Each 3-day seminar includes lectures and demonstrations of basic theory and concepts covering the latest methods used by practitioners. Sufficient background and detail is provided so that the technical issues and limitations of more advanced topics can be well understood by users. Examples and demonstrations using X-Modal III ® and VTI's EMX Series Dynamic Signal Analyzers include:

• MMO-FRF and MRIT test methods
• Cyclic averaging
• Burst pseudo-random excitation
• PTD ®
• PFD ®
• PolyMax ®
• AF-Poly ®
• Autonomous Modal Parameter Estimation

Each seminar includes complete notes and reference material, along with lunch and snacks at a cost of $1300. Complete information concerning lecture topics for each seminar along with registration information can be found athttp://marketing.vtiinstruments.com/e/12672/sdrl-seminars/29lq79/589759354.

Registration/Cost Info

Registration

Each course is limited to thirty participants. All spaces in the course are reserved: attendees must register in advance. A tentative reservation may be made by telephone call to the course administrator or by filling out the following email registration form.  No reservation is guaranteed until receipt of payment information or company purchase order covering the course fee is received.

If you would like to make a reservation now, please use the following link to the reservation form.  You will be asked for your payment method but no payment information will be requested at this time for security reasons.  You will be contacted via email and/or telephone call to obtain detailed payment information.

Seminar Registration Form [Click Here]

Fee

The fee for each course is $1300. This payment includes the course notebook and references, noon meals (three days), and refreshments at break periods. No discounts will be given to those who do not wish to accept the course materials, meals, or refreshments. The course materials will not be published, and are not available except to course participants.

Fellowship

Any full-time faculty member or full-time graduate student from an accredited university may apply for a fellowship to reduce the required fee. This fellowship, if awarded, pays one half of the fee. Written applications should be submitted along with verification of full-time status at least thirty days prior to the course.

Refund

The full fee will be refunded upon cancellation of an attendee's registration at least fourteen days before the start of the course. Later cancellation will incur a processing fee of $50.

Location

The course is held on the campus of the University of Cincinnati, located adjacent to Clifton Avenue approximately two miles north of the business district of Cincinnati. All activities take place in Rhodes Hall which is part of the engineering complex at the University. Lectures are held in a classroom setting and afternoon demonstrations are held in the SDRL main laboratory. Any further information or services can be obtained from the Course Administrator.

Housing

A list of local hotels and motels is available through the UC-SDRL website (WWW: http://sdrl.uc.edu) under Local Area Information or from the Course Administrator.

Please download/print the Course Brochure for complete registration and cost information.

Course Brochure

Brochure in Adobe PDF Format (100 Kb approx.)