As the ASEAN Ceramics 2013 exhibition gathers widespread international support the organisers are pleased to highlight and invite industry professionals to the co-located industry conference alongside the event. ICTA 2013 is a long established ceramic manufacturing conference that is slated as the most important technical conference in Southeast Asia. The event has a following of global professionals for over a decade here in Bangkok and is held in perfect synergy with the region's leading trade exhibition, ASEAN Ceramics 2013. 

The organisers of ICTA & ASEAN Ceramics 2013 are pleased to announce the preliminary programme for the International Conference on Traditional and Advanced Ceramics and invite industry professionals to submit papers and to book their delegate seat at what is to be Southeast Asia's most important ceramics event for over a decade. 

SCOPE 

The scope of this conference is to provide an overview on recent progress and R&D activities ranging from fundamental research to applied research in the field of Traditional and Advanced Ceramics. The topics addressed in this conference include (not limited to): 

Ceramic Industrial Technology 

- Sustainability in Ceramic Industry 
- Industrial Ceramic Processing   - Cement and Gypsum   - Clay based Ceramics   - Refractories and Insulators   - Geopolymer   - Innovation of better productivity and Energy Efficiency for        Ceramic Industry 

Advanced Ceramics 

- Electroceramics   - Nanoceramics and Composites   - Energy Based Ceramics   - Advanced Ceramic Processing 

Glass Science and Technology 

- Raw Materials , Energy Efficiency, Control and Quality 
- Relaxation and Glassy State   - Special Applications: Bioglasses, Fuel Cell, Sensors and Automotive and Architecture Glasses 

INVITED LECTURES 

1. "SiAlON Ceramics for Wear Applications (Potentials and Challenges)" by Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, Vice President, Director of Research and Graduate Policy, Sabancı University, Turkey. 

2. "Development of Water-based Inks for Ceramic Tile Decoration" by Prof. Dr. Alpakut Kara, Anadolu University, Turkey. 

3. "Doping and Defects in Functional Oxied, Controlling of the Properties of Oxides and its Related Structures" by Dr. Naoki OHASHI, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan. 

4. "Strain Engineering for Multiferroic Thin Films" by Prof. Dr. John Wang, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. 

5. "Novel inorganic polymers (geopolymers) functionalized with copper(I) oxide nanoparticles for photodegradation of organic compounds" by Prof. Kenneth Mackenzie, Victoria University of Wellington, Newzealand. 

6. "Construction of a glaze database" by Dr. Sugiyama Toyohiko, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. 

7. "Effect of Nucleation Agent on the Crystallization of ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 Glass" by Prof. Wakasugi Takashi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. 

8. "Wettability Conversion and Friction Force Variation of Polycrystalline TiO2 Surface under UV Illumination" by Prof. Akira Nakajima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. 

9. "Solvothermal Synthesis of Tungsten Bronze Nanoparticles for Near Infrared Absorption" by Prof. Tsugio Sato, Tohoku University, Japan. 

10. "Glass, Emission and Energy" by Dr. Nicola Favaro, Stazione sperimentale del Vetro (SSV), Italy. 

11. "Developing Continuous Glass Fibres with Outstanding Mechanical Properties" by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Conradt, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. 

12. "Crystal and Electronic Structures of Positive Electrodes for Li-ion Secondary Batteries" by Prof. Yoshinori Arachi, Kansai University, Japan 

Participants interested in presenting a contribution in one of specified areas are kindly requested to submit an abstract of up to 200 words in half page A4 by June 30, 2013. See and apply the abstract in the conference website.

Important Dates 

Abstract Submission Deadline             June 30, 2013 

Notification of Abstract Acceptance     July 31, 2013 

Early Bird Registration                        August 15, 2013 

Full Paper Submission Deadline          September 11, 2013 

                                                        @ the conference site 

The registration fees include admission to all technical sessions, lunches, banquet, conference materials and 7% VAT. 

Contact 

For submitting the Technical Paper   Mr. Peerapong Pinwanich Secretariat of ICTA 2013 

Human Resources Development for Materials Science (HMS) 

National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC) 

114 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand 

Tel.: +66-2564-6500 ext. 4680 

Fax: +66-2564-6505 

Email: peerapp@mtec.or.th 

For the Payment of the Registration Fees 

Ms. Punnapa Onsarn 

Asian Exhibition Services (AES) Ltd. 

Level 29, Centralworld, 999/9 Rama I Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand 

Tel: +66-2207-2412 

Fax: +66-2207-2626 

Email: punnapa@aesexhibitions.com 

ICTA 2013, held in conjunction with ASEAN Ceramics 2013, is organised by National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thai Ceramic Society, Chulalongkorn University, Asian Exhibition Services (AES) Ltd., Department of Science Service, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Ceramic Industries Development Center, Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Kasetsart University, Suranaree University of Technology, Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai University, Thammasart University, Khon Kaen University, Silpakorn University, Prince of Songkla University, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Mae Fah Luang University, Loei Rajabhat University, Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University, Construction and Maintenance Technology Research Center (CONTEC).