2nd International Conference on Advances in Design and Manufacture
(ADM2009)
Harbin, China, 24-26 September 2009
First Announcement
--------------Contents--------------------------1. Conference history and EI indexing
2. Conference scope
3. Abstracts and Conference Papers
4. Conference proceedings and post-conference publications in refereed journals
5. About Harbin and social programmes
6. Important dates
7. Conference fees
8. Conference contacts
9. Conference organization
------------------------------------------------------------1. Conference history and EI indexing
The 2nd International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacturing (ADM 2009) will take
place in Harbin, China, 24-26 September 2009. The conference will follow the success of its
previous conference held in China in 2006. The ADM2006 attracted about 600 abstracts and
about 190 high quality papers were finally selected for presentation at the conference, of which
about 35% were chosen for post-conference publication in refereed international journals
including International Journal of Production Research (Taylor & Francis), International Journal of
Manufacturing Technology and Management (Inderscience), Lecture Notes of Computer Science
(Springer), Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (English edition) and International journal
of Design Engineering (Inderscience).
The forthcoming ADM2009 is anticipated to achieve a higher quality and attract more
participants. All papers included in ADM2009 conference proceedings will be indexed in EI and
the papers presented at the conference will be offered the opportunity for submission to refereed
international journals (see Section 4 below for further details).
2. Conference Scope
The conference topics will be in the design and manufacturing engineering area, which will
cover, but are not limited to:
- Product/industrial/engineering design
- Web/Internet technologies, Grid computing, Web-services, Mobile networking, Wireless
computing, collaborative working environment
- CAD/CAM/CAE
- Engineering/product management
- Concurrent engineering, agile manufacturing, rapid prototyping
- Material science and engineering materials
- Manufacturing technologies, production, control
- Experimental and theoretical analyses, finite/boundary element methods, optimisation
- Soft computing, artificial intelligence, evolutionary computing, agent computing
- Computer simulation, multimedia, virtual reality
- Sustainable technology, environment friendly design and manufacture, renewable energy
- Engineering education
- Other related areas
3. Abstracts and Conference Papers
Potential authors are invited to submit abstracts of about 300 words to adm@ntu.ac.uk
The authors of accepted abstracts are entitled to submit full papers, which will be peer-reviewed,
and the corresponding authors will be asked to make any required changes and submit the final
version of the papers. Based on quality of the final paper submitted, a decision will then be made
whether the paper is accepted or not. The papers should not have been previously published or
be in a review process for publication elsewhere.
4. Conference Proceedings and post-conference journal publication
The conference proceedings will be published in the periodical "Key Engineering Materials"
(available in full text on the web via www.scientific.net one of the leading and largest online
databases in its field), with a separate book (with ISBN), CD (with ISBN) and online edition for the
conference participants. The periodical is indexed by EI. Papers will not be included in the
Proceedings unless conference fees have been paid.
Papers presented at the conference will be offered opportunities for submission to refereed
international journals, and a workshop will be held during the conference to provide information
how to enhance the quality of the papers to be submitted.
5. About Harbin and Social Programmes
Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, located in the north-eastern region of China. Its
mixture of western and Chinese culture, and combination of modern and historical features have
been attracting a great number of tourists. The Songhua River passes through the city, and,
along the river bank, there are beautiful parks, including the well-known Sun Island Park. There
are many attractions in and around the city, for example, the largest Confucian Temple in the
north-eastern region of China is just ‘next-door’ to Harbin Engineering University where the
conference is to be hosted. The tiger park in Sun Island is the biggest Siberia tiger feeding and
breeding basis in the world. The Museum of Jin Empire ruins is about 10 miles away from the city
centre, introducing the origin and history of Jin Dynasty. Wudalianchi Volcano Geological Park
(www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1005-3-) and Jingbo Lake
(www.chinaetravel.com/attraction/att12c.html) are famous scenic areas near Harbin.
Social programmes and tours are to be arranged.
6. Important Dates
Please submit abstracts and papers to conference e-mailbox: adm@ntu.ac.uk
Deadline for abstracts (300 words): 10 March, 2009
Deadline for full papers: 15 April 2009
Deadline for final papers: 31 May 2009
Deadline for registration fees: 31 May 2009
Conference: 24-26 September 2009
7. Conference Fees
Registration fee of £450 (sterling pounds) per participant will be charged, which entitles the
participant to have one paper to be published in the conference proceedings; for additional
papers from the same participant, the publication fee of £120 per additional paper will be
charged.
The registration fee will also cover conference banquet, lunches and refreshments, proceedings,
but not accommodation.
8. Conference Contacts
Conference Website: www.ntu.ac.uk/admconference
Conference e-mail address: adm@ntu.ac.uk
Conference Fax: +44 (0)115 8486506
For any inquiry about the conference, please contact one of the following:
- Professor Daizhong Su,
E-mail: daizhong.su@ntu.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)115 8482306
- Mr Jose Casamayor
E-mail: jose.casamayor@ntu.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)115 8482792
- Mr Yongjun Zheng
E-mail: yongjun.zheng@ntu.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)115 848 2338
- Mr Wenjie Peng
E-mail: wenjie.peng@ntu.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)115 848 2338
Postal address:
Maudslay Building
Nottingham Trent University,
Burton Street, Nottingham, NG1 4 BU, UK
9. Conference organisation
The conference is to be hosted by
Harbin Engineering University, China
Organised by
Nottingham Trent University, UK
Harbin Engineering University, China
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Conference committees (to be announced soon)