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Message from the Conference Chairman

2019; IOS Press; Volume: 59; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3233/jae-171114

1875-8800

Vincent Mazauric,

On behalf of the ISEM 2017 Organizing Committee, we are proud to publish selected contributions presented at the 18th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2017) that was held successfully from September 3rd to 6th, 2017 at the Majestic -Palais des Congrès, Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France.The first symposium of the series took place in Japan in 1988, and, since then, they have continued to grow in numbers, significance, and international renown and respect, wherever their location, including Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, the USA, China and Canada.We are honored, therefore, to pursue what has become a well-established tradition of presenting leading research and ideas in the area of applied electromagnetics and mechanics.For ISEM 2017 in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, 380 contributions were submitted to the editorial board, of which 351 were accepted for presentation.More than 310 participants, including 79 students, from 22 countries attended Chamonix Mont-Blanc for the symposium!For this special issue of the International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, the editorial committee received 247 extended papers and, after a painstaking review by the referees, 177 have been selected for publication.These record numbers show the significant interest and great importance of the topics covered by ISEM.Many people contributed to the success of ISEM 2017 in Chamonix Mont-Blanc.