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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleague,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to among you have already submitted your sessions. We have received a very good number of high-quality proposals in both traditional and trending visionary topics. We are publishing them on our website and on LinkedIn. Please feel
free to promote them as well through your colleagues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some of you asked us some more days to submit your proposals, so we are happy to announce that the portal
<b> <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fifac.papercept.net%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cc38646d2dfb54c8f9a2708dcd338bb9b%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638617487870254514%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=10Ynj44F5dixtl0pDLHDjRWueHfykvF09UAav47kJr8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ifac.papercept.net/" shash="GpdFefiZT3Fv45GxTXUmnJvaPRIsJCQcrv525eGGswpdbo8FURyhEnI9RY8N3f/Tszp4vswn/9a+FtKfSIV+u2aRQo5J2KA8g7wy7Ca5cGsf3h/pPLsKOZ4xnOXIEOYvP4//PZvTi0g20BuD9GfyFT53R5nx7gJ/Gyf5KdKATeo=" target="_BLANK">https://ifac.papercept.net/</a>
</b>will be open for submission of<b><i><u> invited sessions, open invited tracks and special sessions</u></i></b>
<b><span style="color:red">until end of the month 30/09.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IFAC MIM2025 will cover a large number of topics in the field of Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Operational Research, Computer Science, Robotics&Automation, Production Engineering,
and others.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>This is a great opportunity for the our research community, to show how impactful and advanced our research is and how we contribute to the society.
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At next IFAC MIM2025 you can contribute with <b>full regular papers, papers invited for invited tracks/sessions</b> (published on IFAC-<span class="spelle">PapersOnLine</span> (Elsevier) with DOI), and also
<b>extended abstracts</b> by next <b><u>30 November 2024</u>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IFAC journals and other top journals, such as IJPR, ANOR, IJISM, PPC, FLEX will select papers for post-conference publications in regular and special issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More information are available on <b><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconferences.ifac-control.org%2Fmim2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cc38646d2dfb54c8f9a2708dcd338bb9b%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638617487870254514%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=onnmO7%2FRDIvEhtmwHYLiU8oKWrF9PFGlwXpKdGdkFNc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://conferences.ifac-control.org/mim2025/" shash="NMqlCSg2cyywtJREzpZ+39pvwuWdsBDD3a1hF6/b7KZi0r9XsF0dhfdUA5qhvr1fIy8QRc/3ApGdt/8GOoHcE1pP6UiCfyTL0UHomW2CHV2ltLIIAUEqGO/r04tDPHLfpvK0+v+zCeJuLeFRnRQ3r0zpYD3Pu/nXBNXjrpIb+Sc=" target="_BLANK">IFAC MIM2025 website</a></b>, while submission can be done via<b>
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fifac.papercept.net%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cc38646d2dfb54c8f9a2708dcd338bb9b%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638617487870254514%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=10Ynj44F5dixtl0pDLHDjRWueHfykvF09UAav47kJr8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ifac.papercept.net/" shash="GpdFefiZT3Fv45GxTXUmnJvaPRIsJCQcrv525eGGswpdbo8FURyhEnI9RY8N3f/Tszp4vswn/9a+FtKfSIV+u2aRQo5J2KA8g7wy7Ca5cGsf3h/pPLsKOZ4xnOXIEOYvP4//PZvTi0g20BuD9GfyFT53R5nx7gJ/Gyf5KdKATeo=" target="_BLANK">https://ifac.papercept.net/</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Aim and scope of IFAC MIM2025</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="cvgsua" style="margin:0cm"><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">The
<b>industrial and academic worlds around manufacturing and logistics</b> are facing
<b>every day new challenges</b> but also <b>rapid changes in technology developments and business models</b>, like Generative AI, smart robotization & automation, digitalization and data-analytics, advanced simulation, industry 4.0 and 5.0, circular economy,
shared economy, and many others, which can help decision makers, practitioners, researchers
<b>to find solutions</b> to those challenges.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="cvgsua" style="margin:0cm"><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Whatever trend we
are living, we at <b>NTNU - Production Management Research Group & Logistics 4.0 Lab</b> believe that our activities should benefit society as a whole!!! Creative, Critical, Constructive and Respectful are values which guide us towards our vision “<b><i>Knowledge
for a better world</i></b>”.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="cvgsua" style="margin:0cm"><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">This is why the
general theme of the 11th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (<b>IFAC MIM2025</b>) at NTNU is
<b>“Research and Innovation on Manufacturing and Logistics for a better world”.</b>
</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="cvgsua" style="margin:0cm"><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">The aim of this
conference is to bring <b>together researchers and practitioners</b> to present and discuss emerging topics in
<b>modern and future manufacturing modeling, management, and control</b>, following a rich tradition of previous IFAC conferences and symposia in manufacturing and logistics.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="cvgsua" style="margin:0cm"><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Through its motto
<b>“Be the impact! <i>Make a better world.</i>”</b>, IFAC MIM2025 will focus on the
<b>most innovative methods in manufacturing and logistics</b>, with emphasis in how to generate
<b>impactful research and innovation for society</b>, with <b><i><u>interdisciplinary and innovative methods, cross-sectorial applications, inclusive approaches, engagement, and growth of younger researchers</u></i></b><u>.</u></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="cvgsua" style="margin:0cm"><span class="oypena"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to
<b>scientific sessions</b>, there will be the opportunity to attend <b>keynote presentations</b> and
<b>doctoral workshop</b>, and panel debates, such as <b>“how to fund your research”</b>,
<b>“how to publish your research” </b>and also <b>“how to be a good reviewer”</b>.
<b>Mentorship program</b> for first attendees and other activities will be part of the
<b>social agenda you cannot miss!</b></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IMPORTANT DATES:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:red">30/09/2024 - Invited sessions and tracks submission deadline – NEW DEADLINE!!!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">30/11/2024 - Full regular papers, papers invited for invited tracks/sessions, extended abstracts deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">30/01/2025 - Notifications to authors and Registrations open<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">28/02/2025 - Camera ready paper submission deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Be the impact! Make a better world.</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT">Prof. Fabio Sgarbossa (NTNU), General Chair <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prof. Dmitry Ivanov (HWR Berlin), IPC Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prof. Daria Battini (University of Padova), IPC Vice-Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prof. Alexandre <span class="spelle">Dolgui</span> (IMT Atlantique), Advisory Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Prof. Dr. Fabio Sgarbossa<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Professor of Industrial Logistics<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Leader of the Production Management Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head of the Logistics 4.0 Laboratory<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">Richard Birkelands vei 2B,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NO-BOK">7034 Trondheim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SAVE THE DATES!!! <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>15/09/2024 -</b> Invited sessions and tracks submission deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>30/11/2024 -</b> Full regular papers, papers for invited tracks/sessions, extended abstracts deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
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