<div dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Dear esteemed colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Warmest greetings. Hope all is well at your end.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">This is to let you know that on numerous requests, the deadline for submission of manuscripts for ISMSI 2025, the annual event of IICCI and to be held in association with Tokyo Metropolitan University, has been extended till </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">05th March, 2025</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"> </span><a href="https://www.ismsi.org/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'times new roman',serif;color:rgb(66,133,244);vertical-align:baseline">https://www.ismsi.org/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">This is the final extension and no further request to enable submission beyond this deadline will be entertained</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">The cfp is attached</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline"> for your perusal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Hope you will take advantage of this and not only consider submission of your own manuscripts but will also motivate your peers/doctoral students to follow suit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Thanks and hope to meet you in Tokyo soon.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">With kind regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Suash Deb                         </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin:0pt 8pt 8pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'arial',sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">General Chair, ISMSI 2025</span></p></div>