The international conference on the Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design (FOCAPD) is the premier international conference that exclusively focuses on the fundamentals and applications of computer-aided design for the process industries. Held every five years, FOCAPD 2009, will be the seventh in this series.
The key theme of the conference is "Design for Energy and the Environment." The conference activities will be designed to provide a forum for reviewing and assessing state-of-the-art contributions in process design, sustaining vigorous dialogue and debate on directions and opportunities for process design, and setting future trends and directions for design (particularly in areas pertaining to energy and the environment).
The conference will include a keynote presentation titled “Sustainability – What Does it Mean in Practice?” presented by Beth Beloff, Chairman of Sustainable Insight LLC. It will also include 6 plenary presentations, invited presentations, a poster session, and a conference banquet. The conference will be held at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado from June 7 - 12, 2009.
The conference will focus on innovative design approaches and technological pathways that impact energy and environmental issues of new and existing processes. Key thrust areas of the conference will include:
For more information on FOCAPD 2009, please contact the conference chairs:
Andreas A. Linninger
University of Illinois at Chicago
Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi
Texas A&M University
