The Thirty-third International Pyrotechnics Seminar will be held at the Fort Collins Marriott Hotel in Fort Collins, Colorado, Sunday through Friday, July 13 - 18, 2008. Fort Collins is located about 60 minutes from the Denver International Airport. Click the link for the Registration Form, including the fee schedule and a hotel reservation form (for the seminar and workshop). As updated information on the Seminar becomes available, it will be available at this website.

SYMPOSIUM TOPICS*

Pyrotechnics, in the International Pyrotechnics Society context, includes all energetic materials. Subjects of interest for this seminar include all aspects of pyrotechnics, (American definition) and to a lesser degree, explosives and propellants. Research aspects are emphasized for the latter two. 

Contributed oral and poster sessions are planned in the following areas of interest:

• All aspects of Pyrotechnics
• Fuel/oxidizer formulations
• Insensitive materials
• Sensitivity and safety
• Environmental considerations
• Nano-particles in energetic materials
• Testing methods and devices
• Manufacturing processes; twin-screw extruders,
  coacervation, co-precipitation, etc.
• Computational methods applied to energetic materials
• Improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
• Initiators and initiation
• Regulations and standards applicable to energetics; STANAGs, etc.
• Synthesis and composition of explosives and other energetic composites
• Unusual applications of energetic materials

SIXTH WORKSHOP ON PYROTECHNIC COMBUSTION MECHANICS

The 6^th Workshop on Pyrotechnic Combustion Mechanisms  will meet at the same hotel (on Saturday, July 12^th) just before the 35^th IPS Seminar. There will be a separate registration and fee for the Workshop. The same Hotel Registration form applies to both the Seminar and the Workshop. This workshop is dedicated to the combustion of pyrotechnic materials. Whereas our present knowledge on the combustion of all kinds of solid propellants may be considered mature, our understanding of the combustion processes occurring with pyrotechnics is still in its infancy. Thus development of pyrotechnics for various applications, be it illuminating and decoy flares, igniter materials, smoke charges and the like, still requires time-consuming procedures resembling more a trial and error system than a straightforward, in other words, deductive manner.

It is the aim of this workshop to create a platform for scientists to allow for detailed exchange of information and critical discussion on the physical and chemical aspects of the combustion of pyrotechnic materials.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The timetable leading to the Seminar is shown in the following table.
(Note changes in dates from the 1^st Announcement.)

* We strongly encourage registration including hotel reservations, even though you may not yet be prepared to make payment. Payment is not required prior to arrival at the Seminar. Registration forms received by June 6, 2008 will be accepted at the lower advance registration fee for payment at the Seminar. "Walk-in" registrants will pay a higher fee.

AUTHOR INFORMATION

It is expected that an author will present each oral or poster paper. It is our intent not to publish manuscripts of papers, one of whose authors do not participate in the Seminar. This standard is set to encourage attendance and participation in the Seminar and to encourage the open exchange of ideas. Abstracts for poster session papers describing work in progress may be submitted at a later date. All papers will be presented and written in the English language. Furthermore, all submitted manuscripts must allow IPSUSA Seminars, Inc. to copyright their submissions in accordance to standard practice for the publication of all technical and scientific publications.

FINAL FULL TEXT
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS

Final full text manuscripts must be received BY APRIL 30, 2008. This is a firm date to permit inclusion in the printed Proceedings and CDs, which will be distributed at the Conference. Authors are requested to submit manuscripts in hardcopy and in electronic format (floppy disc, CD, or email). The email and postal address of the IPS 2008 Coordinator is given below. If possible, please use Microsoft Word (Version 6 or later) for preparing the electronic version. 

All papers must be written in English. Please format the paper for printing on letter-sized (8.5 x 11 inches) paper, using 11 point Times New Roman font for the main text, with one inch margins on all sides, and portrait orientation. Preferably, do not include headers, footers, or page numbers, which will be added later in preparing the compilation of papers for the Proceedings. (Note: If fonts other than Times New Roman and Symbol are used, it will be helpful if the fonts are embedded in the document; for TrueType fonts with recent versions of Microsoft Word, font embedding can be found under “Tools/ Options/Save”). Please see the Guidelines for more guidelines. When submitting the abstract or manuscript, please provide the email and full mailing address of the author to be contacted with questions.

SEMINAR REGISTRATION AND ACTIVITIES

Seminar registration, hotel reservations (including those for the workshop), abstracts and manuscripts will all be handled through:

Linda Crouse
IPS 2008 Coordinator
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
10720 Bradford Road, Suite 110
Littleton, CO 80127-4298 USA
Phone: (303) 795-8106
Fax: (303) 795-8159
email: lcrouse@ara.com

Seminar Registration: See the Registration Form for registration fees. Note discounts for early registration and for IPS members. Early registrants using credit cards (VISA and MasterCard only) will not be charged until just before the Seminar. Also, please specify Seminar activities for companions and note participation in all events for both registrants and companions on the Registration Form. Please complete all sections of the form.

Activities for Registrants and Companions included in the registration fee: The reception Sunday night, a mixer/picnic Monday night, Tuesday all-day tour for Companions of Seminar Registrants, and the traditional Wine and Cheese Social at closing Friday, are all included in the registration fee.

Companions' tour: This special Tuesday all day bus tour, “no-charge” to Companions of Seminar Registrants, will be a bus trip to the Butterfly Pavilion, where you will wander through the tropical rain forest environment that is home to 1,200 butterflies. Next, on the tour will be Celestial Seasonings Tea, where you will see a gallery of original marketing artwork, tour the production and packaging facilities, learn about research and development and visit the aromatic mint room and enjoy a tea tasting. You will have an opportunity to stock up on over 40 varieties of herbal tea that are produced here. Your last stop with be the Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art in Boulder, Colorado where many wonderful greeting cards are made. Here you will enjoy the spectacular collection of western paintings, sculptures and bronzes. Many of the pieces are original works, including those of Remington and Bierstadt.

Bison Ranch Outing: On Thursday evening, the social event will be a trip by bus to the Terry Bison Ranch on the Colorado/Wyoming border, for a bison herd tour, entertainment, and a western-style Steak Fry. Located just 33 miles north of Fort Collins, you will enjoy a taste of the Real West. This evening event is included in the registration fee for Seminar Registrants. Tickets for Companions of Seminar Registrants will be available at $35.00 each. Children 6 to 12 are half price.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Return the hotel portion of the Registration Form to Linda Crouse to receive the special Seminar rates. After we enter it into our database, this form will go to the hotel, and you will receive a confirmation number from Linda Crouse, the IPS 2008 Coordinator.

Be sure to specify which accommodation you prefer. The rates quoted are offered to registrants two days before and after the conference, based on space availability. A credit card number must be given as the first-night's deposit. However, there will be no charge to your credit card until departure. Once the hotel reservation has been made, all further transactions (cancellations, payments, etc.) with the hotel will be between the visitor and the hotel. Cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to scheduled arrival to avoid a no-show charge. The hotel policy on early departure is that you must confirm your departure date when you check-in, and any subsequent changes to an earlier date will incur a $50 fee.

FRANK CARVER BURSARY AWARD

We are pleased to announce that Konstantin Monogarov of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in Moscow, Russia, has been selected as the winner of the 35^th Frank Carver Bursary Award for his paper "Nano-Aluminum Powder Doped with Barium: Chemical States of Ba and Al Studied by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy," by Konstantin Monogarov, Alla Pivkina, Elena Skryleva, and Yu. Frolov.

The Frank Carver Bursary Award is made to a pyrotechnics investigator from the Bursary fund established through the International Pyrotechnics Society. The award is 1,000 Pounds Sterling equivalent, which is usually sufficient to cover travel expenses. To be eligible for the award, the recipient must be less than 40 years of age, from outside of North America, and must orally present the paper at the Seminar. The winner was selected from among the group of applicants for the award. See http://www.intlpyro.org/bursary.htm (opens in new window) for details of the rules.

FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

Nestled next to Rocky Mountain National Park, Fort Collins is recognized as an outstanding place to live and work, blending a perfect balance of nature, entertainment, recreation and business. The Fort Collins Marriott Hotel is located about 60 minutes from the Denver International Airport. (See the Fort Collins Marriott Hotel link for maps, directions, and information about the hotel.) Transportation is available by Airport Express, Greyhound Bus and other shuttle services to the hotel. These spacious facilities will allow for classroom seating with table space for all participants. The attractive grounds will provide for outdoor enjoyment and dramatic views of the 14,000-foot peaks to the west.

IPSUSA STEERING COMMITTEE

• Chairman: B. E. Douda, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane
• A. J. Tulis, Energetic Materials Pioneers, Inc.
• L. L. Brown, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• J. L. Austing, Retired
• S. M. Harris, Sandia National Laboratories
• D. R. Dillehay, Technical Consultants, Inc.
• A. E. Gash, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• T. Griffiths, UNITED KINGDOM
• R. Branka, FRANCE
• Y. Frolov, RUSSIA
• G. Hendrickx, BELGIUM
• E.–C. Koch, GERMANY
• A. Miyake, JAPAN
• K. Smit, AUSTRALIA
• W. deKlerk, NETHERLANDS
• M. Bohn, GERMANY

Mr. Larry L. Brown, Applied Research Associates, Inc.,
lbrown@ara.com
Dr. Bernie Douda, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane,
bernard.douda@navy.mil