Conference on Plug and Play Software for Agile Manufacturing
Part of SPIE's Photonics East '96 Symposium on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing 18-22 November 1996 * Hynes Convention Center * Boston, Massachusetts USA
Conference Chair: Barbara L. Maia Goldstein, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Program Committee: Richard W. Bolton, National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols; James E. Heaton, AMR Consulting; Pradeep K. Khosla, ARPA; Steven Ray, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Eugene S. Meieran, Intel Corp.; Charles Petrie, Stanford Univ.; George Siegle, IBM Corp.; Alan Weber, SEMATECH
Remaining competitive in a global manufacturing environment requires not only the availability of manufacturing automation software, but also the ability of a manufacturer to rapidly customize and integrate those software tools within a facility, and among key partners and suppliers. Not only can the cost of integration be staggering--often three times the cost of the individual software components--but integration solutions are often brittle to change. The inability to quickly reconfigure their software environment to meet a market demand can cost a manufacturer a critical delay in time-to-market, while being forced to either get by with suboptimal automation solutions or invest precious time to integrate the most appropriate "best of breed" solutions into their enterprise.
The objective of this conference is to present the latest approaches to overcoming the manufacturing software integration barrier and to enable early implementors to share their experiences. Papers covering either research or implementation experiences are solicited on the following and related topics:
* Software frameworks and integration architectures * Manufacturing Execution System (MES) or real-time integration approaches * Model-driven software integration * Factory software simulation and emulation * Software self-assembly * Object-oriented and agent-based integration approaches * Distributed manufacturing across a virtual enterprise * Integration requirements for mass customization
******************************************************* SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND MANUSCRIPTS *******************************************************
Abstract Due Date: 22 April 1996 Manuscript Due Date: 21 October 1996
Your abstract must include the following:
1.SUBMIT TO: Photonics East '96 Symposium Submit each abstract to one conference only. NOTE: The symposium is composed of several conferences; please see the Web site for further information.
Plug & Play Software for Agile Manufacturing Barbara Goldstein _________________________________________________________________ (Conference Title) (Conference Chair)
2.ABSTRACT TITLE 3.AUTHOR LISTING (principal author first) First (given) name, Last (family) name, and affiliations. Mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. 4.PRESENTATION Indicate your preference for "Oral Presentation" or "Poster Presentation." Placement is subject to chairs' discretion. 5.ABSTRACT TEXT Approximately 250 words. 6.KEY WORDS List a maximum of five key words. 7.BRIEF BIOGRAPHY (of principal author) Approximately 50 words.
To be considered for acceptance, please choose ONLY ONE of the following options and send by the due date:
* SPIE WEB - Complete the convenient form found at SPIE Web Site: http:///www.spie.org/web/meetings/calls/submissions.html
* or E-MAIL each abstract separately to: abstracts@spie.org in ASCII text (not encoded) format. To ensure receipt and proper processing of your abstract, write on SUBJECT LINE: PE96 and Conference Chair.
Example: PE96 (Barbara Goldstein)
* or MAIL three copies of your abstract to: Photonics East '96 SPIE, P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010 USA Shipping address: 1000 20th St., Bellingham, WA 98225 USA Telephone: 360/676-3290
* or FAX one copy to SPIE at 360/647-1445 (send each absract separately).
Conditions of Acceptance
Authors are expected to secure registration fees and travel and accomodation funding, independent of SPIE, through their sponsoring organizations before submitting abstracts. Only original material should be submitted.
Commercial papers, descriptions of papers with no research and development content, and papers for which supporting data or a technical description cannot be given for proprietary reasons will not be accepted for presentation in this symposium. Abstracts should contain enough detail to clearly convey the approach and the results of the research. Government and company clearance to present and publish should be final at the time of submittal. APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ACCEPTANCE BY 26 AUGUST 1996.
Paper Review
To ensure a high-quality conference, all abstracts and Proceedings papers will be reviewed by the Conference Chairs for technical merit and content.
Oral or Poster Presentation
Instructions for Oral and Poster presentations will be included in your author kit. All Oral or Poster presentations are included in the conference Proceedings and require a manuscript.
Proceedings
These conferences will result in published Proceedings that can be ordered through the Advance Technical Program. Camera-ready manuscripts are required of all accepted applicants and must be submitted in English by 21 October 1996 (or 26 August 1996 for on-site proceedings). Copyright to the manuscript is expected to be released for publication in the conference Proceedings. Note: If an author does not attend the meeting and make a presentation, the chair may choose not to publish the author's manuscript in the conference proceedings. Papers published are indexed in leading scientific databases including INSPEC, Compendex Plus, Physics Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, International Aerospace Abstracts, and Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings.
Participant Registration Fee
Authors and coauthors are accorded a reduced symposium registration fee.
Publishing Policy
Manuscript due dates must be strictly observed. Whether the Proceedings volume will be published before or after the meeting, late manuscripts run the risk of not being published. The objective of this policy is to better serve the conference participants and the technical community at large. Your cooperation in supporting this objective is appreciated by all.
MORE INFORMATION on *Photonics East '96* is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.spie.org/web/meetings/calls/pe96_call.html
MORE INFORMATION on the *Conference on Plug and Play Software for Agile Manufacturing*, a subset of the Photonics Symposium, is at http://www.spie.org/web/meetings/calls/pe96_intmanuf.html#Goldstein
Or send e-mail to PE96@spie.org to request a complete call for papers.
FOR MORE TECHNICAL INFORMATION on the Conference on Plug and Play Software for Agile Manufacturing, please contact: Barbara Maia Goldstein, Program Chair, bgoldstein@nist.gov, 301-975-2304 or Steven Ray, Program Committee, steven.ray@nist.gov, 301-975-3524.
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