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The Sixth Symposium on Automation of Fatigue and Fracture Testing, Sponsored by ASTM Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture and its Subcommittee E08.03 on Advanced Apparatus and Techniques will be held May 22, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana, in conjunction with the May standards development meetings of Committee.

Objective
The ongoing rapid advancement of digital systems hardware and software technology continues to provide new opportunities for scientists and engineers in fatigue and fracture testing and analysis. Higher performance, lower cost hardware and software systems are providing enhanced capability for applications in the areas of test control, data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation, modeling, simulation and integration of testing with design. The Sixth Symposium on Applications of Automation Technology in Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis will continue the exchange of information at the international level on computer technology applications in fatigue and fracture testing and analysis. The goal of this symposium is to provide an international forum for knowledge exchange on recent achievements in the following technical areas:

• General software and hardware developments in automated materials testing systems and methods,
  
• Service loads monitoring and analysis as well as service spectrum generation and simulation,
  
• Variable amplitude spectrum load testing methods, test control and techniques,
  
• Cost effective and efficient advanced or new methods for generating test data,
  
• Analysis and simulation of fatigue life of components,
  
• Modeling as a tool in fatigue and fracture testing and analysis,
  
• Applications of advanced software systems in fatigue and fracture, and,
  
• Laboratory automation and information management systems.

It is anticipated that all staff levels within the mechanical test laboratories, including managers, test engineers and technical staff, as well as those affiliated with the mechanical test laboratories (e.g. analysts and designers) will benefit from the topics covered in this symposium.

Click on the link for the schedule/program of presentation times, paper titles, and presenters' names View Scheduled Program

Online registration opens approximately 8 weeks before the symposium and closes May 15, 2013. The fees to attend this symposium are listed below. These fees include the cost of the resulting Selected Technical Papers (STP that will be sent to all symposium attendees). The STP is a printed volume of peer-reviewed symposium papers.

Students – A student's fee is waived, provided that he/she is a full-time student and is not employed full time. After registering online, the student must check in at the ASTM Registration Desk on site and present his/her student ID. The waived fee includes admission to the technical sessions, but does not include the STP described above.

All attendees, including presenters and ASTM members, are urged to register online for this event so that space requirements can be accommodated. If you do not register online by the closing date, then you must register upon arrival at the symposium. All attendees must check in at the ASTM registration desk upon arrival at symposium.

Cancellations
A refund of the symposium fee will be honored only if requested at least 7 business days prior to the symposium. To cancel your registration and request a refund, click on Hannah Sparks or tel 610-832-9678.

If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Hannah Sparks in Symposia Operations at hsparks@astm.org, Tel: 610/832-9677, or ASTM Technical Support at support@astm.org, or 1-800-262-1373 (domestic) or 610-832-9578 (international).

Symposium attendees interested in receiving 0.7 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) should complete a CEU application form at the adjournment of the symposium, and then submit it to the ASTM staff member on site. A certificate will be sent to the attendee approximately 4 to 6 weeks after the symposium.

Additional information about the symposium is available from Symposium Co-Chairmen Peter C. McKeighan, Exponent, Email: pmckeighan@exponent.com, tel: 630-658-7511, fax: 630-658-7599; or Arthur A. Braun, Bose Corporation, Email: art_braun@bose.com, tel: 573-474- 1005, fax: 952-278-3071.

All meetings will be held at the JW Marriott Indianapolis, 10 S. West St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. Reservations may be made at the JW Marriott by using the online reservation system Reservation at the JW Marriott Indianapolis.

Select your dates and proceed as instructed. Reservations may also be made by telephoning the JW Marriott Hotel at 1-866-704-6162 (you must mention ASTM in order to receive the group rate).

Group rate will be honored until the ASTM block is full but no later than April 12, 2013. ASTM rates are $159 single/double plus 17% tax at the JW Marriott Indianapolis. You may be charged a higher rate if reservations are received after the cut-off date, or when the block is full.

U.S. GOVERNMENT RATES: You must contact the Marriott Courtyard Indianapolis, 601 West Washington St. for the Government per diem rate of $91 plus 17% tax. To obtain a government rate go online at Reservation at the Marriott Courtyard Indianapolis. Reservations may also be made by telephoning the hotel at 1-317-822-9029. You must present your ID at the front desk upon check-in. The hotel is directly connected to the JW Marriott.

IMPORTANT! ASTM Rates are non-commissionable. If you book your reservation through a travel agent they must ask for a non-commissioned ASTM Group Rate. ASTM cannot adjust your higher rate if commissions were paid to a travel agency.

ADVANCE DEPOSIT: JW Marriott Indianapolis and Marriott Courtyard Indianapolis require a credit card to guarantee your reservation.

CONFIRMATION NOTICES: A confirmation number is provided to you electronically once your reservation has been submitted.

CANCELLATION/CHANGE POLICY: At the JW Marriott Indianapolis, notice of cancellation must be received by 6:00pm on the day of arrival.

Check the ASTM website for updates on overflow hotel room availability.

The hotels are located approximately 20 miles/20 minutes from the Indianapolis International Airport. The hotel's phone number is 317-860-5800 and the general fax number is 317-822-8464. The website for the hotel is JW Marriott Indianapolis Information.

For information on the city of Indianapolis, visit the Indianapolis convention and Visitors Bureau website at: Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Bureau.

AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE: Go Green is available at the baggage claim terminal. The phone number for the shuttle service is 800-589-6004. The shuttle runs every half hour from 8:00am to 11:00pm Monday through Sunday. The cost is $10 per person. Taxis cost approximately $35.

PARKING: Overnight parking is available at $32 for valet and $28 self-parking with in and out privileges.

Meeting schedules of Committee E08 are posted on the ASTM web site at www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/E08.htm or contact the ASTM staff manager, Jeff Adkins at jadkins@astm.org or tel: 610-832- 9738.

Committee E08 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required. For more information, visit the web listed immediately above, and click "Future Meetings".