ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL

VIRTUAL Solid

Freeform Fabrication

SYMPOSIUM

VIRTUAL

The 32nd Annual Meeting will be held August 2-4, 2021

The Conference

Three Days of High-Level Research Presentations

2-4 August 2021

HOW TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

If you are registered, you may:

• Enter the following link into a browser: https://www.tms.org/SFF2021/Connect

• Firefox and Chrome are preferred web platforms.

• Enter Login Name: This is the e-mail address you used for registration.

• Enter Password: This is your unique order number found on your registration confirmation.

If you still need to register, you may register here. After you register, please allow up to a few hours to gain access to the platform.  Joining late?  No problem.  All content will be available through August 31.

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CONFERENCE MATERIALS

The conference "Schedule at a Glance" is posted here.  The conference FULL program is posted here.  Presently, there are 426 presentations.  You can view the short program here.  Instructions for how to navigate the virtual platform are provided here.

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2021 FAME AWARD WINNERS

This year's Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) award winners are Professor Ola Harrysson from North Carolina State University (senior award) and Professor Joy Gockel from the Colorado School of Mines (young researcher award).  Both will give presentations Monday morning, August 2, at the conference.  Following will be a brief awards ceremony.

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The 2021 meeting is VIRTUAL!

It will still be held three full days, August 2-4, 2021, from 8 AM to ~5:30 PM Central Standard Time (GMT -5). While we would have preferred to be in person and will miss the face-to-face interactions, we feel that in early August there will be an unpredictable level of uncertainty about safety of participants and lifting of travel restrictions.  We will be taking full advantage of the benefits of a virtual platform.  This includes:
 

* Reduced registration cost and elimination of travel expenses

* Free access for US and foreign students studying at US universities (limit 175 students who successfully complete a registration waiver application and are selected)

* Access to ALL presentations through asynchronous viewing options; that is, no parallel session conflicts

* Ample opportunity for live interaction

* Virtual social/live interaction events

* Graduate student interactive panel

* A vibrant poster session

* Asynchronous participation options for international participants and those who may have time conflicts for all or part of the conference

* EXTENSION of the abstract submission deadline to APRIL 30

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Important Dates

Important upcoming dates

Presenters Information

Presenter Aids

All presenters MUST register for the conference by June 21.  All presentations must be uploaded into the Bravura platform no later than July 19.  Instructions for uploading , a speaker FAQ sheet, a conference Zoom background and a PowerPoint presentation background are available below.  The backgrounds are completely optional and  are provided for those wishing to use them.

Manuscript and Proceedings Information

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Authors must present their work at the meeting to have their manuscript included in the proceedings.  Click here to download manuscript instructions.  Manuscript submission is optional for presenters.  Authors submitting manuscripts have the option to have their manuscript reviewed/refereed.  Having a conference proceedings article reviewed is important to some authors, particularly academicians. Each manuscript receives two reviews using a referee pool composed of all authors submitting reviewed manuscripts. Authors selecting reviewed status for their manuscript must review two other manuscripts.  Reviews are due August 2; final manuscripts are due September 3.

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Papers presented as oral presentations or in the poster session will be published.  Each person (including students) registering for the full meeting will receive a download version ~3 months after the meeting.  Hard copies (swing-hinge format) are available for purchase.  Proceedings papers will be accessible and downloadable on line on the home page at no charge. Past Proceedings articles are available on this website at no charge.  Please select the "Proceedings Archive" menu under the "More" tab.

Events

There will be several special events during the 32nd Annual SFF Symposium VIRTUAL meeting.  Please see the final program for networking events, virtual social functions and a special session for graduate students.

701

Participants

64

Topics

64

Sessions

578

Speakers