Date

Conference Reminder
20th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering
Under Arctic Conditions 2009 (POAC 09)
Lulea, Sweden
9-12 June 2009

For further information, please go to:
http://www.ltu.se/shb/poac09?l=en

Or contact:
Lennart Fransson
Email: lennart.fransson [at] itu.se


Lulea University of Technology will host the 20th International
Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering Under Arctic Conditions 2009
(POAC 09), 9-12 June 2009. The conference will provide a forum for
discussion of new developments and research findings on ice and cold
regions engineering. Registration is now open and available online:
http://www.ltu.se/shb/poac09?l=en.

Conference topics will include:
- Arctic ice shelf / ice island update,
- Arctic oceanography and meteorology,
- Changing ice conditions,
- Frozen soil,
- Ice action on seabed and seabed facilities,
- Icebreaking technology,
- Ice forces on marine structures,
- Maintenance under arctic conditions,
- Modeling sea ice dynamics,
- Multi-year ice,
- Numerical simulation of ice loads,
- Oil spill in ice-covered waters,
- Operations in the Arctic,
- Sea ice properties,
- Shipping in ice-covered waters,
- Snow and ice constructions,
- Testing in cold climate, and
- Wind power in cold environments.

The conference program has been updated and is available on the website:
http://www.ltu.se/shb/poac09?l=en.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.ltu.se/shb/poac09?l=en

Or contact:
Lennart Fransson
Email: lennart.fransson [at] itu.se