[Iefac.list] Fwd: Reminder : FAIM 2014, Accepting Abstracts, 10/31/2013

[Dot Cupp]

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Dear Colleagues,****

In response to inquiries for extending the abstract submission due date, we
have extended to October 31, 2013.  We apologize if you have received
duplicate announcement.  ****

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*Announcement and Call for Papers (Abstracts Due October 31, 2013)*

*24th International Conference on Flexible Automation and*****

*Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2014)
*May 20-23, 2014****

San Antonio, Texas USA
http://camls.utsa.edu/FAIM2014****


The International Conference Flexible Automation and Intelligent
Manufacturing (FAIM) is the leading international forum to disseminate
recent and relevant research, theories and practices of manufacturing.
Following success of our earlier FAIM conferences, the FAIM 2014
(24thedition) will be held at the beautiful and historic City of San
Antonio,
Texas during *May 20-23, 2014*. ****

The City of San Antonio is easily accessible, served by all major US
airlines as well as several international airlines. The conference site
will be just a few blocks away from the scenic Riverwalk, the historic
Alamo/San Antonio Missions, Tower of the Americas, Institute of Texan
Culture, and many other sightseeing and shopping options. Theme parks
(SeaWorld, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas) and water park (Schlitterbahn) are
all in short driving range for memorable family vacation funs. A plant tour
to Toyota-San Antonio (which builds all Tacoma and Tundra trucks for North
America) will be available for FAIM2014 participants to witness TPS in
action and to speak to Toyota continuous improvement leaders and team
members. ****

*The theme* of FAIM 2014 conference is *"Capturing Competitive Advantage
via Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Transformation."*****

The conference covers a range of topics including but is not limited to: ***
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·         Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing****

·         Bio-Manufacturing****

·         CAD/CAM/CIM/FMS/MES****

·         Concurrent Engineering****

·         Engineering for Sustainability, Education, and Training****

·         Enterprise Knowledge Management****

·         Environmental Health, and Safety Engineering****

·         Factory Control and Integration****

·         Global Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Logistics****

·         Manufacturing Ergonomics and Human Factors****

·         Industrial Automation and Process Control****

·         IT and Internet Applications in Manufacturing****

·         Inventory Control****

·         Lean and Agile Manufacturing****

·         Manufacturing Processes and Technology****

·         Manufacturing Systems****

·         Modeling and Simulation****

·         Product Development and DFMA****

·         Production Planning and Scheduling****

·         Rapid Prototyping****

·         Services and Operations Management****

·         Six Sigma and TQM****

·         Technology Management and Innovations****


Acceptance of papers is based on the review of full paper (up to 8 pages).
Each paper will be evaluated by three members of the International Program
Committee. However, prospective authors should submit a short abstract in
advance to ensure topics fit within the conference scope. Abstracts should
be written in English and should contain no more than *300 words*. Authors
of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit a complete paper for
further peer review and eventual publication in the conference proceedings.
 A maximum of two papers per presenting author will be permitted. At least
one author must register for the conference in order to have the paper
published in the conference proceedings. More detailed information and
instructions for manuscript preparation and submission will be available
later in the conference website at http://camls.utsa.edu/faim2014.  Papers
included in the FAIM2014 conference proceedings will be indexed in EI and
ISI, and Google Books search.****

Corresponding authors of selected high-quality papers will be urged to
extend and refine their manuscript contents for submissions to fast-track
peer-review processes for potential publications in international
scientific refereed journals such as *Robotics and Computer-Integrated
Manufacturing, SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems, International Journal
of Advanced Manufacturing Technology,* etc.****


*Important Dates:*

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*October 15 31, 2013:                       **Abstract Submission
Deadline*
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*                November 1, 2013:                          *Notification
of Abstract Acceptance           ****

                *January 15, 2014:                              *Full Paper
Due                                          ****

                *February 15, 2014:                           *Notification
of Paper Review Result                      ****

                *March 1, 2014:                                   *Final
Revised Papers Due ****

*March 15, 2014:*                                Presenting Authors
Registration Deadline                          ****

                *April 1, 2014:                                      *Early
Registration (discounted rate) Deadline ****

                *April 19, 2014:*                                   Special
Rates for Conference Hotel Reservations End          ****

                *May 20, 2014:
*Pre-conference
Workshop and Reception (evening)****

*May 21-23, 2014                               *Conference Days         ****

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*Honorary Chairs:* ****

Prof. William Sullivan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.; and ****

Prof. Munir Ahmad, School of Science and Technology, University of
Teesside, Middlesbrough, U.K.****

*FAIM 2014 Chair: *Prof. F. Frank Chen, The University of Texas at San
Antonio, U.S.A.

*General Inquiry*:    FAIM2014 at gmail.com
*Conference Website:* http://camls.utsa.edu/faim2014

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F. Frank Chen, Ph.D. ****

Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanical
Engineering Department ****

Director, Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems ****

The University of Texas at San Antonio ****

One UTSA Circle ****

San Antonio, Texas 78249-0670 ****

Tel: 210-458-5382  Fax: 210-458-6504 ****

ff.chen at utsa.edu ****

http://engineering.utsa.edu/~mechanical/faculty_staff/ChenF.html ****

http://camls.utsa.edu/****

[image: CAMLS Logo V7]****

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