[news.announce.conferences] CFP: IEEE/EMS 1990 Conference in San Francisco

fjd@bridge2.3com.com (Farokh J. Deboo) (01/28/89)

		      FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
       1990 International Engineering Management Conference
		    in the San Francisco area

The IEEE/EMS Conference sponsored by the IEEE Engineering  Manage-
ment  Society  will  be held in the San Francisco area between Oc-
tober 22 and 24, 1990, with the theme:
      Management through the year 2000 and the Pacific Rim.

This is an annual international conference dedicated to	 improving
engineering management.	 Contributions are solicited that address,
but are not limited to the following main topics:

o  Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
o  Company Management Styles from the entrepreneur to the establis-
   hed
o  Transition from Engineer to Manager
o  Management of Corporate R & D Centers
o  Micro Devices
o  Doing Business in the Pacific Rim,  Europe, South  America  and
   Canada
o  Manufacturing Management & Factory Operations
o  Just-in-Time and Dock-to-Stock Techniques
o  Education for Manufacturing Managers
o  Manufacturing Technology

Prospective authors are	 requested  to	submit	one  to	 two  page
abstracts  of  their  presentation  by	April 30, 1990 to IEEE/EMS
1990, c/o Judith Baar Inc., 620 Abbie Court, Pleasanton,  Califor-
nia  94566.   For  further  information call Judith Baar (415/484-
4795) or Michael Crocker (415/354-5240).

The program committee is also looking for  additional  volunteers.
If you are interested, please contact the Conference Chairman, Dr.
Burton V. Dean at (408) 924-3551 or send mail to "sun!bridge2!fjd"