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From: tanik@falcon.ece.utexas.edu (Dr Murat Tanik)
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Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 00:38:11 -0600
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ANNOUNCING:

The First World Conference on

INTEGRATED DESIGN &  PROCESS TECHNOLOGY

to be held at IC2 Institute at the University of Texas, Austin

December 7-9, 1995

Sponsored by the

Society for Design and Process Science

Co-Sponsored by

RGK Foundation
Innovation Creativity and Capital (IC2) Institute
Institute for Design and Advanced Technology (IDEATE)
Instituto Internacional de Intefracao de Sistemas

CONFERENCE THEME

You are invited to play a founding role in the First World Conference on
Integrated Design & Process Technology (IDPT) which will be held December
7-9, 1995 at the IC2 Institute, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. The IDPT
Conference is emerging as a major international forum for the integration of
design and process technologies to create a symbolic relationship among
scientists, engineers, decision makers, and other critical thinkers. This
path-breaking conference is devoted to integrated product and process
development through interdisciplinary symbiosis.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

The conference program consists of invited and selected papers emphasizing
knowledge integration through the study of processes leading to the delivery
of a more robust, high-quality, line of products and services. Plenary
sessions and keynote addresses will be presented by prominent speakers. All
technical papers will be reviewed by  the Program Technical Committee and by
three independent peer referees. Papers will be evaluated for inclusion in
either a parallel session or a poster session based on content. All accepted
papers will be published in the refereed Conference Proceedings. In addition,
competitively selected papers will be reviewed and published in the SDPS
Transactions: Journal of Integrated Design and Process Technology.

POTENTIAL TOPICS OF RELEVANCE

Researchers form traditional engineering disciplines, genetic engineering,
bioengineering, systems analysis, architecture, chemistry, physics, medicine,
business, management, fashion, arts and media, and other disciplines with
major emphasis and interest in interdisciplinary technology development are
invited to submit papers. Samples of relevant topics are: design and process
methodologies, theories, and applications: interdisciplinary approaches for
product design and development; design for manufacturability, dependability,
availability, reliability, maintainability or quality, and their integration;
design tool development and integration in product design and manufacturing;
computer integrated manufacturing and engineering; computer-aided design of
complex systems and integration; concurrent engineering design; software
engineering and artificial intelligence in industrial production and
engineering; object oriented data bases in design and process integration;
image processing; neural networks; parallel processing; product and process
simulation; engineering process control; business and management processes;
business process reengineering; process improvement and environmental
control;  process planning and modelling; multimedia applications; and any
other relevant subject.  Papers describing innovative, interdisciplinary
industrial or educational programs are also encouraged.

AWARDS

Best paper and outstanding professional achievement award will be presented
at the conference.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Abstract submission  April 17, 1995
Notification of abstract relevance April 24, 1995
Submission of complete manuscript (4 copies) June 12, 1995
Final acceptance July 17, 1995
Final paper submission Sept 11, 1995

Authors and coauthors must provide complete addresses and phone
numbers. FAX numbers and e-mail addresses should be provided if available.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Honorary Conference Chairman

George Kozmetsky
IC2 Institute
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Steering Committee Chairmen

C. V. Ramamoorthy
U. of California
Berkeley, CA

Raymond T. Yeh
ISSI, Inc.
Austin, TX

Conference Chairmen

Ali H. Nayfeh
VPI&SU
Blacksburg, VA

Stephen A. Syzgenda
University of Texas
Austin, TX

Program Chairmen

C. V. Ramamoorthy
U. of California
Berkeley, CA

Atila Ertas
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Program Vice Chairmen

David V. Gibson
IC2 Institute
Austin, TX

Murat M. Tanik
University of Texas
Austin, TX

I. I. Esat
Brunel University
Middlesex, UK

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

Submit abstracts to:

Atila Ertas
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Texas Tech University
PO Box 1021
Lubboch, TX 79409-1021

Phone (806) 742-3563
FAX (806) 742-3540
e-mail  meae@coe3.coe.ttu.edu.

ABOUT THE SOCIETY

The Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS) is a new international,
interdisciplinary society which promotes the systematic study of design and
processes. SDPS fosters innovative methods in interdisciplinary process
development through synergy, integration, and productivity-boosting measures
for engineers, system designers, executives, and other decision makers.

The information explosion of the 20th century has generated mountains of
knowledge and has further increased isolation of various disciplines. There
are now isolated islands of knowledge which are often treated as being oceans
apart. These islands of knowledge coexist disparately with little productive
exchange. Thus SDPS promotes efforts:

- to overcome the shortcomings of traditional engineering methods by
facilitating integration among disciplines,

- to develop fundamental artifacts and services that consider the economical,
environmental, and ethical aspects of human endeavors,

- to foster greater interdisciplinary cooperation and international
collaboration through systematic information utilization, knowledge
generation, technology integration, and

- to nurture and build bridges among the established professional societies,
further enhancing in-depth interdisciplinary cooperation.

For more information about the Society for Design and Process Science Call
(806) 742-0967 or e-mail to meae@coe3.coe.ttu.edu.

