We apologize if this message reaches you more than once.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are writing this to you to remind you that the Fourth
International Symposium on Tools and Methods
of Competitive Engineering will take place from April 22 to 26.
Come and share engineering research in the center of China, at the
Huazong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan.

The professional program of the Symposium will be
organized in parallel streams, embedding 18 topic sessions,
consisting of 69 peer-reviewed papers. A Closing Workshop
is organized to discuss the development of collaborative
virtual design and engineering environments.
On popular demand, specialized tutorials are organised
on the 21st of April, free of charge for the symposium participants.

Late registration is still possible.
Please find further details (including finalized program) on the website:
http://www.io.tudelft.nl/research/ica/tmce2002/ or
http://netmfg.hust.edu.cn/tmce2002/

You may forward this information to any person who you think may be
interested in. We thank you for your consideration.
We look forward to meeting you.

TMCE 2002 organizing committee

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KEYNOTES:
You-Bai Xie (CN)
Knowledge service in collaborative design: Resources for
acquiring new knowledge

Michael Tovey (UK)
Aesthetic design: Methods, tools and practices

Chris McMahon (UK)
Opportunities and challenges of knowledge management

Louis Komzsik (USA)
Opening the horizon of engineering numerical methods:
Integrated multibody system and finite element analysis

Riichiro Mizoguchi (J)
Ontology-based systematization of functional knowledge

Ian R. Campbell (UK)
Rapid prototyping: Yesterday, today, tomorrow

Arne Novák (S)
Trends, reality and future possibilities in manufacturing

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SYMPOSIUM TOPICS:
* Adoption of competitive engineering theories
  and methods in industry
* Application of advanced tools and techniques
  for CE, AM, GM, RP, PCM, VR, VE, etc.
* Computer network supported cooperative work
  in product development
* Knowledge-intensive product and process design
  for competitive engineering
* Advanced manufacturing and servicing technologies
  for virtual enterprises
* Global product definition strategies and methodologies
* Knowledge acquisition, mining, representation and
  reasoning methods and technologies in engineering
* Knowledge handling, transfer and sharing world-wide
  and local
* Knowledge-intensive, sustainable, convertible and
  upgradable product.
* Knowledge-oriented training and education