HSR 2017
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8th International Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Rheology
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Limassol, Cyprus
July 12-14, 2017
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Scientific Committee
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G. Petekidis (Chair), Greece
A. Alexandrou, Cyprus
A. Beris, USA
Y. Dimakopoulos, Greece
A. Gotsis, Greece G. Georgiou, Cyprus
E. Harmandaris, Greece
S. Hatzikiriakos, Canada
K. Housiadas, Greece
V. Mavrantzas, Switzerland/Greece
E. Mitsoulis, Greece
D. Theodorou, Greece
J. Tsamopoulos, Greece
D. Vlassopoulos, Greece

Organizing Committee
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A. Alexandrou (Co
-chair), Nicosia
G. Georgiou (Co
-chair), Nicosia
E. Kalyviotis, Limassol
S. Kassinos, Nicosia
P. Stephanou, Nicosia

Correspondence
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All correspondence concerning this Meeting
should be addressed to:
Prof. Georgios Georgiou
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Cyprus
BO Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
Tel: +357 22892612 Fax: +357 22895352 E-mail: georgios@ucy.ac.cy
Web: http://www.cyprusconferences.org/hsr2017

The Meeting is organized by
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The Hellenic Society of Rheology (HSR), in cooperation with the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology.

Hellenic Society of Rheology (HSR)
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The Hellenic Society of Rheology (HSR) was established in 1996 by Greek rheologists residing in Greece, Cyprus and abroad. It is affiliated with the European Society of Rheology (ESR) and dedicated to the promotion of scientific activities and advancement in the fields of rheology and fluid mechanics.

Scope of the Conference
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The Meeting is open to all scientists and engineers conducting research or interested in the field of rheology and in fluid mechanics. The program will consist of 4 invited keynote lectures, oral and poster contributions.

Keynote lecturers
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Michel Cloitre, ParisTech
Gerald G. Fuller, Stanford University
Moshe Gottlieb, Ben Gurion University
Fernando Pinho, Universidade do Porto

Topics
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Special emphasis will be given to the following
fields of research:
*wet systems: solutions, suspensions and granular matter
*melts, composites and fracture
*interfacial phenomena: films, emulsions,
*surfactants and microfluidics
*biologically relevant flows
*liquid-solid transitions: yielding, vitrification and gelation
*non-viscometric and turbulent flows
*computational rheology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics

Deadlines
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Prospective authors are invited to submit a short abstract preferably by e-mail (max. 250 words), along with a preliminary registration form, not later than January 31st, 2017. Notification of acceptance will be mailed by March 1st, 2017.

Location
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The Meeting will be held from Wednesday, July 12th, to Friday, July 14th 2017, at Curium Palace Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus. Limassol is easily accessible from the Larnaca and Paphos International Airports.

Registration
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The registration fee will be 180 Euros (80 Euros for students and accompanying persons) before April 1st, 2017 and 230 Euros (110 Euros for students and accompanying persons) afterwards. It will include coffee breaks, the book of abstracts, the opening reception, and the banquet.

Accommodation
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Single and double rooms in the Conference venue and nearby hotels will be reserved for the meeting participants.

Conference website
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Additional information and registration will become available through the conference web site: http://www.cyprusconferences.org/hsr2017

For inquiries about registrations, accommodation and local arrangements please contact
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Easy Conferences
P.O.Box 24420, Nicosia 1704, Cyprus
Email: info@easyconferences.eu
www.easyconferences.eu
Phone: +357 22 591900
Fax: +357 22 591700