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-        ZTnews for 2008318 (That's March 18, 2008)
+             Cronin B. Vining, Listmaster
-  ZTnews is an aperiodic publication on thermoelectrics.
+   Lately more aperiodic than usual, if that's possible
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CONTENTS
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NEWS:
   +- ICT2008 Abstracts Due Before April 1, 2008
      http://www.zts.com/node/5410
      http://ict2008.its.org

   +- XV General Session of the International Academy of Refrigeration
      (IAR) – 2008
      From: 2008-04-22 Through: 2008-04-23
      Website: http://www.zts.com/node/5408

   +- 2008 Electronic Materials Conference
      From: 2008-06-25 Through: 2008-06-27
      Website:
      http://www.tms.org/Meetings/Specialty/EMC08/techtopics.html#other

   +- New Google-assisted TE Search Disambiguation
      http://www.its.org/node/5411

ERRATA:
   +- Proceedings of ICT2007 Order Form
      An incorrect link was listed last time.
      The correct web address is:  http://ict2007.its.org/

UPCOMING EVENTS UPDATES:  (+-+-  = New Info., Full list below.)
  +-+- ICT2008, Corvalis, Oregon USA
       From: 2008-08-03 Through: 2008-08-07
       Location: LaSells Stewart Conference - Corvallis, Oregon, USA
       Contact: David Johnson davej [at] uoregon [dot] edu
            Ph: +1 (541) 346-4612, FAX: +1 (541) 346-3422
  >>>> Abstract Due Date: April 1, 2008
       Higher Fees May Apply After: May 1, 2008
       Website: http://ict2008.its.org
       Info Last Updated: 2008-02-28

 +-+- XV General Session of the International Academy of Refrigeration
      (IAR) – 2008
      From: 2008-04-22 Through: 2008-04-23
      Location: - Saint Petersburg, Russia
      Contact: Prof. Lev Bulat LBulat [at] mail [dot] ru
               Ph: +7 (812) 575-6244, FAX: +7 (812) 575-6244
      Website: http://www.zts.com/node/5408
      Info Last Updated: 2008-03-18

 +-+- 2008 Electronic Materials Conference
      From: 2008-06-25 Through: 2008-06-27
      Location: - Santa Barbara, US
      Contact: Jeff Snyder jsnyder [at] caltech [dot] edu
               Ph: , FAX:
      Abstract Due Date: June 2, 2008
      Website:
       http://www.tms.org/Meetings/Specialty/EMC08/techtopics.html#other
      Info Last Updated: 2008-03-18

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NEWS:
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    +- ICT2008 Abstracts Due Before April 1, 2008
       http://www.zts.com/node/5410
       http://ict2008.its.org

The 2008 International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2008) wil be held in  Corvalis, Oregon USA  August 3-7, 2008.

Abstracts are due before April 1, 2008.

A webform to upload your abstract and all further details on ICT2008 are available at the conference website:

           http://ict2008.its.org

Contact: David Johnson davej [at] uoregon [dot] edu
            Ph: +1 (541) 346-4612, FAX: +1 (541) 346-3422

Online registration is available now.  Higher Fees May Apply After: May 1, 2008.

The previously published announcement is repeated here:

  +-+- ICT2008, Corvalis, Oregon USA
       From: 2008-08-03 Through: 2008-08-07
       Location: LaSells Stewart Conference - Corvallis, Oregon, USA
       Contact: David Johnson davej [at] uoregon [dot] edu
            Ph: +1 (541) 346-4612, FAX: +1 (541) 346-3422
       Abstract Due Date: April 1, 2008
       Higher Fees May Apply After: May 1, 2008
       Website: http://ict2008.its.org
       Info Last Updated: 2008-02-28

About ICT 2008:
The annual International Conference on Thermoelectrics is the premier
annual meeting in this field.  Traditionally it has been held in North
America, Europe and Asia in alternate years.  The 2007 conference was
held in Korea and next year’s conference will be held in Freiburg, Germany.

Join over 300 leaders in the thermoelectric field, including industry
and national laboratory researchers, academics, entrepreneurs,
investors, and company leaders to discuss the latest material research
advances, new device designs and achievements, and commercialization
opportunities for thermoelectric materials and devices.

Presentations are solicited across a broad spectrum of topics pertinent
to thermoelectric materials and devices including:
•  Cooling applications of thermoelectric devices
•  Oxide thermoelectric materials
•  Waste heat recovery
•  Thermal conductivity of nanostructured materials
•  Device performance and characterization
•  Nanostructured thermoelectric materials
•  Nanoscale material characterization
•  Power applications of thermoelectric devices
•  Novel thermoelectric compounds
•  Thin film thermoelectric devices
•  Theoretical approaches to new thermoelectric materials
•  Characterization of bulk and thin film materials
•  Clathrates, skutterudites and half-Heusler alloys

Click here for more information about REGISTRATION for the Conference

Location:
ICT 2008 is being hosted in the beautiful college town of Corvallis
Oregon, on the campus of Oregon State University. Corvallis is located
in the heart of the Willamette Valley, Oregon’s beautiful and historic
agriculture country. Just one hour to the West visit the Pacific Ocean
with Oregons pristine coastline. To the east visit mountains and forests
that feature world class fishing and hiking. The area's natural wonders
make it ideal for sightseers and outdoor enthusiasts. For more
information about the area please visit the Travel/Lodging page.

About ONAMI:
ONAMI provides unprecedented collaboration among Oregon's research
universities. It is in this spirit of collaboration that we invite you
to participate in this conference. ONAMI is the first Oregon Signature
Research Center. A cooperative venture among government and world-class
nanoscience and microtechnology R&D institutions and industry in the
Northwest, ONAMI was created to cultivate research and commercialization
to advance the leading economic sector in Oregon, and expand the
benefits of technology innovation to traditional and natural resource
industries.

ONAMI's community of world-class industry, academic and federal research
institutions in the Pacific Northwest forms a vibrant network of
nanoscience and microtechnology expertise that is moving nanoscience and
microtechnology innovations from basic research through to commercialization

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  +-+- XV General Session of the International Academy of Refrigeration
      (IAR) – 2008
      From: 2008-04-22 Through: 2008-04-23
      Location: - Saint Petersburg, Russia
      Contact: Prof. Lev Bulat LBulat [at] mail [dot] ru
               Ph: +7 (812) 575-6244, FAX: +7 (812) 575-6244
      Website: http://www.zts.com/node/5408
      Info Last Updated: 2008-03-18

Details:

The XV General Session of the International Academy of Refrigeration – 2008 will be held April 22-23, 2008 in St. Petersburg State University of Refrigeration and Food Engineering, Russia. All members of the Section for Alternative Methods of Refrigeration of the IAR are invited.

The Session will focus on the future of refrigeration, air-conditioning, cryogenics and food technologies. The election of new individual members of the IAR will also occur at the Session.

Contact:

    Prof. Lev Bulat
    Head of the Section for Alternative Methods of Refrigeration,
    International Academy of Refrigeration
    Lomonosova St. 9, St. Petersburg, 191002, Russia
    Phone/Fax: 7 (812) 575-6244.
    Phone:        7 (812) 764-7149.
    E-mail: LBulat [at] mail [dot] ru

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 +-+- 2008 Electronic Materials Conference
      From: 2008-06-25 Through: 2008-06-27
      Location: - Santa Barbara, US
      Contact: Jeff Snyder jsnyder [at] caltech [dot] edu
               Ph: , FAX:
      Abstract Due Date: June 2, 2008
      Website:
       http://www.tms.org/Meetings/Specialty/EMC08/techtopics.html#other
      Info Last Updated: 2008-03-18

Details:

Late news abstracts are being accepted for the 2008 Electronic Materials Conference (EMC), which will be held June 25-27 at the University of California, in Santa Barbara. You may submit your late news abstract any time prior to June 2, 2008, online at CMS-Plus.
Full symposia and conference details are available on the EMC Web site.

For more information about submitting your late news abstract:
E-mail Christina Raabe Eck, TMS Technical Programming and Publication Manager Telephone (724) 776-9000, ext. 212, or (800) 759-4TMS

TMS Electronic Materials Conference (EMC) … the premier annual forum on the preparation and characterization of electronic materials … will be held June 25-27, 2008, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Who Attends?
Individuals actively engaged or interested in electronic materials research and development including scientists, engineers, researchers, technicians, R&D managers, product managers, professors and students.

TMS proudly sponsors the 50th EMC which presents both invited and contributed oral presentations, an exhibition and related activities. Sponsored by TMS Electronic Materials Committee.

Call for Papers
Deadline for the call for papers is extended to February 15, 2008. You are invited to participate in this year’s event by submitting an abstract for any of the more than 30 topics being presented. Please visit the Technical Program page for details.  Here is the thermoelectric-related topic area:

EMC 2008: Technical Program Topics
OTHER/NEW AREAS

    * Thermoelectrics and Thermionics
          o Mayank Bulsara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
          o Rachel Goldman, University of Michigan
          o Timothy Sands, Purdue University
          o Jeff Snyder, California Institute of Technology

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   +- New Google-assisted TE Search Disambiguation
      http://www.its.org/node/5411

Google is an amazing resource.  But if you simply type "thermoelectric" into a Google search you'll find more pages related to power plants (i.e. generating electricity from heat by burning coal, natural gas, etc.) than related to the solid-state energy conversion technology. Sorting out one meaning from the other is called "disambiguation" on Wikipedia.com.

We've tried to create a Google News search which returns pages:

    * related to thermoelectric energy conversion
    * appeared (or update) recently on the web

Here is a link to our customized Google-assisted TE News search:

    http://www.zts.com/googlefeed

Bookmark that page and you'll always be up to date.

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UPCOMING EVENTS ( +-+- = New or Updated Information)
COMPLETE LIST:
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    +- Advanced Processing for Novel Functional Materials - APNFM 2008
       From: 2008-01-23 Through: 2008-01-25
       Location: International Congress Center - Dresden, Germany
       Contact: Dr. Jürgen Schmidt info [at] apnfm [dot] de
                Ph: +49 (0) 351 2537 324, FAX: +49 (0) 351 2554 462
       Abstract Due Date: 31 July 2007
       Higher Fees May Apply After: 1 December 2007
       Website: http://www.apnfm.de/
       Info Last Updated: 2007-05-22

    +- 2008 MRS Spring Meeting: Energy Harvesting
       From: 2008-03-24 Through: 2008-03-28
       Location: Moscone West and San Francisco Marriott
                 - San Francisco, CA, USA
       Contact: Harry Radousky radousky1 [at] llnl [dot] gov
                Ph: +1 925-422-4478, FAX: +1 925-422-3519
       Abstract Due Date: November 1, 2007
       Website: http://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/doc.asp?CID=9285&DID=197719
       Info Last Updated: 2007-10-23

  +-+- XV General Session of the International Academy of Refrigeration
       (IAR) – 2008
       From: 2008-04-22 Through: 2008-04-23
       Location: - Saint Petersburg, Russia
       Contact: Prof. Lev Bulat LBulat [at] mail [dot] ru
                Ph: +7 (812) 575-6244, FAX: +7 (812) 575-6244
       Website: http://www.zts.com/node/5408
       Info Last Updated: 2008-03-18

    +- E-MRS 2008 Spring Meeting: Unconv. Thermoelectrics
       From: 2008-05-26 Through: 2008-05-30
       Location: Congress Center - Strasbourg, France
       Contact: Anke WEIDENKAFF anke.weidenkaff [at] empa [dot] ch
                Ph: +41 44 823 4131, FAX: +41 44 823 4034
       Abstract Due Date: January 16, 2008
       Higher Fees May Apply After: April 17, 2008
       Web:
http://www.emrs-strasbourg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232
       Info Last Updated: 2007-10-23

    +- ECT2008, European Conference on Thermoelectrics
       From: 2008-07-02 Through: 2008-07-04
       Location: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris
       (ENSCP), 11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
       Contact: Prof. Claude Godart, Institut de Chimie et Matériaux
       Paris-Est (ICMPE) Thiais, France ect2008 [at] icmpe [dot] cnrs [dot] fr
       Ph: +33 1 49 78 12 47, FAX: +33 1 49 78 12 03
       Abstract Due Date: March 15, 2008
       Higher Fees May Apply After: May 30, 2008
       Website: http://ect2008.its.org/
       Info Last Updated: 2008-02-28

    +- ICT2008, Corvalis, Oregon USA
       From: 2008-08-03 Through: 2008-08-07
       Location: LaSells Stewart Conference - Corvallis, Oregon, USA
       Contact: David Johnson davej [at] uoregon [dot] edu
            Ph: +1 (541) 346-4612, FAX: +1 (541) 346-3422
       Abstract Due Date: April 1, 2008
       Higher Fees May Apply After: May 1, 2008
       Website: http://ict2008.its.org
       Info Last Updated: 2008-02-28

    +- MS&T’08 Conference and Exhibition: Thermoelectric Materials
       From: 2008-10-05 Through: 2008-10-09
       Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center
         - Pittsburg, PA, USA
       Contact: Qiang Li qiangli [at] bnl [dot] gov
            Ph: +1 631 344 4490, FAX: +1 631 344 4071
       Abstract Due Date: March 17, 2008
       Higher Fees May Apply After:
       Website: http://www.matscitech.org/2008/techProg-Energy.html
       Info Last Updated: 2008-02-28

    +- ITS2009 & ETS2009
       From: 2009-07-26 Through: 2009-07-30
       Location: - Freiburg, Germany
       Contact: Dr. Harald Böttner harald.boettner [at] ipm [dot] fraunhofer [dot] de
                Ph: 0049/761/8857-121, FAX: 0049/761/8857-224
       Abstract Due Date:
       Higher Fees May Apply After:
       Website: TBD
       Info Last Updated: 2007-10-22