Thank you for your participation!

The 8th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference (AJTEC2011) has been successfully closed.

First of all, the organizing committee expresses a sincere condolence to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. In addition, we express our sympathy for the suffered people.

Just prior to the start of the AJTEC2011 a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, and a tsunami warning was issued for Honolulu, the conference site. After significant deliberation, ASME and JSME concluded that the conference should move forward as scheduled. Fortunately, Honolulu was not impacted by the tsunami, and conference attendees who arrived in Honolulu for the conference were treated to beautiful weather.

434 participants gathered in the conference site, and 400 or more papers including 7 excellent keynote lectures and a AIChE Donald Q. Kern Award lecture were presented in 4 technical tracks. The technical sessions were attended with great enthusiasm as was evident by the thoughtful questions and vigorous debate during technical sessions and coffee breaks.

The next conference will convene in 2015 in Honolulu again. We are looking forward to seeing you again in Honolulu.

Thank you.

Koichi Hishida, Keio University, Conference Co-Chair (JSME)
James Klausner, University of Florida, Conference Co-Chair (ASME)
Isao Satoh, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Secretary-General