3rd International

Conference
On

Advances in
Mechanical
Engineering
(ICAME-2010)
4 6 January 2010

Convenor
Dr. R. Venkata Rao
Co-Convenors
Mr. Dinesh Singh
Mr. Anil Kumar Mahto

Call for Papers

Organised by
Department of
Mechanical Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai
National Institute of
Technology
Surat 395 007
Gujarat State, India

About the Conference

rd

The 3 international conference

on Advances in Mechanical
Engineering (ICAME-2010) is
scheduled to be held durin g 4-6
January 2010. The objective of
this conference is to bring
together experts from academic
institutions,
industries
and
research organizations
and
professional
engineers
for
sharing of knowledge, expertise
and experience in the emerging
trends related to Mechanical
Engineering
education
and
research.
The
conference
is
structured as plenary lectures
followed by parallel sessions.
The plenary lectures will be
delivered by the eminent
personalities at international
level invited to introduce the
theme of the conference. Each
parallel session starts with an
invited talk on specific topic
followed by contributed papers.
Papers are invited from
the prospective authors from
industries, academic institutions,
R&D organizations and from
professional engineers.
Potential topics to be
addressed in this conference
include, but are not limited to,
the following:
(A). Design and Manufacturing:
Life Cycle Design of Products
Design for Environment
Design for Manufacturing and
Assembly
Applications of FEA in Design
Concurrent Engineering
PDM, PLM, Collaborative
Product Design & Commerce
Condition Monitoring and
Vibration Analysis
Reliability Engineering
Industrial Tribology
Applications of AI Techniques
in Design and Manufacturing
Modeling & Optimization of
Systems and Processes
Automation and Robotics
Non-Traditional Manufacturing
Processes

Advanced Metal Forming,

Welding & Casting techniques
Agile & Lean Manufacturing
Logistics and SCM
CAD/CAM/FMS/CIMS
Reverse Engineering, RP/RT
Micro-Machining,
NanoTechnology & Smart Materials
Mechatronics, MEMS, NEMS
Case Studies
(B). Thermal Engineering:
Computational Heat and Mass
Transfer
Internal Combustion Engines
Alternate fuels
Advanced Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning
Turbo Machines and Fluid
Power Engineering
Renewable
and
Nonconventional Energy Sources,
Energy Systems
Cryogenics
Computational Methods in
Thermal
Engineering,
Optimization Methods, CFD
Case Studies

Registration Fee
Students/Research Scholars:
Rs. 1000 (for Indians)
$150 (for foreigners)
Faculty
members
from
academic institutions:
Rs. 2000 (for Indians)
$300 (for foreigners)
Delegates from industries and
R&D organizations:
Rs. 3000 (for Indians)
$400 (for foreigners)
The registration fee enables the
participants to receive the
conference kit, proceedings,
lunch, dinner, etc. during the
conference days.

Important Dates
Authors are required to send
only
the
camera-ready
manuscripts. The guidelines to
prepare
the
camera-ready
manuscript are enclosed with
this Call for Papers. The
camera-ready manuscripts are
to be submitted as e-mail
attachments
to
(icame2010@rediffmail.com or

icame2010@gmail.com ).
Camera-ready Full Paper Due:
th
25 November 2009
Notification of Acceptance :
th
10 December 2009
Registration Fees Due:
th
25 December 2009
Some of the selected papers will
be considered subsequently for
publication
in
few
international
journals
of
Springer, Inderscience, Nova
Science, etc. (similar to
ICAME 2008 and 2009).

About the Institute

The institute was established as
Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional
College of Engineering &
Technology in 1961 and was
upgraded by Government of
India as a National Institute of
Technology on 4th October,
2002. The institute is one of the
pioneering institutions and has
contributed many outstanding
engineers in India & abroad. It is
conducting seven UG programs
and fifteen PG programs in
engineering and Ph.D. program
in all disciplines of engineering
and applied sciences. The
institute has an excellent
placement record with a number
of top ranking companies
visiting the campus every year.

About the Department

The Department of Mechanical
Engineering
came
into
existence in the year 1961. The
department has 45 qualified and
dedicated faculty members with
the specialization in various
areas. The department is
conducting two UG programs
(Mechanical Engg. & Production
Engg.), five PG programs
(Mechanical
Engg.,
Turbo
Machines, Industrial Process
Equipment Design, CAD/CAM
and Thermal System Design )
and a research program leading
to Ph.D. degree.

About Surat
Surat is a top ranking industrial
city of India. It is well known

worldwide for textiles, zari and

diamond industries. Several
large scale industries and
establishments are located in
the city (e.g. RIL, L&T, ESSAR,
NTPC, etc.). The city is situated
on the main western railway
route between Vadodara and
Mumbai. Direct flights operate
daily between Delhi and Surat.

International Advisory
Committee

International Conference
on
Advances in Mechanical
Engineering
(ICAME-2010)
4 6 January 2010

REGISTRATION FORM
Full Name :
Designation :

Dr. J.P. Davim, UA, Portugal

Dr. Daizhong Su, NTU, UK
Dr. Zizka, TUL, Czech Republic
Dr. O.Solomin, MSTU, Russia
Dr. A. Gunasekaran, UMD, USA
Dr. F.T.S. Chan, Hong Kong
Dr. M. Parnichkun, AIT Thailand
Dr. R. Shankar, IIT Delhi
Dr. Joneja, HKUST, Hong Kong
Dr. V. K. Jain, IIT Kanpur
Dr. P.S. Mehta, IIT Madras
Dr. S. G. Deshmukh, IIITM,
Gwalior
Dr. O.P. Gandhi, IIT Delhi
Dr. P.V.M. Rao, IIT Delhi
Dr. P.K. Jain, IIT Roorkee
Dr. B.K. Gandhi, IIT Roorkee
Dr. M.K. Tiwari, IIT Kharagpur
Dr. S.K. Mohapatra, TU, Patiala
Dr. K.N. Nandurkar, KKWIEER,
Nashik
Dr.K.K. Padmanabhan,
Ex-Chairman,IIIE, Mumbai
Dr. D.R.P. Raju, DST, N . Delhi
Mr. M. Kulkarni, DST, New Delhi
Mr. Dinesh Gupta, Satyakiran
Engineers, New Delhi
Mr. P.K. Nilosey, L&T Mumbai

Organization & Address:

Accommodation

Signature with Date:

Limited
accommodation
is
available in the institutes hostel
guest house at nominal rates.
However, accommodation will
be arranged in the city hotels
also on advance payment basis.

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Correspondence Address
Dr. R. Venkata Rao
Professor & Head, MED
S. V. National Institute of
Technology (SV NIT)
Surat 395 007, Gujarat, India
Phones: 91-261-2201571;
91-9925207027
E-mail:
icame2010@rediffmail.com
icame2010@gmail.com
ravipudirao@yahoo.com
visit: http://www.svnit.ac.in

Salient Features
Plenary lectures by eminent
personalities.
Exposure
to
state-of-art
equipment in the area of
mechanical
engineering
education,
research
and
development.

Phone (Off) :
(Resi) :
E-mail :
Amount Paid :
DD No. and Date :
Name of the Bank :
(In favor of Director, SVNIT
payable at Surat)
Registration Category:
(General Delegate/ Academic
Faculty/Research
Scholar/
Student/industry)
Accommodation required in
institutes campus:
Y/N