Symposium on the Acoustics of Poro-Elastic Materials


Nov. 7-10, 2023

Agenda & important dates

September 25, 2023 : Postponed deadline for submission of abstracts.
September 30, 2023 : Notification of acceptance of abstract.
October 9, 2023 : Early registrations deadline.
November 7 to 10, 2023 : the conference !



Locations

Conference delegates will be able to attend at either site at their convenience. The conference sessions at both sites will be timed so that delegates at both locations can participate simultaneously.

Sorrento, Italy
Grand Hotel Europa Palace

常熟
Acoustic Valley Institute, Changshu, China

PROGRAM

8 Non-parallel sessions with 20-min talks are planned.

The topics of this 2023's edition are:

Special attention will be paid to reserving time for discussion.

A poster exhibition will also be organized. Participants to this poster session will be requested to send a numeric copy (as a PDF file) of their poster to sapem@matelys.com so that their works will be available from this website.


Tue 7. Nov.
Opening 15:00 CST / 8:30 CET (30 min)
Keynote (40 min)
4 Contributed talks (20 min each)
break (30 min)
Keynote (40 min)
4 Contributed talks (20 min each)
Dinner in China @ 20:00 CST / Lunch in Italy @ 13:00 CET

Wed. 8 Nov.
Keynote 15:00 CST / 8:00 CET (40 min)
3 Contributed talks (20 min each)
break (30 min)
Keynote (40 min)
3 Contributed talks (20 min each)
Dinner in China @ 20:00 CST / Lunch in Italy @ 13:00 CET

Thu. 9 Nov.
Keynote 15:00 CST / 8:00 CET (40 min)
3 Contributed talks (20 min each)
break (30 min)
Keynote (40 min)
3 Contributed talks (20 min each)
Gala dinner in China @ 19:10 CST / Gala lunch in Italy @ 12:10 CET

Fri. 10 Nov.
Keynote 15:30 CST / 8:00 CET (40 min)
4 Contributed talks (20 min each)
break (30 min)
Keynote (40 min)
4 Contributed talks (20 min each)
Closing Ceremony 19:40 CST / 12:40 CET (20 min)

From the 7th to the 9th, activities will take place during the morning in China and the afternoon in Italy.
These activities include visits of the labs, discussions about scientific open questions or project proposals, short presentations by our sponsors.


Featured speakers

Keynote lectures are scheduled at the beginning of the sessions.
Here are the confirmed speakers and topics :
 

Mathieu Gaborit
& Tomasz G. Zielinski

(University of Le Mans, France
& The Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
3D printing poroelastic media: features, artifacts and the bigger picture


Yutong (Tony) Xue

(WanDong Medical - Midea Group, China)
System level applications of porous media


Philipe Glé

(Cerema, France)
Bio and geobased materials




Fabien Chevillotte

(Matelys, France)
From the micro-structure to condensed meta-material models


Li Cheng

(HKPolyU, China)
Micro-perforated Boundary Modulated Slow Waves for Sound Absorption in a Sonic Black Hole Structure


Yanju Zhao

(CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd)
Status and Outlook of Noise Reduction Technologies for Rail Vehicles




Rui Cao

(Dassault Systèmes, USA)
Recent advances in computational and statistical methods



Abstract submission

Submit your abstract by email to sapem@matelys.com, indicating which location you would like to attend (Italy or China).

Presenters should submit an abstract of up to 1 500 words or two pages, including details of their presentations and references using the templates provided for LaTeX and Word.

There is no requirement to submit a full paper.

The Conference Committee reserves the right to decline submissions that are not in line with the objectives of the event.

Proceedings will be collected and compiled from presentation slides/videos.

Registration

REGISTER for ITALY
(via New Congress) You can also book a room at the conference hotel using this link
REGISTER for CHINA
(via WeChat) by sending the completed registration form (see also QR code below) to the WeChat link above.

Sorrento, Italy

On or before October 9 2023 (early bird registrations), the fees are 630 euros per participant.
Fees are reduced to 350 euros for students (on presentation of a valid student card).

After October 9 2023 (late bird registrations), the fees are 730 euros per participant and 400 euros for students.

Refund policy in case of conference and/or hotel cancellation (email sapem@matelys.com and "New Congress" secretariat at info@newcongress.it):
- Before September 30 2023, no penalty due.
- From October 1 to 31 2023, you will be refunded of 50% of the SAPEM registration fees and hotel accommodation paid.
- From October 31 2023, no refund will be possible.

Any refund will be done after the Symposium.

常熟

The fees are 5 000 ¥ (CNY) per participant.
Fees are reduced to 3 000 ¥ (CNY) for students (on presentation of a valid student card).

Note that there is no early or late bird registrations for the Chinese location.

Venues

Sorrento, Italy
Grand Hotel Europa Palace

By public bus
Outside the arrival area at the airport of Naples Capodichino, there is the bus stop of the line “Curreri” connecting directly the airport to Sorrento. The trip lasts about 75 minutes and stops in Sorrento is near the train station in Piazza De Curtis. Ticket (10.00 euros) can be purchased on board. At website www.curreriviaggi.it it is possible to check the timetable.
Outside the arrival area, there is also the bus stop of the line called ALIBUS (a ticket costs 5.00 euros and can be purchased from the driver), connecting Naples airport to Naples train station Piazza Garibaldi, from where a local train called Circumvesuviana can be caught to go to Sorrento (a ticket costs 3.90 euros).
ALIBUS also stops at Molo Beverello (Beverello pier) from where a ferry to reach Sorrento by sea can be caught.

By sea
At Molo Beverello (Beverello pier) in Naples it is possible to catch a ferry or a hydrofoil to reach Sorrento. The trip lasts about 45 minutes. Find time table at ALILAURO company website http://www.alilauro.it

By train
From Naples Airport or from other cities get to Naples main train station (Napoli Centrale – Garibaldi) and catch line to Sorrento of the local train CIRCUMVESUVIANA.
Departure platforms for Circumvesuviana are at floor -2.

By Taxy
From Naples Airport it is possible to book a transfer to the train station in Naples Garibaldi or to Sorrento.
Below are some links with the private companies that manage these services:
http://www.syrenbus.com
https://www.admitaly.com

常熟
Acoustic Valley Institute, Changshu, China

By Air
The nearby airports are:
- from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, about 102 km, 85 minutes
- from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, about 140 km, 120 minutes
- from Nantong Xingdong International Airport, about 48 km 47 minutes
- from Wuxi International Airport, about 81 km 70 minutes

By train
The nearby railway stations are:
- from Changshu Railway Station, about 20 km, 27 minutes
- from Suzhou Railway Station, 67 km, 68 minutes
- from Suzhoubei Railway Station, 57 km, 57 minutes


After your registration and travel schedule is confirmed, our committee can arrange the pick-up from airports or railway stations.

Sponsors & Partners

SAPEM 2023 is sponsored by :

Prosynx




Zeta lab




Matelys




If you are interested in sponsoring SAPEM 2023, please click here for more information.



SAPEM 2023 is supported by :

the Acoustical Society of Italy (AIA)



International Institute of Acoustic Technology of the China Acoustic Valley




the International Society for Porous Media (InterPore)



The Acoustical Society of America (ASA)



Scientific and organization committee

  • Raffaele Dragonetti (University of Naples)
  • Rosario Aniello Romano (University of Naples)
  • Stuart Bolton (Purdue university)
  • Luc Jaouen (Matelys)
  • François-Xavier Bécot (Matelys)
  • Weichun Huang (Nanjing university)
  • Heavy Zhang (Prosynx)
  • Yutong (Tony) Xue
         (WanDong Medical, Midea Group)
  • Tongyang Shi (Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Science)
  • Ming-hui Lu（Suzhou, China Acoustics Valley
Contact us at sapem@matelys.com if you have any questions or comments.