The International Meshing Roundtable is a unique conference that aims to bring experts together to discuss mesh generation and related topics, which plays an important role in computational mechanics and related areas. This is a rare opportunity for researchers in the field of mesh generation to exchange ideas and also an excellent educational opportunity for students and postdoctoral fellows who are working on the meshing research and related applications. Potential topics for discussion in the conference include: CAD and computational geometry issues for meshing, surface and volume mesh generation, analysis and/or demonstration, software design, and implications of application on finite element/volume analysis, geometric modeling, computer graphics, scientific visualization, and other novel applications. The event will be held on October 23-26, 2011, in Paris, France. This is also the first time that this conference will be held outside the US in the past two decades. The conference includes four short courses, presentation of conference papers, presentation of research notes, a poster session, and a professional development session targeting students and postdocs.
The broader impact of the event consists of knowledge dissemination of a field of research essential to modern technologies. The symposium will include graduate students, post-docs and young researchers. The event will bring together international researchers and developers from academia, national labs, and industry in a stimulating, open environment to share technical information on mesh generation and related topics.
The International Meshing Roundtable is a unique conference that aims to bring experts together to discuss mesh generation and related topics, which have been playing an important role in computational mechanics and a lot of other areas. This is a rare opportunity for researchers in the field of mesh generation to exchange ideas and is also an excellent educational opportunity for students and postdoctoral fellows who are working on the meshing research and related applications. Presentations were given on topics ranging from CAD and computational geometry issues for meshing, surface and volume mesh generation, analysis and/or demonstration, software design, and implications of application on finite element/volume analysis, geometric modeling, computer graphics, scientific visualization, and other novel applications. The 20th International Meshing Roundtable conference was held on October 23-26, 2011 in Paris, France. This is also the first time to hold this conference outside the US for two decades. The conference also included four short courses, a keynote talk, a banquet with a speaker, two invited talks, presentation of conference papers, presentation of research notes, a poster session, a professional development session targeting students and postdocs, and a reception. The conference proceedings were published by Springer-Verlag and are available online. This award supported students and postdocs in US institutions to participate in the conference, which helped students and postdocs build their professional development skills and knowledge in the research community. In particular, the NSF support was used for student and postdoc conference registration and travel and for administrative staff support.
