Metalfoam.net - Newsletter No. 2 ================================ 1) Metalfoam.net is becoming a quite popular site: since it was first announced in late July we have had about 2000 visits from 360 different users and a total of 16000 page calls which is a good start. However, we would wish to receive more information from the active researchers. Still, quite some papers and important links must me missing. So please help us by submitting your work! 2) Porvair has become a sponsor of metalfoam.net now. Please visit the site of our sponsor who makes metal foams of all kinds (http://www.porvair.com) 3) The call for papers for MetFoam 2001 (18-20 June 2001 in Bremen) has now been printed in paper form after it had been available of the web for some time. If you do not receive the leaflet within the next days, please write to metfoam@ifam.fhg.de 4) The German research program on "Cellular Metals" sponsored by the "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft" will hold its next meeting from 15-16 November 2000 in Bad Griesbach. About 20 existing research projects will have to be defended and funding for the 3rd and 4th year will have to be secured. -------------- This was today's news. If you have any interesting news for newsletter #3, please mail to: admin@metalfoam.net (John Banhart) -------------- If you do NOT like to receive further newsletters or have received more than one copy, please mail to admin@metalfoam.net and write "cancel newsletter" or "received n copies". -------------- 25 October 2000 / J. Banhart /