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TMS 2016 Hits a High Note in Music City

2016; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 68; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s11837-016-1947-5

1543-1851

Cultural Industries and Urban Development

Congress (co-organized by TMS and eight professional societies) and Energy Materials 2017 (co-organized by TMS and the Chinese Society for Metals) that will both be co-located at TMS2017 in San Diego.He also announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by TMS and the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) to jointly program at both Euromat 2017 in Thessaloniki, Greece, and at TMS2018 in Phoenix, Arizona."This MOU will give an opportunity for scientists on both continents to exchange ideas, co-organize, socialize and network, and possibly seek opportunities to cooperate in sponsored activities across the ocean, and being exposed to these differences can onlyThe TMS 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2016) will likely be greeted the nearly 3,800 attendees when the meeting opened in Nashville on Sunday, February 14, but by the end of the conference week on Thursday, February 18, the skies were sunny with balmy temperatures.The atmosphere was always warm and inviting, however, inside the Music City Center, as scientists, engineers, and students shared their knowledge during more than 3,000 technical talks and poster presentations.Many of these discussions continued informally over breaks and quick meals, as well as during the numerous scheduled networking events.Presentation topics ranged from the most fundamental laboratory research, to the latest developments in materials processing, to issues and advancements in materials applications.Representation from more than 65 nations worldwide also helped ensure that the ideas exchanged offered a breadth of perspectives.Patrice Turchi, 2015 TMS President, noted in his remarks at the TMS-AIME (American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers) Awards Ceremony that TMS is working diligently to expand the international engagement at its annual meetings even further.