INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MATERIA L S AN D MANUFACTURING (ICAMM ’17) NIFFT, Ranchi , Jharkhand (INDIA) FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS Conference Venue National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Hatia Ranchi - 834 003 INDIA Conference Theme Search for emerging trends in materials and manufacturing areas to imprint development of technology into make in India. Topics, but not limited to Additive manufacturing Advanced materials characterization Alloys design and development Biomaterials CAD / CAM / CAE Casting, forming and joining Corrosion engineering Computational material mechanics Conventional and unconventional machining Heat treatment Machine learning applications to manufacturing Manufacturing systems engineering MEMS / NEMS Metrology and quality control Micro and nano manufacturing Nanomaterials and technology Polymers, ceramics and composites Product design and development Production planning and control Rapid tooling Robotics, automation and mechatronics Smart materials Surface engineering of materials Testing and evaluation Tribology Important Dates Submission of abstract August 5, 2016 Intimation of abstract acceptance August 12, 2016 Submission of full paper September 30, 2016 Intimation of reviewer comments to authors October 29, 2016 Submission of camera-ready paper November 11, 2016 Early-bird registration November 25, 2016 Last date of registration December 16, 2016 Conference dates January 19 - 21, 2017 Registration Fees Category of Delegate Early-bird Regular Academia ` 3,500 ` 4,000 Industries and Research ` 4,500 ` 5,000 Research Scholars ` 2,000 ` 2,500 Delegates from Abroad US $ 150 US $ 200 Sponsorship We invite renowned organizations and institutions, technology and equipment suppliers, and publishing houses to participate in the conference as sponsors. The entitlement of individual categories of sponsors and their respective fees are mentioned hereunder. Sponsorship type Fees Free Delegates Free Logo Free Stall ` 2.0 Lakhs / Platinum 6 US $ 3,500 Yes ` 1.5 Lakhs / Gold 5 US $ 2,500 ` 1.0 Lakhs / Silver 4 US $ 2,000 Yes ` 0.75 Lakhs / Kit 3 US $ 1,300 No ` 0.50 Lakhs / Lunch 2 US $ 900 ` 0.25 Lakhs / High Tea 1 US $ 450 Payment Details Payment of registration fee and sponsorship fee may be made through Crossed Demand Draft (DD) or Account Payee Cheques payable at Ranchi and drawn in favour of ICAMM 17. The fees may be paid directly to the Conference Account and the counterfoil may be sent to the Organizing Secretary. Account Information Account Name : ICAMM 17 Account Number : 2730101010122 Bank Name : Canara Bank Branch : NIFFT IFSC Code : CNRB0002730 MICR Number : 834015008 SWIFT Code : CNRBINBBCFD Organizing Committee Chairman : Dr. ANIL KUMAR SINGH Department of Foundry Technology Secretary : Dr. MANOJ KUMAR Department of Forge Technology Joint Secretaries : Dr. DEBDAS ROY Department of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering Dr. RATNESH KUMAR GUPTA Department of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering Treasurer : Dr. G. RAJAMOHAN Department of Manufacturing Engineering Contact Details Dr. Manoj Kumar Secretary, Organizing Committee (ICAMM ’17) NIFFT, Hatia, RANCHI - 834 003 (Jharkhand) Phone: +91-651-2292089 | Mobile: +91-8969303712 | E-mail: [email protected] Visit us at http://www.nifft.ac.in/ About Ranchi RANCHI, the Capital City of Young and Dynamic State of Jharkhand, is situated at about 2140 feet above mean sea level. The city is known for its pleasant weather throughout the year, beautiful waterfalls, flora and fauna, etc. The temperature during mid-January will be around 20 ⁰C maximum. Ranchi has a very good network of roads for local travel and is well connected to major Indian cities by Air, Road and Rail. Accommodation in Ranchi Ranchi has large number budget to luxury hotels. The details of the hotels and tariffs will be updated soon. How to Reach NIFFT NIFFT Campus is located at Hatia. The campus is about 2.5 KM from Hatia Railway Station, 10 KM from Ranchi Railway Station and Bus Stand, and 7 KM from Ranchi Birsa Munda Airport. Most of the trains, except Rajdhani and Shatabti trains, stop or terminate at Hatia. The nearest international airport is Kolkata (~425 KM). VISA Information All foreign nationals are required to have a valid international travel document in the form of a national passport with a valid visa obtained from an Indian Mission or Post abroad. Please allow yourself sufficient time to procure an Indian visa. For information on the visa application, please click here. A letter of invitation may be required to apply for an Indian visa to attend the conference. All Plenary, keynote and invited speakers would be sent an official invitation from the organizing committee. All the registrants will also be sent official invitation upon request. For more information please contact: Dr. MANOJ KUMAR, Secretary, Organizing Committee (ICAMM 17) Mobile: 8969303712 / 9934369266 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Dr. G. RAJAMOHAN, Treasurer, Organizing Committee (ICAMM 17) Mobile: 8969303712 / 9097705657 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] .