Overview
As we in
higher education and industry are facing the end of first decade
in the new millennium, we must come together to share ideas and
resources so we can plan and create a better future for the next
generation of students, faculty, and researchers. In the
competitive and tight global markets of 21st century, the
leading companies in various industries have embarked on massive
reorganizations, mergers, partnerships, and all sort of
collaborative projects with their like-minded peers—including
their rivals—in order to mainly survive and ultimately grow
As industry
is changing with time, so must academia. However, academic
organizations, journals, and conferences have been very slow to
make changes. Beginning in 2004, the editorial board of
International Journal of Modern Engineering (IJME) embarked on
groundbreakings and unprecedented efforts to establish strategic
partnerships with other major rival journals and organizations
to share resources and offer authors a unique opportunity to
come to one conference and the publish their papers in several
diverse journals. These efforts resulted in an innovative joint
international conference including a number of organizations and
journals in 2006.
The 2006
IJME-Intertech International conference was a great success. It
brought several journals/conferences together in a joint venue
for the publication of scholarly work in engineering and
technology education, creating excitement in academic
communities around the world. This provided the motivation to
found a new organization called “International Association of
Journals and Conferences” (IAJC).
IAJC is a
first-of-its-kind, pioneering organization. It is a prestigious
and an exclusive global multilayered umbrella consortium of
academic journals, conferences, organizations, and individuals
committed to advancing excellence in all aspects of
technology-related education.
Conference
Statistics: A total of 487 abstracts from over more than 150
educational institutions and companies were submitted from
around the world. After a multi-level review process—-papers
were subjected to blind reviews by three or more highly
qualified reviewers—-a total of 143 papers were accepted and are
published in the conference proceedings. This reflects an
acceptance rate of less than 30%, which is one of the lowest
acceptance rates of any international conference. Authors
included presidents, deans, chairs, faculty, industry experts,
and students representing over more than 100 major educational
institutions and companies from the United States and 15
other countries
This
conference had three divisions: Engineering (ENG), Engineering
Technology (ENT), and Industrial Technology (IT).
Selected
papers from this conference will be considered for publication
in one of the growing list of (10 or more) IAJC member journals.
Organizing a
major conference was a monumental task. I want to thank the
conference committee and all division/session chairs and
reviewers for their hard work in developing an exciting
program. I personally hope you will seek them out to thank them
for their fine work.
It is my
sincere hope to continue offering this type of high-quality and
unique conferences in the future. We are seeking dedicated
individuals to join us on the planning committee for the next
conference. Please look for our advertisement at IAJC web
site:
http://www.IAJC.org.
The 2008
IAJC-IJME International Conference is being held at Music City
Sheraton Hotel in Nashville, TN, USA, November 17-19, 2008. On
behalf of The 2008 IAJC-IJME conference Committee and IAJC board
of directors, we thank you for participating in this great
conference and hope you will consider submitting papers in all
areas of engineering and related technology for future
conferences.
Sincerely,
Mark
Rajai
IAJC President & 2008 Conference General Chair
