Key Dates and Participation
12-14 June 2012, Earls Court Ibis Hotel, London, UK

CM 2012 and MFPT 2012
The Ninth International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies

Key Dates
Submission of proposals for structured sessions: 14 November 2011
Deadline for structured session abstract submission
(not more than 200 words):		 20 January 2012
Deadline for general abstract submission
(not more than 200 words):		 Still accepting abstracts
Notification of abstract acceptance (not later than):
Still accepting abstracts
Deadline for submission of full-length papers:
 23 March 2012
Notification of full-length paper acceptance
(not later than):
20 April 2012
Early registration:
 Before 11 May 2012
Speaker registration:
 Before 11 May 2012

Topics
We encourage papers from both academia and industry on the following topics:
  • Applications
  • Architecture of CM systems
  • Asset Management
  • Certification, education and training in CM
  • CM for biomedical and health care applications
  • CM applications
  • CM case studies
  • CM systems and applications
  • CM for civil engineering
  • CM for manufacturing
  • Condition monitoring (CM) methods and technologies
  • Cost benefit analysis
  • Damage
  • Data mining and fusion
  • Decision support for CM
  • Design and life cycle integrity
  • Education and training in CM
  • Engineering standards in CM
  • Equipment troubleshooting
  • Failure assessment, failure consequences
  • FMEA and FMECA
  • Integrated vehicle health management (IVHM)
  • Instrumentation for CM
  • IT in CM
  • Machinery failure analysis and prevention
  • Maintenance planning, scheduling and control
  • Materials and structural health monitoring
  • Modelling and signal processing for CM
  • NDT
  • Optimisation in CM
  • Pattern recognition for CM
  • Performance
  • Physics of failure, fault/failure modes
  • Prognostics
  • Repair and overhaul
  • Risk assessment
  • Root cause analysis
  • Sensors and actuators
  • Through-life support
  • Training and certification
  • Wireless CM
Other relevant topics are welcome.

Submit a Paper
All abstracts and papers will be subject to peer review by members of the international scientific advisory committee. All approved papers will appear in the conference proceedings. Papers will be published only upon receiving the full registration fee and a signed copyright form (provided by BINDT upon acceptance of full paper) before 30 April 2012.

Selected papers may be published in BINDT's international journal Insight, the International Journal of Condition Monitoring or other leading international journals. Papers related to 'case studies' may be published in the BINDT newsletters Condition Monitor and NDT News.

The Organising Committee welcomes on-line abstract submission via the website.
 
Abstracts and papers of structured sessions should use the on-line abstract submission via the website.

For authors unable to attend the conference, papers may be submitted for publication in the conference proceedings, at a cost of only £100.00 plus VAT.

Call for Structured Sessions, Panels and World Leading Sessions
Brief proposals for structured sessions and expert panel sessions should be submitted by recognised professionals. Proposals should include a title, author(s), organising author's CV and brief abstract.

Brief proposals for 'World leading sessions' should be submitted by leading representatives of major trade associations, institutions, corporations and consortiums.

Substantial discounts in registration fees are available for organisers of structured sessions. Organisers will be acknowledged in all materials (ie proceedings, website, call for papers and announcements) which will be distributed worldwide. Organisers of structured sessions will be awarded the opportunity to present a 'specialised keynote address' at the beginning of the session.
 
Proposals should be submitted to cm_mfpt@bindt.org or via the website.

Best Paper Competition for students and people in the early stage of their career
This competition is intended to encourage students and people in the early stage of their career in the field of condition monitoring and machinery failure prevention to present their work. The winning paper will be selected based on both the quality of the paper and the presentation.

To enter this competition, please indicate you wish your paper to be considered when submitting your paper online.

Contact Details
For all enquiries, contact Karen Cambridge or Samantha Mussard via the Conference Department:

CM 2012, The Conference Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, Newton Building, St George's Avenue, Northampton NN2 6JB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 89 3811; Fax: +44 (0)1604 89 3861; Email: cm_mfpt@bindt.org