49th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2010)

The City of Vancouver will host the 49th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2010) held in conjunction with Lead-Zinc 2010, the fifth in this decennial series of international meetings organized by the Metallurgical Society of CIM and TMS.

Surrounded by water on three sides and nestled alongside the Coast Mountain Range, Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia with over half a million residents and one of the mildest climates in Canada. Home to spectacular natural scenery and a bustling metropolitan core, Vancouver will be home to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. Relax in a park, or bike ride around the seawall; there is always something to do in Vancouver.

COM 2010 is ideally hosted by Vancouver because of the city*s multifaceted location and environmental flavor. COM 2010*s technical content will explore a diverse range of topics from refractories to sustainability. The complete list of conference topics include:

• Lead-Zinc 2010
• Advances in Refractories for the Metallurgical Industries V (in honor of Michel Rigaud)
• Aerospace
• Materials for Clean Energy Systems
• Management of Innovation
• Material Degradation and Control
• Sustainability for Profit in the Metallurgical Industries
• Nanomaterials
• Rheology and Processing of Fine Particle Systems,
• Light Metal - Aluminum, Magnesium, Titanium, and
• CFRC Conference on Fracture: Fracture Control in Engineering.

COM 2010 will also feature high quality and advanced short courses, excellent industrial tours, a poster session and a variety of social activities. On behalf of the organizers I graciously invite you to come see what Vancouver has to offer. Mark your meeting calendar for October 3-6, 2010. This will be a truly memorable conference.