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General Information

PHOTOGRAPHY
ASME has retained the services of a photographer to capture photo images of the events and activities
from the conference. The photographer will be taking photos as assigned by the ASME Communications
Department. All photographs are the sole property of ASME, and ASME retains all rights in and to said
photographs. These photographs may be used for promotional purposes only, including, but not limited to,
the ASME website. If you require more information about the use of IMECE photographs, please go to the
media desk at Conference Registration.

PRESENTER ATTENDANCE POLICY
The compilation of papers presented online is not the archival version of the conference Proceedings.
Paper information contained therein should not be used for citation purposes. According to ASME’s
Presenter Attendance Policy, if a paper is not presented at the conference, the paper will not be published
in the official Archival Proceedings, which are registered with the Library of Congress and are abstracted
and indexed. The paper also will not be published in the ASME Digital Collection and may not be cited as
a published paper.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS
In keeping with the ongoing need of engineers to monitor their continuing professional development,
IMECE attendees can earn PDH credits. Please note: Approval of credits rests with each state’s licensing
board, and individuals must keep track of their own PDH credits. Please go to the ASME Meeting
Information Desk for more information.

PUBLICATIONS: IMECE2015 ONLINE PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS
Technical papers accepted for presentation and publication will be available online to fully paid confer- REGISTRATION
ence registrants on a dedicated online site a week before the conference. Registered attendees will Conference registration is located in
receive an email with a link and instructions on how to access the papers prior to the conference or shortly the Grand Ballroom Foyer (4th Floor)
after registration. of the Hilton of the Americas.
The operating hours are:
The online papers site replaces the CD/DVD distributed in previous years. The CD/DVD has been
discontinued as a result of feedback from organizers and attendees indicating that computer systems Friday, November 13
increasingly do not feature CD/DVD drives, and many attendees travel only with mobile devices. 12:00pm–5:00pm
The compilation of papers is subject to ASME copyright. The content of the site is for personal use only by Saturday, November 14
the registered attendee that has been granted access by ASME. Access cannot be shared, and the 7:00am–6:00pm
content of the site cannot be distributed to other parties or downloaded without permission from ASME.
The compilation of papers will be available on this site for a period of one year. At that time, registered Sunday, November 15
attendees will be able to do a batch download of the papers for personal use.
7:00am–6:00pm
The online papers are not the Conference Proceedings and cannot be used for citation. Papers not
presented at the conference are removed from the online compilation, and the remaining content is Monday, November 16
published as the official Proceedings of the conference on the ASME Digital Collection at 7:00am–6:00pm
http://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org. Authors may refer to the Digital Collection for DOI links and citation
information for their papers. Tuesday, November 17
7:00am–6:00pm
The Proceedings on The ASME Digital Collection are distributed worldwide and also submitted for
indexing to SCOPUS, COMPENDEX, the Thompson Reuters Web of Science Conference Proceedings Wednesday, November 18
Citation Index, and numerous other indexing and discovery services. 7:00am–6:00pm
Registered attendees may view (but not download) accepted conference papers at a special kiosk at the Thursday, November 19 11
ASME Booth in the Exhibitor Hall. 7:00am–5:00pm