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Dec 17 - Milling-Technology in Architecture, Art and Design, Vienna, Austria

The 3D Technology innovative project board of Vienna University of Technology is inviting any interested researcher or practicing expert to hand in abstracts for the second international conference/workshop of:

Milling-Technology in Architecture, Art and Design to be held at Vienna University of Technology on December 17^th 2007.

• Objectives: The conference will bring together researchers, practicing experts and business representatives in the field of digital manufacturing and rapid prototyping. The major aim is to exchange experiences and ideas of state-of-the-art CAM-technologies with future possibilities to implement in architecture, art and design. In particular innovative applications of milling-technology will be discussed.

Several sessions are planned with presentations lasting between 20 and 30 minutes. Submissions from fields of art and architecture are strongly encouraged. Abstracts for presentations in the following specific areas are welcome:

• Topics:

• CNC-milling for architectural prototypes and models

• design process and materials

• surface structures

• digital design for CNC applications

• CAD / CAM simulations

• robotics in architecture and design

• Submission deadline: November 15^th, 2007

Essays are limited to 1000 words. Please include a short biography of each author.

Acceptance of papers, publication of the speakers' list and timetable: November 15^th, 2007
Languages are German and English.

• Organization & contact:
  
  Anita Aigner - Tel. +43 (0)1 58801 26426
  Sigrid Brell-Cokcan - Tel. +43 (0)1 58801 27212
   

• Supported by:

Kuka Robotics
WESTCAM
McNeel Europe

• Meeting place/adress:

Vienna University of Technology
264/2 Institute of Art and Design / Three-dimensional Design and Model Building
Karlsplatz 13
A-1040 Vienna
Austria
 

Best regards,

  - Carlos Pérez

McNeel Europe
Roger de Flor 32-34
08018 Barcelona - Spain
Tel. +34 933199002
Fax. +34 933195833