<div dir="auto"><br id="docs-internal-guid-bf7c8e87-7fff-e068-a3dd-f2ef63649cb9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear friends and esteemed colleagues,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This is to let you know that on numerous requests on account of various reasons, the deadline for submissions of manuscripts for 2026 10th ISMSI, an annual international event of IICCI, to be held in Cebu City, Philippines, has been further extended till </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">15th March, 2026</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><a href="https://www.ismsi.org/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;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.ismsi.org/index.html</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Pls also note that this is the final extension and no further request will be entertained regarding the same</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hope it will help.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thanks and warm regards,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);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:1.3800000000000001;margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">General Chair, ISMSI 2026</span></p></div>