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It is my pleasure, on behalf of the conference organizers
and sponsors, to welcome you to the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering
& Mechanics, Wuxi, China. Wuxi is located at the centre of China¡¯s Yangtze Delta.
Wuxi is a fine tourist attraction and a famous city in China¡¯s Jiangnan (South-of-the-Yangtze
Area): the cradle of Wu Culture, a birthplace of China¡¯s national industry and commerce
as well as the place with the best-preserved section of China¡¯s Grand Canal that
unfolds the charm of the traditional Jiangnan.
The aim of this conference is to provide a forum
for international experts and researchers to present, review and exchange knowledge
and opinions about advances in mechanical engineering and mechanics. More than 1100
abstracts were submitted to the conference. 998 draft papers were reviewed by the
Programming Committee and invited experts. The proceedings comprise 451 papers including
15 keynote addresses that will be delivered at the conference. Topics of these papers
cover essentially all areas in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics.
I am indebted to members of the Organizing
Committee and the Programming Committee for their valuable contributions in making
this conference a success. I would also like to thank the sponsors for their support,
especially the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and the Chinese
Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES). I am equally grateful to a large number of
faculty members and students of Nanjing University of Science and Technology who
have contributed tremendous time and effort in bringing the ICMEM2007 to you.
I hope that this conference will be a worthwhile
experience for all participants. A sincere welcome to all of you, and I wish you
an enjoyable and fruitful experience in Wuxi, China. |