Invitation to Attend

AUSTRIB 2006 will be the 7^th International Tribology Conference to be held in Australia and the 3^rd in Brisbane. Tribology is the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion and the practices related thereto, or more simply: friction, lubrication and wear. There are very few engineering components which do not embrace tribological principles.

The theme of AUSTRIB 2006 is Putting Tribology to Work. It is intended to bring together researchers and practitioners working in tribology from around the world. The purpose is to review the current state of knowledge in selected areas by way of invited keynote speakers, to provide researchers with a forum to present their findings and to provide practitioners with a means to relate their experience and solutions to specific tribological problems via sessions devoted to case studies.

Planning of the technical program, social events and a technical exhibition is now in progress. The program will include plenary lectures, invited lectures, contributed papers and posters. Symposia on current topics and a special session on industrial tribology are also planned.

We take great pleasure in inviting you to participate in AUSTRIB 2006 and look forward to welcoming you to Brisbane.

Doug Hargreaves
Chair, Organising Committee