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The international conference on Industrial Engineering (ICIE-2013) is being organized to bring researchers and experts from academia and industry on a common platform to discuss the latest technologies and managerial tools being adopted in the field of Science, Technology and Management. It will help to provide an opportunity for all branches of industries, to disseminate the information on most recent and relevant research, theories and practices in the area of Industrial Engineering.

Date: November 20-22, 2013

Organized by: Department of Mechanical Engineering S.V. National Institute of Technology

Themes:

1. Advanced Operations Management
2. Artificial Intelligence in Improving Productivity
3. Construction Management and Productivity
4. Decision Analysis, Systems Modeling and Simulation Methods
5. Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Manufacturing
6. Engineering Economy and Cost Analysis
7. Enterprise Resource Planning
8. Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering
9. Facility Planning and Management
10. Industrial Engineering Education and Training
11. Industrial Marketing
12. Information and Communication Technology Systems
13. Innovations in HRD Systems
14. Lean, Agile and Quick Response Manufacturing
15. Logistics and Supply Chain Management System
16. Manufacturing Systems Engineering, e-manufacturing
17. Optimization Techniques in Industrial Engineering
18. Production Economics and Finance
19. Production Planning, Scheduling and Control
20. Products and Process Innovations
21. Project Management
22. Reliability and Maintenance Engineering
23. Renewable Energy and Management
24. Small Scale Industries and Entrepreneurship
25. Social Re-engineering
26. Technology and Knowledge Management
27. Total Quality Management Systems, Six Sigma
28. Trends in Industrial Engineering (IE) practices and challenges to IE profession

Paper Submission Guidelines:

Paper submission guidelines are to be used by authors of papers so that they can use a consistent style. These editorial instructions need to be followed closely to minimize the differences between formats of different papers. These instructions are appropriate to all camera-ready materials accepted for inclusion in the ICIE 2013 Proceedings. Papers should submit as a .doc attachment by preferably online or email to the Organising Secretary ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Registration Details:

The registration fees for participants are:

The registration fee includes conference kit, high tea, three lunches, two dinners including one grand conference dinner with cultural programme. The tea will be served to all the parallel sessions.

A limited number of additional tickets could be purchased for family (Wife and One Children) by paying Rs 2,000/- for all three days subjected to the prior information to the organizing secretary.

Student Delegates - Students are required to send ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) scanned copy of the student status proof mentioning the Paper ID (e.g., a letter issued by the college/institute or valid card) at the end of the registration process.

Important Dates:

1. Receipt of formatted manuscripts for review (full paper): 1st June, 2013
2. Confirmation of acceptance of papers: 1st July, 2013
3. Final submission of accepted papers for the proceedings [Strictly with the Paper Submission Format]: 15th August, 2013
4. Last date of Registration [For Inclusion of accepted papers in the proceedings] 1st September, 2013
5. Conference: November 20-22, 2013

Contact Us:

Dr. Tushar N. Desai / Dr. Ravi Kant
Organizing Secretary (ICIE 2013)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
S.V. National Institute of Technology
Ichchhanath Dumas Road, Surat, Gujarat 395007
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Website: http://www.icie2013.com/

The International conference on Green Computing, Communication and Conservation of Energy ICGCE-2013 aims to bring researchers, scientists, engineers and scholar students together to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and the research outcome of all possible aspects of Green Computing, Communication and Conservation of Energy ; and to discuss the practical challenges encountered, and the solutions.

Green computing or green IT, refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. As computing becomes increasingly pervasive, the energy consumption attributable to computing is increasing, despite the clarion call to action to reduce consumption and reverse greenhouse effect The aim green computing is to reduce the use of hazardous materials, maximize energy efficiency during the product's lifetime, and promote the recyclability or biodegradability of defunct products and factory waste. Research continues into key areas such as making the use of computers as energy-efficient as possible, and designing algorithms and systems for efficiency-related computer technologies. The mobile industry is seen as a potential enabler to reduce greenhouse gases. To meet the requirement of low-carbon economy development, it is necessary to reduce the operation expenditure or energy consumption of mobile networks, while maintaining acceptable quality of service. In this regard, the conference aims to establish a forum to bring together research professionals from diverse fields including green mobile networks, system architectures, networking & communication protocols, applications, test-bed and prototype, traffic balance and energy-efficient cooperation transmission, system and application issues.

Replacing the classical energy with alternative green energy, such as bio-energy, solar energy and promoting use of clean energy, and that way, polluting emissions to the air will be reduced. Bio-energy is renewable energy derived from biological sources, to be used for heat, electricity, or vehicle fuel. Bio-fuel derived from plant materials is among the most rapidly growing renewable energy technologies. Photovoltaic technology makes use of the energy in the sun, and it has little impact on the environment. Photovoltaics can be used in a wide range of products, from small consumer items to large commercial solar electric systems. This conference brings together the challenging technical aspects for supporting and producing renewable energy with less or no impact on the ecosystems.

We solicit both academic, research, and industrial contributions. We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.

Date: December 12-14, 2013

Organized by: RMD Engineering College, Chennai

The goal of ICGCE 2013 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange their new ideas, novel results, work in progress and experiences on all aspects of green computing and communications, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future directions. This conference will be conducted on the following themes:

Papers from the researchers in academic institutions and R&D organizations on current research, new trends, latest developments, emerging technologies and new industrial standards in the following primary areas but not limited to:

1. GREEN COMPUTING
2. GREEN IT SOLUTIONS
3. GREEN COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
4. GREEN ENERGY
5. GREEN ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Paper Submission:

Prospective authors are invited to register and submit the manuscripts of their original research contributions and review articles in the link:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icgce2013
Authors are invited to submit full paper of up to 6 pages, strictly as per the template, using two-column, single-space format, with 10-point font size. Additional mandatory page charges of INR 500.00 / USD10/ per page are to be paid by the authors for each additional page exceeding the limit of 6 pages and allowed for up to 2 more pages during registration. Papers may be rejected without review, if the paper is not in the proper format. Plagiarism of any form will lead to outright rejection of the paper. All accepted papers in compliance with IEEE standards will be published in IEEE Xplore Digital Library with indexing.

Registration:


Important Dates:

1. Submission of Full Papers September 2, 2013
2. Notification of Acceptance September 30, 2013
3. Presentation submission October 15, 2013
4. ICGCE 2013 conference 12th-14th December 2013

Contact us:

Dr.P.Rangarajan,
Conference Chair, ICGCE2013,
RMD Engineering College,
RSM Nagar,Kavaraipettai-601206
Gummidipoondi Taluk, Tiruvallur District
Tamilnadu,India
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Website: http://www.rmd.ac.in/ICGCE2013/index.html

NSHM College of Management and Technology (NCMT), one of the institutions of NSHM Knowledge Campus, an educational group of eastern India, on Friday announced the launch of 3-year BSc Degree Course in Fashion Design and Management at its Kolkata campus.

The course, affiliated to WBUT, combines fashion design with fashion management.

From designing to management, the course offers diverse career options catering to the student's creative aspirations and at the same time entering the world of glamour and fame "along with a lucrative pay package", NSHM college of management sources said.

Source: Times of India

The University of Pune will introduce a two-year MTech (Aviation) course focused on training pilots, in collaboration with a top German civil aviation company, from academic year 2013-14.

"The first six months of the course will be at UoP's department of technology, while the remaining 18 months will be on-site training in Germany, following which the students will get a UoP degree," vice-chancellor Wasudeo N Gade told reporters on Friday.

"A formal memorandum of understanding related to the course will be signed in June between the UoP and the German firm Fashschule Feer Luftahrgeng Fuhres (FFLF)," he said and added that the company is one of the top ranked German aviation firms, next only to Lufthansa. Only engineering graduates will be eligible for the new course, with a proposed initial intake of 24 seats. "Only engineering graduates will be eligible for the new course for which we have proposed an initial intake of 24 seats.

"The course syllabus and related formalities have been cleared by the university's statutory bodies like the management and the academic councils. After the signing of MoU, the course start from the impending academic year," Gade said.

"We have also approached the director general of civil aviation, the country's aviation regulator, for recognition of the course for the purpose of issuance of pilot's license," he added.

According to UoP's director of board of university and college development V B Gaikwad, the new course will be offered on a credit-based system. "The credits accumulated for the 18 month on-site training in Germany will be transferred to the UoP to enable the award of a degree," he said.

Meanwhile, Gade, who completed a year in office on May 15, said that the university will continue to focus on promoting research activities, both on campus and at affiliated colleges, and will push the ambitious automation programme for the examination department. "We have sanctioned a Rs 10-crore project for the laying of a new underground fiber optic network on the university campus for better connectivity," he said.

He said that the university successfully carried out a pilot of introducing bar code system for education, management and postgraduate engineering faculty. "We will extend the system to other faculties from the coming academic year. This will ensure lesser human intervention and glitches in the exam process," he added. The university has also implemented online delivery of engineering question papers; the next priority will be to secure answer sheet scanning and online checking. "This way, problems like portions of answer sheets going unchecked by the paper assessor won't arise," Gade said.

Source: Times of Inddia

Around 88% students passed the Class X (SSC) examination in the state, with state-run schools faring much better than previous years. These institutions marked an increase in pass percentage from 73.6% last year to 80.28% this year, with experts attributing the feat to improved infrastructure and teaching across the state. The pass percentage at private schools stood at 92.69%.

The pass percentage of female students stood at 88.9 and boys at 87.3 this year. A staggering 1,539 government institutions secured a pass percentage of 100 as compared to 1,181 schools last year, officials said. Several students from the city secured the perfect grade point average (GPA) of 10. While Chittoor district topped the list with 94.92 pass percentage, Medak had the lowest of 64%, officials said.

Among government schools, the residential ones fared extremely well, bagging pass percentages ranging between 85.15 and 94.99. The AP Residential Educational Institutions Society (APREIS), which attracts students from rural mandals, secured 94.99 pass percentage, while residential schools run by social welfare and tribal welfare departments secured pass percentages of 94.15 and 91.17 respectively.

Experts said that the government order issued last year making good performance of students mandatory for teachers to get promotions and salary hikes has helped raising the pass percentage figures. "Teachers had taken extra care in completing the syllabus on time. The rise in pass percentage is predictable as much effort had gone into regularizing classroom instructions," said N Narayana, president, United Teachers Front (UTF).

Officials said that even the state government had taken extra care in improving facilities in government schools. "The facilities in the government schools have improved in the last five years. Teaching posts have been filled so that students get the required classroom instructions," said B Manmadha Reddy, director of government examinations.

Meanwhile, with the state government doing away with the marks systems, students were found to be more relaxed on the day of results. But though the objective of this was to eliminate competition among private schools, several schools in the state defeated its purpose by advertising their toppers. "We cannot stop the managements from advertising their 10 point scorers. It's a marketing strategy," said Manmadha Reddy. He added that the GPA system is adopted by several boards and institutions, including CBSE, IITs and IIMs.

Releasing the results, minister for secondary education K Parthasarathy said thatthe results were released at record speed as the department did not want students to wait. The supplementary examinations will be held from June 15 to July 28, he announced.

Source: Times of India

Scholarship Name: Comvita Doctoral School scholarship in Environmental Sustainability and Conservation 2013

Offered by: Comvita

Programmes: PhD degree level

Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand

Eligibility:

1. The Scholarship will be awarded to a graduate from one of the universities in the Three Brothers Plus Agreement (namely Qinghai University or Tsinghua University or the Chinese Academy of Sciences) who has paid the fees, or arranged to pay the fees, for full-time enrolment in a PhD in the School of Environment, the School of Biological Sciences, the School of Chemical Sciences or the Department of Physics at The University of Auckland, to conduct research in the area of environmental sustainability and conservation.
2. The scholarship is tenable by international students.
3. The basis of selection will be academic merit (measured by the grade point equivalence assessed over the applicant's two most recent years of fulltime study or equivalent), quality of research proposal, endorsement by the proposed supervisor and host academic unit, and alignment with the faculty's strategic plan. (Refer also to Note ii).
4. The Scholarship will provide support for up to 36 months of study and payments will commence from the start date for the doctoral enrolment or the date nominated by the Faculty (whichever is the later date).

Scholarship details:

One Scholarship will be awarded for a period of up to 36 months, and will be of the value of up to $22,500 per annum. After 36 months of funding a further six months of scholarship funding at the rate of a full University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship may be available to students who have a first class academic record, subject to approval from the Scholarships Sub Committee. (See Note iii).

Scholarship Description:

The Scholarship was established in 2011 and is funded by Comvita. The main purpose of the Scholarship is to broaden and deepen relationships with preeminent Universities in China and further develop a partnership around the areas of conservation, rehabilitation and sustainability by funding a student from Qinghai University to study for a PhD in sustainability and conservation at The University of Auckland.

Selection process:

The Scholarship will be awarded to a graduate from one of the universities in the Three Brothers Plus Agreement (namely Qinghai University or Tsinghua University or the Chinese Academy of Sciences) who has paid the fees, or arranged to pay the fees, for full-time enrolment in a PhD in the School of Environment, the School of Biological Sciences, the School of Chemical Sciences or the Department of Physics at The University of Auckland, to conduct research in the area of environmental sustainability and conservation.
The basis of selection will be academic merit (measured by the grade point equivalence assessed over the applicant's two most recent years of full-time study or equivalent), quality of research proposal, endorsement by the proposed supervisor and host academic unit, and alignment with the faculty's strategic plan. (Refer also to Note ii).

How to apply: click here to apply online.

Important dates:

Application deadline: July 30, 2013

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University Name: Shiv Nadar University

Programmes: M.S. and Ph.D. Programmes in Mathematics

Eligibility:

M.S. in Mathematics: A Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics/Physics/Science or similar disciplines with overall marks of at least 60% (or equivalent grade). Please enquire in case you have a different background or are uncertain about your eligibility for any reason.

Ph.D. in Mathematics: A Master's Degree in Mathematics or related disciplines with overall marks of at least 60% (or equivalent grade). Please enquire in case you are uncertain about your eligibility for any reason.

For details and information on eligibility, please click here.

How to apply:

1. Application forms can also be downloaded from the university website: http://snu.edu.in/
2. The application form must be accompanied by the required supporting documents, and a nonrefundable demand draft of Rs. 1,000/- (in favor of "Shiv Nadar University"payable at Delhi).

Important dates:

Application deadline: June 30, 2013.

Contact Numbers: Tel. 0120 266 3841

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Website: http://snu.edu.in/

SRM University is set to launch 11 new courses this academic year. The university will also start dual degree and integrated courses.

Vice-chancellor M Ponnavaiko on Thursday said two four-year courses (BSc Renal Dialysis Technology and BSc Radiology and Imaging Technology), a two-year MSc Medical Physics programme, MSc Econometrics, MA International Studies and MCom Finance and Accounts will be introduced this year.

Three MTech programmes, including food safety and quality management, and in renewable and solar photovoltaic technology; a dual degree that will help candidates get a Master of Health Management and an MBA degree at the end of the course, and a five-year integrated MBA that students can take up after class 12 have been planned.

"Three diploma programmes, including a diploma in politics, leadership and political entrepreneurship, are being introduced," said Ponnavaiko. The other two diplomas are on value education and an international Tamil teachers' diploma. Chancellor TR Pachamuthu released the results of the entrance examination. "Counselling for the BTech course begins on June 1, and 60,000 candidates will be called for counselling in batches of 4,000 a day," Pachamuthu said.

Source: Times of India

The National Eligibility Entrance Test- Post Graduate (NEET-PG) results were declared on Thursday. The exams were conducted in December.

Shivam Jani, an MBBS graduate from BJ Medical College, was one of the lucky few who were able to check their results online before the site crashed and remained inaccessible for hours after the news of the results spread around 5 pm. Jani has ranked 42 in Gujarat and 682 in the country.

Shakeel Ahmad was a doctor who was not able to access the much-anticipated NEET PG result, which were withheld for over four months as the test was challenged in the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, the Gujarat University is yet to decide whether the admissions to 450 post graduate seats in Gujarat would be given on the basis of only NEET scores or the marks scored in MBBS. A meeting to take a final decision will be held on Friday.

Students, however, met the senior officials in GU and asked them to consider only NEET scores.

Source: Times of India

The results of the Class 10 and 12 students under the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) were announced on Friday.

The results can be seen on www.cisce.timesofindia.com, www.cisce.navbharattimes.com, www.cisce.indiaresults.com, www.cisce.ndtv.com, www.cisce.indiaeducation.com, www.cisce.in.com and www.cisce.topperlearning.com.

Around 1.5 lakh students appeared for the ICSE exam and another 60,000 for the ISC exam this year. There are around 1930 and 800 ICSE and ISC schools in the country respectively. The Class 10 exam had started on February 27 and that of Class 12 on February 4.

Karnataka has the third largest number of ICSE schools after West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.

Source: Times of India