Researchers, executives and academia are invited to submit extended abstracts of their papers intended for presentation in the conference, workshop and symposium, in not more than 600 words in the PDF format highlighting their findings and methodologies adopted. The papers are expected to reflect original contributions or critics or extensions to the available knowledge in the related areas. Arrangements are being made with reputed publishers of leading journals to evaluate suitable papers presented at the conference for publication in the respective journals and to bring out special issues on these topics. All other papers presented will be published in the conference proceedings to be brought out on the occasion. Authors of abstracts selected through a process of two blind reviews will be required to submit the manuscripts in formats to be specified for further reviews by two more experts for presentation at the conference.

We welcome paper submissions on the following topics. Each paper must be submitted to one of the tracks listed below.
• INNOVATION: ISSUES, FRAMEWORK , CHALLENGES & STRATEGIES:
Innovation, Ecosystem for Innovation, Innovation Management, R & D, Financial Risks, Open Innovation & related topics, Strategic management, Creativity, Lateral Thinking, TRIZ and related topics

• FRONT END OF NPD:
Planning NPD, Front end of NPD, Portfolio Management for NPD, Market Research, VOC, Tools for Market Research

• APPLICATION OF INNOVATION- SECTOR SPECIFIC ISSUES:
Service innovation, Innovation in micro-financing and empowering strategies for inclusive growth, BOP issues, Innovations in Energy Management & Environmental issues, Innovations in healthcare, Innovation in development of software products, Innovation in educational technology, curriculum development, & research, Case studies in innovation, NPD and related areas

• CREATING SUCCESSFUL CONCEPTS:
Creativity, Lateral Thinking, Concept Generation & Selection, QFD, Conjoint analysis, Morphological analysis, TRIZ and related topics

• ENGINEERING GREAT PRODUCTS:
Engineering design, design process, concurrent engineering, CAD/CAM/CAE, detailed design, DFx, Product liability, IPR, etc.

• MANAGING THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE:
Manufacturing, PLM, Distribution, Maintenance, Reuse & Retirement of Products, Disposal & regulatory requirements

• MARKETING PRODUCTS IN A TURBULENT MARKET:
Strategies for turbulent markets

General Queries & Registration
Prof. Dr. K.Chandrasekaran
Email: kesavan.chandrasekaran@gmail.com