1. 55th SDM Program Structures TC Representative Report Ali Najafi ANSYS Inc., Houston, TX SciTech 2014, 12-17 Jan 2014, National Harbor, MD

2. Timeline and Important Dates Abstract Submission Open: 1 April 2013 Abstract Submission Close: 5 June 2013 Abstract Submission was locked on June 10 th 2013 Author Notification Letters Sent: 13 August 2013 Extended Author Notification: 27 August 2013 Final Author Notification: 10 September 2013 Manuscript Open: 1 November 2013 Manuscript Deadline: 12 December 2013 Extension Request: 15 Papers 2

3. Structures Abstract Reviewers 3 130 Potential Reviewers

4. ScholarOne added reviewer expertise to the database Most Reviewers Added their expertise Very helpful for reviewer assignment Reviewer pool is available across all the TCs 4

5. Papers/Sessions Summary (5 years) 5

6. Papers/Sessions Summary (10 years) 6

7. Paper Summary by TC and Conferences 7

8. Structures Sessions Special sessions in Structures Composite Laminate Optimization Mostafa Rassaian, Boeing R&T Open Source Software Peter Gustafson, Western Michigan University Charles Rankin Mark Hilburger and Brett Bednarcyk, NASA Langley Established a Joint Session with Survivability TC Chaired by Structures and Survivability TC members Chaired by Structures and Survivability TC members Total of 21 sessions: More session chair volunteers than needed Very tight schedule for chair assignment 8 Very short notice announcement. Extension was granted

9. Final Structures Sessions 9 Titles: Composite Micromechanics Buckling and Structural Instability Sandwich Structures Aeroelastic Analysis Space Structures Application of Viscoelasticity and Viscoelastic Materials Beams & Plates Structures under Thermal Environment Advances in Design and Analysis of Structures Advanced Structures Composite Mechanics Under Dynamic Load Load Analysis and Design Process Advances in Fracture Mechanics Structural Joints Damage Mechanics/Damage Tolerance Impact Mechanics and Structural Survivability (Joint Session with Survivability TC) Special Session: Shell Bucking-Charles Rankin Special Session-1 Shell Bucking-Charles Rankin Special Session-2 Special Session on Open Source Software Special Session - Composite Laminate Optimization Total Sessions: 21

10. Acknowledgments Structures TC members Dawn Phillips Robert Taylor Mary Roybal 10

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12. Workload and Timelines in the New Event Model 12