Forwarded message from [John.Mo@cmst.csiro.au (John Mo)] sent originally on Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:09:09 +1000: : Dear Colleages, : : (Please ignore this message if you receive the same message previously due to : duplicated entries or from another route.) : : We are organising the “4th International Conference on Design of Information : Infrastructure Systems for Manufacturing 2000” which will be held in Melbourne : between 15th and 17th November, 2000. The conference is sponsored by a number : of international organisations including International Federation for : Information Processing (IFIP), University of Texas at Arlington and National : Institute of Standards and Technology. : : This is the 4th conference following on three other successful conferences of : the same theme. It will be a great event to meet researchers and colleagues : from different parts of the world. I would like to invite you and your : colleagues to submit a paper to the conference. If you would like to suggest a : special session with a well defined topic, we are also happy to organise it for : you. : : I have attached below the CALL FOR PAPER for your consideration. Please feel : free to forward to your colleagues. If you need a word version of the Call for : Paper or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me. : : Looking forward to meeting you in the conference, : : Yours sincerely, : : Dr. John Mo : Project Manager : CSIRO Manufacturing Science and Technology : Ph: +61 3 9662 7759, Fx: +61 3 9662 7851, Em: John.Mo@cmst.csiro.au : : DIISM 2000 : : The 4th International Conference on : Design of Information Infrastructure Systems for Manufacturing 2000 : : CALL FOR PAPERS : : November 15 - 17, 2000 : Melbourne, Australia : : Sponsored by: : International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) : IFIP WG 5.3 Computer Aided Manufacturing : IFIP WG 5.7 Production Engineering : IFIP WG5.12 Architectures for Enterprise Integration : ARRI, University of Texas at Arlington : National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) : : SCOPE : The availability of effective global communication facilities in the last : decade has changed the business goals of many manufacturing enterprises. They : need to remain competitive by developing products and processes which are : specific to individual requirements, completely packaged and manufactured : globally to make best use of scarce global resources. Networks of enterprises : are formed to operate across time and space with world-wide distributed : functions of manufacturing, sales, customer support, engineering, quality : assurance, project management, supply and process chain management, operations : control and so on. Research and technology development is addressing : architectures, methodologies, models, tools and services enabling the symbiosis : of information and communication infrastructure and the business functions for : intra- and inter-enterprise planning, operation and management. Throughout an : integrated life cycle of products and enterprises there is the requirement to : transform information sourced from globally distributed offices and partners, : into knowledge, useful for decision and action. : : CONFERENCE THEMES : Building on the success of the first three DIISM conferences (Tokyo, 1993, : Eindhoven, 1996, Fort Worth, 1998), this conference will further elaborate on : the: : · Establishment and management of the dynamics of inter and : intra-enterprises for the support of global manufacturing and engineering; : · Simultaneous development and deployment of information management in : multi-cultural systems, assuring universal applicability of the proposed : architecture and solutions for globally operating manufacturing companies; : · Modeling and co-ordination of information system requirements and : development of solutions for virtual enterprises; : · Enterprise integration architectures, methodologies and information : infrastructure support for reconfigurable enterprises; : · Information infrastructure and intelligent manufacturing systems: how : information - in globally distributed enterprise networks - is transformed into : knowledge for decision and action by machine and skillful people; : · Design and configuration of models for extended enterprises and product : life cycles, and incorporating global inter-enterprise manufacturing : requirements; : · Definition of intra- and inter- enterprises information infrastructure : services. : : The conference program will leave much room for discussion and exchange of : views. The conference is also a meeting place for new initiatives for : collaborative work between research and practice. : : CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES : The objective of the conference is to extend the understanding and agreement : about design methods, modeling languages, reference frameworks, services and : architectures for information infrastructure systems for global manufacturing. : Some specific goals are: : · to exchange views and developments in the area of global manufacturing : with functions crossing company boundaries : · to compare and evaluate enterprise integration architectures, modeling : methods and languages that support better understanding of the information : infrastructure requirements for global manufacturing : · to expand enterprise and product models such that these can be applied : to modeling extended enterprises, enterprise networks and product life cycles : · to compare and evaluate documented cases in model design, system : modeling, architecture and information infrastructure development : · to summarize experiences from case studies and derive a strategy for : developing global infrastructure service designs or implementations : · to identify targets and requirements for multi-location manufacturing, : supply and process chain management, distributed engineering and business : functions in a global marketing scenario : : TOPICS INCLUDED : Contributions are invited, but not limited to, concepts, theory and : applications in the area of: : · Enterprise Architectures : · Supply and process chain management : · Modeling for inter-enterprises : · Information interoperability across policy frameworks : · Frameworks for extended-enterprise process models : · Product life cycle models : · Virtual enterprises : · Virtual manufacturing : · Generic product and process models and configuration techniques : · Comparison of frameworks and environments for product and process : modeling : · Harmonization of international standards : · Multi-agent model execution services : · Generic information infrastructures, services and interfaces for : interflow systems : · Formal ontologies, information sharing and industrial semiosis : · Application of web technologies : · Business-to-business E-commerce infrastructure : · Partner Interface Process models : · Remote customer support and system maintenance : · Concurrent Engineering : : For further information on the conference please contact: : CSIRO Manufacturing Science and Technology : Corner of Albert and Raglan Streets, : Preston, VIC 3072, Australia : Phone: (+61-3) 9662-7716 (Mention DIISM2000) : Fax: (+61-3) 9662-7851 : E-mail: DIISM2000@msa.cmst.csiro.au : WWW: http://www.msa.cmst.csiro.au/DIISM2000 : : INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE : J. J. Mills Fort Worth, USA (Chairman) : R. Anderl Darmstadt, Germany : E. Arai Osaka, Japan : P. Bernus Brisbane, Australia : J. Browne Galway, Ireland : L. M. Camarinha-Matos Monte Caparica, Portugal : A. Chan Ottawa, Canada : Y. Chen Beijing, China : N. Christopher Maryland, USA : S. Cook Adelaide, Australia : G. Doumeingts Talence Cedex, France : R. Elmasri Arlington, USA : F. G. Filip Bucharest, Romania : J. Goossenaerts Eindhoven, The Netherlands : W. H. Gray Oak Ridge, USA : F. van Houten Enschede, The Netherlands : I. Inoue Kyoto, Japan : S. Jeganathan Melbourne, Australia : F. Kimura Tokyo, Japan : K. Kosanke Boeblingen, Germany : A. Kusiak Iowa City, USA : K. L. Mak Hong Kong, China : T. Mansfield Brisbane, Australia : A. Markus Budapest, Hungary : J. Mathew Melbourne, Australia : K. Mertins Berlin, Germany : J. Mize Hong Kong, China : J. Mo Melbourne, Australia : K. Mori Ibaraki-ken, Japan : L. Nemes Melbourne, Australia : G. Olling Michigan, USA : L. M. Patnaik Bangalore, India : H. J. Pels Eindhoven, The Netherlands : P. Schoensleben Zurich, Switzerland : J. P. Shewchuk Blacksburg, USA : D. N. Shorter Pangbourne, UK : V. Singh Jurong, Singapore : R. Soenen Valenciennes Cedex, France : A. Storr Stuttgart, Germany : M. Takizawa Ishizaka, Japan : S. T. Tan Hong Kong, China : P. Valckenaers Heverlee, Belgium : F. Vernadat Metz Cedex, France : R. Weston Leicestershire, UK : T. J. Williams W-Lafayette, USA : J. C. Wortmann Eindhoven, The Netherlands : M. Zhou Melbourne, Australia : : CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN : L. Nemes CSIRO, Australia : : ORGANIZING COMMITTEE : J. Mo CSIRO (Chairman) : P. Bernus Griffith University : J. Goossenaerts Eindhoven University of Technology : M. Zhou CSIRO : : PARTICIPANTS : Participants will include both professionals and academics in the fields of : enterprise & product modeling, information infrastructures, manufacturing : engineering, and IT suppliers. : : SUBMISSION OF PAPERS : Abstracts and full papers should by submitted to: : CSIRO Manufacturing Science and Technology : Locked Bag No. 9, Preston, VIC 3072, Australia : Fax: (+61-3) 9662-7851 : E-mail: DIISM2000@msa.cmst.csiro.au : : Abstracts should be less than one page in length. The abstracts will be : reviewed for appropriateness of the content to the conference themes. Abstracts : may be submitted via e-mail. Final approval will be based on the full paper : submission. Submissions should include five copies of the full paper (8-12 : pages), without authors' names and affiliations, and a covering letter with the : authors' name(s), affiliation, address, and E-mail of the corresponding author. : The author guidelines will be available shortly. : : TIMETABLE : November 30, 1999 Call for paper : March 31, 2000 Abstract due : May 31, 2000 Notification of acceptance : August 31, 2000 Full paper due

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