WHAT IS SF2M?
SF2M*, the French Society for Metallurgy and
Materials, gathers around 1000 members (from university and industry)
and 6 societies (industrial groups or federations).
It is a meeting point, for exchanging and working together for all
members of a scientific and professional, French and international community
in the field of "metallurgy and materials".
WHAT ARE IT'S MISSIONS?
- contribute to the performance improvement of all its members through
information circulation about the progress of Sciences and technological
Innovation;
- contribute to the image improvement for the scientific and technical
profession in the field of materials and promote this occupation among
young people;
- represent its members among other scientific associations in France
and in foreign countries.
WHAT DOES SF2M DO? It co-ordinates and
manages:
- the edition of a year-book which is updated and distributed every
year to all its members;
- the information of its members through the SF2M info bulletin
distributed every month;
- the organisation of national and international congresses and the
diffusion of the papers which are presented;
- the organisation of its committees' and working groups' meetings.
- the maintenance and updating of its web site
http://www.sf2m.asso.fr with:
- information on the association and committees' actions,
- materials data**,
- information on French laboratories and on competences in the field
of materials,
- papers from the presentation at the various SF2M congress,
- links with sister associations and other organisations, jobs and
thesis proposals.
- the development of partnership actions with sister associations in
France or in Foreign countries (SFP, SFC, A3TS, ASM, TMS, DGM, SVMT, AIM
etc…)
- It is a founding member of the "Fédération Française des Matériaux"
(FFM), of "Groupe d'Action pour la Physique" (G2P) and of the Federation
of European Materials Societies (FEMS).
HOW TO PARTICIPATE? You are welcomed
in:
- participating in the activity of its thematic committees and its
regional sections or its working groups;
- proposing to start new groups or new committees;
- proposing the organisation of meetings and events under the cover of
SF2M;
- becoming an active member of its institutional organization.
Please consult the
benefits of being a member.
* Non-profit scientific association
** These data are communicated to SF2M members only.
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Link to James ALEXANDER's blog
on materials science and engineering:
http://materialsscienceengineeringdefined.blogspot.com/
