12th International Conference on
Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems

March 13-15, 2006

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Sponsored by the
Department of Management, Operations and Marketing
College of Business Administration
California State University, Stanislaus

The 2006 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 $99. (http://hicocoabeach-oceanfront.felcor.com/) Cocoa Beach is close to many Florida attractions, such as Disney World, Sea World, Epcot, NASA, & Universal Studios. It is also within easy driving distance to many spring training ball parks, including Melbourne's Space Coast Stadium, home to the Washington Nationals.

TRACKS AND TRACK CHAIRS

• Automation/Soft Computing:
  Andrzej Gapinski, Penn State University, ajg2@psu.edu
  
• Construction Management:
  Mostafa Khattab, Colorado State University, mostafa.khattab@colostate.edu
  
• Decision Making in Management and Engineering:
  Ertugrul Karsak, Galatasaray University, ekarsak@gsu.edu.tr
  
• Education and Training:
  Ralph Janaro, Clarkson University, janaror@clarkson.edu
  
• Entrepreneurship:
  Colin Benjamin, Florida A&M University, cbenja2468@aol.com
  
• Global Applications in Manufacturing and Services:
  Aysar Sussan, Univ. of Central Florida, asussan@bus.ucf.edu
  
• Human Computer Interaction:
  Steve Jiang, North Carlolina A&T State University, xjiang@ncat.edu
  
• Human Engineering:
  Deborah Carstens, Florida Institute of Technology, dcarstens@cfl.rr.com
  
• Industry and Academia Collaboration:
  Alexandra Schönning, University of North Florida, aschonni@unf.edu
  
• Lean Manufacturing:
  Tracy Tillman, Eastern Michigan University, drttemu@aol.com
  
• Lean Six Sigma:
  Steve Montes, Simpler Consulting, Inc., montess@simpler.com
  
• Management Information Systems:
  John Wang, Montclair State University, wangj@mail.montclair.edu
  
• Management and Organizational Behavior:
  Ed Hernandez, California State University, Stanislaus, eh@hrmgt.com
  
• Management of Technology:
  Gordon Arbogast, Jacksonville University, garboga@ju.edu
  
• Marketing:
  Kaylene Williams, California State University, Stanislaus, kwilliams@csustan.edu
  
• Medical Information Systems:
  Judith Barlow, Florida Institute of Technology, jbarlow@fit.edu
  
• Operations Management:
  Pamela Miller, Northwestern State University, millerp@nsula.edu
  
• Quality Management:
  Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida, furterer@mail.ucf.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:
  Ken Morrison, Kettering University, Harlquest@aol.com
  
• Technology Commercialization:
  Tiki Suarez, Florida A&M University, tiki.suarez@famu.edu