Call for Papers: IAENG International Conference on Industrial Engineering (ICINDE 2009) CFP: IAENG International Conference on Industrial Engineering ICINDE 2009 From: International Association of Engineers The 2009 IAENG International Conference on Industrial Engineering 19-21 March, 2009, Hong Kong http://www.iaeng.org/IMECS2009/ICINDE2009.html The conference ICINDE'09 is held under the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2009. The IMECS 2009 is organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), and serves as good platforms for the engineering community members to meet with each other and to exchange ideas. The last conference in 2008 has attracted a total of over one thousand participants from over 50 countries. All submitted papers will be under peer review and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceeding (ISBN: 978-988-17012-2-0). The abstracts will be indexed and available at major academic databases. The accepted papers will also be considered for publication in the special issues of the journal Engineering Letters, in IAENG journals and in edited books. Revised and expanded version of the selected papers may also be included as book chapters in the standalone edited books under the framework of cooperation between IAENG and Springer. For reference, the following IAENG post conference edited books, Trends in Intelligent Systems and Computer Engineering, Advances in Communication Systems and Electrical Engineering, and Advances in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, have been published by Springer. Important Dates: Draft Manuscript submission deadline: 8 December, 2008 Camera-Ready papers & Pre-registration due: 10 January, 2009 ICINDE 2009: 18-20 March, 2009 Submission: ICINDE 2009 is now accepting manuscript submissions. Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft paper in full paper (any appropriate style) to imecs{at}iaeng.org by 8 December, 2008. The submitted file can be in MS Word format, PS format, or PDF formats. The first page of the draft paper should include: (1) Title of the paper; (2) Name, affiliation and e-mail address for each author; (3) A maximum of 5 keywords of the paper. Also, the name of the conference that the paper is being submitted to should be stated in the email. The topics of the ICINDE'09 include, but not limited to, the following: Engineering Physiology Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering Statistics Quality Management Systems Maintenance Engineering Reliability and Quality Control Engineering Experimental Design Integrated Product Engineering Engineering Risk and Decision Analysis Computer Supported Collaborative Engineering Human Factors and Ergonomics Computer-Aided Design Computer Aided Manufacturing Computer Simulation Methods Facilities Design and Logistics Manufacturing Processes and Methods Information Systems for the Manufacturing Quality and Productivity Management Optimization Methods Intelligent Engineering Systems Engineering Management and Leadership ICINDE Conference Co-Chairs and Committee Members: Basim Al-Najjar Professor of Terotechnology (Systemekonomi) Chairman of the Centre of Industrial Competitiveness (CIC) School of Technology and Design, Vaxjo University, Sweden Ali Allahverdi Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Eng., Kuwait University, Kuwait Dr. Ioannis Angeli Lecturer, Higher Technical Institute, Mechanical & Marine Engineering Department, Cyprus Dr. Chan Ching-Yuen Lecturer, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Dr. Danny SK Chan (co-chair) Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Alan Hoi-shou Chan (co-chair) Associate Professor, Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management President of the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (2003-2005) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr. Qi Chao Research scientist, Singapore-MIT Alliance, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Tsung-Hui Chen Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, National Pingtung Institute of Commerce, Taiwan Yee-Ming Chen Associate Professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering Yuan Ze University, Taiwan Gang (Gary) Feng Associate Professor, Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management (MEEM) Associate editor, IEEE Trans. on Fuzzy Systems City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Heung Suk Hwang (co-chair) Chair Professor, Department of Port & Logistics System, College of Port & Logistics, TongMyong University, South Korea Former President of Korea Institute of Industrial Engineering, KIIE, and the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Ralph W.L. IP Associate Professor, Department Coordinator for CES and IAS Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management (MEEM) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Ajai Jain Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, India Limin Jia Chair Professor, School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, China Voratas Kachitvichyanukul Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering & Management, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, THAILAND Wen-Hung Kuo (co-chair) Associate Professor, Department of Information Management National Formosa University, Taiwan Ho Woo Lee Professor of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea Yun-Chia Liang Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan Chuar-yuan Lin Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Technology Management Da-Yeh University, Taiwan Chiung Moon (co-chair) Associate Professor, Department of Information & Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea Area Editor of the Journal of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems S. Ayse Ozalp Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Uludag University, Turkey C.S.P.Rao Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, India V. Soundararajan Professor & Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, India K.C. Winco Yung (co-chair) Associate Professor, PhD Centre-in-Charge, PCB Technology Center Associate Director, AMT Research Center, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong ICINDE'09 Special session 1: Human Factors and Ergonomics Special session chair: Alan Hoi-shou Chan Associate Professor, Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ICINDE'09 Special session 2: Organizational Learning Special session chair: Kong Bieng Chuah Associate Professor, Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong More details about the IMECS 2009 can be found at: http://www.iaeng.org/IMECS2009/index.html More details about the International Association of Engineers, the journal Engineering Letters and the IAENG International Journal of Industrial Engineering can be found at: http://www.iaeng.org/about_IAENG.html http://www.engineeringletters.com http://www.iaeng.org/IJCS/index.html ******** It will be highly appreciated if you can circulate these calls for papers to your colleagues.