General Conference Information

Submission and Publication Requirements

Full papers submitted for review should be 6-30 pages.  Each paper is reviewed by two senior researchers in the field to assure a high-quality conference and proceedings.  Six (6) pages will be allocated for each accepted paper for publication in the proceedings. Additional pages will have an additional fee.  Please contact the ANNIE office for the fee schedule.  Feel free to contact the ANNIE office with any questions or comments.

Paper Instructions        Paper Template

Conference Registration

All accepted papers must be accompanied by a fully paid registration and presented at the annual conference.  Full payment of the registration fee must be received before the paper will be published as part of the conference proceedings in a hardbound book published by ASME Press.

Registration Fee Schedule

*registration fee includes reception (cash bar), 3 continental breakfast, 3 luncheons, banquet, and one copy of the conference proceedings.

Registration Times

The Conference registration desk will be open during the following hours:

Social Functions

Reception- All registrants are invited to attend a reception on Sunday, November 9, 2008, from 7:00 -8:00 pm at the Hilton.

Banquet/Awards Presentation- All registrants are invited to attend the Banquet/Awards presentation on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 7:00 pm.  The banquet tickets are included in the registration fee. Additional tickets may be purchased for guests/spouses for $55.00.

Continental Breakfast- A complementary continental breakfast will be available to conference participants from 7:30 - 8:30 am.  Speakers will have the opportunity to meet with their fellow speakers and session chairs.  Session Chairs are asked to be available at the breakfast on the day of their session.

Coffee Breaks- Coffee, tea, and soft drinks will be made available during breaks in the morning and the afternoon near the registrationarea from 10:00 - 10:30 am and 3:00 - 3:30 pm.

Key to Session and Tutorial Abbreviations

This section is under construction.  The ANNIE 2008 key will be changed to correspond with the All Academic on-line submission site and will be posted at a later date.

Conference Proceedings

A copy of the conference proceedings, published by ASME Press in a hardbound book edited by Professors Dagli, Enke, Bryden, Ceylan,and Gen will be provided to all participants with a paid registration at the conference.  After the conference the book will be available from ASME Press.

The URL for ASME Press is now:  http://www.asme.org/Publications/Books/

The URL for ordering the 2007 proceedings is: http://catalog.asme.org/books/PrintBook/Intelligent_Systems_Through_14.cfm