Sixth Control Instrumentation System Conference CISCON-2009 November 6 & 7, 2009

Sixth Control Instrumentation System Conference CISCON-2009
November 6 & 7, 2009
at MIT, MANIPAL

Introduction:

The Sixth National Control Instrumentation system Conference (CISCON-2009) will be held during Nov.6-7, 2009 at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka, India. Established in 1957, it is one of the top ranking institution for Engineering and Technology education in the country. It is a constituent Institution of the Manipal University, Manipal. The Institute is located in a campus spreading over 160 acres amidst picturesque surroundings. MIT offers graduation studies in 16 disciplines and postgraduates courses in many areas. The Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering was started in the year 2001 at Manipal Institute of Technology. The department has an intake of 60 students per year. The department has a well equipped Instrumentation lab, Process Instrumentation and Control lab and Transducer Lab. The Department is also offering two M.Tech courses (i) Control Systems (ii) Space Engineering. The Department is also running a research programme in Control Systems.

Scope:

Instrumentation and Control Engineering plays a major role in meeting the demands of modern industrial world that seeks continuous improvement in performance. There is a growing demand from the industries for the development of new concepts and approach to meet the new challenges in the field of Instrumentation & Control Engineering. Keeping the above in mind, this Sixth National Conference on Control Instrumentation System is being organized to facilitate meaningful interactions. The conference will cover a wide spectrum of issues related to Instrumentation & Control Engineering.

Theme:

CISCON-09 provides the forum to researchers, engineers, and academia to exchange the latest information about instrumentation and control applications and concepts, experiences from existing deployment, current developments
and future evolution.

Conference Topics:

* Adaptive and Robust Control
* Automation and application of Robots
* Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network
* Energy management and control
* Biomedical Instrumentation & Biomechanics
* Computer Applications in Modeling and Simulation Concepts
* Aerospace Instrumentation
* PLC and Distributed Control Systems
* Process Control, VLSI, Embedded Systems
* MEMS & Nanotechnology Mechatronics
* Telecommunications Network
* Power electronics/Drive and control
* Digital Signal Processing
* Image Processing
* Virtual Instrumentation
* Aerospace Instrumentation
* Optical Instrumentation
* Optimization Techniques

Participants:

Academicians, engineers from industries, R&D personnel, researchers and industrialists from different parts of the country are invited to participate in the conference.

Call for papers:

One copy of the full paper not exceeding 6 pages, as per IEEE double column MS word format on any of the above and related topics should be sent to the convener by email. The accepted papers received with full registration fees will be published in the proceedings of the conference. Authors are requested to send their paper in editable format and not in PDF.

Registration Fee:

The Registration Fee can be paid through a Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director, MIT, Manipal, payable at Manipal / Udupi.

Co-sponsorship:

Organizations can sponsor the conference by contributing Rs.10,000/-. Such sponsoring organizations will be eligible for sending three delegates free. In addition, time slot will be provided to demonstrate their products and advertisement through banners and will be accommodated in the venue.

Important Dates & Registration Fee:

For participants from industries/R&D institutions Rs.3000/-
For participants from academic institutions / research scholars/student participations Rs.1500/-
Last Date for the submission of paper 15th Sep 2009
Intimation of acceptance of paper 1st Oct 2009
Last date for submission of accepted paper in specified format & Registration with fees 10th Oct.2009
Registration fee for foreign delegates 50 US Dollars
Conference dates 6th and 7th Nov. 2009

Accommodation and traveling expenditure will have to be borne by the participants. Many good lodging/boarding facilities are available in Manipal/Udupi. Arrangements will be made on request.

About Manipal:

Manipal is a coastal town in Karnataka State, in South India, about 150 meters above sea level and about 10km from the Arabian Sea. The town is just 5km from the renowned temple town Udupi and 60 km from the port city of Mangalore. It nestles between the hill ranges of the Western Ghats and the blue water of the Arabian Sea. The climate is humid and warm between November-May with fine breeze throughout the day and the temperature ranges from 24C to 30C. Manipal is well connected by Rail, Road and Air. Plenty of buses ply between Manipal and Mangalore The nearest railway station is at Udupi just 3KM from Manipal and the next is Mangalore which is 60KM from Manipal. The nearest airport at Bajpe, Mangalore, one and half hours drive by road, has daily flights to and from Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore.

Address for Communication

Mr. S. Meenatchisundaram, Convener (CISCON 2009),
Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering,
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal—576 104,
Karnataka, INDIA
Email : cisconmit@yahoo.co.in
Website : www.manipal.edu
Phone : 0820-2925151, 2925152, 2925154
Fax : 0820-2571071
Mobile : 09448547155