CSMA2026

Welcome

The Computational Structural Mechanics Association (CSMA) federates the French community of structural mechanics and it organizes the national conference in structural mechanics every two years since 1993, on the Giens peninsula, in the Var region.The conference brings together researchers, theoreticians, computational engineers, software developers and industrial partners to review the state of the art on the major axes and on the emerging themes of the field.

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On site registration opens early morning, on 18 May 2026, and:

  • the conference starts on Monday (May 18) at 1:30pm (the Monday lunch is provided)
  • the conference ends on Friday (May 22) at 2pm after the lunch
  • registration includes all the fees: accomodation for 4 nights from Monday to Friday, 3 meals/day and coffee breaks.
  • if you wish additional nights at the Belambra before or after the conference, you should contact the Belambra directly through its website

Informations


[11 mai 2026] Bus shuttle :
Monday 18 may – Toulon Train Station > Belambra : 2 bus at 11h30 - 1 bus at 12h30 - 2 bus at 13h20
Friday 22 may – Belambra > Toulon Train Station : 2 bus at 12h00 - 2 bus at 13h45

[7 May 2026] INFOS:
1. (Oral sessions) Windows computers will be made available to you. We strongly encourage you to use these computers for your presentations. To do so, please save your files (PDF, PPT, etc.) on a USB drive and transfer them during the breaks before your presentation. This will help avoid any compatibility or transition issues between sessions.
2. (Software sessions) Exhibitors will have a dedicated space of at least 2 metres, equipped with a table and grids for displaying posters.
3. (Sobriety) The programme will only be printed at the conference secretariat and displayed on the doors of each room. In a bid for sobriety, no individual prints will be distributed. Your badges will include a QR code providing direct access to the online programme. Furthermore, the provided goodies will be regional, consumable, and carefully selected: they will not include notepads, pens, or paper bags. Please remember to bring your own materials if needed.

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[24 April 2026] INFOS: The detailed provisional programme is now available online.

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[7 April 2026] INFOS
1. CSMA 2026 will be held with a closed registration. If any of you are ultimately unable to attend, please let us know as soon as possible. This will allow us to offer a spot to those on the waiting list.
2. The poster session will highlight the theme: **"Multiphysics, multiphase: numerical and algorithmic challenges"**. Those concerned by a poster presentation instead of an oral session have been informed. If in doubt, click on "Mes dépôts" (My Submissions), then the small eye icon "consulter" (view), and the "Thématique" (Theme) will indicate "Session Poster".
3. Disruptions at Marseille Station
Warning: Disruptions are planned every weekend in May at Marseille Station.
For more details, please consult the SNCF website ([here](here)).

4. Shuttle buses
Many of you have requested a bus transfer between Toulon Station and the Belambra site. There will be 3 buses, each making two shuttle trips at 11:30 and 13:20. For the return, two buses will make two shuttle trips at 12:00 and 13:45. You can sign up at the conference reception.
If you no longer need the bus transfer (outbound and/or return), please let us know so we can adjust the service.

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[12 March 2026] CSMA 2026 has reached its maximum capacity of 350 participants. Unfortunately, this means that new registrations are no longer being accepted.
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