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2008 International Applied Reliability
Symposium, North America will be held June 17 - 20, 2008
in Reno, Nevada. You are invited to submit
a presentation proposal that addresses the Symposium theme:
"Sharing applications,
success stories and lessons learned in reliability and maintainability
engineering."
Presentations will be selected
on the basis of the proposals. 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 - $1000
Silver Award - $750
Bronze Award - $500
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
-
Design for Six Sigma
- Reliability and safety
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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 Present@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
Present@ARSymposium.org
to accept your selection as an ARS presenter.
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Submit Complete Draft of
Your Presentation
Please submit a complete draft of your presentation
that is ready for proofreading. 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. If you wish
to make additional changes to the original draft, please
wait until the proofed/formatted copy is returned to
you.
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Submit Final Print-Ready
Presentation
Please review the proofed/formatted copy of the PPT
file that has been returned to you and make any final modifications
that may be necessary before the PROCEEDINGS booklet goes
to print. Submit the finalized copy of your presentation,
which will be used for the printed booklets distributed
to attendees and pre-loaded on the ARS laptops used at the
event. |
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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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5 |
Presenter Orientation
A brief "orientation" meeting will be scheduled for the
evening prior to the start of the event so that presenters
may check the version of the PowerPoint file that has been
pre-loaded onto the ARS computers and familiarize themselves
with the microphone, timer, etc. You will receive specific
details via e-mail shortly before 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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Attend the Awards
Luncheon on Thursday
Presenters are strongly encouraged to attend the
hosted Awards Luncheon on Thursday. One of the purposes
for this luncheon is to provide attendees with an
additional opportunity to talk with presenters about the
ideas they shared. To facilitate that, we request that
all presenters wear the "Presenter" shirt provided for
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If you have any questions or concerns during the process, please
contact Present@ARSymposium.org.
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Milestones for
Selected Presenters
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December
7, 2007 |
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Final Deadline to
Submit Presentation Proposals
[Download
Form, *.DOC] |
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December 21, 2007 |
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Presentations Selected
and Participants Notified |
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January 9, 2008 |
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Presenters Accept Selection |
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January 11, 2008 |
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Program Matrix Announced
[See 2008
Matrix...] |
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March 7, 2008 |
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Submit Complete Presentation
DRAFT
[Download
Template, *.PPT] |
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April 21, 2008 |
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Drafts Proofread
and Returned with Comments |
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May 12, 2008 |
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Submit Final (Print-Ready)
Presentation |
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May 12, 2008 |
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Submit Publication
Release Form
[Download Form, *.PDF] |
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June 17 - 20, 2008 |
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Attend the
Symposium and Deliver Presentation |
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