The United States Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM) will hold their 7th National Congress July 27-31, 2003 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

We are soliciting organizations that might be interested in participating in our Exhibitors Program. Based on the attendance at the six previous USACM National Congresses (1991 Chicago, 1993, Washington DC, 1995 Dallas, 1997 San Francisco, 1999 Boulder CO, 2001 Dearborn MI) we expect about 800-1000 participants at this yearÕs conference; 800 attended the 2001 Dearborn Congress.

Our membership and participants in the Congress are drawn from industry, academia, and government with an approximate split of 20% from industry, 60% from academia, and 20% from national laboratories and government agencies. All of the participants share a broad interest in computational mechanics with the majority working or researching in solid mechanics. We are actively expanding our membership in the areas of biomechanics, computational fluid mechanics, and acoustics. We believe our Congress participants will be interested in viewing and discussing publications, hardware, software, and other materials, including educational, related to computational mechanics in our Exhibit Area.

Starting with our 5th National Congress in San Francisco we have developed and established a long-term relation with Exhibitors that provide products and services of interest to our members and participants. To continue this program of establishing an Exhibitor base we intend to offer Exhibitors the following:

• Affordable cost for floor space Ð we will charge Exhibitors a small fee for an exhibitor's booth. Vendors will be responsible for costs assigned by the Albuquerque Convention Center such as power and T1 lines (see enclosed Exhibitor Services Information). We are also willing to accommodate unstaffed exhibits.
• The Exhibit Area will also be the location of the twice-daily coffee breaks as well as the Cyber Cafe and will provide a focused opportunity for the Congress attendees to view your exhibit, in addition to the regular hours of the Exhibit Area during the Congress.
• We are trying to encourage Congress participants to remain at the Congress for three FULL days by offering a low cost Pre-Congress Short Course on Sunday, July 27 as well as post-Congress Short Courses on Thursday, July 31. We believe this offering, combined with travel discounts associated with weekend stays, will increase attendance at our late afternoon Wednesday sessions and foot traffic through the Exhibit Area throughout the Congress.
• We have a 12,000 square foot area to provide adequate space for exhibits and displays. There will be electricity and computer connection services available.

Please fill out and return the Exhibitor Registration form. We hope to see your exhibit at the USNCCM 7 in 2003!

Sincerely,

Russ Goebel
Exhibitor and Sponsorship Coordinator
7th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics

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