Welcome to ICPQR 2008!
Dear professional of productivity and quality reserach,
It is a great pleasure and honor for the University of Oulu to invite you to join the 13th International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research (ICPQR 2008), to be held in Oulu, Finland, on 25th – 27th June, 2008. We are proud that the International Society for Productivity and Quality Research (ISPQR) gave us the opportunity to arrange such an important event for academia and industry in the field of productivity and quality research.
The ICPQR 2008 Conference is targeted for professionals on productivity and quality research and development, both in academia and industry. The programme offers keynote lectures, research reports, and practical applications of productivity and quality in knowledge-based organizations. The leading keynotes, such as Prof. Mitsuo Nagamachi, Prof. David J Sumanth, Prof. Franklin Dexter, Prof. Paul Lillrank, Prof. Wim Vanhaverbeke, senior Researcher Mikko Järvilehto, Dr. Keith Williams, CEO Marko Kesti, MCompetence Oy, Manager Arto Tolonen, CEO Kari Nenonen, CEO Pertti Karjalainen, and CEO Aino-Liisa Oukka, NOHD, represent the top excellence of healthcare services, ergonomics, higher education, open innovation, R&D, and SCM.
The conference venue, Oulu, has an image as an active city that is prosperous for business, and also has good public services, safe atmosphere and diverse natural environment. Due to the interdisciplinary university and international companies, Oulu has become an internationally well-known technological city. The city is easily accessible by all means of transportation. Finland's most-travelling flight connections between Helsinki and Oulu provide strong base for our profile as a conferense and congress city. In Oulu surroundings, you can enjoy a spacious environment and the silence of pure northern nature where the sun never sets. There is absolutely no darkness during nights; furthermore, at midsummer the sun only slightly grazes the horizon. You will be closer to nature and the wilderness than ever before, however, near wireless connections.
We hope to see you all in Oulu, Finland, to learn about new trends and challenges of the productivity and quality reserach and development, but also to network and make friendship. On behalf of the University of Oulu and our staff we wish you an enjoyable stay and a successful conference with excellent results.
We also warmly welcome participants' guests. The conference guest tours and activities will showcase the highlights of the Oulu area and Lapland.
