会议名称(英文)：  24th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2014) 
所属学科：  自动控制理论与技术,机械制造与机床技术 
开始日期：  2014-05-20 
结束日期：  2014-05-23 
所在国家：  美国 
所在城市：      美国 
具体地点：  美国德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市 
主办单位：  美国德州大学圣安东尼奥分校 

[ 组织结构 ] 会议主席：  Prof. F. Frank Chen , The University of Texas at San Antonio, U.S.A 

[ 重要日期 ] 摘要截稿日期：  2013-10-15 
全文截稿日期：  2014-01-15 
论文录用通知日期：  2013-11-01 
交修订版截至日期：  2014-03-01 
参会报名截止日期：  2014-04-01 

[ 会务组联系方式 ] 联系人：  
联系电话：  001-210-458-5382 
传真：  001-210-458-6504 
E-MAIL：  FAIM2014@gmail.com 
 
会议网站：  http://camls.utsa.edu/faim2014 
会议背景介绍：  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 (24th edition) 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 Texas 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. 
征文范围及要求：  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: 

·          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

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.