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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><img id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.eiasm.org/UserFiles/EurOMA2015%20Header%20-%20FINAL.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">EUROMA 2015 CONFERENCE</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</span></strong></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dear Colleague, we are delighted to announce that the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">22nd International Annual EurOMA Conference
</span></strong>will be held in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 26 June-1 July 2015. The conference will be hosted by University of Neuchâtel. The theme of the conference is:
<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Operations Management for Sustainable Competitiveness.</span></em><br>
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The deadline for submission of abstracts is <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:purple">16 January 2015 12:00 (noon) CET.</span></strong><br>
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We welcome abstracts from a variety of Operations Management topics ( </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.euroma2015.org/themes.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.euroma2015.org/themes.html</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-US">) and in particular, those that fit well with the conference theme.<br>
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The conference will be preceded by a Doctoral Seminar, a Publishing Workshop and a Young Scholars Workshop.<br>
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Please mark all of the conference dates and related key events in your calendar:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">16 January 2015, 12:00 (noon) CET - Deadline for submission of abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">20 February 2015 - Notification of acceptance<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">17 April 2015 12:00 (noon) CET- Submission of final papers and Early bird registration closing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">26-27 June 2015 - Doctoral Seminar<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">27 June 2015 - Publishing Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">28 June 2015 - Young Scholars Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">28 June-1 July 2015 - Conference and Optional Plant Tours<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For more detailed information please consult the Conference website:
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.euroma2015.org/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.euroma2015.org/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We look forward to receiving your registration and to welcoming you to Neuchâtel next June!<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Gerald Reiner (Conference Chair)</span></strong><br>
University of Neuchâtel/University of Klagenfurt <br>
Website: </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.euroma2015.org/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.euroma2015.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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