
Dear Colleague,
This is just a brief note to kindly remind you of the following ongoing topics regarding the ICNF2015:
· Call for Abstracts – Extended Abstracts of two full pages will be accepted until 30th October 2014. Submit your extended abstract at: http://www.icnf2015.fibrenamics.com/submissions
· New Keynote Speaker announcement
o Prof. Juan Hinestroza, Cornell University, NY – USA will give a lecture about “Teaching Cotton New Tricks via Manipulation of Nanoscale Phenomena”.
o Prof. Aart W. van Vuure, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium – will give a lecture about “Natural bio-composites: research highlights on the performance of bamboo, flax and hemp fibers”
· DNFI Session – The DNFI (Discover Natural Fibers Initiative) will organize a special session inside ICNF2015 programme called “Natural fibers today and tomorrow - the market situation”
· Papers - Selected papers will be published by HINDAWI in a special issue of CONFERENCE PAPERS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE. Info at: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cpis/
· Natural Fibrenamics Award 2015 – a showcase of the latest innovations in the field of natural fibers, both for the scientific and industrial communities. All the information and application at: http://www.icnf2015.fibrenamics.com/awards
· Best Poster Award – The Best Poster Award will be included in this edition, in recognition of the most outstanding posters of the conference.
All detailed information about the conference is available from the ICNF2015 website at the following address: www.icnf2015.com
In the meantime, I would appreciate if you could disseminate this information among your friends, colleagues and co-workers.
Best regards,
Raul Fangueiro
ICNF2015 Chair
University of Minho
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