Background

The Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics (NSCM) is organised annually by the Nordic Association for Computational Mechanics (NoACM), which represents the interest for the following countries in the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM): The Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The first event was held at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1988.

Mission

To be a meeting place for researchers developing computational methods and scientists and engineers focusing on challenging applications in broad aspects of mechanics. In particular, presentations by graduate students are welcome. A friendly and creative atmosphere for the participants is considered important.

Executive Committee

Trond Kvamsdal (chairman)	Norway
Knut Morten Okstad (secretary)	Norway
Kjell Magne Mathisen	Norway
Erik Lund	Denmark
Jens Honoré Walther	Denmark
Arkadi Berezovski	Estonia (Baltic countries)
Jouni Freund	Finland
Reijo Kouhia	Finland
Ragnar Larsson	Sweden
Gunnar Tibert	Sweden

Local Organizing Committee

Jouni Freund	Aalto University
Jari Haapala	Finnish Meteorological Institute
Reijo Kouhia	Aalto University
Mikko Lyly	ABB
Risto Nieminen	Aalto University
Peter Råback	CSC - IT Center for Science
Arja Saarenheimo	VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Timo Siikonen	Aalto University
Rolf Stenberg	Aalto University