This two-day class delivers applications-based training of advanced composites materials and structures. Created with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and technical personnel in mind, you will leave this seminar with a better understanding of composites and the marketplace.

Hotel Information
Sheraton Grand Hotel,Dallas/Ft Worth Airport - $139, plus tax
4440 West John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75063
Reservations can be made directly with the Sheraton Hotel Reservation Department at
1-800-345-5251 or Starwood Central Reservations at 1-800-325-3535 (or 972-929-8400 and ask for in-house Reservations). Be sure to ask for the SAMPE room block. The SAMPE group rate is guaranteed, based on availability, until August 24, 2010.

Who should attend?
• Composites project engineers
• Composite program managers
• Business development managers
• Composite structures graduate students
• Composites research engineers
• Materials research scientists
• Testing and inspection personnel

Benefits of attending and course concepts:
• “Advanced” vs. “FRP” composites•
• Understand various fiber reinforcements
• Thermoset vs. thermoplastic resin systems
• Differences in analysis of composites vs. metals
• Why there are “Special Laminates”
• Test methods for composites vs. structures
• Wide range of tooling options available
• Aerospace vs. commercial manufacturing
• NDE inspection methods & limits
• Manufacturing aspects that impact design
• Sandwich and core technologies
• Wide variety of aerospace & commercial composites applications & material use

Large Wind Turbine Blades (40-70 meter Lengths)

Instructor: Dr. Scott Beckwith, president of BTG Composites Inc., is an international consultant in FRP and advanced composites areas, as well as SAMPE’s Technical Director. He has over 44 years experience in composites design, analysis, testing and manufacturing areas as an engineer. He has taught over 2500 attendees in various composites technology events, seminars, tutorials, courses and workshops. He is a SAMPE Fellow (2003). He is a graduate of Texas A&M University (BS, 1964 and PhD, 1974) and the California Institute of Technology (MS, 1965).

Contact Priscilla Heredia at Priscilla@sampe.org or +1.626.331.0616, ext. 610 with any questions or to register.

SUBSTITUTIONS/CANCELLATION/REFUNDS
If you must cancel your registration for any reason, notify Priscilla Heredia by email at priscilla@sampe.org by August 13, 2010. No cancellations can be accepted after that date. All registrations are subject to the cancellation policy. Telephone cancellations cannot be accepted. Registrations cancelled prior to August 13, 2010 are subject to a $100 service charge. Fees are refundable minus the $100 service charge. Registrants who fail to attend and have not cancelled as noted above are liable for the entire fee.

Refunds are not given for failure to attend, late arrival, or early departure from the meeting.

Substitutions can be made at any time, by letter, email or fax. The appropriate member/non-member rate will apply to attending substitutions. There is no charge for making a substitution.

SAMPE reserves the right to cancel this seminar anytime between now and August 16, 2010.

SAMPE reserves the right to substitute speakers without notice.