3 January 2008 (GMT +8:00), Hong Kong

Time

Events

Venue

8:00 – 17:10

On-site Registration

Academic Concourse, HKUST

8:30 – 9:00

Open Ceremony

Chiang Chen Lecture Theatre (LTJ), HKUST

9:00 – 10:00

Single-Session 1

LTJ, HKUST

10:00 – 10:15

Tea Break

Academic Concourse, HKUST

10:15 – 12:15

Single-Session 2

LTJ, HKUST

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch

China Garden Restaurant, HKUST

13:30 –  15:30

Single-Session 3

LTJ, HKUST

15:30 – 15:45

Tea Break

Academic Concourse

15:45 – 17:45

Single-Session 4

LTJ, HKUST

17:45 – 19:00

Dinner

UC Bistro, HKUST

19:00 – 21:45

Night Sight-seeing Tour

Start: HKUST

Terminal: Tsim Sha Tsui (TST)

4 January 2008 (GMT +8:00), Hong Kong

Time

Events

Venue

8:00 – 17:10

On-site Registration

Academic Concourse, HKUST

8:30 – 10:00

Single-Session 5

LTJ, HKUST

10:00 – 10:15

Tea Break

Academic Concourse, HKUST

10:15 – 11:45

Single-Session 6

LTJ, HKUST

11:45 – 12:15

Conference Group Photo Taking

Sundial, HKUST

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch

China Garden Restaurant, HKUST

13:30 –  15:30

Single-Session 7

LTJ, HKUST

15:30 – 15:45

Tea Break

Academic Concourse

15:45 – 17:45

Single-Session 8

LTJ, HKUST

17:45 – 21:45

Dinner

Lamma Island

5 January 2008 (GMT +8:00), Hong Kong – Nansha, Guangzhou, China

Time

Events

Venue

10:00 – 22:00

Transportation and Social Events

Hong Kong > Shenzhen > Nansha, Guangzhou, China

6 January 2008 (GMT +8:00), Nansha IT Park, Guangzhou, China

Time

Events

Venue

8:20 – 17:00

On-site Registration

2/F Concourse, Conference Building (Conf. Build.)

8:50 – 10:10

Oral Session 1A:

Room 206, Conf. Build.

 ※ Nanoindentation

Oral Session 1B:

Room 208, Conf. Build.

※ Interface Fracture

※ Dynamic Fracture

10:10 – 10:30

Tea Break

2/F Concourse, Conf. Build.

10:30 – 12:10

Oral Session 2A:

Room 206, Conf. Build.

Nanomaterials

Oral Session 2B:

Room 208, Conf. Build.

※ Environmental Fractures

※ Fracture Mechanics & Mechanisms

12:10 – 13:30

Lunch

1/F, Chinese Restaurant,  Guest-greeting Building

13:30 – 15:30

Oral Session 3A:

Room 206, Conf. Build.

※ Nanomaterials

※ Smart Materials

Oral Session 3B:

Room 208, Conf. Build.

※ Fracture Mechanics & Mechanisms

15:30 – 16:00

Tea Break

1/F, Chinese Restaurant,  Guest-greeting Building

16:00 – 18:00

Poster Session (with snack and drink)

1/F, Chinese Restaurant,  Guest-greeting Building

18:00 – 20:30

Poster Session

(Buffet Dinner with Beer & Wine)

1/F, Chinese Restaurant,  Guest-greeting Building

7 January 2008 (GMT +8:00), Nansha IT Park, Guangzhou, China

Time

Events

Venue

8:20 – 17:00

On-site Registration

2/F Concourse, Conf. Build.

8:50 – 10:10

Oral Session 4A:

Room 206, Conf. Build.

※ Smart Materials

※ Composites

Oral Session 4B:

Room 208, Conf. Build.

※ Fracture Mechanics & Mechanisms

※ Computational Fracture & Simulation

10:10 – 10:30

Tea Break

2/F Concourse, Conf. Build.

10:30 – 12:30

Oral Session 5A:

Room 206, Conf. Build.

※ Mechanical behaviors of nanomaterials & nanostructures

Oral Session 5B:

Room 208, Conf. Build.

※ Metallic Materials

※ Polymer

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch

1/F, Chinese Restaurant,  Guest-greeting Building

14:00 – 15:40

Oral Session 6A:

Room 206, Conf. Build.

※ Creep & Fatigue

Oral Session 6B:

Room 208, Conf. Build.

※ Computational Fracture & Simulation

15:40 – 16:00

Tea Break

2/F Concourse, Conf. Build.

16:00 – 17:20

Oral Session 7A:

Room 206, Conf. Build.

※ Reliability & Failure of Engineering Materials and Structures

Oral Session 7B:

Room 208, Conf. Build.

※ Miscellaneous

17:20 – 20:30

Grand Banquet

1/F, Chinese Restaurant,  Guest-greeting Building