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WEDNESDAY 28TH APRIL
7.00 pm Welcome Drinks
THURSDAY 28TH APRIL


C O N F E R E N C E ..S E S S I O N S ..- ..D A Y . O N E

7.30 am – Registration
Pick up your name badge,  satchel (sponsored by Fiber Glass International) and USB drive
(Sponsored by Owens Corning)
8.30 am – Plenary Session
Introduction – opening of conference
Welcome by President of Composites Australia, Genelle Coghlan, and by CEO of the Composites CRC, Professor Murray L. Scott
Welcome by Minister, South Australia Government (TBA)
9.00 am – Keynote Address:
Fred Abbink, General Director,  The Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory – NLR (The Netherlands)
The Past, the Present and the Future – Three Generations of Composites Development at NLR
9.00 am – Keynote Address:
Fred Abbink, General Director,  The Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory – NLR (The Netherlands)
The Past, the Present and the Future – Three Generations of Composites Development at NLR
9.45 am – Keynote Address:
Scott W. Beckwith, SAMPE, International Technical Director and President, BTG Composites Inc. (US)
FRP and Advanced Composites: Contributions to Our Expanding Energy Market Needs
10.30 am – MORNING TEA
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION:
Evisive Inc - Non Destructive Microwave Inspection of Composite Structures
11.00 am
Session A
Session B
Non Destructive Microwave Inspection of Composite Structures
Jack Little, President, Evisive, Inc. (US)
Tackling the 10 Major Issues of Bolting Composite StructuresRik Heslehurst, School of Engineering & Information Technology, UNSW-Australian Defence Force Academy
11.30 am
Session A
Session B
Conventional and Phased Array Ultrasonic (UT) Non-destructive Testing of CompositesAlison Glover, Technical Applications Specialist, Olympus Australia
Overview of Emerging Repair Technologies for CompositesMichael Bannister, Composites CRC
12.00 pm
Session A
Session B

Study of Self-Healing Epoxy Microcapsulation and Mechanical Test of Its Fibre Reinforced Composites
Jim Lee, The University of Auckland (NZ)

Function-integrated Design of Fibre-Reinforced
Polymer Composites for Constructions
“Barry” Yu Bai, Monash University
12.00 pm – Lunch
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

FRIDAY 30TH APRIL - FRIDAY 30TH APRIL - FRIDAY 30TH APRIL


C O N F E R E N C E ..S E S S I O N S ..- ..D A Y ..T W O

7.30 am – Registration
8.30 am – Parallel Session / Fabricators’ Friday Session
(presentations / demonstrations / workshops)
10.30 MORNING TEA
11.00 am – Parallel Session / Fabricators’ Friday Session
11.45 am – workshop
12.30 pm – LUNCH
1.30 pm – Parallel Session / Fabricators’ Friday Session
3.00 pm – AFTERNOONTEA
3.30 pm – Parallel Session / Fabricators’ Friday Session
4.30 pm – WRAP-UP refreshments / Wine Tasting / Conference Farewell

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