International Heat Pipe Conferences (IHPC) series started in the year 1973, at Stuttgart, Germany, with specific focus on topics related to science, technology and applications of heat pipes, thermosyphons and related passive phase-change heat transfer devices/systems. The last forty years have seen phenomenal technological growth and market penetration of heat pipe systems. The past 16 uninterrupted IHPC editions have diligently reflected this extraordinary progress. Today IHP conferences are the established primary knowledge repository of this art.

Commemorating forty years of successful organization of the International Heat Pipe Conference series, the 17th jubilee edition will be held in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (UP), India, during October 13 to 17, 2013. The conference is being organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, under the coordination of the Committee on International Heat Pipe Conferences and the local/national organization and advisory committees. The aim of the conference is to bring together experts, students, practicing engineers and industry representatives from across the world on a common platform to share state-of-the-art information, experiences and latest developments on the science and technology of all kinds of heat pipes and passive phase-change devices and thermal systems.

Welcome to the campus of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India, to participate in the jubilee conference.