THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONFERENCE «MODERN METAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES», DEDICATED TO THE 100 TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF RAS CORRESPONDING MEMBER V.S. SMIRNOV (1915–1973), RECTOR OF THE LENINGRAD POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (1956–19

This article provides information about the 11th International Scientific andTechnical Conference «Modern metal materialsand technologies».The conferencetookplaceon23-27June2015inSt.PetersburgbasedFSAEI IN «Saint-PetersburgPolytechnicUniversityPeterthe Great»andwas dedicatedtothe 100th anniversaryofthe birth of corr. RASVS Smirnov (1915-1973), rector of the LeningradPolytechnic Institute (1956-1973). The conferencewas attendedbyover160prominent scientistsand leading expertsinthe fieldofdevelopmentof new technologies and materials, representatives of universities, institutes of Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific and industrial organizationsfromdifferentregionsofRussiaandforeign countries. Altogetherduringthe conference heard and discussed more than 100 reports in seven thematic sections on the most promising areas of materials science and metallurgical technologies. The report reflects the trend of the emergence of many new technologies and materials at the junction of the traditional areas of industry.