Industrial Tours

Attendees of the ICPR Americas 2024 Conference may join one of several organized tours for a unique group experience. These are optional.

Kenworth-Chillicothe – July 25th

  • The tour charge is $ 40.
  • Address: 1273 River Rd, Chillicothe, OH 45601
  • The distance from Baker center to Kenworth -Chillicothe is around 63 miles (Approx. 1 hour 15 minutes)
  • Transportation will depart at 7:45 am from Bake center, Ohio University
  • Arrival at 9:00 am, and the tour starts at 9:30 am and lasts for approximately two hours.
  • Maximum number of participants is 50

Kenworth Truck Company is an American truck manufacturer. Founded in 1923 as the successor to Gersix Motor Company, Kenworth specializes in production of heavy-duty (Class 8) and medium-duty (Class 5–7) commercial vehicles. Headquartered in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington, Kenworth has been a wholly owned subsidiary of PACCAR since 1945.

https://www.kenworth.com


Witten Farm – July 25th

  • The tour charge is $ 40.
  • Address: 16670 State Route 60 Lowell, OH 45744
  • The distance from Baker center to the destination is around 49 miles (Approx. 1 hour)
  • Transportation will depart at 7:55 am from Baker Center, Ohio University
  • Arrival at 9:00 am, and the tour starts at 9:20 am (after the introduction) and lasts for approximately two hours.
  • Maximum number of participants is 40

“The Witten Farm Market family includes one year-round market & bakery, 23 seasonal produce markets, and 8 flower markets throughout Ohio and West Virginia. Each farm market features our world-famous sweet corn along with an abundance of other locally grown fruits and vegetables.”

https://www.wittenfarm.com


Recent Announcements

  • Registration and accomodation

    May 15, 2024

    We have posted information about the registration with all options and fees. See https://www.ifpr-icpra2024.org/registration/

    Also Hotel information is updated with details about pricing and several options, See https://www.ifpr-icpra2024.org/travel-information/#hotels

  • Paper reviews done

    May 13, 2024

    We are happy to report that paper reviews are almost complete. For large majority of the papers the reviews are sent back to authors, and the final versions of the accepted papers are due on June 10, 2024.

    Conference registration pages are also almost ready and they will be posted by the end of this week.

  • Submission grace period until March 29

    March 14, 2024

    The organizing committee has made decision to extend the submission deadline for the papers until March 29, 2024 as the final due date.

  • Keynote speaker added

    March 7, 2024

    We have added another keynote speaker, Dr. Djerdj Horvat, Researcher and Project Manager at  Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany. See the Program page for more details.