The 8th International Forum on Strategic Technology 2013 June 28 – July 1, 2013 Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia Call for Papers General Chair: B.Ochirbat (MUST,Mongolia) General Co-Chair : Sung-Tae Park (UOU, Korea) E.B. Tsoy (NSTU, Russia) A.N. Pestryakov (TPU, Russia) Program Co-Chairs: T.Batbayar (MUST,Mongolia) Myung-Kyun Kim (UOU, Korea) Zhaohui Xi (HUST, China) Organizing Committee: D.Sodnomdorj (MUST,Mongolia) D.Enkhbat (MUST,Mongolia) Ch.Mangaljalav (MUST,Mongolia) P.Munkhbaatar (MUST,Mongolia) T.Namnan (MUST,Mongolia) P.Otgonbayar (MUST,Mongolia) L.Purev (MUST,Mongolia) B.Purevsuren (MUST,Mongolia) B.Sukhbat (MUST,Mongolia) D.Tsolmonbaatar (MUST,Mongolia) J.Tuyatsetseg (MUST,Mongolia) The 8th International Forum on Strategic Technology (IFOST 2013) will be held from 28 June to 01 July 2013 at Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is so unique and identifiable forum not only for an international conference to link academia but also for the cooperation between academia and industry even including policy planners on a strategic technology. The main theme of IFOST 2013 is “Advanced Technology: Research and Applications”. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings of IFOST 2013 published by IEEE and indexed by Scopus. The solicited papers will cover a variety of topics including as follows: Section 1. Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Section 2. Applied Engineering Sciences Section 3. Biotechnology and Green Development Section 4. Civil Engineering and Urban Development Section 5. Geology and Mining Engineering International Committee: A.G.Vostretsov (NSTU, Russia) O.L. Khasanov (TPU, Russia) Jahangir Alam (CUET, Bangladesh) Panut Mulyono (UGM, Indonesia) Kang-Hyun Jo (UOU, Korea) Lizhu Liu (HUST, China) Section 6. Information and Communication Technology Section 7. Mechanical Engineering and Non-destructive Testing Section 8. Power Engineering and Renewable Energy Section 9. Social and Human Sciences for Engineering REGISTRATION FEE IFOST Members IEEE Members Regular Authors Regular Student Authors IFOST Student Members IEEE Student Members Important Dates: $ 300 $ 300 $ 300 $ 250 $ 250 $ 250 Abstract submission: March 20, 2013 Full-paper submission: April 15, 2013 Acceptance notification: May 15, 2013 On-site registration: May 20, 2013