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The
2010 International Applied Reliability
Symposium, India will be held October 6 - 8, 2010
in Chennai, India and we invite you to submit a presentation
proposal that fits the Symposium's theme:
"Sharing applications, success stories and lessons learned
in reliability and maintainability engineering."
The deadline for proposal
submission is April 2, 2010 and the Program Matrix
will be announced on May 14, 2010.
Presentations will be selected
on the basis of the proposal. Because of the applied nature
of the Symposium, if your proposal
is selected, you will be asked to submit materials in
presentation format only (i.e. PowerPoint). An accompanying
paper is not required. 50 minutes have been allocated to
each presentation with 10 minutes of questions for a total
of 60 minutes per session.
Presenters Receive:
As the primary author
of a presentation delivered at the ARS, you will receive
complimentary registration to the event, a "Presenter" shirt
with the ARS logo and our sincere appreciation for helping
to make the event thought-provoking and rewarding for your
fellow reliability professionals.
Subjects
Covered:
Subjects
that will be covered in the Symposium may include, but are
not limited to:
- Warranty reduction
- Specifying
reliability and reliability metrics
- Supplier management
- Data collection,
management and analysis
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Design for Reliability
-
Design for Six Sigma
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Proposal Submission Guidelines:
Presentation proposals
must be submitted electronically in either Microsoft Word®
or PDF file format using the form provided. Please submit
all proposals via e-mail to
PresentIndia@ARSymposium.org.
DOWNLOAD
Proposal Submission
Form (*.DOC)
VIEW
Sample
Proposal (*.PDF)
Evaluation Criteria:
The criteria by
which proposals will be assessed include:
- Clarity and coherence
of proposal.
- Relevance to the conference
theme.
- Appeal to a varied
audience of practicing reliability/maintainability engineers.
- Relevance and usefulness
to participants.
- Potential to stimulate
active engagement
of participants.
- Contribution to scholarship
and/or new or innovative practice in reliability/maintainability
engineering.
In some cases, the Symposium
organizers may approach proposal writers to request changes
in their proposals to better fit Symposium needs.
If Your Proposal Is Selected:
After the completion
of the proposal review period, an ARS representative will
contact you regarding the status of your submission. If
your proposal is selected for inclusion at the upcoming
event, we ask for your cooperation with the following process.
Specific deadlines for the upcoming event are posted in
the table at the upper right side
of this Web page.
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Accept Selection
Please send an e-mail to
PresentIndia@ARSymposium.org
to accept your selection as an ARS presenter.
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Submit FINAL Presentation
in ARS Template
Please submit the complete,
final draft of your presentation that is
ready for proofreading and printing. All presenters
must use the PowerPoint template provided by ARS.
For best results, please consider the tips that
are provided on the first slide of the template
when preparing your file.
DOWNLOAD
ARS PowerPoint
Template, *.PPT
IMPORTANT NOTE: Each presenter
is solely responsible for the content of his/her
presentation and we encourage you to distribute
your draft to colleagues for feedback on the material
you intend to present prior to submitting
your file to ARS. If any minor proofreading or formatting
modifications are necessary to make the presentation
print-ready, the ARS Organizers will apply the edits
directly to the PPT file that you submitted.
After submission, changes
will not be accepted unless requested by ARS to
make the document print-ready.
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Submit Publication
Release Form
Please submit a signed publication
release form via e-mail, fax or mail. Without this
copyright release, your materials cannot be included
in the Proceedings booklet distributed at
the event.DOWNLOAD
Publication Release
Form, *.PDF
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Presenter Orientation
A brief "orientation" meeting will be scheduled
for the evening prior to the start of the event
so that presenters may familiarize themselves with
the microphone, timer, etc. You will receive specific
details via e-mail prior to the event. |
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Present at the
Symposium
Please plan to arrive at the podium
5-10 minutes before your presentation is scheduled
to begin. Although the general attire at the Symposium
tends to be "business casual," most presenters choose
to dress more professionally for their own presentations.
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If you have any questions or concerns during the process,
please contact
PresentIndia@ARSymposium.org.
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Milestones for
Selected
Presenters
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April 2, 2010 |
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Final Deadline
to Submit Presentation Proposals
[Download
Form, *.DOC] |
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April 23, 2010 |
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Presentations
Selected and Participants Notified |
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May 10, 2010 |
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Presenters
Accept Selection |
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May 14, 2010 |
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Program Matrix
Announced
[See
2010 India Matrix...] |
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August 6, 2010 |
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Submit
FINAL Presentation
[Download
Template, *.PPT]
Submit Publication
Release Form
[Download
Form, *.PDF]
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(After submission,
changes will not be accepted unless requested
by ARS to make the document print-ready.)
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October 6 - 8, 2010 |
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Present at
the Symposium |
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