12th Annual FLOW-3D European Users Conference

The 12th annual FLOW-3D European Users Conference will be held on June 25-26, 2012 in Munich, Germany at the NH Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser. Free advanced FLOW-3D and EnSight visualization training geared towards the casting and hydraulics industries will be held Wednesday, June 27 at Technische Universität München. All FLOW-3D users—and anyone interested in becoming a FLOW-3D user—are invited to attend the conference.
The conference will commence with an opening reception, the evening of Sunday, June 24. Flow Science would like to invite all conference attendees and their guests for a welcome aperitif and appetizers at the NH Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser. The reception will begin at 19:00.
Co-location with IAHR
The 2nd IAHR Europe Congress will be held at the Technische Universität München following the user conference, June 27-29, 2012.
Speakers Announced!
Users throughout Europe, from both the commercial sector and academia, will present and discuss their work. Represented companies include AUDI AG (Germany), Électricité de France S.A. (France), Roche Diagnostics GmbH (Germany), EINAR S.A. (Spain), Pöyry Environment a.s. (Czech Republic), Allard-Europe N.V. (Belgium) and Wavebob (Ireland). In addition to user talks, the latest developments for both the FLOW-3D solver and graphical users interface will be presented by Michael Barkhudarov, VP of R&D and John Ditter, VP of Software Engineering at Flow Science.
Go here for a full list of speakers and their topics.
Presentation Information
The call for presentations is now closed.
Information for Presenters
The conference fee for one presenter per presentation will be waived. Presentation formats can be either a PowerPoint file or a file format that can be opened in PowerPoint. Final presentations are due Friday, June 15, 2012. Each presenter will have a 30 minute speaking slot — 20 minutes for presenting and 10 minutes for Q & A. Please contact us if you have any questions about presenting at the conference. Please email us your presentation or to request a link to our FTP DropBox.
Online Registration Now Available!
Online registration is now available for the conference and advanced training. The last day to register for the conference is Friday, June 15. Registration includes access to the opening reception, 2 days of user talks, the conference dinner and breaks and lunches both days. The conference registration will be waived for one presenter per presentation. If you plan on submitting an abstract, you will be invoiced for the conference after the abstract notification date. An additional day of free advanced FLOW-3D and EnSight visualization training will also offered to all attendees.
Free Advanced Training for Casting and Hydraulics Users
Flow Science will offer free advanced FLOW-3D training geared towards the hydraulics and casting industries, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Technische Universität München (TU München) directly following the 12th FLOW-3D European Users Conference. In addition, CEI, Inc., which will be the exclusive visualization sponsor for the conference, will give free EnSight training on a concurrent basis so that conference attendees can sign up for relevant training in both FLOW-3D and EnSight. Attendees can sign up for training sessions when they register online.
Go here for the training scheudule and a list of topics >
Important Dates:
- Cutoff day for regular registration: June 15
- Presentations due: June 15
- Opening Reception: June 24 (19:00 at NH Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser)
- Conference Dinner: June 25 (19:30 at Augustiner-Keller)
- Conference: June 25-26 (NH Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser)
- Advanced Training: June 27 (Technische Universität München)
Conference Dinner - Augustiner-Keller
Flow Science would like to invite all attendees and their guests to the conference dinner, Monday, June 25 at 19:30. The dinner will be held at Augustiner-Keller a traditional Bavarian beer garden, renowned for excellent beer and food and a 5 minute walk from the conference hotel. This event is free for all conference attendees. Conference attendees are invited to bring their guests for a minimal fee. Please RSVP for the conference dinner when you register for the conference and specify any dietary restrictions or special needs on your registration form.
Travel & Accommodations
Conference Hotel - NH Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser
The NH Munchen Deutscher Kaiser in Munich is a four-star hotel in the heart of the city. The hotel is conveniently located right next to the main train station, just 500 meters from the city center. There are many attractions nearby, including the Stachus square loaded with shops, boutiques, restaurants and cafés, the City Hall on Marienplatz, and luxury boutiques on Maximilianstrasse. A business terminal is available in the lobby, and wireless internet access is available in all public areas.
We have negotiated special rates at the NH Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser starting at 110.00 EUR, VAT and tax included. Internet access and breakfast are included. Rates are good from June 23 to June 30, 2012.
Book before May 9, 2012!
Reserve your room now with the Flow Science special rate in place!
Address & Directions
Arnulfstrasse 2, D-80335 Munich (Germany)
Tel. +49.89.54530
Get detailed directions to the hotel from the airport, by car or by train.
Distance to the airport: 38.00km
Distance to the train station: 0.10km
Distance to the city center: 0.60km
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 48.1412
Longitude: 11.56069
Munich, Germany

Check out the official site of the city of Munich .... including a Bavarian menu translation.
Sponsors
CEI - Exclusive Visualization Sponsor of the 12th FLOW-3D European Users Conference
EnSight 10 features an all-new structured volume rendering capability and a streamlined user interface for analyzing and communicating complex simulation results. Offering exceptional customization options and ease-of-use with intuitive drag-and-drop and right-click capabilities, it allows users to build custom toolbars, similar to the Windows Ribbon, based on the options, features and functionality needed.
Sigma Technology - Optimization Sponsor
Sigma Technology develops the high-efficiency, multi-dimensional nonlinear optimization software known as IOSO. Sigma recently released IOSO 2.04, which has direct integration to FLOW-3D. Using IOSO in conjunction with FLOW-3D, engineers can improve the performance of complex large-scale systems and technological processes based on what-if scenarios for arriving at optimal parameters.
ESTECO - Optimization Sponsor
ESTECO is a company founded in 1999 and established in the AREA Science Park in Trieste. It operates in the field of research and development of engineering technologies and is the creator of the multidisciplinary and multi-objective optimization software modeFRONTIER. Furthermore, ESTECO supports companies in terms of efficient use of simulation tools in designing new and perfecting existing products, as well as designers and researchers in acquiring new skills in the use of optimization tools.
The software modeFRONTIER is the core product of ESTECO, designed in such a way to enable its use in any discipline presenting input and output variables and a problem requiring optimization(objectives and constraints), as well as to be integrated with any CAE platform.
Past Conferences
11th FLOW-3D European Users Conference
10th FLOW-3D European Users Conference
Request free copies of past conference proceedings.
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