Welcome to Oulu! Enjoy the Midsummer Magic!
Previously, ICPQR conferences have been arranged e.g. in Haifa, Israel; Delhi, India; Miami, USA - and now in OULU, FINLAND! We welcome all professionals from academia and industry to join us on 25-27 June, 2008, Oulu, Finland!
Welcome to Oulu- Oulu inspires!
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 practitioners 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. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Hasselt University; Prof. Mitsuo Nagamachi, Kyushu University; Prof. David J Sumanth, Univesity of Miami; Prof. Franklin Dexter, University of Iowa; Prof. Paul Lillrank, Helsinki University of Technology; Dr. Keith Williams, The Open University; CEO Marko Kesti, MCompetence Oy, manager Arto Tolonen, Nokia Siemens Network; Senior researcher Mikko Järvilehto, University of Oulu; CEO Kari Nenonen, HUS; CEO Auno-Liisa Oukka, NOHD, CEO Martti Kiuru, Suomen Terveystalo Oy, CEO, and Matti Koivu, Coronaria Oy. They all 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, but also to network and make friendship. On behalf of the University ofOulu 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.
Registration via www page: www.icpqr2008.org
o Conference Fee: 500 € (for students: 300 €)
o One Day Fee: 200 €
Dr Jaakko Kujala, Professor, Conference Chair Jaakko is a professor of Project and Quality Management at the University of Oulu and adjunct professor at Helsinki University of Technology. He has over ten year international work experience in automation system business before joining the academia. His previous research has been in the areas of quality management, project business and healthcare management. His current research interests include project sales and marketing process, global project networks and project stakeholder management, business models for project-based organizations, and productivity and quality of healthcare services. Jaakko likes golfing, fishing, and family life. Dr Päivi Iskanius, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Conference Coordinator Päivi is a researcher in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Oulu. Her academic background if M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) in 1988; eMBA (executive MBA programme) in 2002; Lic.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) in 2004, and PhD (Science of Technology) in 2006. Her research interest is SCM and e-business applications in the communication and collaboration of business networks. She has written about 60 publications in the forms of journal papers, book contribution, refereed conference articles and technical papers. Päivi likes boating in Saimaa lake area.
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Ms Pirjo Jaukkuri, Conference Secretary Please, send all questions related to travelling, accommodation, social programme and registration to Pirjo: pirjo.jaukkuri@oulu.fi. Pirjo is working as a conference secretary in the University of Oulu, in Conference Services. As you see, she is a sporty woman, and all what she do she is doing very promptly. Pirjo's new hobby is motorcycling. |
