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This is an opportunity to become involved in the founding conference of an
effort to integrate heretofore disparate disciplines which, primarily due
to the accelerating enhancements in computer technology, have developed
common elements in their design and processes. Since these enhancements
are expected to maintain their rate of acceleration (10x / 3.5yr), hence
become a *million* better before the year 2020, the significance of this
conference will undoubtedly increase over time.

I hope you will further diseminate this information as quickly as possible
to maximize the number of abstracts - internationally - that will be
submitted by the deadline of April 17th. 

I encourage all of you to put the conference dates of Dec 7-9 on your 
calendars. 

Ted Kircher                                               (512) 335-1149
Information Age Consulting           "Exploiting Technology for Society"
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 1995 00:58:23 -0600
From: Dr Murat Tanik <tanik@ece.utexas.edu>
To:   Ted Kircher <kircher@.bga.com>
Subject: Integrated Design & Process Technology (IDPT) Conference

ANNOUNCING:

The First World Conference on

INTEGRATED DESIGN &  PROCESS TECHNOLOGY

to be held at IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin
on December 7-9, 1995

Sponsored by:
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 at Austin. 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
P.O. 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.