NEW YORK, NY, Nov 17, 2014 – The ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2015) will take place during August 2 – 5, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2015, IDETC/CIE 2015 will co-locate with the new 2015 ASME Additive Manufacturing + 3D Printing Conference (AM3D) to highlight emergent technologies that impact the critical engineering issues of product design and development, manufacturing, and the management and integration of information systems throughout the product life-cycle. These events are key international meetings for design engineers in academia, government and industry, and will consist of the following constituent conferences:

• 17th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT)
• 35th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE)
•  41st Design Automation Conference (DAC)
• 12th International Conference on Design Education (DEC)
•  20th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)
• 27th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM)
• 2015 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA)
• 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR)
• 9th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS)
• 11th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control (MSNDC)
• ASME 2015 Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (PTG)
• 23rd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference (RASFP)
• 27th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)
• 8th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices (BIOMED)

Paper Submission

Authors should submit a tentative title/abstract to begin the paper submission process. Prior to the date noted below, authors should then submit full-length manuscripts for peer review. Draft manuscripts and final-paper submissions must conform to ASME publication guidelines.

Important Dates

• January 12, 2015 – Deadline for Abstract Submission
• January 26, 2015 – Full-Length Draft Manuscripts Due
• March 16, 2015 – Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
• April 20, 2015 – Final Manuscripts Due

Social Program

Complementing this year’s technical program will be a robust social program inclusive of a reception at a well-known Boston landmark, entertaining local tours, and numerous networking opportunities. Select meals will also be provided.

Workshops and Tutorials

IDETC/CIE 2015 will feature a number of workshops focused on emerging technical areas, career development, and hardware/software demonstrations and tutorials.