<div dir="auto"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;padding:0.0pt 0.0pt 8.0pt 0.0pt" id="docs-internal-guid-b9188aea-7fff-7dcd-beda-7338d7190b9a"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear friends and esteemed colleagues,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;padding:0.0pt 0.0pt 8.0pt 0.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Warmest greetings to all. Hope you are doing well.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;padding:0.0pt 0.0pt 8.0pt 0.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This is to let you know that the deadline for submissions of manuscripts for 2025 12th ISCMI, to be held in Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil is exactly 4 months away.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;padding:0.0pt 0.0pt 8.0pt 0.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">ISCMI 2025 is the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">annual flagship event of IICCI (organized in</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">memory of the life and work of Prof Lotfi Zadeh</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">technically co sponsored by IEEE Brazil Council</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">IEEE Rio de Janeiro Section. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;padding:0.0pt 0.0pt 8.0pt 0.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For more information, pls visit</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><a href="https://www.iscmi.us/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.iscmi.us/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;padding:0.0pt 0.0pt 8.0pt 0.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hope as in the previous 11 editions of ISCMI, not only will you submit your own manuscripts but urge your peers to follow suit as well.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt;padding:0.0pt 0.0pt 8.0pt 0.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you and kind regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Suash Deb                         </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.896;margin-left:8.0pt;margin-right:8.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">General Chair, ISCMI25</span></p></div>