The NATO S&T Collaboration Support Office and the Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) are pleased to announce the AVT-394 Research Specialists’ Meeting on "Water sampling, monitoring and control/remediation for live-fire military ranges"

to be held in Koblenz, Germany

14-16 October 2024

(In conjunction with 54^th AVT PBM, 14-18 Oct 2024)

The Research Specialists’ Meeting is open to citizens from NATO nations, Enhanced Opportunity Partner (EOP) and Partnership for Peace (PfP) Nations.

Theme:

Many NATO countries have documented soil contamination from munition constituents (heavy metals, explosive residues, propellants) migrating to surface water and groundwater in their respective training range areas. It is therefore high priority to understand how contaminants migrate through the environment to minimize any adverse effects, and to avoid potential range closures.

The main objectives of the Research Specialists’ Meeting is to:

exchange information and discuss current practices and research on the topics of water sampling, monitoring and remediation techniques concerning munition’s constituents.

Topics to be covered:

• Water sampling and monitoring techniques
• Surface water treatment and management
• Groundwater and active source zone remediation and management
• Hydraulic control measures to avoid off-site migration of contaminants
• Emerging munitions constituents as contaminants in water
• Cold region challenges and climate resiliency for range contamination

All details about deadlines and abstract submission are provided in the document "AVT-394 CfP" on the right side below the map.

 Note: Final date for submission of abstracts is 1^st March 2024

The NATO STO Collaboration Support Office and the Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel will hold a Research Specialists’ Meeting on "Novel Materials and Manufacturing in Military Vehicle Design" (AVT-384), to be held in Koblenz, Germany from 16-18 October 2024.

The meeting will be held in conjunction with the 54t^h AVT Panel Business Meeting (14-18 Oct 2024) and is open to citizens from NATO Nations and Enhanced Opportunity Partner (EOP) countries.

Theme and objectives:

In recent years the confluence of advances in gradient-based optimization techniques (e.g. density-based methods, L-system techniques, level set approaches, and their derivatives), novel materials (e.g. multiscale materials, metamaterials, smart materials, architected materials, and hierarchical materials), and novel manufacturing methods (e.g. agile and reconfigurable manufacturing processes, additive manufacturing, multimaterial printing, production rate flexibility and non-polymer 3D printing) have provided designers with materials capable of both complex geometries and idyllic smooth gradations across a domain, as well as the ability to fabricate them quickly.

The design community now finds itself in the unique position of being behind in the development of tools and models to take advantage of these opportunities. To that end, efforts across the community are underway to bridge this gap, enabling new opportunities to take advantage of the unique qualities of these new materials and manufacturing techniques.

This meeting aims to investigate the current state-of-the-art of novel materials and manufacturing techniques in military vehicle design and its ability to greatly reduce the time required to implement new materials and processes.

Topics to be covered:

• Integration of novel materials into design frameworks and agile manufacturing (characterization; experimental techniques; high temperature materials; metamaterials; multiscale materials; smart materials; architected/hierarchical materials);
• Integration of novel manufacturing capabilities (agile manufacturing; reconfigurable processes; additive manufacturing; implications on initial operating capability timelines);
• Developments in novel design methods (multidisciplinary design and optimization; integration of material design and manufacturing constraints; AI/ML-based generative design methods).

All details about deadlines and abstract submission are provided in the document "AVT-384 CfP" on the right side below the map.

Note: The deadline for abstract submissions is 01 March 2024

The NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Collaboration Support Office and the Sensors and Electronics Technology (SET) Panel are seeking abstracts for a Research Specialists' Meeting on "Photonic Integrated Circuits" (SET-331), to be held 21-22 October 2024 in Dresden, Germany. 

This meeting is open to: NATO Nations, NATO EOP Nations: (Australia, Japan, Sweden) and Switzerland.

The deadline for abstracts is 13 May 2024 (29 April 2024 for US authors)

Objectives

The meeting aims to provide the STO with a comprehensive understanding of the latest advancements in photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology, in light of the manufacturing and engineering aspects that contribute to their commercial viability.  

This is particularly significant because the US, UK, and EU are currently formulating their national strategies for the semiconductor, quantum, and photonic industries. These strategies are being developed in direct response to concerns about the reliability of future key component supplies from China and the potential use of technology supply chains as economic weapons. As the shift towards photonic-based data processing and the integration of semiconductors and electronic processing chips in PIC continues, the RSM can offer valuable advice to guide future technology investments in NATO and national technology strategies.

Accepted Papers must be accompanied by a signed Publication Release Form (Form 13, attached), otherwise material will not be published.

For US authors and US-affiliated authors, please note that the abstract submission procedures require an earlier deadline: 29 April 2024. Please see the flyer for more detailed instructions.