{"id":149,"date":"2025-07-25T10:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T01:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isopt.is.ritsumei.ac.jp\/isfa2026\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-05-03T10:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T01:26:32","slug":"okayama-convention-center-july-19-22-2026-japan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isopt.is.ritsumei.ac.jp\/isfa2026\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 International Symposium on Flexible Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"section-title\">What&#8217;s New<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><del style=\"color: #999;\">Jan. 26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paper submission deadline is extended to March 12.<\/del><br \/><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><del style=\"color: #999;\">Mar. 12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paper submission deadline is extended to March 26.<\/del><br \/><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Apr. 8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/isopt.is.ritsumei.ac.jp\/isfa2026\/?page_id=32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Registration<\/a> is now open.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Apr. 29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Camera Ready Manuscript submission deadline is extended to May 29.<br \/><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>May 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advanced registration deadline is extended to May 31.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<br><br>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"label-row\"><span class=\"label-black\">Date<\/span><br \/><span class=\"label-text\">July 19 (Sun.) &#8211; 23 (Thu.), 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"label-row\"><span class=\"label-black\">Venue<\/span><br \/><span class=\"label-text\">Okayama Convention Center, Okayama, Japan<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"section-title\">Important Dates (Updated on April 29, 2026)<\/h1>\n<div class=\"important-dates-box\">\n<table class=\"important-dates-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Submission of Short\/Long Paper<br \/>for Review<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">\n  <del style=\"color: #999;\">February 12, 2026<\/del><br \/>\n  <del style=\"color: #999;\">March 12, 2026<\/del><br \/>\n  <span style=\"color: red;\">March 26, 2026 (Extended)<\/span>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paper Acceptance Notification<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;\">\n  <del style=\"color: #999;\">March 31, 2026<\/del><br \/>\n  <del style=\"color: #999;\">April 15, 2026<\/del><br \/>\n  <span style=\"color: red;\">April 21, 2026 (Extended)<\/span>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Submission of Final Paper<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle; 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