March 14-16, 2005
The 2004 International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems emphasizes the integrative nature of business, management, computers and engineering within a global context. It provides a forum where engineering and management professionals can share and exchange their ideas in a professional yet relaxing and friendly environment
CONFERENCE SITE AND HOTEL INFORMATION
The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront Hotel in beautiful Cocoa Beach, Florida. Call 1-800-206-2747 to reserve a room and receive a special conference rate of $94. (http://hicocoabeach-oceanfront.felcor.com/) Cocoa Beach is close to many Florida attractions, such as Disney World, Sea World, Epcot, NASA, & Universal Studios
Baseball! Florida is also host to Major league spring training games during the conference, with two nice venues nearby in Melbourne and Vero Beach. Melbourne hosts the new Washington Nationals (see schedule) about ten minutes from the conference hotel, and Vero has hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1947 (see schedule) about 45 minutes away. Be there or be square!
TRACKS AND TRACK CHAIRS
- Automation/ Soft Computing: Andrzej Gapinski, Penn State University, ajg2@psu.edu
- Decision Making in Management and Engineering: E. Ertugrul Karsak, ekarsak@gsu.edu.tr
- Construction Management: Mostafa Khattab, Mostafa.khattab@colostate.edu
- Education and Training: Ralph Janaro, Clarkson University, janaror@clarkson.edu
- Engineering Management: Tracy Tillman, Eastern Michigan University, drttemu@aol.com
- Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization: Colin Benjamin, Florida A&M University, cbenja2468@aol.com
- Global Applications in Manufacturing and Services: Aysar Sussan, University of Central Florida, asussan@bus.ucf.edu
- Human Engineering: Deborah Carstens, Florida Institute of Technology, dcarstens@cfl.rr.com
- Lean Manufacturing: Steve Montes, Simpler Consulting, Inc., montess@simpler.com
- Management Information Systems: John Wang, Montclair State University, wangj@mail.montclair.edu
- Management and Organizational Behavior: Timothy Kiessling, California State University, Stanislaus, tkiessling@csustan.edu
- Management of Technology: Gordon Arbogast, Jacksonville University, garboga@ju.edu
- Marketing: Kaylene Williams, California State University, Stanislaus, kwilliams@csustan.edu
- Operations Management: Pamela Miller, Northwestern State University, millerp@nsula.edu
- Simulation and Modeling: Kevin O’Neill, Plattsburgh State University, kevin.oneill@plattsburgh.edu
- Statistical Quality Improvement and Control: Gamal Weheba, Wichita State University, gamal.weheba@wichita.edu
- Supply Chain Management: Alan Khade, California State University, Stanislaus, akhade@csustan.edu