Organisers: Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University under the aegis of the Russian Academy of Sciences and different international organizations.

Conference topics:

• Theory, simulation and technological processes of manufacturing and processing of metals, powdered and composite materials
• Metal forming (forging, sheet and bar rolling), pipes manufacturing
• Nanotechnologies in metallurgy
• Materials science and thermo-mechanical processing of metals
• Advanced methods of diagnostics, evaluation and prediction of materials and products characteristics
• Environment and resources saving technologies in metallurgy and Waste Management

In the frameworks of the session on “Environment and resources saving technologies in metallurgy and Waste Management” a Seminar on  "Waste management technologies in the Baltic"  will be held on June 22, 2011 at the Department on information and Telecommunications.

The seminar is chaired by:

• Prof. Walter Leal, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Irina Butorina, Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University

The seminar will focus on the organizational, technical and legal issues of waste management in the Baltic countries.

Participation in the seminar is free for invited lecturers. Travel and accommodation are not covered by the organisers. Information on the conference and on the terms of participation will be sent to interested delegates.

Individuals and organizations from Baltic countries interested to contribute to the Seminar "Waste Management Technologies in the Baltic", are invited to submit a 200-words abstract by the 30th March 2011 to Dr. Marina Butorina at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .