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Posters Submissions End Today 26 SEP 2013 - ISTVS 7th Regional Conference - Tampa

FINAL POSTER SUBMISSIONS TODAY 26 SEP 2013

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TAMPA POSTER SUBMISSIONS

Hello ISTVS,

Final submission deadlines for spaces at the poster session at ISTVS 7th Regional Conference in Tampa November 2013:

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If you are interested in submitting an abstract for the poster session, please email me TODAY at sally.a.shoop@usace.army.mil (mailto:sally.a.shoop@usace.army.mil) with your 1-page abstract to be included in the ISTVS program book. We'll assign spaces on a first-come, first-served basis until full.

No papers required. Poster instructions can be found at: http://istvs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=ce4bf45dee&e=77af6e2607 (bottom) Looking forward to seeing you all in Tampa in November!

Sally A. Shoop, PE, PhD President ISTVS ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

** Important Tampa Dates

September 26 Last day for POSTER submissions October 7 Last day for REGULAR registration rates November 4-7 Conference in Tampa!

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** Conference Technical Tracks

1. Soil and terrain modeling and characterization 2. Planetary rovers and mobile robotics 3. Tires, wheels, and tracks modeling 4. Agricultural and earthmoving equipment 5. Operation on soils, vegetation, snow, and ice 6. Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety 7. Terramechanics

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Early Registration Ends Today 17 SEP 2013 - ISTVS 7th Regional Conference - Tampa

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** EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS 17 SEP 2013

Friendly reminder: early registration rates for the 7th ISTVS Regional Americas Conference this November in Tampa, Florida, ends tonight 17 September 2013 at midnight.

We hope you are considering joining us for a important chance to connect with your terramechanics colleagues, including a behind-the-scenes tour of NASA's Kennedy Space Center over on the Florida coast.

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** POSTER SLOTS OPEN

Several additional poster spaces are now available for late additions to the poster session at ISTVS Tampa 2013:

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If you are interested in submitting an abstract for the poster session, please contact Sally Shoop at sally.a.shoop@usace.army.mil (mailto:sally.a.shoop@usace.army.mil) with your 1-page abstract to be included in the ISTVS program book.

Spaces will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis until full, deadline 26 September 2013. No papers required. Poster instructions can be found at:

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Looking forward to seeing you all in Tampa in November!

Sally A. Shoop, PE, PhD President ISTVS ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

** Important Tampa Dates

September 17 Last day for EARLY registration rates October 7 Last day for REGULAR registration rates November 4-7 Conference in Tampa!

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FINAL REMINDER: Papers Due 15 SEP 13 for ISTVS 7th Regional Conference - Tampa

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** FINAL REMINDER: PAPERS DUE 15 SEP 2013

Friendly reminder to our Tampa presenters: your final papers for 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS are due 15 September 2013. Submit papers online here:

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7th American ISTVS Conference Tampa, Florida, US, 4-7 November 2013

The 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS will be held jointly with the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy in Tampa, Florida, 4-7 November 2013.

The full ASA 2013 meeting will host over 4,000 scientists, professionals, educators, and students. Also participating are the Crop Science Society of America and the Soil Science Society of America.

The conference provides you a place to exchange ideas and information on current research and technology developments in the field of terrain-machine systems.

Please make your plans to join us in Tampa this November!

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** Technical Tracks

1. Soil and terrain modeling and characterization 2. Planetary rovers and mobile robotics 3. Tires, wheels, and tracks modeling 4. Agricultural and earthmoving equipment 5. Operation on soils, vegetation, snow, and ice 6. Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety 7. Terramechanics

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Housing and registration now open for ISTVS-ASA Tampa

Housing and Registration Open / Final call for abstracts for Tampa

Abstract Submission Closes at 6pm ET

7th American ISTVS Conference, Tampa, Florida, US,  Nov 4-7 In conjunction with: American Society of Agronomy, Canadian Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society, Soil Science Society of America

Conference Registration and Housing opened today at 11am ET  

Abstract submission closes at 6 pm EST— strict deadline

Please register at www.acsmeetings.org/register  

Book your hotel at www.acsmeetings.org/housing

Both opened today at 11am EDT

Friendly Reminder: the more economical hotels fill up quickly!

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Important Tampa Dates

May 14  Abstract submission closes at 6 pm ET— strict deadline

May 14   Registration and Housing opened at 11 am ET

August 27   Abstract editing deadline

September 15   Full papers due

November 4-7  Conference in Tampa!

Stories you might have missed this week

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We've got a reminder for you and some stories from the week that you might have missed.

Tampa Conference Registration and Housing opens May 14, 11 am sharp EST | The more economical hotels fill up fast: Our conference partner ASA has moved the opening of the registration and housing signup about five weeks earlier than originally scheduled: please register at www.acsmeetings.org/register and book your hotel at www.acsmeetings.org/housing. Both open at 11am EDT on Tuesday, May 14.

Dr Corina Sandu honored by the SAE | We are pleased to share news of Dr. Corina Sandu, an editor of our Journal of Terramechanics and who so ably coordinated our 17th International Conference. She was presented with two awards by the Society of Automotive Engineers at the SAE 2013 World Congress: * The Forest R. McFarland Award, which "recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions toward the work of the SAE Engineering Meetings Board." * The Rodica Baranescu Award for Technical & Leadership Excellence in Commercial Vehicle Engineering "celebrates the successes of women in the engineering profession and to recognize their leadership and technical contributions in the Commercial Vehicle Engineering sector."

Dr. Sandu is an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech. She also currently leads an ARC research project (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=00df7e9677&e=77af6e2607) involving off-road soft-soil tire model development.

Mars rover update (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=63b6a441a1&e=77af6e2607)  After a month of silence while Mars was on the far side of the sun from the earth, NASA has reestablished its link with the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers and is getting ready to resume science operations on Mars.

Morphological Mars Mystery (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=7698bb6e51&e=77af6e2607)  This image in the Wired Space Photo of the Day series covers shallow irregular pits with raised rims, concentrated along ridges and other topographic features: how did these odd features form?

Opportunity to meet with some of the great hardware hackers of our age (http://istvs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=f483ae78bf&e=77af6e2607)  May 14-15, Make magazine hosts its second annual Hardware Innovation Workshop in San Mateo, CA. via BoingBoing (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=cbfb090fa4&e=77af6e2607)

Trailer for Antarctica: A Year on Ice (http://istvs.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=de9c83671a&e=77af6e2607)  For all our snow researchers, this trailer for an upcoming documentary isn't to be missed. Make sure you watch for the special moment at the end! via BoingBoing (http://istvs.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=967fac0205&e=77af6e2607)

MIT course spends spring break visiting mines of the American Southwest (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=858239af7a&e=77af6e2607)  Rockwood Lithium mine, Searles Valley Minerals Trona Facility, Rio Tinto borax mine, Oceanview Pegmatite Mine and Simplot silica mine. Slideshow.

Using lasers to read the road ahead (http://istvs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=54e327270a&e=77af6e2607 http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=dea0e68e47&e=77af6e2607)  The Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques updated the Pavement Profile Scanner (PPS): as small as a shoebox, reads the surface of the road at 62 mph, and accurate to between 0.15 and 0.3 millimeters. Using data scanned from the road ahead, suspension can be dynamically adapted, making the ride stiffer or softer. So far, it's in Mercedes’ only, apparently.

Amazing: learn the Google search tips of the NSA (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=a7e16e99c6&e=77af6e2607)  A Freedom of Information Act request has brought to light a book published by the U.S. National Security Agency as a guide for it's own spies to uncoer intelligence hiding on the web. via Wired.com

Legged leaping (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=a769b59f84&e=77af6e2607)  Parkour robot leaps ledges in a single bound. UPenn researchers presented their acrobatic X-RHex-Light robot at a IEEE conference in Germany this week. Video.

Baxter: a robot designed for researchers (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=0e00756bef&e=77af6e2607)  Previously aimed at industrial applications, Baxter's maker Rethink is releasing Baxter Research Robot: two arms powered by series elastic actuators, integrated cameras and sonar, torque sensors on every joint, and a open source SDK layer. via IEEE.

Incredible pictures of early science labs (http://istvs.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=3658e97189&e=77af6e2607)  Maybe you'll get some ideas for renovations to your own lab here: vintage science labs, from the Renaissance to Pasteur and Edison and ENIAC. via BoingBoing (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=05e255cdad&e=77af6e2607)

Our best wishes for a productive week. Please send any news, comments, and pictures of your lab to news@istvs.org (mailto:news@istvs.org).

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ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference, Nov 4-7, 2013, Tampa, Florida Strict deadline: May 14 Submit Abstract (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=8800d6d36e&e=77af6e2607)

** Technical Committee

Prof. Schalk Els Ms. Heidi Howard Soil and terrain modeling and characterization | Track 1

Dr. Lutz Richter Mr. Jeff Durst Planetary rovers and mobile robotics | Track 2

Prof. Paul Ayers Prof. Corina Sandu Mr. Jody Priddy Tires, wheels, and tracks modeling | Track 3

Dr. George Mason Dr. Lal Kushwaha Agricultural and earthmoving equipment | Track 4

Dr. Sally Shoop Mr. Timothy Cary Operation on soils, vegetation, snow, and ice | Track 5

Mr. Randy Jones Mr. Daniel Koch Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety | Track 6

Mr. Niels Svendsen Ms. Pat Sullivan Ms. Stephanie Robert Terramechanics | Track 7 International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems

Dr. Lutz Richter General Secretary

Dr. Sally Shoop President

Dr. Peter Kiss Vice President

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ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference

Tampa, Florida, US | 4-7 November 2013

Hello, Newswire ISTVS,

Reminder: Strict Submission Deadline May 14

Submit your abstract (http://istvs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=da27a513bf&e=77af6e2607) for the 7th ISTVS Americas Regional Conference in Tampa, Florida, before Tuesday, May 14

Conference Registration and Housing opens May 14 at 11am EST! The more economical hotels fill up fast: ISTVS conference partner ASA has moved the opening of the registration and housing signup about 5 weeks earlier than originally scheduled: please register at www.acsmeetings.org/register and book your hotel at www.acsmeetings.org/housing. Both open at 11am EDT on Tuesday, May 14.

Share with colleagues Have colleagues who also work in terramechanics? * Forward (http://us2.forward-to-friend2.com/forward?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=0910e47623&e=77af6e2607) this invitation * Print this and post in your lab! * Share the conference site (http://istvs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=3187869acb&e=77af6e2607) withyour students (discounted conference rate)

Conference invitation from your chairs It is a real pleasure to extend to all ISTVS members, students, and nonmember professionals a cordial invitation to join us for the ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=17fdd80273&e=77af6e2607) in Tampa, Florida, this November 4-7.

The conference will be held jointly with the 105th Annual Meeting (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=9e068dfdbc&e=77af6e2607) of the American Society of Agronomy (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=fba04d2c97&e=77af6e2607) . This will be the second joint meeting with ASA. This meeting will produce a Special Issue of the Journal of Terramechanics; all participating papers will be included. Come exchange ideas and information on the leading edge of research and technology in terramechanics and terrain-machine systems.

We look forward to seeing you in Tampa in November.

—Heidi Howard and Timothy Cary Conference Co-Chairs Engineer Research and Development Center

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IMPORTANT TAMPA DATES May 14 Abstract submission closes — note strict deadline May 14 Registration and Housing opens at 11am EDT! August 27 Abstract editing deadline August 15 Full papers due November 4-7 Conference in Tampa!

TECHNICAL TRACKS » Soil and terrain modeling and characterization » Planetary rovers and mobile robotics » Tires, wheels, and tracks modeling » Agricultural and earthmoving equipment » Operation on soils, vegetation, snow, and ice » Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety » Terramechanics

Tampa Program Preview

Mon | 4 November 1-5p Board meeting 5:30-8pm Ice Breaker Tue | 5 November 8am-3pm Sessions 12-1pm Lunch 4-6pm Poster Session Wed | 6 November 8am-3pm Sessions 12-1pm Lunch 6-9pm Dinner Thu | 7 November 7am-6pm Technical Tour: Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center

ISTVS has a tradition of offering fascinating technical tours as part of our conferences. For your Tampa experience, we have arranged a tour of the Kennedy Space Center! Some details (subject to change): IMAX Shuttle Launch Experience & Exhibits | Sit-Down Lunch with Astronaut | 2-Hour Specialized Behind-the-Scenes Tour. (Tours are optional; separate fee applies)

There’s plenty to enjoy in Tampa: A waterfront city with many opportunities to experience the warm waters and gentle bay breezes. Family-friendly attractions with plenty of sights and sounds to expand your mind and capture your imagination.

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International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems

Dr. Lutz Richter General Secretary

Dr. Sally Shoop President

Dr. Peter Kiss Vice President

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The weekend reads — stories you might have missed

Final Reminder | Deadline April 30 Early-bird deadline is April 30 for submissions for the 2013 ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference, which we're holding in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Agronomy Society of America.

Already submitted? Give better academic presentations

ISTVS Membership Directory | Connect easily with others who share your work interests and reach out to find colleagues with particular areas of expertise for collaboration: the ISTVS members-only LinkedIn group welcomes the participation of all current members. Participate in this live membership directory. Current members: request membership.

The weekend reads

New unmanned ground vehicle | This UGV is aimed at explosive ordnance disposal: a six-wheeled vehicle with a manipulator arm and a three-finger gripper. It includes a sensing system for control and dexterity to minimize damage to property and preserve forensic evidence. Top speed of 7.5 miles per hour; can also 'creep' for delicate operations. From Northrop Grumman. via LR

Happy Richter Scale Day | You may have missed this: Friday was International Richter Scale Day. It is the commemoration of the birth of Charles Francis Richter (26 April 1900–30 September 1985), the American seismologist who is the creator of the Richter scale in 1935. (ed.: GS Lutz Richter reports no relation!)

Survival tips for PhDs | To share with students you know: "A Survival Guide to Starting and Finishing a PhD"

Also for students... and their profs | Crazy wisdom for effective teaching: "Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Game Theory Exam"

We're all interface designers | Great short read if you work on anything has a user interface. Cred: the author is the cofounder of a company with an app that has been downloaded 130 million times: "Cognitive Overhead, Or Why Your Product Isn’t As Simple As You Think"

Making email better | VSRE: like RSVP, but for email: "very short reply expected". Allows for dispensing with extra politeness; short, not rude. Longer explanation: original discussion and the blog post. Pair with NRN: "no reply necessary." Canonical list here.

Mordor's Fire | The Plosky Tolbachik volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, is terraforming actively this month and this guy’s taking amazing pictures. Here’s a live webcam where you might see some gaseous emissions.

And Ice | Cool off again with this picture of fresh tracks in Finland snow.

Membership Directory & The weekend reads

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Reminder | Early-bird deadline coming April 30 Early-bird deadline is April 30 for submissions for the 2013 ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference, which we're holding in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Agronomy Society of America.

Announcement | ISTVS Membership Directory Our members-only LinkedIn group welcomes the participation of all ISTVS members. Connect with others who share your work interests and reach out to find colleagues with particular areas of expertise for collaboration. If you're not already a member, visit the group here and request membership.

Tire Society Call for Papers | The Tire Society is hosting its 32nd annual conference September 10-11, 2013, in Akron, Ohio, USA. This conference is attended by engineers & scientists from the tire & vehicle industries, academia, & government from around the world. Deadline for submitting papers extended to April 30. Link

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Off-highway goes hybrid | Excavators and wheel loaders: Deere, Caterpillar, Ricardo, Eaton, and Dana are all manufacturers bringing large hydraulic and electric power hybrid vehicles to market. SAE reports that benefits include reduced fuel consumption and emissions and improved performance through more consistent torque delivery. Read about a hybrid Humvee, too.

New rocky planets | NASA's Kepler has discovered two new planetary systems, including the smallest "habitable zone" planets so far. The "habitable zone" is the range of distance from a star where the surface temperature of an orbiting planet might be suitable for liquid water. NY Times story here.

Robot Futures: Cool, with a chance of lost humanity  | A new book by the head of Carnegie Mellon's Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) Lab is a sober look at the human side effects of current robotics trends. Illah Nourbakhsh is also blogging on the topic.

Browse books at scale | Harvard Library Innovation Lab has launched a useful and appealing way to browse books at scale. StackLife shows a visualization of books on a scrollable shelf, turned sideways so you can read the spines. It always shows you books in a context: remember browsing the stacks, for those of us old enough to remember? FAQs here. Cf: Open Library. Digital Public Library of America.

We've all been there | The umbilical data cable of the Antares rocket got pulled accidentally 12 minutes before launch on Wednesday. Mission control lost all ability to communicate with the flight computer: scrub. Commiserate here. via ‏@adamspacemann

Hidden gem at Google | Google Alerts are one of Google's hidden gems. If you can think of a useful search that you perform on a semi-regular basis, Google Alerts can automate it for you. Set one up to follow your organization, for example, and you'll know when you are mentioned online by other.

And a Google Maps hack | You can often zoom in closer than the defaults allow using this trick.

Waterless washing | This could be big: LG is building a washing machine that doesn't use water. Really really efficient refridgerators, too. Next-gen smart appliances are on the way.

Neuroplasticity for fun and profit | Encouragement to always be learning: Why "Useless" Skills Like Juggling Are Still Worth Learning. (Editor: See next item for a quick way to neuroplay right now.)

Quick check on your computing age  | Harvard's Lab in the Wild is working to make computers more accessible and easier to use. Take this test and the program will guess your age. Created by the Intelligent Interactive Systems Group. (Editor: I scored a very generous 29, but only because I spend far too much time at a computer.)

Neologisms of our time | The 10 best words the internet has given English. How many do you know? Avatars. #Hashtags. Trolling. Memes. Cupertinos. Meh. Geeks. Don't know why he left out nerds.

Travel a lot? | You might pick up something useful here: How to Sleep on a Plane.

2013 ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference

Technical Committee

Prof. Schalk Els | Ms. Heidi Howard
Soil and terrain modeling and characterization | Track 1

Dr. Lutz Richter | Mr. Jeff Durst
Planetary rovers and mobile robotics | Track 2

Prof. Paul Ayers | Prof. Corina Sandu | Mr. Jody Priddy
Tires, wheels, and tracks modeling | Track 3

Dr. George Mason | Dr. Lal Kushwaha
Agricultural and earthmoving equipment | Track 4

Dr. Sally Shoop | Mr. Timothy Cary
Operation on soils, vegetation, snow, and ice | Track 5

Mr. Randy Jones | Mr. Daniel Koch | Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar
Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety | Track 6

Mr. Niels Svendsen | Ms. Pat Sullivan | Ms. Stephanie Robert
Terramechanics | Track 7

International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems

Dr. Lutz Richter, General Secretary

Dr. Sally Shoop, President

Dr. Peter Kiss, Vice President

Early bird deadline coming on April 30

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ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference

Tampa, Florida, US | 4-7 November 2013

Hello, Newswire ISTVS,

It is a real pleasure to extend to all ISTVS members, students, and nonmember professionals a cordial invitation to join us for the ISTVS 7th Americas Regional Conference (http://istvs.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=4704e8a9e0&e=77af6e2607) in Tampa, Florida, this November 4-7.

The conference will be held jointly with the 105th Annual Meeting (http://istvs.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=81d954a522&e=77af6e2607) of the American Society of Agronomy (http://istvs.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a89f961e4b8d7f56705e0fc91&id=7204761ecc&e=77af6e2607). This will be the second joint meeting with ASA. This meeting will produce a Special Issue of the Journal of Terramechanics; all participating papers will be included. Come exchange ideas and information on the leading edge of research and technology in terramechanics and terrain-machine systems.

We look forward to seeing you in Tampa in November.

—Heidi Howard and Timothy Cary Conference Co-Chairs Engineer Research and Development Center

ISTVS conference page

istvs.org/welcome-tampa-2013

ASA conference site

www.acsmeetings.org/

Submit an abstract

istvs.org/call-for-papers-tampa-2013

IMPORTANT TAMPA DATES

April 30 [ Save $20 ] Early abstract submission closes May 14 Abstract submission closes — note strict deadline August 27 Abstract editing deadline August 15 Full papers due

November 4-7 Conference in Tampa!

Technical Tracks

» Soil and terrain modeling and characterization » Planetary rovers and mobile robotics » Tires, wheels, and tracks modeling » Agricultural and earthmoving equipment » Operation on soils, vegetation, snow, and ice » Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety » Terramechanics

Tampa Program Preview

Mon | 4 November 1-5p Board meeting 5:30-8pm Ice Breaker

Tue | 5 November 8am-3pm Sessions 12-1pm Lunch 4-6pm Poster Session

Wed | 6 November 8am-3pm Sessions 12-1pm Lunch 6-9pm Dinner

Thu | 7 November 7am-6pm

Technical Tour: Kennedy Space Center

ISTVS has a tradition of offering fascinating technical tours as part of our conferences. For your Tampa experience, we have arranged a tour of the Kennedy Space Center! (Tours are optional; separate fee applies)

Tour details (subject to change): IMAX Shuttle Launch Experience & Exhibits Sit-Down Lunch with Astronaut 2-Hour Specialized Behind-the-Scenes Tour.

And there’s plenty to enjoy in Tampa: A waterfront city with many opportunities to experience the warm waters and gentle bay breezes. Family-friendly attractions with plenty of sights and sounds to expand your mind and capture your imagination.

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International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems

Dr. Lutz Richter General Secretary

Dr. Sally Shoop President

Dr. Peter Kiss Vice President

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Course: Fundamentals of Off-Road Vehicle Mobility

​We're pleased to share news of a course offering at Carleton University led by our colleague Dr Jo Wong, a professional development program entitled “Fundamentals of Off-Road Vehicle Mobility” again at Carleton, June 17-19, 2013.

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Eulogy for Dr Alan Reece, ISTVS Founding President

A memorial service was held in January for the North East engineer Dr Alan Reece. Over two hundred family, friends, and colleagues from the worlds of academia and engineering were there to pay their respects and celebrate his life and achievements. Founder Member of the Otterburn Society and Technical Director of Pearson Engineering Ltd., Mr Randall Flack delivered a eulogy at Close House. This is Randall’s tribute to his mentor and friend. » Read the full post.

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Join us in Tampa in November!

We’re excited to announce the opening of the conference site for the 7th Americas Regional Conference of the ISTVS in Tampa, Florida. The dates for the conference are November 4-7, 2013. » Get the full conference details.

The conference will be held jointly with the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy. » Abstract submissions are now open.

Early abstract deadline: April 30, 6:00 PM ET
​Final abstract deadline: May 14, 6:00 PM ET
​Abstract editing deadline: August 27, 6:00 PM E

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Dr. Alan Richard Reece

Received from Dr Jo Wong today: I have learned the sad news from Dr. Dan Hettiaratchi, founding Assistant Editor of the Journal of Terramechanics that Dr. Alan Richard Reece, former President of the ISTVS (1965-1969) and founding Editor, Journal of Terramechanics, passed away recently. → Read the full post.

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