68TH SHOCK AND VIBRATION SYMPOSIUM The Symposium is the oldest continuously held meeting dealing specifically with the dynamic structural behavior of air-, sea-, space-, and ground-vehicles and structures, and with the physics of mechanical disturbance propagation (seismic waves, air blast, ground shock, water shock, detonation waves) in media. The Symposium was established in 1947, and serves as a mechanism for the exchange of information among Government activities, private industry, and academia on current work and new developments in the field. This year's Symposium is sponsored by the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) and the Electric Boat Corporation. The secondary Government sponsor is the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The Symposium will be held at the Hunt Valley Marriott in Hunt Valley, MD (just north of Baltimore, MD), 3-7 November 1997. The keynote address will be delivered by Mr. John Gehrig, Deputy Director, Resources and Ranges, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). The Elias KleinMemorial Lecturer is Dr. David Brown, Chief, TECOM Simulation and Technology Division. Invited speakers are Dr. George Lee, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research and Mr. Scott Walton, U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center. The technical program includes unclassified sessions on Ballistic Shock Panel, Data Archiving Panel, Earthquake, Acoustics, Composites, Material Modeling, V&V, Data Analysis, Isolation, Products & Services, Simulation Based Shock Qualification of Mechanical Systems, Ship LFT&E, IEEE, UNDEX, Machinery Diagnostics, UNDEX, Simulation of Underwater Explosion Effects, Precision Scale High Explosive Experiments, Transient Analysis, Environmental Specifications, Dynamic Measurements, Analysis Methods, Underwater Explosion Bubble Technology, Blast, Isolation, Numerical Methods, Analysis Methods, and Shock Testing. There will also be classified sessions on UNDEX, Engineering for Cost Reduction, Blast & Shock, Ground & Air Combat Vehicles LFT&E, Terrorist-Threat Protection, Isolation, Next Generation Design, and Analystical Methods. A series of discussion groups on UNDEX Compendium, Transient Dynamic Analysis Method (TDAM), material Modeling, Data Acquisition, and Pyroshock are also planned. Thirteen tutorials are planned for Monday, 3 November 1997. Networking events include a golf tournament and 5k run scheduled for Monday morning, 3 November, an exhibitors luncheon and a dinner cruise on Wednesday, 5 November. The guest's program consists of an Annapolis and Naval Academy Riding/Walking Tour on Tuesday, 4 November and a Balitmore City Tour on Wednesday, 5 November 1997. There will be a tour of ATC on Friday morning, 7 November 1997. The symposium is managed by the Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC), The DoD's focal point for research and analysis in the field of shock and vibration technology. SAVIAC is run by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station (WES) through a contract with a private contractor, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. The latest program information is available at our web site http://saviac.xservices.com. Also available is a registration form that can be downloaded and faxed to SAVIAC at (703) 412-7500. For further information contact Mr. Joel Leifer, SAVIAC Program Manager at (703) 412-7774, e-mail, leiferjh@bah.com or Sue Damanda (703) 412-7712, e-mail, damandas@bah.com. E-MAIL: --, leiferjh@bah.com.

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