** CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS ** CPC VIII will take place in Savannah, Georgia, January 11-13, 2012, immediately following FOCAPO (January 8-11), with a joint day of programming (January 11). More details about the conference can be found at http://cpcmeeting.org/. Contributed poster presentations will be an essential part of the conference, showcasing contributions from the broad process control community, including industrial success stories and vendor exhibits. Authors interested in a poster presentation should submit a paper not to exceed 6 pages in the format described on the conference web site. Extended abstracts are acceptable provided that they convey clearly the novelty and significance of the work. All papers/abstracts submitted for poster presentation will be peer reviewed. A small number of the contributed papers may be selected for oral presentation, and a large number will be selected for inclusion in a post-conference special issue of Computers & Chemical Engineering. Co-chairs for the poster session: Antonios Armaou, Penn State University Tyler Soderstrom, ExxonMobil Submit online at http://cpcmeeting.org/ *** Deadline for abstracts/papers: July 31, 2011 *** Authors informed: August 31, 2011 Submission of papers for inclusion in proceedings CD: October 31, 2011 Conference: January 11-13, 2012 Submission of papers selected for inclusion in special issue of Computers & Chemical Engineering: March 31, 2012 Publication of special issue: end of 2012 -- Prodromos Daoutidis Professor Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 tel: 612-625-8818 email: [log in to unmask]