Product Development - Conference Calendar
Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic

CONFERENCES

11TH QFD SYMPOSIUM
Orlando, FL, December 12-13, 2003
Web: www.qfdi.org

6th ANNUAL VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER CONFERENCE
Miami, FL, December 8-10, 2003
Tel: (888) 670-8200
Fax: (941) 365-2507
Email: register@iirusa.com
Web: www.iirusa.com/voc

IEEE DESIGN & DEVELOPERS FORUM (at GLOBECOM)
San Francisco, CA, December 2-4, 2003
Email: globecom2003reg [at] donanderson.com
W eb: www.globecom2003.com

IEEE GLOBECOM 2003
San Francisco, CA, December 1-4, 2003
Contact: Globecom 2003, c/o Don Anderson Inc., 800 Airport Blvd. #311, Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: (800) 554-0849 or (650) 685-9900
Fax: (650) 685-9909
Email: globecom2003reg [at] donanderson.com
Web: www.globecom2003.com

TISD - 2003
Monterey, CA, December 1-3, 2003
Contact: Sarah Wilkinson, TISD Conference Specialist, Elsevier Science, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK
Phone: +44 (0) 1865 84369
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 84395
Email: sm.wilkinson@elsevier.com
Web: www.TISD-2003.com

2003 ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND R&D EXPO
Washington, D.C., November 15-21, 2003
web: www.asmeconferences.org/congress03/

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DESIGN CONFERENCE AND EXPO (RD&D) and
DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CONFERENCE AND EXPO (DREX)
Washington, DC, November 17-20, 2003
Web: www.asme.org/congress/rddexpo

POWERSYSTEMS WORLD
Long Beach, CA, November 4-6, 2003
Phone: (800) 927-5007
Web: www.powersystems.com

AVS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Baltimore, MD, November 4-6, 2003
Tel: (212) 248-0326
Web: www.avs.org

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND R&D METRICS: QUANTIFYING INNOVATION, PORTFOLIO VALUE & RESOURCE CAPACITY
Chicago, IL, November 3-6, 2003
Contact: Management Roundtable, 92 Crescent St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Tel: (800) 338-2223 or (781) 891-8080
Fax: (781) 398-1889
Email: info@roundtable.com
Web: www.ManagementRoundtable.com

LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS: ENGINEERING LIGHTER, STRONGER, FASTER EQUIPMENT FOR THE WARFIGHTER
New Orleans, LA, October 28-29, 2003
Tel: (800) 882-8684 or (973) 812-5165
Fax: (973) 256-0205
Email: info [at] idga.org
Web: www.idga.org

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 2003
Sweden, October 27-28, 2003
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 892772
Fax: +44 (0) 1252 892747
Email: mcharter@surrart.ac.uk
Web: www.cfsd.org.uk

NPD PROJECT INNOVATION 2003
Fort Worth, TX, October 20-22, 2003
Contact: Management Roundtable, 92 Crescent St., Waltham, MA 02453
Tel: (800) 338-2223 or (781) 891-8080
Fax: (781) 398-1889
Email: info [at] managementroundtable.com
Web: www.ManagementRoundtable.com

IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PHASED ARRAY SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY
CALL FOR PAPERS
Boston, MA, October 14-17, 2003
Contact: Kathleen Ballos, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Room J-105, 244 Wood St., Lexington, MA, 02420-9108
Web: www.ieee-boston.org/conferences.htm

MIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE: MANAGING R&D AS A GLOBAL ENTERPRISE
Cambridge, MA, October 15-16, 2003
Tel: (617) 253-1700
Web: ilp.mit.edu/confmgmt/rd/rd-one/

FAST & FLEXIBLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Chicago, IL, October 8-10, 2003
Contact: Management Roundtable, 92 Crescent St, Waltham, MA 02453
Tel: (800) 338-2223 or (781) 891-8080
Fax: (781) 398-1889
Email: info [at] roundtable.com
Web: www.ManagementRoundtable.com

2003 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PDMA) RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Boston, MA, October 4-8, 2003
Tel: (866) 223-2579
Web: www.pdma.org/2003

IEEE CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CONFERENCE
CALL FOR PAPERS
San Jose, CA, September 21-24, 2003
Deadline: April 2, 2003
Contact: IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 16220 South Frederick Road, Suite 312, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877
Tel: (301) 527-0900 x101
Fax: (301) 527-0994
Email: cicc@his.com
Web: www.ieee-cicc.org

INNOVATION CONVERGENCE 2003
Minneapolis, MN, September 21-24, 2003
Web: www.iirusa.com/convergence/

AUTO-ID CENTER'S EPC SYMPOSIUM
Chicago, IL, September 15-17, 2003
Web: www.epcsymposium.com

WBR PLM CONFERENCE 2003
Scottsdale, AZ, September 15-17, 2003
Contact: PLM2003, WBR/IQPC, 150 Clove Road, Little Falls, NJ 07424
Tel: (800) 882-8684 or (973) 256-0211
Fax: (973) 256-0205
Email: plm@wbresearch.com
Web: www.wbresearch.com/PLM

MASTERING INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
New York, NY, September 15-16, 2003
Contact: WRG Research, Inc., 500 Cummings Park, Ste. 5200, Woburn, MA, 01801
Tel: (800) 647-7600 or (781) 939-2438
Fax: (781) 939-2490 or (781) 939-2495
Email: info [at] worldrg.com
Web: www.worldrg.com

GEIA ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Seattle, WA, September 8-12, 2003
Web: www.geia.org

2003 ASME INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CONFERENCES & COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION IN ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
CALL FOR PAPERS
Chicago, IL, September 2-6, 2003
Web: www.me.uic.edu/detc2003

INTEGRATING SIX SIGMA IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
San Diego Bay, CA, August 27-29, 2003
Contact: Customer Service, Institute for International Research, P.O. Box 3685, Boston, MA 02241-3685
Tel: (888) 670-8200 or (941) 951-7885
Fax: (941) 365-2507
Email: register@iirusa.com
Web: www.iirusa.com/FrontEnd

INCOSE 2003
Washington, DC, June 29-July 3, 2003
Contact: Incose 2003, 7916 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA, 92111-1212
Fax: (858) 565-9954
Web: www.incose.org/symp2003

PLM CONFERENCE 2003
Dearborn, MI, June 23-25, 2003
Contact: CIMdata, Inc., ATTN: Conferences, 3909 Research Park Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48108
Tel: (734) 668-1957
Fax: (734) 668-9922

MRT/PDMA CONFERENCE ON DRIVING PRODUCT LIFECYCLE PROFITS FROM LAUNCH THROUGH RENEWAL
Chicago, IL, June 16-18, 2003
Contact: Management Roundtable, 92 Crescent St., Waltham, MA, 02453
Tel: (800) 338-2223 or (781) 891-8080
Fax: (781) 398-1889
Web: www.ManagementRoundtable.com

NEPCON EAST ELECTRO
Boston, MA, June 9-11, 2003
Tel: (800) 467-5656 or (203) 840-5656
Web: www.nepconeast.com

DEVELOPING & MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT STRATEGY
Cambridge, MA, May 29-30, 2003
Contact: Maureen Tracy, Center for Management Research, 55 William St, Wellesley, MA. 02481
Tel: (781) 239-1111
Fax: (781) 239-1546
Web: mitsloan.mit.edu/execed

IIR/PDMA CONFERENCE ON THE FUZZY FRONT END
Boston, MA, May 28-30, 2003
Contact: Institute for International Research, New York, PO Box 3685, Boston, MA, 02241-3685
Tel: (888) 670-8200 or (941) 951-7885
Fax: (941) 365-2507
Email: register@iirusa.com
Web: www.iirusa.com/FrontEnd

IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS
Anchorage, AK, May 11-15, 2003
Contact: ICC 2003/ADS, 555 W. Northern Lights Blvd, Ste. 213, Anchorage, AK, 99503
Fax: (907) 276-2828
Email: icc2003@alaskadestinations.com
Web: www.icc2003D.com

MOLDMAKING EXPO 2003
Cleveland, OH, April 30-May 1, 2003
Contact: 301 S. Main St., Suite 1 West, Doylestown, PA, 18901
Tel: (215) 230-9556
Fax: (215) 230-9601
Web: www.moldmakingtechnology.com

PLM WORLD 2003 CONFERENCE
Anaheim, CA, April 28-May 2, 2003
Tel: (561) 863-2272
Fax: (561) 842-2666
E-Mail: beth@plmworld.org
Web: event.plmworld.org

SUCCESS BY DESIGN
Providence, RI, April 24, 2003
Tel: (401) 454-6108
email: info@centerdesignbusiness.org
Web: www.centerdesignbusiness.org

NATIONAL SBIR SPRING CONFERENCE 2003
Arlington, VA, April 22-24, 2003
Tel: (703) 205-1592
E-Mail: sbirconference@brtrc.com
Web: www.dodsbir.net/springconf03

INTERNATIONAL SIGNAL PROCESSING CONFERENCE (ISPC)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Dallas, TX, March 31 - April 3, 2003
Contact: Global Technology Conferences, 1320 Centre Street, Suite 200, Newton Centre, MA. 02459-2400
Tel: (617) 243-9777
Fax: (617) 243-9797
E-Mail: info@gt-conferences.com

NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK 2003
Boston, MA, March 27-28, 2003
Contact: Engineers Week Committee, c/o The Engineering Center, One Walnut St., Boston, MA, 02108-6783
Email: engweek@engineers.org

DEVELOPING & MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT STRATEGY
Cambridge, MA, March 27-28, 2003
Contact: Maureen Tracy, Center for Management Research, 55 William St, Wellesley, MA. 02481
Tel: (781) 239-1111
Fax: (781) 239-1546
Web: mitsloan.mit.edu/execed

OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 2003
Atlanta, GA, March 23-28, 2003
Web: www.ofcconference.org

IEEE SARNOFF SYMPOSIUM:
ADVANCES IN WIRED AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, March 11-12, 2003
Contact: GTS, 3100 Route 138, Bldg. #3, Wall Twp., NJ, 07719
Tel: (732) 280-2022
Fax: (732) 681-9314
Web: www.sarnoffsymposium.org

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONFERENCE & EXPO
Chicago, IL, March 3-6, 2003
Contact: National Manufacturing Week, c/o CompuSystems, PO Box 496, Brookfield, IL, 60513-0496
Fax: (708) 344-4444
Web: www.ttconference.com

SATELLITE 2003
Washington, D.C., February 26-28, 2003
Contact: Satellite 2003, c/o TRC, 16000 N. 80th St., Ste. F, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260
Tel: (301) 354-1662
Fax: (480) 443-8767
Web: www.satellite2003.com

FAST & FLEXIBLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Orlando, FL, February 26-28, 2003
Contact: Fast & Flexible Product Development, c/o Management Roundtable, 92 Crescent St., Waltham, MA, 02453
Tel: (800) 338-2223 or (781) 891-8080
Fax: (781) 398-1889
Email: info@Roundtable.com
Web: www.ManagementRoundtable.com

11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISO 9000
Orlando, FL, February 24-26, 2003
Contact: International Conference on ISO 9000, Four Camden Dr., Pittsburgh, PA, 15215
Tel: (866) 500-3383 or (412) 782-3383
Fax: (412) 782-3384
Email: iso9000institute@aol.com
Web: www.iso9000directory.com/conference

VEHICLE NOISE ENGINEERING ACADEMIES
Troy, MI, February 10-14, 2003
Contact: SAE International, Professional Development, Engineering Academies, 400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA, 15086-9905
Tel: (877) 606-7323 or (724) 776-4970
Fax: (724) 776-0790
Email: CustomerService@sae.org
Web: www.sae.org

INCOSE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 2003
Tampa, FL, February 2-5, 2003
Contact: PCMI, 7916 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA, 92111-1212
Tel: (858) 565-9921
Fax: (858) 565-9954
Email: pcmi@pcmisandiego.com
Web: www.incose.org/IW2003

CO-DEVELOPING PRODUCTS WITH PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, AND CUSTOMERS
Scottsdale, AZ, January 27-29, 2003
Contact: Management Roundtable, Inc., 92 Crescent St., Waltham, MA, 02453
Tel: (800) 338-2223
Fax: (781) 398-1889
Web: www.codevpd.org

ASQ's SIX SIGMA CONFERENCE 2003
Palm Springs, CA, January 27-28, 2003
Contact: ASQ Education Services Department, TP, PO Box 3005, Milwaukee, WI, 53201-3005
Tel: (800) 248-1946 or (414) 272-8575
Fax: (414) 272-1734
Web: http://sixsigma.asq.org