IPMM-2003

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Extension of the Abstract Deadline for IPMM-2003

The Abstract Deadline for IPMM-2003 has been extended
from October 14th to November 18th, 2003.

IPMM-2003 is the 4th International Conference on
Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials.

Venue: Sendai and Matsushima, Japan.

Dates: May 18 - 23, 2003.

Nanotechnology for the 21st Century – do good things really come in small packages?

Standard IPMM Sessions will include:
      Simulation Modeling
                        - new materials and property prediction
                        - materials processing and product manufacturing
                        - supervisory and process control
        Agent-based Modeling
                        - holonic systems and intelligent manufacturing
                        - Swarm Intelligence and Artificial Life
                        - optimization versus incremental improvements
                        - local vs. global decision-making
        Software and "Soft" wear
                        - Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Evolutionary Programming, and Chaos Theory
                        - Intelligent User Interfaces
        Robotics and Machines
                        - mini- and micro-machines
                        - telerobotic applications
                        - remote communication systems (outer space and underground applications)
        Processes for the 21st Century
                        - raw materials production systems (mining and processing)
                        - metals production and forming
                        - finishing and final-shape processes
        The Philosophy of Intelligence in New Materials and Processes
                        - Nature of intelligence
                        - Transhumanism and the Machine Age

For more information, please visit our web site at:

http://mining.ubc.ca/ipmm/