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SECOND WORLD MANUFACTURING CONGRESS (WMC'99)
http//www.icsc.ab.ca/wmc99.htm
September 27-30, 1999
at the Universities at Sunderland and Durham, U.K.
WMC'99 is organized in conjunction with the
NORTHERN MANUFACTURING EXHIBITION 1999
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Extended Abstracts or Draft Papers should be sent to
<operating@icsc.ab.ca>
by January 31, 1999
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SPONSORS
University of Sunderland, U.K.
University of Durham, U.K.
University of Newcastle-upon Tyne, U.K.
IEE - Institution of Electrical Engineers
IMechE - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
ICSC - International Computer Science Conventions
City of Newcastle
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PURPOSE OF THE CONGRESS
Manufacturing for the Millennium The emphasis of this congress is on bringing researchers and industry closer together and endeavor to highlight the importance of both theoretical and applied research in the light of new shifts in the global economy. The continuous exchange of scientific and technical information is of particular importance in a time of worldwide challenges in the manufacturing industry. The impact of other rapidly changing industries such as microelectronics, automation, computer/information engineering and environmental protection is evolving new philosophies in manufacturing. The congress, to be held every second year, is meant to be a forum for academia and industry for research and the transfer of research to practice. The previous congress held in New Zealand (WMC'97) attracted participants from 35 countries around the world.
The following symposia form part of WMC'99
- ISMS'99 International Symposium on Manufacturing Systems
- ISMT'99 International Symposium on Manufacturing Technology
- ISMM'99 International Symposium on Manufacturing Management
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (ISMS'99)
- Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
- Concurrent and Simultaneous Engineering
- Data Capture Automation
- Database Technology
- Decision Support Tools
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- Financial Aspects of Manufacturing
- Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems (Neural Nets, Knowledge-based Systems, etc.)
- IT and Communications in Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Control
- Manufacturing Organization
- Manufacturing Planning
- Modeling and Simulation
- Multimedia Applications
- Research Directions for Manufacturing Systems
- Virtual Enterprise
- Virtual Reality in Manufacturing (simulation, VRML, etc.)
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (ISMT'99)
- Advanced Manufacturing Processes
- Aerospace Manufacturing
- Automation in Agriculture
- Clean Manufacturing
- Collaborative and Distributed Design
- Computer Aided Design
- Computer Aided Manufacture
- Construction as a Manufacturing Process
- Design of Manufacture and Assembly
- Electronics Manufacture
- Forming of Engineering Materials
- Industrial Automation
- Industrial Laboratory Automation
- Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing
- Intelligent Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Process Control
- Materials in Manufacturing (metals, ceramics, polymers, plastic, leather, composites, etc.)
- Measurement and Control
- Mechatronics
- Micro and Nano Scale Manufacturing (MEMS)
- Packaging Technologies
- Process Automation
- Rapid Prototyping
- Research Directions for Manufacturing Technology
- Robotics
- Special Cutting Processes
- Technology for Integrating Manufacturing Software Applications
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT (ISMM'99)
- Benchmarking
- Business Process Re-Engineering
- Co-operative Manufacturing
- Education and Training
- Global Product Strategies
- Human Factors in Manufacturing
- Information Management
- International Technology Transfer
- Lean Manufacture
- Logistics
- Manufacturing Re-design
- Operation Strategies
- Product Design
- Product Innovation
- Production Performance Matrics
- Quality (including Statistical Process Control SPC)
- Research Directions for Manufacturing Management
- Supplier Development
- World Class Manufacturing
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
WMC'99 will include invited plenary talks, academic and industrial workshops, contributed and invited sessions, tutorials and industrial visits.
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EXHIBITION
The Northern Manufacturing Exhibition at Telewest Arena in Newcastle-upon-Tyne runs in conjunction with WMC'99 and is accessible for the congress participants.
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PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
Proceedings will be available at the congress in print and on CD-ROM. Selected papers will be considered for publication in leading international journals, including IMechE Proceedings Parts B and I Journal of Engineering Manufacture and Journal of Systems Control Engineering.
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CONGRESS LOCATION
WMC'99 will be held at the University of Durham, U.K., the third oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in England.
Travelling to Durham is easy. As a key business centre at the heart of the North East of England, it offers excellent links by road, rail, sea and air with the U.K., Europe and beyond.
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ACCOMMODATION AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
On-site accommodation with private facilities, as well as standard student bedrooms will be available for the delegates at very reasonable rates.
Social activities form part of the congress and will also be available for accompanying persons.
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CONGRESS ORGANIZATION
WMC'99
General Chair Dr. Mozafar Saadat, U.K.
General Co-Chair Prof. Paul M. Braiden, U.K.
Steering Committee Chair Prof. Saeid Nahavandi, Australia
ISMS'99
Symposium Chair Prof. Guy Johnson, USA
Program Chair Prof. Paul M. Braiden, U.K.
ISMT'99
Symposium Chair Prof. Hiroshi Makino, Japan
Program Chair Prof. Ernie Appleton, U.K.
ISMM'99
Symposium Chair Prof. Mike Gregory, U.K.
Program Chair Prof. Dennis Wilcock, U.K.
WMC'99 CONGRESS ORGANIZER
ICSC International Computer Science Conventions
P.O. Box 279, Millet AB T0C 1Z0, Canada
Email operating@icsc.ab.ca
URL http//www.icsc.ab.ca
Fax +1-403-387-4329 (after January 25, 1999 +1-780-387-4329)
Phone +1-403-387-3546 (after January 25, 1999 +1-780-387-3546)
INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE
L.Alting, Denmark / R.Benson, UK / B.Bergman, Sweden / P.Braiden, UK / C.Ferguson, Australia / S.Fujii, Japan / T.Fukuda, Japan / M.Gregory, UK / J.R. Hewit, UK / M.Jamshidi, USA / G.Johnson, USA / W.Khalil, France / M.Mansour, Switzerland / C.McLean, USA / J.Mo, Australia / W.Monteith, New Zealand / S.Nahavandi, Australia (Chair) / L.Nemes, Australia / C.Nguyen, USA / S.Pires, Brazil / M. Saadat, UK / P.Schenker, USA / T.J.Tarn, USA / P.Taylor, UK / D.Wilcock, UK
INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
H.Abachi, Australia / M.Abdollahian, Australia / A.Adlemo, Sweden / L.Aguilera, Brazil / M.Ang, Singapore / D. Barnes, New Zealand / H.Beigi, USA / B.Benhabib, Canada / J.Billingsley, Australia / J.Cernetic, Slovenia / T. Chandra, Australia / H.Cho, Korea / A.Goldenberg, Canada / P.Khosla, USA / T.King, UK / A.K.Kochhar, UK / H.Koivo, Finland / R.Kress, USA / R.Lashkari, Canada / V. Lumelsky, USA / K.Maani, New Zealand / A.Maciejewski, USA / C.Maynard, Australia / A.Meghdari, Iran / A.Misra, USA / P.Moore, UK / F.Naghdy, Australia / S.Nahavandi, Australia / P.O'Grady, USA / M.Papageorgiou, Greece / C.Preece, UK / M. Saadat, UK (Chair) / M.Sarhadi, UK / B.Siciliano, Italy / R.Skelton, USA / D. Smith, New Zealand / T.Sobh, USA / D.Tedford, New Zealand / K. Valavanis, USA / A.Villa, Italy / Z.Vukic, Croatia / I.Walker, USA / D.Wilcock, UK / Y.Wong, Singapore / G.Yen, USA
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Prospective authors are requested to send an extended abstract or a draft paper (maximum 7 pages) for review by the International Technical Committee. All submissions must be written in English, starting with a succinct statement of the problem, the results achieved, their significance and a comparison with previous work, as well as a list of references.
The submissions should also include
- Title of symposium (ISMS'99, ISMT'99 or ISMM'99)
- Type of paper (regular, demonstration, tutorial or invited)
- Title of proposed paper
- Authors names, affiliations, addresses
- Name of author to contact for correspondence
- E-mail address and fax # of contact author
- Topics which best describe the paper (max. 5 keywords)
- Short c.v. of authors (recommended)
Contributions are welcome from researchers, academics and industrialists active in any field of manufacturing covered by the topics of the congress. Congress language is English. Invited sessions, tutorial papers and demonstrations are also encouraged. Prospective organizers are requested to submit a session proposal to the congress organizer.
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SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Submissions (extended abstracts or draft papers) must be sent until January 31, 1999 either by
Electronic mail (recommended) to
operating@icsc.ab.ca
(Text, PostScript or Word files)
Fax to ICSC Canada
Before January 25, 1999 +1-403-387-4329
After January 25, 1999 +1-780-387-4329
Airmail or courier (2 copies) to
ICSC Canada
P.O. Box 279
Millet, AB T0C 1Z0
Canada
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IMPORTANT DATES
It is the intention of the organizers to have the congress proceedings available for the delegates. Consequently, the deadlines below are to be strictly respected
- Submission Deadline January 31, 1999
- Notification of Acceptance March 31, 1999
- Delivery of Full Papers May 15, 1999
- WMC'99 congress September 27-30, 1999
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WMC'99 WEB SITE
Full updated information is always available from
http//www.icsc.ab.ca/wmc99.htm
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FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact
ICSC International Computer Science Conventions
P.O. Box 279, Millet AB T0C 1Z0, Canada
Email operating@icsc.ab.ca
Fax +1-403-387-4329 (after January 25, 1999 +1-780-387-4329)
Phone +1-403-387-3546 (after January 25, 1999 +1-780-387-3546)
or
Dr. Mozafar Saadat, General Chair WMC'99
School of Engineering and Advanced Technology
University of Sunderland
Edinburgh Building, Chester Road, Sunderland SR1 3SD / U.K.
Email mozafar.saadat@sunderland.ac.uk
Fax +44-191-515-2703
Phone +44-191-515-2867
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