The conference is sponsored by the
               International Society of Science and Applied Technologies (ISSAT)

In cooperation with the
               IEEE Reliability Society

Registration for presentation and publication of papers in the RQD 2008 Proceedings is due on April 30, 2008. 

•    Author Registration Form and Instruction
  
  
•    Non-Author Registration Form

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Hard copies of the Program will be available at the conference for your use.

In an effort to make our conference run more effectively, we would like to request all presenters to send your PowerPoint Presentation to be pre-loaded onto ISSAT's computers which will be used at the conference for presentations.

Please follow instructions below:

• The presentation files must be in MS Office: PowerPoint format.   Must use MS Office 2000 or newer version.
• Name your PowerPoint presentation files in following format
          Session_(Session Number)_(Presenter's first name)_ (Presenter's last name).ppt
                           Example: Session_1_John_Smith.ppt
• Send your PowerPoint presentation files through email to Conference Arrangement Chair:
          Professor Zhenmin Chen at chenzh@fiu.edu no later than Friday, July 25, 2008
• In the subject area of your email, please type
          ISSAT_Session_(Session Number) _ (Last Name of the Presenter)
                           Example: ISSAT_Session_1_Smith
• Please also bring a backup file of your presentation on a CD or memory stick
• Contact Professor Zhenmin Chen (chenzh@fiu.edu) for questions or more information

The 14th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design

  would like to welcome you to Florida, the Sunshine State
and to the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in the Walt Disney World Resort
where you can immerse yourself in an extraordinaryenvironment of magic and memories.

1900 Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
www.buenavistapalace.com

Accommodations for conference attendants are available at the following special group rates on August 6-9, 2008:

• Single/Double rate: $126.00 per night + tax
• Triple rate: $146.00 per night + tax
• Quad rate: $166.00 per night + tax

All reservations must be received by Sunday July 13, 2008 to receive the group rate. Group rate will apply three (3) days before and (3) days after conference based upon availability.

A daily Resort fee of $13.00 plus tax is added to your room account and includes:
              •   Disney Bus Transportation: Daily to each of the 4 Walt Disney World theme parks: Magic Kingdom,
                  Epcot, Animal MGM studios and nightly to Downtown Disney and Pleasure Island.
              •   Unlimited local and 800 phone calls.
              •   Guestroom High Speed Internet Access (wired or wireless).
              •   Self Parking.
              •   Cyber Café Access (24 hours).
              •   Daily Bottled Water (2).
              •   Fitness Center Access.
              •   Pool Ambassador, offering personalized pool amenities and services.
              •   Weekday New York Times newspaper delivery.
              •   In-room coffee and tea.

Online Reservations:

•   Follow this link to directly make reservations online 
              http://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=99447&hotelID=6579

Phone Reservations:

•   Call Reservations Department at 1-866-397-6516 (toll free)
•   Mention ISSAT group rate

Due to limited room block, we suggest you book your reservation as soon as possible.  All reservation enquiries should be made directly with the hotel.