Call for Papers

2008 AIAA Australian-Asia Regional Student Conference 17-18 November 2008 at:

RMIT University

Bundoora West Campus

Lecture Theatre 207.3.3

Melbourne, Australia.

Abstracts are due 10 October 2008.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) sponsors student conferences in each AIAA Region as a means to encourage students in aerospace related fields to discuss research, exchange knowledge, and generate interest in the field of aerospace engineering. This Call for Papers solicits papers for the Region VII, Regional Student Conference to be held 17-18 November 2008.

The conference is open to undergraduate university students only.

Interstate and students from the Asia-Pacific region can present their paper via video conferencing. The conference organisers must be notified in advance if you wish to use this option.

The AIAA Australian Regional Student Conference will be an undergraduate competition with the following prizes sponsored by AIAA:

First place: $500 (US) and a trip to the 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit January 2009, Orlando, FL USA (for one author)

Second Place: $300 (US)

Third Place: $250 (US)

Rules for the AIAA Regional Student Conference Competition:

1. Student authors MUST be current AIAA student members prior to the competition. Student membership is $ 20 (US)

2. Paper must be prepared according to the AIAA Author Kit http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=396 (give web address) in a single column format. Paper, including tables, figures and acknowledgements can be no longer than 11 pages total. The 11-page rule is strictly enforced because this is an international competition.

3. There can only be two student authors listed on the paper. Faculty advisors from a University may be listed as co-authors. Please note that NASA advisors, Industry advisors, etc. may NOT be listed as co-authors; they should instead be noted in the paper acknowledgement.

4. Papers submitted to the Regional Student Conferences should not be submitted for presentation at or publication by any other conference or journal. If the paper is not the first place undergraduate paper, the student may then submit to other conferences or journals.

5. THe first prize winner must be able and available to travel to Orlando, USA, in January 2009 to present the paper at the AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting.

For details about the conference, please go to the Regional web site: http://region7au.aiaastudentconference.org. In order for your paper to be judged, you must also register at this web site.

To submit the abstract and paper, go to www.aiaa.org and click on Conferences/Events. Scroll down to the Region VII - Australia Conference and click Submit a Paper. You will be notified when your abstract has been accepted.

Important Dates to remember:

Abstracts Due: 10 October 2008 on www.aiaa.org

Papers Due: 24 October 2008 on www.aiaa.org

Early Bird Registration Deadline: 7 November 2008

Questions? Contact the Conference Organizers:

A/Professor Cees Bil at c.bil@rmit.edu.au

Professor Julio Soria at julio.soria@eng.monash.edu.au