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.

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.