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2009 International Applied Reliability Symposium,
Europe will be held March 25 - 27, 2009 in Barcelona,
Spain. You are invited to submit presentation
proposals that address the Symposium theme:
"Sharing applications,
success stories and lessons learned in reliability and maintainability
engineering."
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.
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Excellent
Presentation
Awards
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In order to
recognize excellent contributions to the discussion at the
event, awards will
be granted to the primary authors of the top 3 presentations (as voted by attendees):
Gold Award -
€500
Silver Award -
€375
Bronze Award -
€250
RESTRICTIONS:
Each presentation proposal must identify a single primary
author. Only primary authors will
receive complimentary registration and be eligible to receive
cash awards.
Presenters affiliated with the ARS organizers (ReliaSoft
Corporation and System Reliability Center) are not eligible to
receive "Excellent Presentation" awards.
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
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Design for Six Sigma
- Reliability and safety
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Reliability and market share
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Reliability testing
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Software reliability
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Manufacturing reliability
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Asset Management
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Reliability Centered Maintenance
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Reliability Growth Analysis
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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 PresentEurope@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
PresentEurope@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
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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
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If you have any questions or concerns during the process, please
contact PresentEurope@ARSymposium.org.
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Milestones for
Selected Presenters
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October
3, 2008 |
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Final Deadline to
Submit Presentation Proposals
[Download Form, *.DOC] |
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October
24, 2008 |
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Presentations Selected
and Participants Notified |
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November
7, 2008 |
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Presenters Accept
Selection |
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November
10, 2008 |
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Program Matrix Announced
[See 2009 Europe
Matrix...] |
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January 26, 2009 |
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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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March
25 - 27, 2009 |
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Present at the Symposium |
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