For General Questions:
Prof. Masao Arakawa (Secretariat)
Dept of RISE Kagawa University 2217-20 Hayashicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0396
Tel: +81-87-864-2223
Fax: +81-87-864-2223
E-mail:
arakawa@eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp

WCSMO
The Official Congress of the International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

ISSMO - International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
ISSMO has more than 500 members from more than 35 countries.
Its objectives are:
To stimulate and promote research into all aspects of the optimal design of structures and related topics, including engineering systems consisting partially of structures and/or fluids
To encourage practical applications of optimization methods and the corresponding software development in all branches of technology
To foster the interchange of ideas amongst various fields contributing to structural and multidisciplinary optimization
To support the role of optimization in multidisciplinary design
To provide a framework for the organization of meetings and other means for the dissemination of knowledge to promote teaching of structural optimization in tertiary institutions.
One of the aims of ISSMO is to bring together researchers and practitioners in our field by means of international meetings having high scientific standards, up-to-date conference facilities, and affordable costs to all members of the Society.  Along these lines, ISSMO has held bi-annual WCSMO since 1995: WCSMO1 was held in Goslar, Germany, 1995; WCSMO2 in Zakopane, Poland, 1997; WCSMO3 in Buffalo, NY, USA, 1999; WCSMO4 in Dalian, China, 2001; WCSMO5 in Lido di Jesolo, Italy, 2003; WCSMO6 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005; WCSMO7 in Seoul, Korea, 2007; and WCSMO8 in Lisbon, Portugal,2009.

Structural Optimization
Modern design techniques seek the best design to perform the desired tasks. Structural Optimization deals with the optimal design of structural elements and systems employed in several engineering fields. It was first applied in the aerospace industry, where reducing the structural weight is of utmost importance.

MDO - Multi disciplinary Design Optimization
Engineering Systems are increasingly complex and represented by large and sophisticated numerical models. They involve several interacting disciplines or are made up of distinct interacting subsystems that must be considered simultaneously to obtain efficient designs. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization is devoted to the design of complex systems involving interacting subsystems or disciplines. A fundamental need for MDO is the establishment of a strong communication of engineering, mathematicians and scientists acting in different disciplines.