The Technical Program Committee invites present-to-publish papers, presentations only, or student posters, for the 2017 International Annual Conference (IAC) of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM). The ASEM International Annual Conference is a peer-reviewed conference. Membership in ASEM is not mandatory, and nonmembers are cordially invited to submit contributions. Abstracts are published in the conference book; papers are published on the conference CD and are indexed in ProQuest; presentations and posters are not published. Papers, presentations and student posters are requested in traditional and emerging areas of engineering management, including:
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Engineering Management Body of Knowledge Domains
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Suggested Topic Areas
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- General Engineering Management
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EM Profession, EM Education and training, International EM issues
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- Leadership and Organizational Management
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Organizational and Work Design, Organizational Performance & Assessment, Motivation and Leadership, Organizational Development, Change Management, Engineering Teams & Work Groups, Organizational Citizenship
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Decision Analysis, Strategic Management, Governance, Vision & Mission, Case Studies
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- Financial Resource Planning
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Engineering Economics, Financial Engineering
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Program/Project Management, Agile Management, Quality and Risk Management, Entrepreneurship
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- Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain Management
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Operations Management, Supply Chain/Logistics Management, Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Modeling and Simulation, Quantitative Methods
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- Marketing and Sales Management in Engineering Organizations
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Information management, Marketing management, Marketing of Technology
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- Management of Technology, R&D
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Knowledge and R&D Management, Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Innovation & Creativity
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Human Systems Engineering, Theory of Systems Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Systems of Systems Engineering, Complex Adaptive Systems, System and Stakeholder Modeling
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- Legal issues in Engineering Management
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Legal framework for engineering management, Patents and intellectual property rights, Expert Judgment Elicitation,
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- Professional Codes of Conduct and Ethics
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Emotional intelligence, Ethics and Social Responsibility,
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- Emerging areas of Engineering Management
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Sustainability, Vulnerability, Healthcare, Critical Infrastructures, Energy Systems
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Industry Track:
A special industry track invites submission of applied papers, or optionally presentations only, on engineering management topics directly relevant to industry. Interested speakers may submit an abstract, and either a paper or one-page description of the planned presentation. Presentation time is 30 minutes each.
Tutorials, Workshops, PANELS, ROUNDTABLES, and Special Sessions:
Individuals interested in conducting a tutorial, workshop, panel, or roundtable session are invited to submit a summary of two to three pages describing the proposed topic and title, as well as a description of the areas to be covered.
ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE EVENTS:
- Industry Roundtable
- Best Student Conference Paper Competition
- Best Conference Paper Competition
- Undergraduate and Graduate Case Competitions
- Best Dissertation Award Presentation
- Local Industries Tours and Social Events
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
American Society for Engineering Management Website: www.asem.org
Abstract Submission Site: https://www.xcdsystem.com/asem
Paper Submission site: http://www.xcdsystem.com/asem2017
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Dr. Bryan Mesmer, University of Alabama in Huntsville
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Dr. Ean H. Ng, Oregon State University
Dr. Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University
Dr. Elizabeth Schott, Florida Southwestern State College
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Dr. Craig Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
