ISTVS thanks Dr Corina Sandu, 17th International Conference Chair

Dr Corina Sandhu at the conference in Blacksburg with her Virginia Tech graduate students.

Dr. Corina Sandu, our 17th International Conference Chair, has sent a letter of greeting to all the participants in this year's international ISTVS conference (below).

The ISTVS would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Sandu for chairing the 17th International Conference. As many of you will know, preparing for a conference is a tremendous amount of work, and running the conference itself requires excellent stamina and lots of quick thinking. Our Blacksburg participants received an excellent and professional conference, and also got to experience a region of the United States that is rich with history as well as a serious commitment to wheeled vehicles!

We are deeply grateful for your efforts for the 2011 Conference, Dr. Sandu.

ISTVS Board of Directors

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17th International Conference, Day 3 and 4

Days 3 and 4 of the 17th International ISTVS Conference focused on the concurrent sessions where participants presented papers, as well as our poster sessions and exhibitors.

Concurrent sessions, Day 3, included these tracks:

Track 1. Soil and terrain modeling and characterization
Chair Mr. Randolph Jones and Co-Chair Dr. Kyeong Uk Kim

Track 2. Planetary rovers and mobile robotics
Chair Dr. Lutz Richter and Co-Chair Dr. James Lever

Track 3. Running gear characteristics and modeling
Chair Dr. Paul Ayers and Co-Chair Dr. Pieter Schalk Els

Track 4. Agricultural and earth-moving equipment
Chair Antonino Bonanno and Co-Chair Mr Jody Priddy

Track 5. Operation on snow and ice
Chair Dr. Sally Shoop and Co-Chair Dr. Jonah Lee

Track 6. Vehicle dynamics, mobility, and safety
Chair Dr. Péter Kiss and Co-Chair Prof. Iwan Wästerlund

Track 7. Terramechanics
Chair Dr. George Mason and Co-Chair Dr. Péter Kiss

 The late afternoon included time for poster sessions and visiting our exhibitors:

• Kistler Instrument Corporation

• Keweenaw Research Center

• USACE Engineering Research and Development Center

In the evening was our Awards Ceremony presented during a dinner banquet. Dr. Tateyama passed the position of ISTVS president on to Dr. Shoop for the three-year period until the next international conference.

17th International Conference, Day 2

The second day of the 17th International ISTVS Conference was dedicated to this year's technical tours. Participants traveled to three research and test facilities in this region of Virginia:

1. VIPER: Virginia International Performance and Engineering Research
2. VIR: Virginia International Raceway
3. Martinsville Raceway

Evening dinner and activities included an optional visit to the Château Morrisette, Floyd, Virginia.