Marriott Mission Valley, San Diego, CA. Focuses on research in the multidisciplinary field of tribology. Sponsored by The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) and the Tribology Division of ASME International. Papers are invited in all fundamental and applied fields of tribology, and will be in the form of two to three-page (maximum) Extended Abstracts. IJTC2007 Topical Areas Tribomaterials and Tribology Fundamentals Lubricants and Additives Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Hydrodynamic Lubrication and Fluid Film Bearings Rolling Element Bearings Engine Tribology Machine Components Tribology Contact Mechanics Magnetic Storage Tribology Manufacturing/Metalworking Tribology Nanotribology Engineered Surfaces Biotribology Emerging Technologies/Other Abstract Drafts due March 15.