Call for Papers - 7th International Conference on Manufacturing  
Research (ICMR’2009), September 08 - 10, 2009, University of  
Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.

Sponsored by the
UK Consortium of Manufacturing Engineering Heads (COMEH),
UK Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC),
The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP)

For over two decades the Conference has been the main manufacturing  
research conference organized within the UK, successfully bringing  
researchers, academics and industrialists together to share their  
knowledge and experiences. The conference is organized by the  
Consortium of UK Manufacturing Engineering Heads (COMEH).  COMEH is  
an independent body established in 1978. Its main aim is to promote  
manufacturing engineering education, training and research.  To  
achieve this, the Consortium maintains a close liaison with  
government bodies concerned with the training and continuing  
development of professional engineers, while responding to  
appropriate consultative and discussion documents and other  
initiatives.  COMEH is represented on the Engineering Professor’s  
Council (EPC) and it organizes and supports national manufacturing  
engineering education research conferences and symposia.

The conference topics are grouped in the following main themes:
Digital Technologies (Virtual Engineering and Manufacturing  
Simulations, Enterprise Integration and Virtual Enterprises, Factory  
Planning and Control, Product Life-cycle Management, Rapid Product  
Development and Manufacture, CAD/CAM/CAE/CAPP/ERP, Robust design,  
quality Engineering and data mining, E-design, E-Manufacture and E- 
business)
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (Manufacturing Systems,  
Intelligent Design and Manufacture, Precision Engineering and  
Nanotechnology, Rapid Product Development and Manufacture, Assembly  
Processes, Design Optimisation, Healthcare applications)
Enterprise Management (Lean and Agile Manufacturing, Product  
Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Design and Knowledge Management,  
Innovation Management, Performance Measurement and Benchmarking;  
Service Science and Engineering; Quality Engineering and Data Mining)
Advanced Materials and Processes (Sustainable Materials, Materials  
Modelling, Surface Treatment, and Advanced Materials and Processes)
Manufacturing Education

The selected papers will be considered for publication in Special  
issues of the following journals:
- Proceedings of I MECH E Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture
- Journal of Manufacturing Systems
- International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- Journal of Manufacturing Technology Research.

The papers submitted to the IMRC’2009 will compete for the Best  
Paper Award.  Additionally, papers where a student is a primary  
author are eligible to compete for the Best Student paper Award.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of papers is March  
31, 2009 (on-line).

Anyone interested in conducting a workshop, tutorial or special  
session during the conference, please contact conference chair,  
Darek Ceglarek ([email protected]).

More detailed information about the scope and contents of the  
conference are posted at http://go.warwick.ac.uk/icmr09 .

We plan to organize Industrial tours (Jaguar and Land Rover),  
Special Sessions featuring international funding bodies promoting  
global research and education collaboration, major European and  
international Initiatives (ManuFUTURE, IMS and others).  We will  
also organize Best Paper competition; and Best Student Paper  
Competition.

The IMRC’2009 Conference is organized in the Heartland of England  
(William Shakespeare’s birthplace; place where the first steam  
engine was developed by Boulton and Watt; the world's first cast  
iron bridge was built; birthplace of the British cycle and motor  
industry; Warwick castle - the largest medieval castle in UK;  
birthplace of Rugby game; and Bull Ring – one of the largest and  
busiest shopping centers in the United Kingdom and many other  
attractions).

We look forward to your contributions to the ICMR'09.

Yours sincerely,
Darek
ICMR 2009 Conference Chair
http://go.warwick.ac.uk/icmr09

Professor Darek Ceglarek
EPSRC Research Chair
Director, Digital Products Lifecycle Management
The Digital Laboratory, WMG
University of Warwick
Coventry, CV4 7AL United Kingdom
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