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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#515151;background:#FAFAF7">Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing International Conference </span></b></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#515151;background:#FAFAF7">Porto, June 2023</span></b></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Website: </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faimconference.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CFF.Chen%40utsa.edu%7C6099951bc1cd441ccf1c08daaf8c2b35%7C3a228dfbc64744cb88357b20617fc906%7C0%7C1%7C638015313829716407%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gwloEj5NbUGVWOCDaUNyxSG3ddPk4gub60jIAOM1IjI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">www.faimconference.org</span></a></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Registration and Submissions: </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conftool.com%2Ffaim2023&data=05%7C01%7CFF.Chen%40utsa.edu%7C6099951bc1cd441ccf1c08daaf8c2b35%7C3a228dfbc64744cb88357b20617fc906%7C0%7C1%7C638015313829872634%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1plX4Abs%2F076KywMr4dre526%2BWJUUuhSFFhX5zZCcjw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">www.conftool.com/faim2023</span></a></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All accepted papers presented at FAIM 2023 will be published in
<i>Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering</i> (Springer), indexed by Scopus. <u>
Top full-length manuscripts will be concurrently reviewed for potential fast-track publication in
<i>Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing</i> (Elsevier) and <i>International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology</i> (Springer)</u>. After the conference, authors of selected conference papers will be invited to submit extended version of
their papers to other refereed journals such as <i>International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing</i> (Taylor and Francis),
<i>Machines</i> (MDPI), and several others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Don't miss the opportunity to visit Porto, Portugal, in June 2023, sharing your latest developments with a
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community of Researchers, Scholars and Entrepreneurs, taking advantage of the enormous hospitality that Porto always offers, having the opportunity to taste the most delicious wines and Portuguese traditional cuisine, in addition to enjoying an unforgettable
atmosphere, </span>and<span style="color:black"> FAIM 2023 social programme.</span></span></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Welcome to Porto, where Knowledge meets Culture.</span></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Share your knowledge. Enjoy Porto.</span></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">F. Frank Chen, Ph.D., Fellow of SME, Fellow of IISE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering Department &<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems <o:p></o:p></p>
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