all areas of low-temperature technology, this significant series annually updates existing knowledge of cryogenic processes, equipment, instrumentation, properties, and applications The literature source for many important new discoveries in the field.' IEEE Spectrum
Editors and Affiliations
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA
U. Balu Balachandran
Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
K. Ted Hartwig
Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Donald U. Gubser
Synchrony, Bordentown, USA
Victoria A. Bardos
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials
Book Subtitle: Volume 46, Part A
Editors: U. Balu Balachandran, K. Ted Hartwig, Donald U. Gubser, Victoria A. Bardos
