Call for papers

Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of 500 words or more by e-mail to ecppm2000@uninova.pt as soon as possible but no later than March 17, 2000 (see Important Dates). Alternatively, you can also send your abstract by mail to the Organizing Committee if you do not have any Email account.

Submissions should be no longer than two A4 pages with double-spaced lines written in 10pt font, and they must include contact author's name, address, phone, fax and Email address. The format and instructions for final full papers will be provided to contributors immediately after notification of acceptance. On average, for the final manuscript it is expected to have about 8 single-spaced pages written in 10pt font.

Extended abstracts will be peer reviewed. Final acceptance of papers to be included in the proceedings book will be based on the quality of the manuscript, and its conformance with submitted abstract and formatting instructions.

Topics of particular Interest

    Advancements in STEP and IFC
    Application of AI methods
    Automation in construction
    Concurrent Engineering
    Conflict management
    Construction Side Modelling
    Design and Construction process modelling
    Document modelling and management
    Electronic trading and commerce
    Engineering Workflow
    Facility management
    Industrial applications and case studies
    Information logistics
    Integrated environments
    Integration of standards
    Interoperability methods
    IT in construction management
    Knowledge-based methods
    Model implementation issues
    Modelling libraries
    Object-oriented modelling and systems
    Product Data Management
    Product modelling
    Project management
    Security and risk management
    Version management

Proceedings

Proceedings will be published as a book with ISBN number by Balkema Publishers (http://www.balkema.nl), and will be printed before conference.

Publication in International Journals

Authors of selected papers will be invited to publish in:

Special issue of International Journal of Computer Applications Technology (IJCAT) on "Product and process modelling in the building and related industries".
Special issue of International Journal of Computer Integrated Design and Construction (CIDAC) on "New technologies in Internet-based design and construction". Available on-line at: http:www.lboro.ac.uk/cidac.

Please send your registration form to participate in ECPPM2000