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These proceedings cover a wide range of topics in the engineering asset management discipline, including: • strategic asset management • condition monitoring and diagnostics • integrated intelligent maintenance • sensors and devices • information quality & management; • sustainability in asset management • asset performance and knowledge management • data mining and AI techniques in asset management • engineering standards, and • education in engineering asset management. These proceedings will comprise refereed papers of the Seventh World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM) that was held in Deajeon City, Korea from 8-9 October 2012. The material is a compilation of state-of-the-art papers in the field covering a comprehensive range of subjects that are equally relevant to business managers and engineering professionals alike. The breadth and depth of these proceedings will make them an excellent resource for asset management practitioners, researchers and academics, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in tertiary institutions and in industry.