In December 2006 the ASME Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) Executive Committee approved a new technical committee, Committee on Fluid-Structure Interaction (CFSI). The CFSI is sponsoring 6 mini-symposia within Track 12 "Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids" of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, in Boston, October 31 - November 6, 2008. These 6 mini-symposia will have a total of 17 sessions and are titled:

The ASME Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) technical committees and ASME members affiliated with the AMD have been very active in organizing a wide range of mechanics-related symposia (topics) in Track 12 "Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids" of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMECE 2008). IMECE 2008 will be held on October 31 - November 6, 2008, in Boston, Massachusetts. According to the count taken at the time this report was prepared, Track 12 has a total of 517 presentations in 31 symposia, a plenary session and a poster session. Track 12 will have two track-plenary lectures on Monday (November 3rd) morning, to be delivered by Thomas J.R. Hughes (University of Texas, Austin) and Robert McMeeeking (University of California, Santa Barbara).

The ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMECE 2008) will be held on October 31 - November 6, 2008, in Boston, Massachusetts. http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress08/. A wide range of mechanics-related symposia (topics) are being organized in Track 12 Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids. The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) believes that this track will provide a good platform for mechanics-related presentations. We encourage mechanics researchers to consider the symposia of this track for their research presentations. The deadline for abstract submission is March 3, 2008.

Tayfun E. Tezduyar, Track Chair