Call for Papers and Other Useful Academic Information

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FIRST Call for Papers
16TH ANNUAL
EUROPEAN CONCURRENT ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE-2009
PUSHING THE ENVELOPE ON FULL LIFE-CYCLE
PRODUCTION
APRIL 15-17, 2009
NOVOTEL, BRUGES, BELGIUM
Organised by
The European Technology Institute
Sponsored by
EUROSIS
DaimlerChrysler(*)
AVNET 3D
Ghent University
Delft University of Technology
Greenbridge NV
(*)pending
website:

http://www.eurosis.org/cms/?q=3Dnode/828

CONFERENCE AIM
The conference aim of ECEC’2009 is to provide European Researchers witha =
forum, where they can discuss the latest developments linked toconcurrent=
engineering focused on European and international researchprojects. ECEC=
’2009 aims to identify the progress that has been made inConcurrent Engin=
eering over the last year. As part of the sustainabledevelopment research=
effort, this year’s ECEC conference willconcentrate on the full life-cyc=
le production and disposal of goodsproduced using Concurrent Engineering/=
Lean Manufacturing and simulationtechniques. Another special track will b=
e organized by Delft Universityof Technology on RFID applications. The co=
nference is targeted atindustrial enterprises, industrial associations, u=
niversities andresearch institutes.The conference runs in combination wit=
hEUROMEDIA’2009 and FUBUTEC’2009.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The conference will be of direct benefit to process, production, designor=
development managers in manufacturing, strategic directors, qualitymanag=
ers and technical directors. The conference will also be ofinterest to in=
dustrial and academic researchers.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
The 2009 Concurrent Engineering Europe Conference is structured aroundthe=
following eleven major topics. A track will be devoted to each ofthese t=
opics in parallel.
The conference language is English.

* E-Business in CE
=E2=80=A2=09Organizational influences of e-business
=E2=80=A2=09B2B business models for inter-organizational CE
=E2=80=A2=09Migration to e-business based CE
=E2=80=A2=09E-business applications for CE
=E2=80=A2=09B2B portals for CE
=E2=80=A2=09Emerging standards (e.g. XML, UML)
=E2=80=A2=09e-procurement, e-supply, e-engineering,…

* Organization and Management
=E2=80=A2=09Principles of CE
=E2=80=A2=09Multi-disciplined team-working and project team organization
=E2=80=A2=09Global product development and international collaboration
=E2=80=A2=09Life-cycle cost and quality and full life cycle production
=E2=80=A2=09Business process re-engineering and outsourcing
=E2=80=A2=09Supply chain management
=E2=80=A2=09Measurement of profitability by the introduction of CE

* Supporting Technologies
=E2=80=A2=09Digital Mock-Up
=E2=80=A2=09Virtual prototyping
=E2=80=A2=09Rapid prototyping
=E2=80=A2=09Synthetic environments and simulation on the factory floor
=E2=80=A2=09Reverse engineering
=E2=80=A2=09Assembly and disassembly
=E2=80=A2=09High precision manufacturing
=E2=80=A2=09Intelligent manufacturing
=E2=80=A2=09Sensor and robot assisted machining
* Techniques
=E2=80=A2=09Quality function deployment
=E2=80=A2=09Total quality management
=E2=80=A2=09Global optimization techniques and hybrid approaches
* Engineering of embedded systems
=E2=80=A2=09HW/SW co-design
=E2=80=A2=09system development process
=E2=80=A2=09specification languages

* Engineering Data Management and Information Modeling
=E2=80=A2=09Integration of geometrical data and product definition
=E2=80=A2=09Product data interchange (PDI) and standards
=E2=80=A2=09Data handling, distribution and transformation
=E2=80=A2=09Data version control and release management
=E2=80=A2=09Corporate technical memory
=E2=80=A2=09Design rationale and intent

* Engineering Process Management and Modelling
=E2=80=A2=09Process planning in continuous, discrete and hybrid processes=

=E2=80=A2=09Process modeling, monitoring and control
=E2=80=A2=09Diagnostics and maintenance
=E2=80=A2=09Automated inspection and quality control
=E2=80=A2=09Production planning, scheduling and control=E2=80=A2
=E2=80=A2=09CE metrics
=E2=80=A2=09CE process planning, scheduling and simulation
=E2=80=A2=09Workflow-management in CE
=E2=80=A2=09Project and team coordination

* Collaborative CE Environments for Virtual Teams
=E2=80=A2=09Cooperative problem solving
=E2=80=A2=09CSCW methods and tools
=E2=80=A2=09Information and application sharing
=E2=80=A2=09Computer-based video and audio conferencing
=E2=80=A2=09Conflict resolution techniques
=E2=80=A2=09Constraint management
=E2=80=A2=09Negotiation, blackboard and agent-based architecture
=E2=80=A2=09CORBA based environments and integrated frameworks
=E2=80=A2=09Architectures for building CE systems
=E2=80=A2=09CE languages and tools
=E2=80=A2=09Distributed computing environments
=E2=80=A2=09WWW based CE systems
=E2=80=A2=09mobile CE systems
=E2=80=A2=09Networking and distribution in CE

CE enhanced Lean Manufacturing
. Work Standardization
. 5S Workplace Organization
. Visual Controls
. Batch Size Reduction
. Points of Use Storage
. Quality at the Source
. Workflow Practice
. Improved Information and Product Flow
. Cellular Manufacturing
. Pull Synchronous Scheduling
. Six Sigma Total Quality
. Rapid Setup
. Work Teams for Cell Management & Process Improvement
. Simplified scheduling and Kanban inventory management

* Practical Applications and Experiences
=E2=80=A2=09Practical solutions
=E2=80=A2=09Systematic guide-lines
=E2=80=A2=09Pitfalls and success stories
=E2=80=A2=09Case studies, pilot projects and experiments in aerospace, sh=
ipbuilding etc…

* Eco-Friendly Production Techniques
=E2=80=A2 Economics of scale: Mixed vehicle production lines
=E2=80=A2 CE and lean manufacturing using economies of scale to build eco=
-friendly products
(like hybrid/electric/hydrogen cars, green ships, windmills, solar parks,=
nuclear
power stations, fission power, fusion power etc…)
=E2=80=A2 New material integration as ultralight steel and high strength =
steel, carbon
fiber, aluminium and glass
=E2=80=A2 CE as a tool for new product development production for electri=
c motors, hybrids,
fuel cells, battery powered cars

KEYNOTE AND INVITED SPEAKERS
ECEC=C2=B42009 will feature one Keynote Speaker.
Focusing on the main tracks of the Conference, invited speakers willgive =
special in-depth presentations in plenary sessions, which will beincluded=
in the Proceedings of the Conference. Next to the ordinarysessions, work=
shops will be held where participants can discuss theirresearch, set up j=
oint research projects or help each other to solveproblems; the so-called=
partners-for-projects sessions.

THE STEFFEN SCHWARZ BEST PAPER AWARD
The 2009 European Concurrent Engineering Conference will award the bestpa=
per. from all full paper submissions. This paper will receive theSteffen =
Schwarz best paper award in memory of Steffen Schwarz, one ofthe founders=
of this conference, who died in a tragic car accidentafter attending the=
ECEC2002 conference in Modena, Italy.

DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS
Authors are invited to electronically submit extended abstracts (2-4pages=
, 2000-6000 words)of their papers, or final paper proposals (6-12pages), =
written in English, along with a cover sheet for review by theTechnical P=
rogram Committee. The submissions are due to arrive by emailto: Philippe.=
Geril@eurosis.org by
DECEMBER 15, 2008 (EARLY BIRD SUBMISSION)
JANUARY 20, 2009 (SUBMISSION DATE)
FEBRUARY 5, 2009 (LATE SUBMISSION)
Or in order to speed up the electronic committee distribution processuse =
the abstract submission page. Accepted formats are Word or PDFformats onl=
y. The abstracts have to include the title of the proposedpaper, all auth=
ors with affiliations; the full address of the principalauthor(with phone=
and fax numbers and email address); and a list ofkeywords related to the=
paper contents; and choice of presentation(lecture or poster).
They will be reviewed by three members of the International Program
Committee.
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent in the period
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Only original papers, written in English, which have not previouslybeen p=
ublished elsewhere will be accepted. In case you want to organizea panel =
discussion, please contact the program chairmen.
An author kit with complete instruction for preparing a camera-readycopy =
for the proceedings will be emailed to authors of accepted papers.One cam=
era-ready copy of the papers accompanied by an electronicversion in MS Wo=
rd or PDF must be in by:
Camera-Ready Copies: MARCH 25, 2009

PAPER SUBMISSION TYPES
FULL PAPER (including abstract, conclusions, diagrams, references)During =
review, the submitted full papers can be accepted as a regular 5page pape=
r.
If excellent, full papers can be accepted by the program committee asan e=
xtended (8-page) paper. Each submission will be reviewed by atleast three=
members of the International Program Committee.
EXTENDED ABSTRACT (at least five pages)
Participants may also submit a 5 page extended abstract for a regular(5 p=
ages) or short (3 pages) paper or poster, which will be reviewed bythe In=
ternational Program Committee. All accepted papers will bepublished in th=
e ECEC’2009 Conference Proceedings.
SHORT ABSTRACT (at least three pages)
Participants may also submit a 3 page abstract for a short paper orposter=
, which will be reviewed by the International Program Committee.All accep=
ted papers will be published in the ECEC’2009 ConferenceProceedings.
ONE PAGE ABSTRACTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
The final manuscript for extended papers are expected to be 8 pageslong, =
accepted regular papers are expected to be 5 pages long , whereasthe shor=
t papers are approximately 3 pages long (A4, two-column format).
In order to guarantee a high-quality conference, the final papers willbe =
reviewed to check whether the suggestions of the program committeehave be=
en incorporated. The nominees for the best paper awards will beselected a=
s well, from the papers accepted as EXTENDED papers.
All EUROSIS Proceedings are indexed by ISI-THOMSON and INSPEC

As this event is being held in Belgium, our home country, we arerequired =
to add on a 21% VAT surcharge. In order for you to get a VATrefund, have =
your registration paid by your university, institute orcompany as they ha=
ve a VAT number. If you prepay personally it ispossible you cannot reclai=
m the VAT. All prices below are without VAT.

REGISTRATION FEES
Registration=09Authors=09EUROSIS=09Other
Fees=09Members=09Participants
Pre-Reg
before 495 Euro=09495 Euro=09555 Euro
March 25, 2009
Reg after=09Pre-
March 25, 2009=09registration=09535 Euro=09595 Euro
Required
Registration fees should preferably be paid in EUROs, but can
also be paid in the equivalent amount of US$ or GBP.. Payment is possible=

by Creditcard (VISA, MASTER, AMEX, DINERS)
The registration fee includes one copy of the Conference Proceedings,coff=
ee and tea during the breaks, all lunches, a welcome cocktail, theconfere=
nce dinner and a company visit.(this last item is dependent oncompany ava=
ilability)
Author Registration
Authors are expected to register early (at a reduced fee) and to
attend the conference at their own expense to present the accepted
papers. Without early registration and payment, the paper will not
be published in the Conference Proceedings.

VENUE
The ECEC 2009 will be co-located with the FUBUTEC 2009/EUROMEDIA 2009(Mul=
timedia, Telematics, and Web Technology) conference. Payingregistration f=
or either one of the conferences allows you to visitsessions from all thr=
ee conferences.
The conference itself is held in the beautiful Medieval city of Bruges (a=
n UNESCO
Heritage site) known as the Venice of the North.

http://www.brugge.be

http://foto.brugge.be/slides/slides.htm

All conferences are co-located at the Novotel Brugge Centrum.

http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-1033-novotel-brugge-centrum/index.shtml

which is located in the very heart of the historic city of Bruges.

EXHIBITS
A possibility to exhibit will be available to those interested. More
information can be found on the conference website.
VENDOR SESSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
For demonstrations or video sessions, please contact EUROSIS at the
European Office. Special sessions within the scientific program will
be set up for vendor presentations.

OTHER ORGANIZED MEETINGS
A TC meeting will be held in the context of the EUROSIS TCs

CONFERENCE VISIT
A visit will be envisaged to a company relevant to the conference.
In this case it will be New Holland in Zedelgem, just outside Bruges.

http://www.cnh.com/wps/portal/cnhportal

The conference dinner will be held at the Huisbrouwerij Halve Maan

http://www.halvemaan.be/

The get-together party will be in the townhall on the firts evening

CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
Philippe Geril
EUROSIS
Greenbridge NV
Wetenschapspark 1
Plassendale 1
B-8400 Ostend, Belgium
Tel: +32 59 255.330
Fax: + 32 59.255.339
Email: philippe.geril@eurosis.org
Further information about the 2009 European Concurrent EngineeringConfere=
nce can be found on WWW under:http://www.eurosis.org/cms/?q=3Dnode/828
REPLY CARD
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[] Proposing a paper
[] Proposing a panel discussion
[] Participating in a vendor session
[] Contributing to the exhibition
[] Without presenting a paper
The provisional title of my paper / poster / exhibited tool is:
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With the following highlights:
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The paper belongs to the category (please tick one):
[] 1 e-Business in CE
[] 2 Organization and Management
[] 3 Supporting Technologies
[] 4 Techniques
[] 5 Engineering of Embedded Systems
[] 6 Engineering data management and information modeling
[] 7 Engineering process management and simulation
[] 8 Collaborative CE environments for virtual teams
[] 9 CE Enhanced Lean Manufacturing
[] 10 Practical applications and experiences
[] 11 Eco-Friendly Production Techniques
[] Track on RFID Technology (*)Pending
The paper will be submitted as a:
[] Extended paper [] Regular Paper [] Short Paper [] Poster [] Product Pr=
esentation
Other colleague(s) interested in the topics of the conference is/are:
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