Sensor Council Publications Michael S Shur VP publications

Sensor Council Publications Michael S. Shur (VP, publications) CII 9017, RPI, 110 8 th street, Troy, NY 12180, USA (518) 276 2201; (518) 276 2990 (fax) shurm@rpi. edu (518) 276 6724 (secretary) Presented to Sensor Council ADCOM October 25, 2003

Outline • Existing sensor publications (competing with Sensor Journal) • State of the Sensor Journal (to be presented by Troy Nagle, EIC) – – – page budget and number of articles distribution and readership special issues future plans EIC transition and AEs • Sensor WEB page and possible WEB-based newsletter

Sensor Word on Google (in millions)

Sensor Publications on Google (in millions)

Sensor Books on Amazon. com • 840 books • 300, 000 pages (estimated) • 30 years to read (8 hours a day, 300 days per year) Sensor Journal on Google • 857 times

Major Sensor Journals • IEEE Sensors Journal • Format: Magazine; Publisher: IEEE; Issues: 6 issues/12 months • Sensors & Actuators - Part A - Physical Sensors • Format: Journal; Publisher: Elsevier Science Bv. ; ASIN: B 00007 B 1 GQ • Sensors & Actuators - Part B - Chemical Sensors • Format: Journal; Publisher: Elsevier Science Bv. ; ASIN: B 00007 B 9 LT • http: //www. sensorsportal. com/HTML/subscription. htm

Major Sensor Journals (1) • Sensor • Format: Magazine, Publisher: Advanstar Communications Inc. • Sensor Review • Format: Journal, Publisher: Emerald • Sensors and Materials • Format: Journal, Publisher: Maruzen Co Ltd. , • • Sensors Update • Format: Book, Publisher: Wiley-vch Verlag Gmbh, Issues: 2 issues/12 months, • Sensor-Magazin • Issues: 4 issues/12 months, Format: Magazine Language: German • Publisher: Magazin Verlag Krauel Kg

Major Sensor Journals (2) • Sensor Business Digest • Format: Newsletter, Publisher: Vital Information Publications, Issues: 12 issues/12 months, • Fiber Optic Sensors & Systems • Format: Newsletter, Publisher: Information Gatekeepers Inc. , Issues: 12 issues/12 months, • Sensor Technology • Format: Newsletter, Publisher: Technical Insights/Frost & Sullivan, Issues: 12 issues/12 months, ASIN: B 00006 KWP 8

Sensor proceedings • 2004 • IEEE Sensors 2004 The 3 rd IEEE International Conference on Sensors, Vienna, AUSTRIA, 24 -27 October, 2004 with tutorials on October 24 The Eighth World Congress on Biosensors, Granada, SPAIN, 24 -26 May, 2004. Deadline for abstract: 2 January, 2004 Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (Topic: Devices and components (sensors, actuators, . . . ), Montreux, SWITZERLAND, 1214 May, 2004. Deadline for abstract: 31 October, 2003 The 7 th Eur. Conference on Optical Chemical Sensors & Biosensors, Europt(r)ode, Madrid, SPAIN, 4 -7 April 2004 IEEE-ISA Sensor for Industry Conference (SICON '04), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - 27 -29 January 2004 17 th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems MEMS 2004, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS, 25 -29 January 2004. Deadline for abstract: 15 August, 2003

2003 November /October • Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sen. Sys 2003), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 5 -7 November 2003 14 Micro. Mechanics Europe Workshop (Topic: Sensing and actuation applications) Delft, The NETHERLANDS, 2 -4 November 2003 • PHOTONICS EAST 2003, (Topic: Optical Technologies for Industrial and Environmental Sensing), Rhode Island, USA, 27 -31 October 2003 IEEE international conference on sensors (IEEE SENSORS 2003), Toronto, CANADA, 22 -24 October 2003 The First IMEKO TC 19 Conference on Environmental Measurements (ICEM' 2003), Budapest, HUNGARY, 13 -17 October 2003 Symposium on Frontiers of Nano. Engineering (Topic: Molecular Sensors), Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, 2 -3 October, 2003

Sensor WEB Portals http: //www. sensorsportal. com/ (International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA)) Also: – – – – – – AA Electric Calibration 4 U Earthshaper: Civil Engineering Portal EE Compendium Elsevier. Engineering. com EMSNow Media Eng-Tips Engineering. com Flowmeter Directory UK Free. Trade. Zone i. Civil. Engineer. com Megatron Electronics & Controls Motion. Net. com Engineering Directory Myplant. com Optics 2001 Plant Automation. com Process and Control Today Pneumatics Online Sensor Technology Information Exchange Sensorland. com SMTnet – Your gateway to the Electronics Manufacturing Industry Temperatures. com, Inc. Test and Measurement. com Tooling. Docs Online Resource and Conferences

Sensor Council WEB Site and Future Plans • WEB expansion ideas – – – Newsletter? Peer reviewed? Cost? Volunteer run? Ties to IEEE Sensor conference? • Future Plans – Strengthen Sensor Journal – Improve WEB presense