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2009 International Applied
Reliability Symposium, North America will be held
June 10 - 12, 2009
in San Diego, California. You are invited to
submit a presentation proposal that addresses the Symposium
theme:
"Sharing
applications, success stories and lessons learned in reliability
and maintainability engineering."
Presentations will be selected
on the basis of the proposals. Because of the applied nature of
the Symposium, if your proposal is
selected, you will be asked to submit materials in
presentation format only
(i.e. PowerPoint). An accompanying paper is not required.
50 minutes have been allocated to each presentation with 10
minutes of questions for a total of 60 minutes per session.
Presenters Receive:
As the primary author of a presentation delivered at the ARS,
you will receive complimentary registration to the event, a
"Presenter" shirt with the ARS logo and our sincere appreciation
for helping to make the event thought-provoking and rewarding
for your fellow reliability professionals.
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Excellent Presentation
Awards
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In order to
recognize excellent contributions to the discussion at the
event, awards will be granted to the primary authors of the top
3 presentations (as voted by attendees):
Gold Award - $1000
Silver Award - $750
Bronze Award - $500
RESTRICTIONS:
Each presentation proposal must identify a single primary
author. Only primary authors will receive complimentary
registration and be eligible to receive cash awards. Presenters
affiliated with the ARS organizers (ReliaSoft Corporation and
System Reliability Center) are not eligible to receive
"Excellent Presentation" awards.
Subjects
Covered:
Subjects that will be
covered in the Symposium may include, but are not limited to:
- Warranty reduction
- Specifying
reliability and reliability metrics
- Supplier
management
- Data collection,
management and analysis
-
Design for Reliability
-
Design for Six Sigma
- Reliability and
safety
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Proposal Submission Guidelines:
Presentation proposals
must be submitted electronically in either Microsoft Word® or
PDF file format using the form provided. Please submit all
proposals via e-mail to
Present@ARSymposium.org.
DOWNLOAD
Proposal Submission
Form (*.DOC)
VIEW
Sample Proposal
(*.PDF)
Evaluation Criteria:
The criteria by which
proposals will be assessed include:
- Clarity and coherence of
proposal.
- Relevance to the
conference theme.
- Appeal to a varied
audience of practicing reliability/maintainability
engineers.
- Relevance and usefulness
to participants.
- Potential to stimulate
active engagement
of participants.
- Contribution to
scholarship and/or new or innovative practice in
reliability/maintainability engineering.
In some cases, the Symposium
organizers may approach proposal writers to request changes in
their proposals to better fit Symposium needs.
If Your Proposal Is Selected:
After the completion of
the proposal review period, an ARS representative will contact
you regarding the status of your submission. If your proposal is
selected for inclusion at the upcoming event, we ask for your
cooperation with the following process. Specific deadlines for
the upcoming event are posted in the table at the
upper right side of this Web page.
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Accept Selection
Please send an e-mail to
Present@ARSymposium.org
to accept your selection as an ARS presenter.
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Submit FINAL
Presentation in ARS Template
Please submit the complete final
draft of your presentation that is ready for
proofreading and printing. All presenters must use the
PowerPoint template provided by ARS. For best results,
please consider the tips that are provided on the first
slide of the template when preparing your file.
DOWNLOAD
ARS PowerPoint
Template, *.PPT
IMPORTANT NOTE: Each presenter is
solely responsible for the content of his/her
presentation and we encourage you to distribute your
draft to colleagues for feedback on the material you
intend to present prior to submitting your file
to ARS. If any minor proofreading or formatting
modifications are necessary to make the presentation
print-ready, the ARS Organizers will apply the edits
directly to the PPT file that you submitted.
After submission, changes will
not be accepted unless requested by ARS to make the
document print-ready.
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Submit Publication
Release Form
Please submit a signed publication release form via
e-mail, fax or mail. Without this copyright release,
your materials cannot be included in the PROCEEDINGS
booklet distributed at the event.
DOWNLOAD
Publication Release
Form, *.PDF
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Presenter Orientation
A brief "orientation" meeting will be scheduled for the
evening prior to the start of the event so that
presenters may familiarize themselves with the microphone, timer, etc.
You will receive specific details via e-mail shortly
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Present at the
Symposium
Please plan to arrive at the podium 5-10 minutes before
your presentation is scheduled to begin. Although the
general attire at the Symposium tends to be "business
casual," most presenters choose to dress more
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Attend the Awards
Dinner on Thursday
Presenters are strongly encouraged to attend the hosted
Awards Dinner on Thursday evening. |
If you have any questions or concerns during the process,
please contact
Present@ARSymposium.org.
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Milestones for
Selected Presenters
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December 5, 2008 |
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Final Deadline to
Submit Presentation Proposals
[Download
Form, *.DOC] |
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December 17, 2008 |
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Presentations
Selected and Participants Notified |
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January 5, 2009 |
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Presenters Accept Selection |
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January 9, 2009 |
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Program Matrix
Announced
[See 2009
Matrix...] |
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April 10, 2009 |
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Submit FINAL
Presentation
[Download
Template, *.PPT]
Submit Publication Release Form
[Download Form,
*.PDF]
(After
submission, changes will not be accepted unless
requested by ARS to make the document
print-ready.) |
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June 10 - 12, 2009 |
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Attend the
Symposium and Deliver Presentation |
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