Rendong Liu, Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corp., China International Organizing Committee Xin Lu, Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, China Conference Honorary Chair Ninshu Ma, Osaka University, Japan Ying-Yao Cheng, President of National Sun Yat-Sen University Sasawat Mahabunphachai, National Metal and Materials (NSYSU), Technology Center, Thailand

Ken-ichi Manabe, Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan Masaaki Mizumura, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Conference Chair Corp., Japan Yeong-Maw Hwang, National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU), Younghoon Moon, Pusan National University, Korea Xiongqi Peng, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Taiwan First Announcement and Atsushi Shirayori, Utsunomiya University, Japan Call for Papers Conference Co-Chair Purit Thanakijkasem, King Mongkut’s University of ORGANIZED BY Huiwen Hu, National Pingtung University of Sciences and Technology Technology Thonburi, Thailand Noah Utsumi, Saitama University, Japan National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan Steering Committee Wencai Xie, FAW Group Corp., China CO-ORGANIZED BY Yeong-Maw Hwang, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Yoshinori Yoshida, Gifu University, Japan China Society for Technology of Plasticity Heon-Young Kim, Kangwon National University, Korea Shoichiro Yoshihara, Shibaura University of Technology, Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity Takashi Kuboki, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan Japan Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Ken-ichi Manabe, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Mei Zhan, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China Purit Thanakijkasem, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Shengdun Zhao, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Taiwan Society for Technology of Plasticity Thailand Shijian Yuan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China SPONSORED BY Paper Submission International Scientific Committee Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Abstracts of 300-400 English words should be submitted Ministry of Education (MOE) Fuh Kuo Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Jun Chen, Shanghai, Jiaotong University, China firstly by March. 10, 2019 to the conference Secretariat. A City Government Yoodong Chung, Hyundai Steel, Korea two-page extended abstract of all accepted papers will be China Steel Corporation (CSC) Tsuyoshi Furushima, The University of Tokyo, Japan published in the conference book. Optional full Metal Industrial R&D Centre (MIRDC) Sadakatsu Fuchizawa, Utsunomiya University, Japan manuscripts with 4-8 pages will be published in the Huiwen Hu, National Pingtung University of Sciences and Technology, proceedings. A Special Issue: Latest hydroforming About TUBEHYDRO 2019 Taiwan technology of metallic tubes and sheets has been set up in Haomin Jiang, Bao Steel Group Corp., China a SCIE journal “Metals”. About 20 selected manuscripts TUBEHYDRO 2019 is the Ninth in a series of international Kazuaki Katou, Sango Co., Japan conference on tube hydroforming. TUBEHYDRO conference Jeong Jin Kang, KITECH, Korea undergoing the usual peer review process of the journal was lunched by Prof. K. Manabe in 2003 in Japan. This Yong Nam Kwon, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Korea will be published in the special issue. conference was ever held in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Yukihisa Kuriyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan and Thailand. This conference is focused not only on the Yeonsik Kang, POSCO, Korea Hyung Seop Kim, POSTECH, Korea Deadlines recent experimental, computational and theoretical research Young Suk Kim, Kyungpook National University, Korea achievements on tube and sheet hydroforming technology, Yannis Korkolis, University of New Hampshire, USA 2019, 1, 31:Abstract submission extended to 2019, 3, 10 but also on industrial application developments, solutions for Takashi Kuboki, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan 2019, 6, 15: Full manuscript submission mass production and topics concerning quality control, AI Lihui Lang, Beihang University, China 2019, 7, 31: Early registration manufacturing or forming, etc. Delegates from all over the Myoung-Gyu Lee, Seoul National University, Korea world attend this conference to exchange their new ideas and Young-Seon Lee, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Korea Registration Fees results, even cultures. You are cordially invited to join this Taeg Jae Lee, Hwashin Co. Ltd., Korea event and make it fruitful together with us. Gang Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Early registration: US$300

Late registration and on-site: US$350

Accompanying person: US$150 NSYSU has grown tremendously  Urban Spotlight Conference Topics and has been a mid-sized As the name suggests, Urban Spotlight is full of research-oriented university with colorful lights, allowing artists to speak up with  ERW and laser welding tubes for hydroforming equal attention on liberal arts and their stories. During the day, it is the green chest  Formability of tube hydroforming science & technology of the harbor city, permeated with the aroma of  Experimental/Theoretical results of tube hydroforming coffee. At night, the artists'  Numerical simulation of tube hydroforming Hsitzu Bay works are the focus of the  Design of hydroforming dies or tools NSYSU campus lies on beautiful Hsitzu Bay, which is one of spotlight. And having a cup  Hydropiercing and hydrojoining the most famous scenic spots in of coffee with live bands  CNC bending and laser cutting related to tube Kaohsiung. Hsitzu Bay is a sandy singing in the background is hydroforming beach with coral formations on the another relaxing way to end a busy day.  Sheet hydroforming and hydro-bulging coastlines, offering magnificent Ref URL: https://tinyurl.com/ycoeaqd8  New Processing Technology and Innovation nature views and a perfect setting for  Dragon & Tiger Pagodas  AI manufacturing or forming our windsurfing clubs activities. Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, popular tourist sites

in Kaohsiung, are octagonal pagoda-like

Local Executive Committee Conference Secretariat structures located on the water of Lotus Pond and Prof. Chang-Cheng Chen (Taipei City University of Science attract more than ten and Technology) Mr. Ming-Chan Lee thousand visitors every Mr. Chih-Yu Chuang (Metal Industries R&D Centre) Tel: 886-7-5252000 Ext. 4206 month for its one of a kind Prof. Fuh-Kuo Chen (National Taiwan University) E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Huiwen Hu (National Pingtung University of Sciences classic and cultural atmosphere and semblance Fax: 886-7-5254299 and Technology) Ref URL: https://tinyurl.com/yafy7dtw http://www2.nsysu.edu.tw/TUBEHYDRO2019/ Prof. Yeong-Maw Hwang (NSYSU)  The Pier-2 art center Address: No.70, Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan Prof. Cho-Pei Jiang (National Formosa University) The Pier-2 was once an abandoned warehouse. Prof. Chin-Tarn Kwan (Nan Kai Institute of Technology) C/O Prof. Yeong-Maw Hwang However, with a group of artists who injected Prof. Keng-Hao Liu ((NSYSU) E-mail :[email protected] creativities into the area, the Prof. Shen-Yung Lin (National Formosa University) Tel : 886-7-5252000 Ext. 4233 Pier-2 re-born and tourists Dr. Yi-Kai Lin (China Steel Corporation) Prof. Cheng-Tang Pan (NSYSU) could come here

Prof. Jau-Woei Perng (NSYSU) Accompanying Person Programs to enjoy fine art. Now,

Prof. Gow-Yi Tzou (Chung Chou University of Science and the Pier-2 becomes an area Technology)  of new vitality and liveliness. Prof. Mei-Ling Wu (NSYSU) The gently flowing Love River, once severely polluted, now Ref URL: https://tinyurl.com/yblluuwq restored its beauty. The green park lining both sides of the river Conference Venue  Buddha Museum is a very attractive urban space. When night comes and the riverside The Buddha Museum was constructed with the lamps go on, Love River National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU) was established in intention of enshrining the comes alive with strollers 1979 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Now the university has six Buddha’s relic. It is a soaking up the romantic colleges (Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management, historic construction and atmosphere. Marine Sciences, and Social Sciences) and over 9000 students, also a place of culture and Ref URL: https://tinyurl.com/ycdq2pef offering 18 undergraduate majors, 35 master programs, and 26 education. Visitors are free to gather and learn here. doctorate programs. Ref URL: http://www.fgsbmc.org.tw/en/index.aspx