ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)

The ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE) will take place during August 12-15, 2012 in Chicago, IL The conference is the flagship international meeting for Design Engineering and includes the following conferences:

• 24th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)
• 1st Biennial International Conference on Dynamics for Design (DFD)
• 32nd Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)
• 38th Design Automation Conference (DAC)
• 36th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR)
• 6th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)
• 9th International Conference on Design Education (DEC)
• 24th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)
• 17th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)
• 14th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT)

Technical papers describing research results are solicited for the 2012 IDETC & CIE which will also include plenary sessions, keynote lectures, and tutorials on topics related to engineering design and computers in engineering. These conferences provide a unique forum for the sharing of recent research results as well as networking with friends and colleagues. Industry participation is particularly encouraged so that the conferences may provide opportunities for fruitful exchanges between the research and industrial communities.