International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing "Issues, Trends and Practices (ICSM-2011) At Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, R

International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing "Issues, Trends and Practices (ICSM-2011) At Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan

Introduction

Expansion of economic activity led to the concerns about climate change, energy security and natural resource scarcity. It is well documented that manufacturing consumes more than a third of the energy used globally, hence the concern for sustainability has grown manifold during the last two decades. All major industries are taking great interest in sustainable manufacturing and are undertaking a number of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives; but progress falls far short of meeting these pressing challenges. Improvements in efficiency in some nations have been offset by increasing consumptions in other nations, particularly the emerging nations. The current pattern of consumption and methods of manufacturing in emerging countries suggest that the UN’s indicators for sustainable development like greenhouse gas emission, waste volume, air quality and non-renewable material are far short of the targets.

The main aim of conference is to provide an interdisciplinary platform of sustainable manufacturing for academicians, practitioners, engineers and students working in various areas under the umbrella of sustainable development. Participants from industry, academics and government across the globe will share and discuss the latest research & practices and future challenges in development of innovative products, processes and practices with emphasis on environmental, economic and societal aspects of manufacturing.

Call For Papers

You are invited to submit research papers and case studies on topics relating to the conference. We welcome submissions that address any topic within the broad areas of sustainable manufacturing. The guidelines to write the abstract and to prepare the camera-ready manuscript are available on conference website. Authors are required to submit the camera-ready manuscripts as e-mail attachments to icsm2011.bits@gmail.com. Paper submission can also be done through conference website.Published works or earlier reported works are not acceptable and the language of the conference is English.

Topics

The potential Topics to be adressed in the conference include, but are not limited to the following:

* Sustainable design
* Sustainability assessment and performance measurement
* Design for sustainability
* Lifecycle issues in product design and manufacturing
* Disassembly and end of life strategies
* Reuse, recovery, recycling and remanufacturing
* Lean manufacturing/concepts
* Reverse logistics
* Green material and metallurgy
* Green chemistry
* Renewable energy
* Energy and material efficiency
* Environmental policy and management
* Green economics
* Sustainable education and training
* Sustainable networks
* Innovative product development
* Integrated supply chain management
* Sustainable business model

Important dates

Last Date for Abstract Submission: 15th June 2011
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 11th July 2011
Camera-ready Full Papers Due: 8th August 2011
Notification of Acceptance: 12th September 2011
Registration Fees Due: 20th September 2011

Registration fee

Students/Research Scholars Rs. 1000 (for Indians) € 150/ $ 200 (for Foreigners)
Faculty members from academic institutions Rs. 2500 (for Indians) €300 / $ 400 (for Foreigners)
Delegates from industries and R&D organizations Rs. 4000 (for Indians) € 400/ $ 500 (for Foreigners)

The registration fee includes day time hospitality tea, lunch on conference days, proceeding and other print material related to the conference. Students/Research Scholars should send their registration form along with bonafide certificate from the head of the institution. The academicians, industry delegates and scientists can send the form directly along with the demand draft. Demand draft should be drawn in the favor of "ICSM2011- BITS Pilani", payable at Pilani.

Accomodation

Limited Accomodation is avaialable in VFAST(Visiting Faculty and Students’) Hostel of Institute on payment basis in the following tariffs.

* Twin sharing (Non A/C) Rs. 500/- Per day
* Twin sharing (A/C) Rs. 800/- Per day
* Triple sharing (A/C) Rs. 1200/- Per day

Accomodation can be arranged on request at other hotels in Pilani and nearby places. Students/ Research Scholars will be accomodated in the BITS student hostels at the rate of Rs. 150/- Per day.

Contact Us

Chairperson
K.S. Sangwan Prof. (Dr.) Kuldip Singh Sangwan
Chief, Workshop Unit
Mechanical Engineering Department
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Pilani Campus
Pilani-333031, Rajasthan, INDIA
Phone: +91 1596 515205 (O); Fax: +91 1596 244183
Email: kss@bits-pilani.ac.in/kssangwan@gmail.com

Coordinators
A.K. Digalwar Dr. Abhijeet K. Digalwar
Mechanical Engineering Department
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Pilani Campus
Pilani-333031, Rajasthan, INDIA
Phone: +91 1596 515475(O); Fax: +91 1596 244183
Email: akd@bits-pilani.ac.in/akdigalwar@gmail.com
website: http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/icsm2011/index.html


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