Dear colleague,

We would like to inform you about the 1st Ibero-American Conference on Composite Materials 2021 that will take place in Porto, Portugal, 29-30 July 2021 (www.fe.up.pt/iamac2021). The conference venue is the campus of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), which offers excellent facilities for high quality scientific interactions. FEUP is located in the town of Porto in the Northern region of Portugal. Porto is a beautiful and lively city, steeped in history and rich in great experiences. With its magnificent location by the Atlantic coast, Porto is the city of the world famous Port Wine and the River Douro.

The conference is chaired by António Ferreira, Lucas F. M. da Silva and Volnei Tita. The conference will be held in a mixed format, where presentations can be held physically but also remotely, using a video-conferencing system. Presentations of works can be made in the Portuguese, Spanish and English languages. The focus of this conference is the study of composite materials and structures, and research works carried out in various topics within this theme will be accepted.

The scientific committee includes Alberto Barroso (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain), Alejandro Ureña (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain), Alfredo de Morais (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal), Augustín Chiminelli (Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón, Espanha), Aurélio Araujo (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Carlos Santiuste (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Cristovão Mota Soares (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Edson Botelho (Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil), Filipe Silva (Universidade do Minho, Portugal), Humberto Santana (Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Chile), João Correia (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), João Reis (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil), José Melo (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), Humberto Almeida Jr. (Aalto University, Finland), José Guedes (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), José Tarpani (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil), Juan Carlos del Real (Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid, Spain), Julian Bravo-Castillero (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico), Leonel Chiacchiarelli (Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, Argentina), Luís Menezes (Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal), Marcelo Ribeiro (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil), Mariana Banea (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Brazil), Maurício Donadon (Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil), Michelle Bacciocchi (Universitá di San Marino, San Marino), Nicholas Fantuzzi (Universitá di Bologna, Italy), Nicolae Crainic (Politecnica Timisoara, Romania), Nuno Silvestre (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Reinaldo Rodrigues (Universidad de La Habana, Cuba), Renato Hunter (Universidad de la Frontera, Chile), Ricardo de Medeiros (Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brazil), Rui Guedes (Universidade do Porto, Portugal), Sandro Amico (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Silvio de Barros (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Brazil), Sofia de Freitas (TU Delft, Netherlands) and Túlio Panzera (Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, Brazil).

Authors who wish to make a presentation (oral or poster) are requested to submit a short abstract (one single A4 page possibly with a diagram and references) in English, by 25 February 2021. The abstracts should be sent electronically to iamac2021@fe.up.pt . Indicate in the email if you want oral or poster presentation. The abstract template can be downloaded from the conference web site (www.fe.up.pt/iamac2021).

Conference proceedings with the accepted abstracts will be available at the registration. The Book of Abstracts will have an ISBN number.

Full papers will be considered for publication in special issues of Composite Structures (Elsevier), Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L (SAGE), the UPorto Journal of Engineering (University of Porto) and in a book of the book series Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics - Research, Technology and Education (SPRINGER) provided they meet the journal standards. The full papers (not compulsory) should be sent to the e-mail iamac2021@fe.up.pt before the 29th of July 2021. The text should be in single column format and double line spacing.

Important dates
25 February 2021 Abstract submission deadline
12 March 2021 Notification of acceptance to authors
31 March 2021 Early bird registration

Yours sincerely,

Lucas, António and Volnei
(Contacts of Lucas, António and Volnei next)
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Lucas F. M. da Silva
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Editor in Chief of The Journal of Adhesion (TAYLOR & FRANCIS)
Editor in Chief of Proc. Inst. of Mech. Eng., Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (SAGE)
Editor in Chief of Journal of Advanced Joining Processes (ELSEVIER)
Editor in Chief of U. Porto Journal of Engineering (UNIVERSITY OF PORTO)

Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)
Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEMec)
Rua Dr Roberto Frias
4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351225081706, email: lucas@fe.up.pt , web: ajpu.pt

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António J. M. Ferreira
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Editor-in-Chief, Composite Structures
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Section Editor-in-Chief - Composite Structures, @ Composites Part C: Open Access (JCOMC)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Vice-Dean for Science and Research
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Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Departamento de Engenharia Mecanica
Rua Dr Roberto Frias
4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Phone +351225081705, email: ferreira@fe.up.pt

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Volnei Tita
Associate Professor
Coordinator of the Aeronautical Structures Group of the São Carlos School of Engineering/USP
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Universidade de São Paulo
Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos
Departamento de Engenharia Aeronáutica
Av. João Dagnone, 1100 - Jardim Santa Angelina
São Carlos, SP, Brasil - 13563-120
Phone +55 16 33738612, email: voltita@sc.usp.br