Presentations are sought in the following areas (click on each track to view topics):

Manufacturing Engineering	Design Engineering
Materials Handling Engineering	Engineering Management
Plant Engineering and Maintenance	Technology and Society
Computers and Information in Engineering	Electronic and Photonic Packaging

Manufacturing Engineering

• Lean- Productivity, Cost Reduction, Competitiveness
• Strategic Issues for Manufacturing Management
• Quality and Quality Systems
• Information Technology Applications for Manufacturing
• Manufacturing/ Production/ Process Engineering Issues
• Workforce Training
• New Manufacturing Frontiers and Product Lines
• Manufacturing Competitiveness in a Global Environment
• Shop Management and Shop Floor Issues
• Other Topics in Manufacturing Engineering
  

Design Engineering

• Compliant Mechanism Design
• Rapid Prototyping in Design
• Advances in Computer-Aided Design
• Simulation-Based Design
• Design for Six Sigma
• Robust Design
• Quality Function Deployment
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis in Design
• Reliability-Based Design
• Topology Optimization
• Design Theory and Methodology
• Flexible Assembly
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing
• Product Data Management
• Product Family Design
• Virtual Reality in Design
• Robotic Applications
• Collaborative Design
• Web Services for Design
• Other Topics in Design Engineering
  

• RFID in Manufacturing and Distribution
• Six Sigma and Material Handling
• The Effect of Globalization on the Flow of Goods
• Developments in Vendor Managed Inventory in Manufacturing
  

• Entrepreneurship
• Project Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Engineering Management
• Other Topics in Engineering Management
  

• Plant Maintenance Management
• Equipment Reliability
• Equipment Condition Monitoring
• Performance Management
• Other Topics in Plant Engineering and Maintenance
  

• Protecting Intellectual Property
• Managing Technology Partnering
• Sustainable Engineering
• Ethics and Technology
• Other Topics in Technology and Society
• Energy and Economics
• Emerging Technology and its Impact on Industry and Society
• Engineering Public Policy

Computers and Information in Engineering

• Applications of computers in engineering, including Systems Engineering
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Grid Computing
• Simulation-Based Design and Virtual Environments
• Computer-Aided Design, Process Planning and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM/CAPP)
• Computer-Numerical Control (CNC)
• Open Architecture Control
• Industrial Control Cybersecurity
• Intelligent Manufacturing Technology
• Smart Machining Systems
• Manufacturing Data Interoperability
  

Electronic and Photonic Packaging

     Design, packaging and manufacturing of :

• Microelectromechanical Devices and Systems
• Nanoelectromechanical Devices and Systems
• Microelectronic Devices and Systems
• Photonic Devices and Systems
• Radio Frequency (RF) Devices and Systems