About ICLS 
The International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems is organized by The International Federation of Logistics & SCM Systems (IFLS) and The Asian Pacific Federation of Logistics & SCM Systems (APFLS). The 1st Congress was 
hosted by Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, November 22-24, 2004, followed by the 2nd Congress hosted by The National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, May 1-4 2006. The 3rd Congress 
was hosted by Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan, August 29-31, 2007, the 4th Congress by Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand, November 26-28, 2008, the 5th Congress by The Korean Society of Supply Chain 
Management(KSCM) in COEX, Seoul, Korea, June 3-5, 2009, and the 6th Congress by College of Management, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences and co-organized by Association for Commercial Modernization in 
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, March 7-9, 2011. 

The 7th International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems, ICLS2012 will be hosted by the Korean Society of Supply Chain Management (KSCM) in Seoul, Korea, June 7-9, 2012. The congress aims to provide an international forum for leading researchers, educators, software developers, and practitioners to discuss about the current issues, share ideas and experiences on the latest development; and seek opportunities for unfolding the new era of business collaboration through SCM systems in the global market. This congress cordially invites papers with academic thinking and successful industry cases from researchers, educators, modelers, software developers, users and practitioners in universities, industries and research institutes in logistics and SCM systems field. 

Submission 

Prospective authors should submit an abstract or full paper in English, outlining aims, content and conclusion as well as other contributions. The abstract or full paper should include the cover page with a title, topic areas, key words, author name(s), affiliation, mailing address, and the contact information of the corresponding author such as a mailing address, telephone and fax number. The final manuscript for the proceedings would be fine in the format of MS Word or PowerPoint slides. Submissions should be made electronically through e-mail icls2012@kscm.org. 

Proceedings and Publication 

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. In addition, some selected papers after the conference will be invited for publication in the “International Journal of Logistics and SCM Systems” (The official journal of IFLS) and special issue of “Flexible Service and Manufacturing Journal” (SCI) after the conference. The best paper will be awarded during the conference. 

Important due dates 
Abstract or Full Paper Submission: February 28, 2012 
Notification of Acceptance: March 20, 2012 
Submission of Final Manuscript: April 10, 2012 
Pre-registration: April 10, 2012 

Registration Fee 

The regular or student registration fee covers attendance of all conference sessions, a CD-ROM of the proceedings, souvenir, refreshments, lunches, and banquet. For each accepted paper, at least one of authors with pre-registration is required and one registration is eligible for maximum two papers. For each additional paper a fee of $50 will be charged. 

Special Events 

Venue 
The ICLS 2012 will be hosted by the Korean Society of Supply Chain Management(KSCM), and will be held at the International Convention Center of KOFST(The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies), Seoul. For more information, please visit: http://enkofst.kofst.or.kr/kofst/kofst01.php 

Recommended Tour 
Jeju Island (left-bottom picture), one of the provisional ‘New 7 Wonders of Nature’ recently selected. For more information, please visit: http://english.tour2jeju.net/main/index.php