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- Invitation ICQCC 2008 Dhaka
We proudly announce that International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) 2008 will be held in the historic city of Dhaka, Bangladesh from 23 to 25 October 2008. Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management (BSTQM) is delighted to host this premier event
Commenced in 1976 ICQCC has been positioned as the top most important event in promoting quality across the world. This meaningful event has successfully integrated people, organisations and countries on a unique platform of common understanding based on respect for humanity. The QC circle activities have immensely contributed to the growth of many organisations across the globe. Today it is recognised as one of the best strategies for achieving excellence.
ICQCC- 2008 will provide great opportunity to be abreast of the latest developments and practices in the field of quality. The event will include keynote and special speeches and presentation of expert papers and case studies in several streams.”Qcc’s for Development” is the theme of the convention.
We invite all of you to attend ICQCC 2008 and look forward to meet you in Dhaka.
Thank you very much
A.M.M.Khairul Bashar
General Secretary, BSTQM
&
Convener, Organising Committee
| Day | Morning | Afternoon | Evening | ||
| 23 October 08, Thursday | Registration | Speakers Meeting | Welcome Reception | ||
| 24 October 08, Friday | Opening ceremony | Keynote Speeches | Technical Sessions | Technical Sessions | Coordination Committee Meeting |
| 25 October 08, Saturday | Technical Sessions | Technical Sessions | Technical Sessions | Closing Ceremony | Farewell Dinner/ Cultural program |
| 26 October 08, Sunday | Industrial Visit/ sight seeing Tour | ||||
Welcome Reception
Welcome reception will be held at 6 pm on 23 October 2008, Thursday where all registered delegates are invited. This will include welcome speeches, introduction of delegates, cultural activities and refreshments. Dress is casual.
Opening Session
Opening session will be held at 9 am on 24 October 2008, Friday. This is a formal ceremony. High level official of the Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh, top professionals are expected to be precent in the session. All registered delegates and some invited dignitaries will participate in the opening ceremony.
Keynote Speeches
There will be several keynote speeches covering the theme of the convention and latest developments in the field. Several experts of international repute will be invited to present keynote speeches.
Technical Sessions
Technical sessions will include presentation of expert papers and QCC Case studies in several streams. A detail timetable will be distributed among registered delegates.
Closing Ceremony
Closing ceremony will include a plenary session that will put forward a special lecture, an evaluation of the convention and closing remarks. Closing Ceremony will be held from 3-30 to 5 pm on 25 October 2008, Saturday.
Industrial Visit
Participants may take the opportunity to visit Bangladesh enterprises to see how QC activities are conducted. There will be limited opportunities for such visit. Industrial visit will be held on 26 October 2008, Sunday. Participants taking part in industrial visit need to mention it in the registration form and pay applicable charges. Some unconfirmeed visits may be as follows.
| Enterprise | Theme | Rate US$ | Remarks | |
| 1 | Unilever | TPM | 300 | By Air |
| 2 | Haripur Power Station | TQM & QCC | 40 | By Road |
| 3 | A Pharmaceautical Company | QMS & GMP | 40 | By Road |
| 4 | Padma Cap Mfg.Co | TQM | 40 | By Road |
| 5 | YOUNGONE | Quality Apparels Mfg. | 40 | By Road |
| 6 | A Japanese Mfg. Organization | Quality Apparel accessories Mfg. | 40 | By Road |
Delegates can choose any one visit only. An event will be cancelled and fees refunded if adequate member of delegates do not register.
Experts, Quality Practitioners, Managers, Facilitators and Quality Control Circles are cordially invited to present papers and case studies. The overall theme of the convention is "Qcc's for Development".
Abstract:
All interested presenters must submit an abstract not exceeding 250 words latest by 5 August 2008 to the Convention Secretariat either by online submission or e-mail covering the themes.
Technical Committee will communicate acceptance by 15 August 08. Final paper has to be submitted in prescribed format latest by 15 September 2008.
Topics:
QCC Projects:
Projects that highlight the unique approaches used in achieving higher quality.
Performance based QC projects that resulted in higher efficiency and cost savings.
- Innovation and Quality
- QC Circle & Knowledge Management
- QM tools and Methodology
- Managing and Revitilising QCs’
- Corporate Success stories on the Quality Journey
- Business Excellence through Quality
- Total Quality Management
Each QC Circle will be allowed 15 minutes time for presentation and another 5 minutes for question and answer. LCD with Power Point and Overhead Projector will be made available for presentation.
Author of expert papers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for question and answer.
International Convention on Quality Control Circle 2008-Dhaka,Bangladesh
Instruction for paper submission
All accepted papers for oral presentation will be included into a CD-ROM. Effort will be made to ensure uniformity of all papers and to obtain a pleasing visual offset.
Final paper will be saved in CD-RW (700 MB/writing speed 4x-10x) using MS-Word and sent to the Secretariat by September 30, 2008. Please indicate your name/circle’s name on the CD-RW. CD-RW will not be returned.
To:
The Secretariat of ICQCC’08-Dhaka
Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management
SEL Centre (8th.FL.), 29 West Panthapath, Dhaka-1205
Bangladesh
Tel: +88-02-9145098
Fax: +88-02-8141252
E-mail: icsqcc@bangla.net, bstqm@bangla.net
Limits for paper
* The final paper should be prepared on A4 size paper, including figures, tables, charts, reference and attachment, not more than six pages in total, in a single MS-Word file shall be submitted to the Secretariat.
* The local characters and local fonts must not be used in the final paper.
* Please send the final paper in PDF file as well as the original file.
Presentation instruction: audiovisual Equipment
The following equipment will be provided in each session. Please note carefully the equipment provided.
- One overhead projector (Presenters are expected to bring their visual aides)
- One notebook computer
- One LCD projector
- Microphones and screen
Title of the Paper or Project, Maximum 12 Words in Length (Times New Roman 14 pt, initially capitalized, centered)
<Name of the Speaker or QC Circle > (Times New Roman 12 pt,centered)
< Designation of the Speaker> (centered)
< Organization, Country> (centered)
Description of the Author/QCC
The description should be made less than 200 words.
Abstract
Please try to make it less than 200 words.
Main text (Introduction, General Theory, Practical Application)
Each page is to have top, bottom, left and right margins of 2.0 cm. The text is formatted as Times New Roman 11 point regular font using full justification. The main text should be typed with single line spacing. Between each paragraph, two lines of space should be placed.
Lengthy mathematical derivations should be transferred to an appendix.
Headings
Headings for sections are formatted in Times New Roman 11 point bold font. Each heading is to be numbered and left justified. Second and third order headings should be formatted with the first letter of the first word in capitals. Second and third order headings are formatted with 6 point spacing before and 6 point spacing after the heading.
Tables and figures
Tables (or Figures) should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and given a suitable caption. Tables and figures must be numbered separately. Figure captions are to be centered below the figures. Table titles are to be centered above the tables.
Method Speed Time
M1 10 m/s 20 s
M2 51 m/s 25 s
M3 96 m/s 30 s
Equations
Please ensure that all variables (in mathematical expressions) are in Italics and not bolded. Equations must be numbered sequentially with their numbers in parenthesis (e.g., (1), (2),...) and right justified.
Illustrations
It is preferable that all diagrams, graphs and photographs be embedded within the document.
Conclusion
The suggested length for the conclusion is approximately 250 words.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Mr. ABC for his help. This work was partially supported by the DEF.
References
All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references. References should be listed alphabetically by the last name of the first author. In the text, references should be cited using the author-date system (author (year)) (e.g., Bullema et al. (1994); Guo and Dooley (1992)). If the reference has more than two authors, only the surname of the first author followed by et al in italics will appear in the main text (e.g., Bullema et al. (1994)).
Or within the main text, indicate, where appropriate, the number of the reference in smaller point size letters [1], and list the references with relevant numbers to identify clearly where each reference came from.
References should be prepared in the following form. Note that journal titles should not be abbreviated.
[1] Bullema, J. E., Hehl, C. J. G., Klomp, C. and Nederhand, B. R. P., (1994), Total Productive Maintenance: towards Development of a Proactive Maintenance Concept, Technical Report, Philips.
Guo, Y. and Dooley, K., (1992), Identification of change structure in statistical process control, International Journal of Production Research, 30, 1655-1669.
Hubele, N. F., Shahriari, H. and Cheng, C. S., (1991), A bivariate process capability vector, in statistics and design in process control, ” Statistical Process Control in Manufacturing, edited by Keats, J. B. and Montgomery, D. C., Marcel Dekker, New York, 299-310. Myers, R. H., Wong, K. L. and Gordy, H. M. (1964), Reliability Engineering for Electronic Systems, John Wiley, New York.Pan, J. N., (1984), Reliability Prediction of the Series System with Spares Subject to Weibull Failure, Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Shahriari, H., Hubele, N. F. and Lawrence, F. P., (1995), A multivariate process capability vector, Proceedings of the 4th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, 304-309.
Registration
Every participant must be duly registered. Registration fees along with completed registration form must reach the secretariat before the stipulated date. Registration may be completed online or by sending the form through facsimile or e-mail. Payment may be made through credit card or wire transfer. All registered delegates will report to the registration desk on 23 October between 9am to 5 p.m. to collect registration materials. For late arriving delegates registration materials will be provided on 24 October from 8 to 10 am.
Registration Fees:
| Categories | Before 15 Sept. 08 | After 15 Sept. 08 |
| Speaker (US$) | 350 | 375 |
| QC Presenter (US$) | 350 | 375 |
| General Participant (US$) | 400 | 450 |
Cancellation Policy:
All changes and cancellation must be notified in writing. In the event of application having to be cancelled, refund of remittance will be processed after the convention in accordance to the following guidelines.
| Category | Before 20 Sept.08 | After 20 Sept.08 |
| Registration Fee | Refund: 75% | No Refund |
| Industrial Visit | No Refund | |
| Sight Seeing Tour | No Refund | |
| Hotel Charge | In accordance with Hotel’s Policy | |
BSTQM arranged discounted room tariff for the delegates of the convention. Delegates can reserve their accommodation through convention Secretariat but payment has to be made to the hotel. All rates are inclusive of bed & breakfast, Vat, Tax and Service Charges.
| Hotel |
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Distance from the venue | ||||||
| Dhaka Sheraton (5*) |
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Venue - ICQCC - 08 | ||||||
| Pan Pacific Sonargaon (5*) |
|
20 min by walk, 5 min by taxi | ||||||
| Best Western La Vinci |
|
25 minutes walk, 7 minutes by taxi | ||||||
| Abakash |
|
25 minutes by taxi | ||||||
| Eastern Residence |
|
25 minutes by taxi | ||||||
| Rajmoni Isha khan | 40 minutes walk, 10 minutes by taxi | |||||||
| SEL Nibash |
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30 minutes walk. Tariff inclusive of transport to & from the venue |
NB: Traffic is too heavy in Dhaka City. We recommend all delegates to consider this point while selecting accommodation.
Visa is a requirement for entering Bangladesh. Please contact nearest Bangladesh High Commission/ Embassy for details.
Zia International Airport (ZIA), Dhaka is connected by all major international airlines. There are routine direct flights between ZIA and Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore, Delhi, Doha, Tokyo, Kualalampur etc. Besides, people can enter from the western side of India (Haridaspur to Benapole) by road.
Payment of fees in advance is necessary. All payments will be in US dollars and payable to Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management. Payment may be made in any of the following modes.
Credit Card
Only Master, VISA and American Express Card will be allowed. It will be billed in Bangladesh taka.
Bank draft
Bank draft may be drawn in favour of Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management and may be sent to the secretariat.
Bank Transfer
Beneficiary: Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management
Account Number: 11008350
SWIFT Code: PRBLBDDH023
Bank: Prime Bank Limited
Branch: Satmasjid Road
Address: House : 99, Road : 11/A, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka - 1209, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh offers an incredible diversity of attractions for travelers. Dhaka the bustling capital of Bangladesh, never rests . The sights and sounds of the chaotic city with over 14 million inhabitants is overwhelming. Following sight seeing tour has been negotiated by the convention secretariat. Interested delegates may reserve tour programs through the convention secretariat.
| Program | Date | Rate Per Head in US$ | Terms & Conditions | |
| 1 | Trip to Sunderban: the Magical Mangrove | 26-28 oct.08 |
100 | Include travel , accommodation , Permission(meals not included) |
| 2 | Trip to Banderban Hillside Resort | 26-28 oct.08 |
100: | Include travel , accommodation , Permission(meals not included) |
| 3 | Trip to Rangamati | 26-28 oct.08 |
110 | Include travel , accommodation , Permission(meals not included) |
| 4 | Dhaka City Sightseeing Tour(full day) | 23-oct-08 26-oct-08 |
40 | Includes Lunch & entry fees |
| 5 | River Cruise: Shitalakhya (half day, afternoon) | 23-oct-08 26-oct-08 |
40 | Include travel , Permission(meals not included) |
| 6 | Dhaka city Tour(Half dan) | 23-oct-08 26-oct-08 |
25 | Include travel , Permission |
Location and Physical Features of Bangladesh:
Bangladesh is situated in the northeastern part of South Asia. It lies between 20034' and 26036' north latitude and 8801' and 92041' east longitude. The heavy and great Himalayas stand as the northern ramparts, while the Bay of Bengal guards the southern frontier. On the west lies the expansive Gangetic Plains (West Bengal) of India and on the eastern frontier lies the almost impassable forest of Myanmar (Arakan Province) and India (Tripura and Assam hills). These picturesque geographical boundaries delineate out a low lying plain of about 1,47,570 sq.km. (56,977 sq. miles) criss-crossed by innumerable brooks, rivers, rivulets and streams. Mighty rivers the Padma (Ganges), Brahamaputra (Jamuna), Meghna, Karnaphuli and others flow through Bangladesh. The unscalable blue is streched high above, and the green and silvery landscape below runs far and beyond. This is Bangladesh, a fertile land where nature is bounteous.
Bangladesh is a deltaic region of three mighty rivers-the Ganges, the Brahamaputra and the Meghna. Much of the country's land area has been built up from alluvial deposits brought down by the major rivers. The country is mostly flat except for a range of hills in the southeast. Wooded marshylands and jungles mainly characterize it with forest regions in Sylhet, Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban Hill Tracts, Sundarbans, Mymensingh and Tangail.
Brief History of Bangladesh
The history of Bangladesh has been one of extremes, of turmoil and peace, prosperity and destitution. It has thrived under the glow of cultural splendour and suffered under the ravages of war. The earliest mention of Bangladesh is found in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata (the story of Great Battle-9th century B.C). Evidence also suggests that there was a strong Mongoloid presence as well. Soon after, in the 5th and 6th centuries B.C. came the Aryans from Central Asia and the Dravidians from Western India. Then came the Guptas, Palas and Senas, who were Buddhists and Hindus.
From the 13th century A.D. the Buddhist and Hindus were swamped by the flood of Muslim invaders and the tide of Islam up to the 18th century. Sometimes there were independent rulers like the Hussain Shahi and Ilyas Shahi dynasties while at other times they ruled on behalf of the imperial seat of Delhi.
From the 15th century, the Europeans, namely, Portuguese, Dutch, French and British traders exerted an economic influence over the region. British political rule over the region began in 1757 A.D. when the last Muslim ruler of Bengal was defeated at Palassey. After the end of the British rule in 1947 the country was partitioned into India and Pakistan.
Present Bangladesh became the Eastern Wing of the then Pakistan. But the movement for autonomy for East Pakistan started within a couple of years because of linguistic and cultural difference and economic disparity between the two wings. The seeds of independence were sown through the Language Movement of 1952 to recognize Bangla as a state language. The then East Pakistan emerged as the sovereign and independent state of Bangladesh in 1971 after nine month long War of Liberation (starting on 26 March 1971), under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in which 3 million people courted martyrdom.
Taka is the currency of Bangladesh. Only Taka is used for exchange. Moneychangers can be found at the airport, in hotels and large shopping centres. Visa, Master, American Express and Diners club are accepted in many departmental stores and hotels.
Electricity voltage regulation is 220V and 50 Hz.
Winter usually starts in November which is very mild. Light suit is recommended.
ICQCC-08 Secreteriat
Bangladesh Society for Total Quality Management
SEL Centre (8th.FL .),
29 West Panthapath
Dhaka-1205,
Bangladesh
Phone:+880-2-9145098
Fax:+880-2-8141252
E-mail: icsqcc@bangla.net,
bstqm@bangla.net
General Secretary & Convener:
M.A.M.M Khairul Bashar
Cell: +01819221016