SLOVENIAN FOUNDRYMEN SOCIETY

with co-organisers

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

in cooperation with MEGI states

INVITES TO

55th INTERNATIONAL FOUNDRY CONFERENCE PORTOROZ 2015

WITH CORRESPONDING FOUNDRY EXHIBITION

16th-18th September 2015

INVITATION TO A FOUNDRY CONFERENCE AND FOUNDRY EXHIBITION

International Foundry Conference in Portoroz, organised each year in Slovenia in September, is for over 50 years traditional meeting point for scientists and experts in the field of foundry and materials from all over the world. Therefore, this invitation is designed for all those who are close to foundry field or deal with the foundry industry, knowledge, research and development in this area. Eminent scientists and experts from world recognised universities and institutes and experts from foundries, as well as suppliers from the foundry industry, have actively participated in our conference. Presentation options are offered to all exhibitors attending the traditional corresponding foundry exhibition.

The Conference is also attended by the executive representativesof the WFO- World Foudry Organisation, CAEF- The European Foundry Association and MEGI- Central European Foundry Initiative.

The Conference programme provides a view into the perspective foundry activities and the latest efforts and results in this field, either in the sphere of research and development work or as practical achievements in the foundries.

Motto of this year Conference will be:

“KNOWLEDGE FOR FOUNDRY COMPETITIVENESS”

The Foundry Conference shall be organised under the following framework programme:

On 16th September, 2015:

16.00 -19.30 Registration of the Conference and Exhibition participantsat the conference registration desk (Congress Centre Hotel Slovenija, 1st floor)

18.00 Reception at the Municipality of Piran

On 17th September, 2015:

8.00 Registration ofthe Conference and Exhibition participants at the conference registration desk

9.30-9.45 Opening of the Conference and Exhibition

9.45-17.00 Plenary lectures, exhibition and joint lunch

18.00 Social event on the boat and ashore

On 18th September, 2015

9.00-13.00 Lectures in sections and exhibition, joint lunch at the Conference closing

ProgrammeOrganising Committee:

Alojz KRIZMAN, Prof. PhD – Chairman

Mirjam JAN-BLAZIC – President of Organising Committee

Primož MRVAR, Prof. PhD

Jožef MEDVED, Prof. PhD

Franc ZUPANIC, Prof. PhD

Vasilij PRESERN, Prof. PhD

Andreas BÜHRIG-POLACZEK, Prof. PhD

Peter SCHUMACHER, Prof. PhD

Friedrich KLEIN, Prof. PhD

Babette TONN, Prof. PhD

Reinhard DOEPP, Prof. PhD

Rüdiger DEIKE, Prof. PhD

Juhani ORKAS, Prof. PhD

Erwin FLENDER, Dr.-Eng.

Konrad WEISS, Dr.-Ing

Iulian RIPOSAN, Prof. PhD

Yunus TUREN, Prof. PhD

Josef SUCHY, Prof. PhD

JenöDUL, Prof. PhD

Izudin DUGIC, Prof. PhD

Adel A. S. NOFAL, Prof. PhD

Ashok SHARMA, Prof. PhD

Goutam SUTRADHAR, Prof. PhD

Milan HORACEK, Prof. PhD

Jaromir ROUCKA, Prof. PhD

Faruk UNKIC, Prof. PhD

Branko BAUER, , Prof. PhD

Srđan MARKOVIC, Prof. PhD

Rebeka RUDOLF, Dr.-Ing

CONFERENCE LOCATION:

Congress Centre, Hotel Slovenija

Obala 33,6320 Portorož

HOTEL ACCOMODATION

Hotels: Lifeclass Hotels (GrandHotelPortorož , HotelSlovenija,HotelRiviera),HotelMarko, Bernarding Group Hotels (Hotel Roža, Hotel Lucija)

Contact information for hotels

Lifeclass:

Telephone:+386 56929001

Fax:+386 56929055

e-mail:

Marko:

Telephone: ++386 5 617 40 00

Fax: ++386 5 617 41 11

e-mail:

Brenardin Group;

Telephone: ++386 80 22 80

Fax:+386 5 690 7010

e-mail:

All information related to the Conference and hotel offers may be obtained at:

REGISTRATION AND DEADLINES:

Registration forms for lecturers, exhibitors and other participants are available at All registration forms shall be sent by post, e-mail or fax to the address of organisers:

Drustvo livarjev Slovenije,

Lepi pot 6, p.p. 424

SI-1001 Ljubljana

e-mail:

Fax: +386 1 426 99 34

For all informationwe are available on the telephone: +386 1 252 24 88

Official registration forms of lecturers with a lecture title must be sent by 20th May, 2015 at the latest.

Official exhibitors’ registration forms must be submitted by 31st July, 2015 or by filling up all available area.

MEDIA SPONSORS: