GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE
The Af3P (Association Française de Pyrotechnie) and GTPS (Groupe de Travail de Pyrotechnie) organize the EUROPYRO 2023 conference in Saint-Malo (France). This event gathers, every 4 years, representatives from industry and research laboratories in the field of explosives, pyrotechnics and energetic materials. The conference will be coupled with the 46th IPS seminar.
The conference will focus on current status and improvements in explosives and pyrotechnic fields for defense, space, industry and safety applications.
COVERAGE
- Energetic materials: synthesis, formulation, characterization and testing, manufacturing
process… - New explosive devices, including initiators
- New manufacturing process: RAM, 3D printing, …
- Applications to solid propulsion: solid rocket motors, gas generators…
- Industrial explosives and related developments
- Prevention and detection of explosives misuses (HMEs, IEDs)
- Methodologies for design, reliability and lifetime demonstration
- Studies on shock waves and detonation phenomena
- Fireworks compositions
- Hazard, safety and risk management
- Sustainable products design, manufacturing, recycling or disposal
- Regulations
PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE
Monday, September 11th afternoon:
Registration and welcome coktail at Palais du Grand Large
Tuesday, September 12th:
Morning : conference opening Plenary session
Afternoon : parallel sessions
Late Afternoon : poster session and cocktail at Palais du Grand Large
Wednesday, September 13th:
Morning : parallel sessions
Afternoon : parallel sessions
Two specific sessions will be dedicated to the workshop on Explosives under the following topic : Correlations between manufacturing processes, microstructure parameters and energetic behavior (detonics, safety,…)
Late afternoon : touristic tours in Saint-Malo
Evening : gala dinner and fireworks show
Thursday, September 14th:
Morning : parallel sessions
Afternoon : parallel sessions
CALL FOR PAPERS
Participants are invited to submit papers for talks or posters. The Dr. Bernard E. Douda Young scientist price and the Frank Carver Bursary, intended for young scientists, will be awarded by International Pyrotechnics Society.
Contributions can take the form of oral presentations or posters. The official language is English (no simultaneous translation). Presentations should be unclassified.
The extended deadline for abstracts was December 31st, 2022. For people who were waiting for clearance, it is still possible to upload their abstracts until January 25th using ONLINE FORM. Final detailed program will be published in February.
You need to register or preregister for submitting your contribution. The preregistration does not require any payment. The registration will have to be done before the conference.
Propose a contribution and join the conference
Submit an abstract for an oral or a poster presentation.
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