Indentation 2023 symposium will be held at the Engineering Graduate School (Polytech Tours) of the University of Tours, in France, from the 5th to 7th of July 2023. Every two years, this symposium gathers academics and engineers involved in the field of mechanical characterisation of surfaces. This year, the symposium will be organised by Laboratoire de Mécanique Gabriel Lamé and the Institut Pprime.

Program PDF

Book of abstracts

A training session will be held in the afternoon of the 4th and in the morning of the 5th July. In this session, 4 workshops will be proposed:

1. Instrumented indentation: from metallic materials to elastomers
   
2. Visco- et hyperelastic behaviour in indentation
   
3. Session 1/2 of practical work
   
4. Session 2/2 of practical work

Symposium inscription (gala diner included):
• SF2M members : 450 €
• Non SF2M members : 380 €
• Students : 260 €
• Students SF2M members : 200 €
• Non-academics : 1000 €

Training:
• Students and academics : 100 €
• Non-academics : 500 €

After 22nd of May 2023, an extra fee of 50€ will be charged.

The symposium will be organised by the Laboratoire Gabriel Lamé (LaMé) and the Institut Pprime.

It will be held at the Engineering Graduate School (Polytech Tours) of the University of Tours, at the center of the Loire Valley and its countless castels. The school is located on the well known River Route "EV6" (coming by bicycle is strongly advised!). The breaks will take place in a natural environment, by the Bergeonnerie Lac, the green lungs of Tours, beneath shady trees surounding this unique area.

For the gala dinner on Thursday 6th of July, we will have the honour to be received in the Villandry Castle gardens.
A visit of the castle and its gardens will offer a bucolic break before the aperitive and dinner which will take place in the troglodytic orangeries of the castle.

For those who stay in Tours on Friday afternoon (2-4pm), there will be an opportunity to end the week with two visits. There is a choice between a traditional boat trip on Loire, a guided visit of Old Tours or both. 

It will be a great pleasure to welcome you. The organisation commitee:
Florian LACROIX, Olga SMERDOVA, Eric LE BOURHIS, Guenhael LE QUILLIEC, Julie PEPIN, Christophe TROMAS, Florian FEYNE, Gaëlle BERTON, Arnaud DUCHOSAL, Stéphane MEO, Benoit ROSA

The talks, expositions and other activities will be in French or Enslish language. However, the posters and the slides of scientific presentations must be in English.

25 Nov. 2022: opening of abstract submissions

06 Jan. 2023 20 Jan. 2023 for oral presentations and 15 Jun. 2023 for posters : end of abstract submissions

15 Feb. 2023 advanced to 12 Jan. 2023: registrations opening

22 May 2023: end of early-bird registrations

16 Jun. 2023: end of registrations

04 Jul. 2023: end of article submissions to Matériaux & Techniques