The Association française de mécanique (AFM), French Association of Mechanics, was created in 1997 by the union of 17 scientific and engineers societies covering the disciplines of

mechanics Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, ''mēkhanikḗ'', "of machines") is the area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. Forces applied to objects r ...

. It was promoted by the High Mechanical Committee (HCM), with the decisive support of th
Federation of Mechanical Industries (FIM)
th
Technical Center of Mechanical Industries (CETIM)
and the University Association in Mechanics (AUM) for the academic part. It is a forum for information, exchange and reflection for the mechanical community: business leaders,

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

s, technicians, researchers, professors, mechanical experts. Its main objective is to promote activities and achievements in the main fields of mechanics. The AFM's operating mode, through its 19 scientific and technical groups (GST) and Commissions, its transversal thematic groups (GTT), the organization of conferences, congress, publication of newsletters and an indexed international journa
Mechanics & Industry
aims at the transfer of knowledge and more particularly promotes the "transfer of technologies" from research to industry. It is also meant to represent French mechanics in front of its foreign counterparts. AFM is the referring partner of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research for all research activities in Mechanics and in close collaboration with th
French National Committee of Mechanics
(CNFM) which is the link for France with IUTAM (International Union of theoretical and Applied Mechanics). The AFM organizes every two years a national conference entitle
French Congress of Mechanics
gathering more than 1000 participants. It is at the initiative of
" Livre blanc de la Mécanique "
which identifies the scientific and technological locks remaining to be lifted in the field.

The presidents of Association Française de Mécanique

Since 1997, eight presidents have successively headed the association. The current president is Eric Arquis, elected in March 2016.

External links

Site web (in French)

French National Committee of Mechanics (in French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Association Française de Mécanique Engineering societies based in France

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