© The IMA 2013 Conference Conference Committees International Scientific Committee Prof. Freddy Adams, University of Antwerp, Belgium Prof. Triantafyllos Albanis , University of Ioannina, Greece Assoc. Prof. Aristidis Anthemidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. O. Yavuz Ataman, METU, Ankara, Turkey Prof. Jiří Barek, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Assoc. Prof. Margarita Beazi-Katsioti,National Technical University of Athens Greece Prof. Andrzej Bobrowski, AGH University, Krakow, Poland Prof. Antoni Calokerinos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Prof. Nikos Chaniotakis,University of Crete, Greece Prof. Theodore Christopoulos, University of Patras Assoc. Prof. Saksit Chanthai, Khon Kaen University, Thailand Prof. Les Ebdon, University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Prof.Constantinos Efstathiou,National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,Greece Prof. Ahmet Eroglu, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey Prof. Seref Gücer, Uludag University, Turkey Prof. Elo H. Hansen, Technical University of Lyngby, Denmark Prof. Gary Hieftje, Indiana University, USA Assoc. Prof. Glykeria Kakali, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Prof. Nikos Kallithrakas-Kontos, Technical University of Crete, Greece Prof. Miltiades Karayannis, University of Ionnina, Greece Prof. Bo Karlberg, Stockholm University, Sweden Dr. Panagiotis Kefalas, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute Chania, Greece Prof. Antonius Kettrup, Technical University of Munich, Germany Prof. Michael Koupparis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Prof. Dietmar Knopp, Technical University of  Munich, Germany Prof. Wolfgang Lindner, University of Vienna, Austria Prof. Ryszard Lobinski, University of Pau, France Prof. Bernhard Michalke, Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany Assist. Prof. Manassis Mitrakas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. Antonia Moropoulou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Prof. Angeliki Moutsatsou-Tsima, National Technical University of Athens Prof. Reinhard Niessner, Technical University of Munich, Germany Dr. Klaus-Michael Ochsenkühn, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, Prof. Maria Ochsenkühn-Petropoulou,National Technical University of Athens, Greece Prof. Ioannis Papadoyannis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Assoc. Prof. Athina Pappa, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Assoc. Prof. Mamas Prodromidis, University of Ioannina, Greece Prof. Erwin Rosenberg, Technical University Vienna, Austria Assoc.Prof.Victoria Samanidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof.Constantini Samara,  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. Alfredo Sanz-Medel, University of Oviedo, Spain Prof. Münevver Sökmen, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey Prof. Joanna Szpunar, CRNS, France Assoc. Prof Constantine Stalikas, University of Ioannina, Greece Prof. Ioannis Stratis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Assist. Prof. Andreas Tsakalof, University of Thessaly, Greece Prof. Anna Tsantili-Kakoulidou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Assoc. Prof. Roxani Tzimou-Tsitouridou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Assoc. Prof. Athanassios Vlessidis, University of Ioannina, Greece Prof. Anastassios Voulgaropoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Prof. Bernhard Welz, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil Assoc. Prof. George Zachariadis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Continuation Committee Prof. Dr. Maria Ochsenkühn-Petropoulou, National Technical University of Athens (Chairperson of IMA 1999 and IMA 2009) Emeritus Prof. Dr. Miltiades Karayannis, University of Ioannina (Chairman of IMA 2001) Emeritus Prof. Dr. Ioannis Stratis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki  (Chairman of IMA 2003) Prof. Dr. Nikos Chaniotakis,University of Crete (Chairman of IMA 2005) Prof. Dr. Theodore Christopoulos, University of Patras (Chairman of IMA 2007) Prof. Dr. Antoni Calokerinos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Co-Chairman of IMA 2009) Prof. Dr. Nikos Kallithrakas-Kontos,Technical University of Crete and Dr. Panagiotis Kefalas,Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (Chairpersons of IMA 2011) Honorary Committee Prof. Dr. Freddy Adams Prof. Dr. Miltiades Karayannis Prof. Dr. Antonius Kettrup Prof. Dr. Hans Puxbaum Prof. Dr. Ioannis Stratis Prof. Dr. Georgios Vasilikiotis Prof. Dr. Anastasios Voulgaropoulos