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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SAVE THE DATE</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>17<sup>th</sup> International Material Handling Research Colloquium (2025 IMHRC)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Trondheim, Norway</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>24- 27 June 2025 </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE), under the auspices of MHI, is pleased to announce the 17<sup>th</sup> International Material Handling Research Colloquium (IMHRC) tentatively planned for
<b>23-27 June 2025</b> in the city of Trondheim, Norway. The local host is the <b>
Norwegian University of Science and Technology</b> (<b>NTNU</b>). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The IMHRC has taken place every two years since 1990 in several locations in the USA and Europe to provide a unique platform to disseminate world-class research accomplishments, projects, and trends in the field of material handling and
logistics. The event is structured to facilitate dialogue and collaborative research among teams of university researchers on leading-edge topics. With an immersion philosophy of complete participation by participants, the program includes a mix of invited
presentations, facilitated discussions, poster sessions, facility tours, and social events.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The call for papers will be issued in early October 2024</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the attached flyer for additional information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2025 IMHRC Scientific Committee<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fabio Sgarbossa, NTNU (Conference Chair)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">David Porter, Oregon State University (Conference Co-Chair)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manjunath Kamath, Oklahoma State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shanthi Muthuswamy, Northern Illinois University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer Pazour, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<o:p></o:p></p>
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