The official language of the conference is English. Note that the final manuscript should not exceed 15 pages, DIN A4 (21 x 29,7 cm), 2.5 cm margins on all sides, Times New Roman 12pt or similar font, 1.5 line spacing, no footnotes, references in APA-Style, figures inserted.

On the cover page, which is not included in the page limit, you have to mention the following information:

• Abstract: approximately 500 words

• Keywords: approximately 5 words or phrases

• Address: position, department, name of institution, full postal address, email

• Biographical notes : approximately 100 words per author

All manuscripts have to be submitted electronically by  March 21, 2005, to the conference email imcm05 @ manufacturing.de as MS Word (.doc) and PDF files. Further, all figures have to be provided additionally in a MS Powerpoint (.ppt) file.