Topics :

		Material for spraying
		Spray processes and coatings
		Characterization of coatings
		Functional coatings

Call for papers :
Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations at the congress.
The presented papers will be published in Surface and Coatings Technology (Elsevier).
Send abstracts by e-mail to Lech.Pawlowski@ensc-lille.fr

Key dates :
Deadline for submission of abstracts for review :
  >> July 1, 2009
Notification of acceptance and registration :
  >> October 31, 2009

Oral, Poster contribution
Original contributions in the field of thermal spraying and, in particular, recent developments on suspension for thermal spraying are accepted since of international interest.
We mainly expect contributions devoted to the analysis of spray processes, sprayed coatings characterizations (microstructural, optical, mechanical, physical, chemical,...) and on recent methods such as suspension spray and cold spray.
The authors of the posters, the oral presentations and invited paper will have a possibility to have published their contribution in Surface and Coatings Technology.
The contributions of authors of posters and oral presentations should not exceed 4000 words and that of invited papers should not exceed 6000 words. The electronic submission system of the journal for 4RIPT will be opened about November 1st 2009.
The address of the site of Surface and Coatings Technology:
http://ees.elsevier.com/surfcoat/
The instructions for the authors are detailed in:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/504101/authorinstructions

Industrial exhibitions
Thermal Spraying
        (process, diagnostics,...)
Materials for Spray
        (powders, precursor,...)
Characterization of the deposits
        (mechanical tests, porosity,...)