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ECOS 2008 PICTURES

WHO AND WHY by Enrico Sciubba

ECOS is a series of international conferences that focus on all aspects of Thermal Sciences,with particular emphasis on Thermodynamics and its applications in energy conversion systems and processes.

The idea of starting a series of such conferences was put forth at an informal meeting of the Advanced Energy Systems Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the November 1985 ASME Winter Annual Meeting (WAM), in Miami Beach, Florida, then chaired by Richard Gaggioli. The resolution was to organize an annual Symposium on the Analysis and Design of Thermal Systems at each ASME WAM, and to try to involve a larger number of scientists and engineers worldwide by organizing conferences outside of the United States. Besides Rich and, of course, the humble writer of this chronicle, other participants were Ozer Arnas, Yehia El-Sayed, Robert Evans, Francis Huang, Mike Moran, Gordon Reistad and George Tsatsaronis.

Ever since 1985, a Symposium of 8-16 sessions has been organized by the Systems Analysis Technical Committee every year, at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting (now ASMEIMECE). The first overseas conference took place in Rome, in 1987, with the support of the U.S. National Science Foundation and of the Italian National Research Council.

The name ECOS was used for the first time in Zaragoza, in 1992: rumor has it that it was invented by George Tsatsaronis. It is an acronym for

Efficiency, Cost, Optimization and Simulation

(of energy conversion systems and processes), keywords that best describe the contents of the presentations and discussions taking place in these conferences. Much later (2001?) another Greek, Christos Frangopoulos, made me aware that “ècos” (’oikos) means “home” in Greek and it ought to be attributed the very same meaning as the prefix “Eco-“ in environmental sciences.
Executive Committee: R.A. Gaggioli, M.J. Moran, E.Sciubba

THE SERIES OF THE ECOS CONFERENCES

1987, May 25-29, Rome, Italy: 4th International Symposium on 2nd Law Analysis of Thermal Systems:
Organizing Committee: R. Melli, E. Sciubba
Executive Committee: R.A. Gaggioli, M.J. Moran, E.Sciubba

1989, June 5-8, Beijing, China: Thermodynamic Analysis and Improvement of Energy Systems (TAIES ´89), International Symposium.
Organizing Committee: C.H. Wu, R.A. Gaggioli
Executive Committee: Ruixian Cai, M.J. Moran

1990, May 28 – June 1, Florence, Italy: Florence World Energy Research Symposium (FLOWERS ´90).
S.S. Stecco, M.J. Moran.

1991, June 3-6, Athens, Greece: Analysis of Thermal and Energy Systems (ATHENS ´91), International Conference.
Executive Committee: D.A. Kouremenos, R.A. Gaggioli, M.J. Moran
Organizing Committee: G. Tsatsaronis, C.D. Rakopoulos

1992, June 15-18, Zaragoza, Spain: International Symposium on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization and Simulation of Energy Systems (ECOS´92)
A. Valero, G. Tsatsaronis.

1993, July 5-9, Cracow, Poland: Energy Systems and Ecology (ENSEC ´93), International Conference.
J. Szargut, G. Tsatsaronis, Z. Kolenda, A. Ziebik.

1994, July 6-8 Florence, Italy: Florence World Energy Research Symposium (FLOWERS ´94)
E. Carnevale, G. Manfrida, F. Martelli.

1995, July 11-14, Istanbul, Turkey: International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS ´95)
Y.A. Gögüs, A. Öztürk, G. Tsatsaronis

1996, June 25-27, Stockholm, Sweden: International Symposium on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems (ECOS ´96)
G. Svedberg, G. Manfrida, M.J.Moran, G. Tsatsaronis

1997, June 10-13, Beijing, China: Thermodynamic Analysis and Improvement of Energy Systems (TAIES ´97), International Conference.
Scientific Committee: Ruixian Cai, M.J.Moran, G. Tsatsaronis
Organizing Committee: Jingyi Chen, E. Sciubba

*1997, July 30-August 1, Florence, Italy: Florence World Energy
Research Symposium (FLOWERS ´97)*
*Chairman: Giampaolo Manfrida
Co-Chairmen: Özer A Arnas, Jean Pierre Cerdan, Gunnar Svedberg*

1998, July 8-10, Nancy, France: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes (ECOS ´98)
Honorary Chairmen: E.P. Gyftopoulos, P. Le Goff
M. Feidt, A. Bejan, M.J. Moran, G. Tsatsaronis

1999, June 8-10, Tokyo, Japan: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems (ECOS ´99)
M. Ishida, G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran, H. Kataoka

2000, July 5-7, Enschede, The Netherlands: International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy and Process Systems (ECOS 2000)
Honorary Chairman: J. Szargut
G.G. Hirs, G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran

2001, July 4-6, Istanbul, Turkey: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS ´01)
Honorary Chairman: E.P. Gyftopoulos
A. Öztürk, A. Bejan, M. Feidt, Y.A. Gögüş

2002, July 3-5, Berlin, Germany: 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2002)
Honorary Chairman: K.F. Knoche
G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran

2003, June 30 – July 2, Copenhagen, Denmark: The 16th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2003)
Organizing Committee: B. Qvale (Chairman)
Scientific Committee: N. Houbak, M.J. Moran

2004, July 7-9, Guanajuato, Mexico: 17th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy and Process Systems (ECOS 2004)
Organizing Committee: R. Rivero (Chairman)
G. Tsatsaronis, M.J. Moran

2005, June 20-22, Trondheim, Norway: The 18th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2005)
Organizing Committee: S. Kjelstrup (Chairman)
Scientific Council: J.E. Hustad (Chairman)

2006, July 12-14, Aghia Pelagia, Crete, Greece:The 19th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2006)
Honorary Chairmen: E.P. Gyftopoulos, G. Hatsopoulos
C.A. Frangopoulos, C. Rakopoulos, G. Tsatsaronis

2007, June 25-28, Padova, Italy: The 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2007)
A. Mirandola, Ö. Arnas

2008 June 24 – 27 , Kraków, POLAND, The 21st International Conference
on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems
Zygmunt Kolenda; Andrzej Ziębik