REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration Fee: Local Participant - N15,000.00 Foreign Participant - $250.00 (USD) MODE OF PAYMENT: Payments should be made to A/C No.: 1770972244 A/C Name: Faculty of Engineering and Technology, LAUTECH. Skye Bank, LAUTECH Branch, Ogbomoso. Tellers are to be brought to the Conference venue to confirm payment and obtain receipts. However, registration will still continue at the Conference Venue till the last day. The registration fee will entitle delegates to: - A copy of the Conference Guide & Proceedings - Other conference materials - Conference banquet and entertainment during the opening and closing ceremonies - Tea/coffee and lunch breaks, e.t.c. HOTEL AND ACCOMMODATION Hotel Facilities providers in Ogbomoso include Royal Crown Hotel, Siktiam Hotel, Olugbon Hotel, Kolarintz Hotel, Hotel De Nest, De Niche Hotel, Jastok Guest House, Camp Zion, Doyin Guest House, Philadelphia, Lyons Guest Inn, Aina Guest House, Ajarat Guest House, Wetland Guest Inn and Ajogbe Guest House. Hotel rate ranges from N2,500 to N10,000 depending on facilities. EXHIBITION Individuals or organizations intending to exhibit their products should contact the conference secretariat to make detailed enquiries. Multi-media projectors will be made available at the conference venue. LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1. Professor J.O. Olajide - Conference Chairman (+234-0-8033929076) 2. Dr. A. A. Raheem - LOC Chairman (+234-0-8033928991) 3. Dr. F. A. Ola (Ag. Head, AGE Dept.) 4. Dr. L. A. Jimoda (Ag. Head, CHE Dept.) 5. Dr. J. A. Ige (Ag. Head, CVE Dept.) 6. Prof. J. O. Emuoyibofarhe (Head, CSE Dept.) 7. Dr. J. A. Ojo (Ag. Head, EEE Dept.) 8. Dr.(Mrs) B. A. Akinwande (Ag. Head, FSE Dept.)/ Chairman Editorial Committee 9. Dr. J. T. Oladeji (Ag. Head, MEE Dept.) 10. Dr. O. O. Ogunleye (Chairman, Special Duties Committee) 11. Dr. (Mrs) T. J. Afolabi (Chairman, Logistics and Social Events Committee) 12. Dr. T. O. Salawudeen - CHE (Chairman, Market Funds Raising & Sponsors Committee) 13. Dr. F. B. Akande - AGE (Chairman, Publicity and International Affairs Committee) 14. Dr. O. T. Arulogun (Chairman, ICT, Tech & Programme Committee) 15. Mrs V. M. Olojede (PAR/Faculty Officer, Secretary) ALL ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CONFERENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: THE LOC CHAIRMAN (DR. A. A. RAHEEM), Mobile: +234-(0)-803-392-8991 E-Mail: [email protected] PAPER PRESENTATION Presenters are expected to make available their power point slides on/or before the day of presentation in Power Point << FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY >> << FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY >> T INTRODUCTION/ PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE he Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso announces her Third International Conference on Engineering and Technology Research. The theme of this forthcoming conference is, 'ADVANCING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIALIZATION'. The conference will serve as a forum for Engineers and Technologists from the Academia, Industries, Government, Public Sector and Private Sector to exchange ideas and seek solutions that will improve the quality of life for developing countries with a special focus on sustainable industrialization. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION The Conference programme committee hereby invites submission of abstracts of not more than 400 words for papers or 250 words for work in progress (WIP) for poster presentation of original and unpublished research results, innovations, ideas and proposed solutions in any of the fields listed below. Abstracts and Papers should be submitted as electronic mail attachments in Microsoft Word (Word 97 to 2003 document format) to either (i) [email protected] or (ii) [email protected] for peer review The following are the Conference Sub-themes: 1. Waste Recycling for Sustainable Development 2. Food Processing and Preservation 3. Development of Post-Harvest Technology 4. Development of Low Cost Agricultural Machinery 5. Renewable Energy 6.Environmental Conservation for << FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY >> Sustainable Industrialization 7. Water Resources Sustainability 8. Process Optimization and Product Development 9. Computer and Information Technology for sustainable industrialization 10. Signal Processing and Wireless Communication for Sustainable Industrialization 11. Any other relevant research in Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences SCHEDULE OF IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for Submission of Abstract: April 15, 2014. Notification of acceptance of abstract by e-mail: April 30, 2014. Deadline for Submission of full paper: May 26, 2014. Notification of acceptance of full paper by e-mail: June 23, 2014. PAPER SUBMISSION TITLE: 14 point upper case, bold & centred over 2 columns and should contain the following; AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION: Name(s), Affiliations, Address, Country, E-mail Address. All these should be in 10 Pts type size Upper & Lower Case centred under the title ABSTRACT: The abstract should clearly outline the contribution of the paper. KEY WORDS: Maximum of six words, e.g. Mechanization, Stimulation, Traffic Congestion e.t.c. 1. INTRODUCTION: Clearly explain the nature of the problem, previous work, purpose, and contribution of the work. 2. BODY OF PAPER: For the body of the document, use Times New Roman fonts 10pts, single spaced. The whole << FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY >> document should be fully justified. Headings should be 12 pt upper & lower case bold, sub-headings should be 10pts upper & lower case. Paper size should be A4 (210 by 297mm). Margins are as follows; Top of first page - 3.2 cm, Bottom, Left & Right - 1.9 cm, Space between two columns 1.25 cm, Full justification, No headers or footers. 2.1 GRAPHS, TABLES & PHOTOGRAPHS: Tables & graphs: Minimum 8 points size, Minimum Line thickness is 0.13'' or 0.30mm all captions in upper and lower case, bold and centred over one or two columns of body text. Illustrations & Photographs: Halftones, Minimum of 8pts type size. Captions should be in upper & lower case, bold and centred over 1 or 2 columns of body text. Images must be computer designed and submitted as embedded images in your documents (post script, pdf, JPEG or MS Word Format). Digitized photographs in 256 grayscale are recommended. Do not submit colour images. 3. CONCLUSION: Clearly indicate advantages, limitations and possible applications. 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: A brief acknowledgement section may be included between the conclusion and references (optional). 5. REFERENCES: References should follow the APA format. Authors are to ensure that every reference cited in the body of the paper should be listed in the reference section and vice versa. Selected papers will be published in a special edition of an International Journal with impact factor subject to the requirement of the journal. ELIGIBILITY Staff of Federal and State Ministries, Researchers, Lecturers and Postgraduate Students in Engineering, Technology and other related fields, Service providers and professionals in the Engineering/Technology and other related fields. << FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY >>