The 2nd International Conference on Ergonomics 2012 (ICE 2012) and The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2012 (ICSDM 2012) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 3-5 December 2012. The conference is organized by Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. The objective of the conference is to provide an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of scientific information on theoretical, generic, and applied areas of ergonomics, sustainable design and manufacturing.

Speakers

Professor Zahari Taha
Professor Keith Case
Professor Stephen Evans
Professor Masaru Nakano

The scope of the conference is given below, but is not limited to:

International Conference for Ergonomics 2012
Agricultural Ergonomics
Construction Ergonomics
Occupational Biomechanics
Design for Special Population
Environmental Ergonomics
Ergonomics Legislation
Ergonomics Tools and Techniques
Human Computer Interaction
Human Factors and Related issues
Inclusive Design
Industrial Ergonomics
Occupational Health and Safety
Organisational Ergonomics
Work Design

International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2012
Product design and manufacturing for sustainability
Life-cycle and manufacturability issues
Sustainable quality systems
Sustainable manufacturing processes
Product design and manufacture for societal impact
Environmentally conscious design and manufacturing processes
Waste minimisation and management in manufacturing processes
Engineered innovative product sand process designs for sustainability
Cross-cutting disciplines for product and process sustainability
Legislative, cultural, societal and political issues
Integrated manufacturing systems for sustainability
Education and training for sustainable manufacturing


Paper refereeing and publication
All submitted papers will be reviewed using the double-blind peer-review process. The papers accepted for presentations at the conference will be further evaluated for possible submission to reputable indexed journals.

All accepted papers will be indexed in the major academic databases, including EI Compendex, Thomson ISI (ISTP),and selected papers will be published on other EI journals and selected excellent papers will be published on SCI journal