IS-EMD2008
(8th International Session on Electro-Mechanical Devices)
Call for Presentation and Participation
As the Executive Chairs, we invite you to participate and present your work in the IS-EMD2008, the 8th International Session on Electromechanical Devices which will be held on 15th-16th November, 2008 in Sendai, Japan. We would like to ask you to register your presentation and participation for IS-EMD2008 at the IS-EMD2008 Office.
I look forward to seeing you at the IS-EMD2008.
Noboru Wakatsuki, Executive Chair IS-EMD2008
Masanari Taniguchi, Executive Co-Chair IS-EMD2008
Conference site: Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University, Sendai, Japan
Conference date: November 15 (Sat.) - 16 (Sun.), 2008
IS-EMD web site: www.ieice.org/es/emd/
Sponsorship:
The Technical Group on EMD of IEICE (Institute of Electronic, Information and Communication Engineers)
Co-sponsored by:
Research and Engineering Society for Electromechanical Components and Contact Technology in Japan
CONTENTS
Basic Contact Phenomena, Theoretical Analysis, Arc Discharge and Related Phenomena, Sliding contacts, Relays, Connectors, Contactors and Circuit Breakers, Optical Interconnection, Sensing Devices, Automotive Applications, Signal Transmission, Lead Free Soldering, Reduce-Reuse-and-Recycle Techniques, Testing and Evaluation, Others
LANGUAGE
The official language is English only.
REGISTRATION FEE
There is no registration fee for IS-EMD 2008.
IMPORTANT SUBMISSION DEADLINES
August 31, 2008: Submission deadline for Title and Author(s)
October 1, 2008: Submission deadline for Completed Manuscript
October 14, 2008: Registration deadline for visa application
November 15-16, 2008: Presentation at IS-EMD2008
SUBMISSION OF TITLE AND AUTHOR(S)
If you intend a presentation at IS-EMD2008, please send the following information by E-mail before August 31, 2008
Title of the presentation, author(s)(Mark an * for the speaker), and affiliation of each author
Domestic speakers:
Submit your registration for presentation at IEICE web site.
(http://www.ieice.org/ken/program/index.php?tgid=EMD&lang=eng)
REGISTRATION AND VISA APPLICATION
If you wish to attend the IS-EMD2008 as an international attendee, please send the following information by E-mail to the IS-EMD2008 Office before October 14.
Name, Title / position, Affiliation, Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail:
IS-EMD2008 office for international attendees:
E-Mail: emd-is-2008@mail.ieice.org
Prof. Hideaki Sone, Tohoku University Cyberscience Center
Address: Aramaki Aoba 6-3, Aobaku Sendai, 980-8578 Japan
Tel. +81-22-795-6091, Fax. +81-22-795-6096
Special Issue of the IEICE Transactions via IS-EMD2008
Call For Papers for the forthcoming Special Issue on "Recent Development of Electro-Mechanical Devices- Selected Papers from IS-EMD2008" will be announced later.
IS-EMD2008 Steering Committee ("Jikkou Iinkai")
Executive Chair: Noboru Wakatsuki, Ishinomaki Senshu University
Executive Co-Chair: Masanari Taniguchi, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University
Secretary (Office): Hideaki Sone, Tohoku University
Secretary (Local): Hiroyuki Ishida, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University
Secretaries (Liaison): Terutaka Tamai (RES-ESCCT), Mie University
Takeshi Aoki, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo
Committee Members: Ryo Nagase, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Junya Sekikawa, Makoto
Hasegawa, Mitsuo Ichiya (IEICE TG-EMD Executive Group),
Astuo Takahashi, Takeshi Aoki, Koichiro Sawa, Noboru Wakatsuki, Takayoshi
Kubono, Teruo Tamai, Yasuhiro Ando, Hiroshi Inoue, Isao Minowa, Masanari
Taniguchi, Hideaki Sone (EMD Past-Chairs)
IS-EMD Committee ("Kaigi Iinkai")
Advisory: Tasuku Takagi
General Chair: Hiroshi Inoue, Akita University
General Vice-Chair: Ryo Nagase (IEICE TG-EMD Chair), NTT
IS-EMD2008 Organizing Committee ("Soshiki Iinkai", IEICE TG-EMD Committee)
Chair: Ryo Nagase
Vice-Chair: Kiyoshi Yoshida
Secretaries: Junya Sekikawa, Makoto Hasegawa, Mitsuo Ichiya
Committee Members: S. Asai, H. Ishida, H. Inoue, Y. Iwasaki, S. Umemura, S. Onoda, N. Kubo, T. Kubuno, K. Kojima, M. Kobayashi. Sakaguchi, K. Sasakura, K. Sato, Hideaki Sone, Y. Torazawa, Y. Hattori, I. Minowa, M. Mochizuki, M. Morii, Y. Watanabe