ADVANCE TECHNICAL PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR A JOINT CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATED MONITORING, DIAGNOSTICS & FAILURE PREVENTION This special international conference is jointly sponsored by the DoD Joint Oil Analysis Program Technical Support Center (JOAP-TSC), the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT) and the University of Wales, Swansea. The JOAP-TSC is hosting the conference at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Mobile, Alabama on April 22 through 26, 1996. The joint conference provides an effective means for the interchange of ideas and technology among maintenance, condition monitoring, diagnostics and failure prevention communities. The sponsors share the common goal of maximizing the service life of machinery and structures at minimum cost without compromising availability or safety. The conference is being planned as a TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE for methods, techniques, hardware and software currently available for achieving this goal. The Keynote Address on ``The Business End of Condition Monitoring'' will be presented by Carlos Talbott, North American Reliability Manager for M&M Mars. The six other invited speakers and their topics are: Henry C. Pusey, MFPT Executive Director, ``An Historical View of the MFPT Society''; Jack Hessburg, 777 Chief Mechanic, ``The Boeing 777 Diagnostic Program''; Ted Selby, Savant, Inc., ``Civilization and Lubrication''; Michael J. Neale, Neale Consulting Engineers, Ltd, ``A Review of Progress in Plant Maintenance with Condition Monitoring''; John L. Frarey, JLF Analysis, ``History and Application of the Envelope Detector''; and Vernon Westcott, Institute Guilfoyle, ``Bio-Ferrography''. The program includes more than 100 papers in the formal technical sessions. The presentations cover research, development, applications and case histories on condition monitoring, nondestructive testing, oil analysis, vibration analysis, performance analysis, reliability analysis, failure analysis, maintenance concepts, diagnostics, prognostics, life extension, sensors technology and more. Anyone concerned with any of these areas should plan to attend this meeting. The SHOWCASE also includes technical courses, workshops, seminars and technical exhibits. To receive a Technical Program or for general information on any topic related to the conference, please contact one of the following U.S. sponsor representatives; Allison M. Toms, JOAP-TSC, 296 Farrar Road, Suite B, Pensacola, FL 32508 (904)452-3192 or Henry C. Pusey, MFPT Society, 4193 Sudley Road, Haymarket, VA 22069 (703)754-2234.

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