Call For Papers for First International Conference on Auto Industry
Innovation - 2006
Lake View Garden Hotel
Wuhan, China
December 1-3, 2006
The First International Conference on China's Automotive Industry
Innovation aims to create China's premiere forum for discussion on
how to guide China's Automotive Industry to mature growth through
Innovation.
The conference is a joint effort of PDMA, PDMA-China and Wuhan
University of Technology. It brings together global automotive
Innovation experts from academia, industry and government sectors
for enhancing communication and cooperation among the various
stakeholders and for fostering independent innovation to make the
industry globally competitive.
CONFERENCE THEME: China's Automotive Innovation and Independent
development
The conference focuses on technology and management practices
relevant to automotive innovation in China, future trends and
possibilities of independent development, and their effects on
Chinese and Global economy. The Conference invites representatives
from the automotive industry, Research Centers and Universities to
present and discuss these aspects, which will be covered in two
parallel tracks.
Track 1: What we know today and what can we predict about future of
Chinese automotive industry?
The rapid changes and growth experienced in China's automotive
industry raises many questions. What factors are fuelling this
growth? Is it sustainable? How are indigenous enterprises responding
to the challenges posed by rapidly increasing markets and growing
customer expectations? What problems and opportunities await both
Chinese and non-Chinese enterprises attempting to take advantage of
the developing automotive market in China? How do Chinese automotive
companies drive and manage innovation? Is innovation being driven by
corporate research, by cooperative programs with other OEMs or
suppliers, with integrated programs for rapid implementation and/or
proof testing of innovative new technology and concepts? How is
technical advancement and innovation in China tracked in companies,
in the automotive industry, and across the scientific community?
What development policies are currently being pursued by the Chinese
Govt. and what are their implications for the Chinese Automotive
industry? What does the future hold for market development and in
commitment for independent development. These questions will be
addressed through extended, in-depth keynote sessions, lectures, and
case studies in this track. The track will focus on:
- Government Policy and Industry strategies for automobile
innovation in China
- Innovativeness of Chinese automobile industry and its implications
China's domestic market for automobiles and Global market
opportunities/ challenges for Chinese Auto Manufacturers
- The Future of Chinese Automotive Industry
Track 2: What can we learn from the best practices and how can China
implement key learnings?
What can China learn from the global best-practices in innovation
processes? What will be the role of independent R&D in the
Innovation Economy? Does independent R&D have an opportunity to
transform Chinese automotive industry's economic future? How will
the infusion of innovative thinking into the development process
facilitate bringing new technologies to market effectively, bringing
significant improvements to the quality of Chinese automotive
products? Is the Chinese automobile Industry prepared to meet these
coming challenges? Are educators building programs to provide
leadership for these imperatives? Understanding and answering these
questions is a formidable challenge that this track will attempt to
answer. The track will focus on:
- Best practices in automobile innovation (innovation process)
- Best practices in value chain development (supply chain)-Supply
Chain/Value Chain reference models
- Managing Innovation and driving innovation through research
Technology and IP development
- Joint Ventures and collaboration optimized for innovation
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission: Aug 10, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: Sept 10, 2006
Conference registration: Nov 10, 2006
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Papers must be submitted in pdf format to: cpim_whut@mail.whut.cn.
Two types of paper submissions will be accepted: research papers and
experience reports. Research papers should describe original work
that has not been accepted or submitted for publication elsewhere.
Experience reports should describe new insights gained from case
studies in the Automotive Industry. Papers will be evaluated in
terms oforiginality, appropriateness, significance, theoretical or
practical contribution and clarity of _expression. Submissions should
not exceed 6 single spaced pages.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATION and FEES
The accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings
to be published by the Wuhan University of Technology Press. The
conference registration fee, including publication cost, is 250$.
More information would be available on www.central-inno.cn/cpim by
end of May 2006.
ENQUIRIES:
Center for Product Innovation Management (CPIM)
National Automotive Innovation Project Research Center (NAIP)
School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology
205 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, Hubei
China
Tel: 86-27-87857682
Email: zmunir@mail.whut.cn