The Symposium intends to bring together fundamental and applied research knowledge in the context of the growing global need for greener materials and resources, for advanced technologies, in the production and processing of lightweight materials for transportation.

Sessions/Subjects to be covered:
Under this general theme, the following subjects are expected to be covered.
Abstracts are solicited for, but not limited to, the following topics:

1. Production and Processing
2. Development of Light Metal Alloys and Casting Techniques
3. Advanced Manufacturing
4. Process Modeling and Simulation
5. Materials Characterizations for Improved Product Performance
6. Environmental Issues and Processing Solutions

Organizers:

• Dr. Mihaiela Isac (McGill University, Mihaiela.Isac@mcgill.ca)
  
• Dr. Franco Chiesa (Centre de Metallurgie du Quebec, Franco.Chiesa@cegeptr.qc.ca)
  
• Dr. Roderick Guthrie (McGill University, Roderick.Guthrie@Mcgill.ca)
  
• Mr. Frederic Laroche (Rio Tinto-CRDA, Frederic.Laroche@riotinto.com)
  
• Mr. Donald Gallienne (Aluminerie Alouette, dgallienne@alouette.qc.ca)
  
• Dr. Dominique Bouchard (Aluminium Technology Centre, dominique.bouchard@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca)
  
• Mr. Gheorghe Marin (Centre de Metallurgie du Quebec, gheorghe.marin@cegeptr.qc.ca)
  
• Dr. Mario Fafard (Laval University, Mario.fafard@gci.ulaval.ca)
  
• Dr. Dimitry Sediako (CNBC, Dimitry.Sediako@nrc.gc.ca)
  
• Dr. Ravi Ravindran (Ryerson University, rravindr@ryerson.ca)
  
• Dr. Mihriban Pekguleryuz (McGill University, mihriban.pekguleryuz@mcgill.ca )
• Dr. X. Grant Chen (Universite de Quebec a Chicoutimi, xgrant_chen@uqac.ca)
  
• Dr. Shankar Sumanth (McMaster University, shankar@mcmaster.ca)