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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022<br>
<b>Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black;background:white">Hyatt Regency Seattle</span>
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May 21-24, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Track: Logistics & Supply Chain<br>
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</b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Abstract/Paper Submission Website:
</span><a href="https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/login/turbo.asp?EventKey=PKEWPABM&MyCadmiumID=0&CPUserID=0">Abstract Scorecard</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Conference Website:
</span><a href="https://www.iise.org/Annual/">https://www.iise.org/Annual/</a> <span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%">The <b>Logistics & Supply Chain Division
</b>of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the <b>
Logistics and Supply Chain Track</b> at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the industrial and systems engineering research and practitioner communities. The IISE Annual Conference &
Expo 2022 will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%">As track chairs of the Logistics and Supply Chain Track, we encourage you to contribute to the conference and track by submitting a 250-word abstract or presentation summary. Authors will be able
to claim these works as refereed extended abstracts, which will be available on the conference website and can be cited. They will not be copyrighted or indexed in the official conference proceedings, and therefore there is no limitation on reusing this material
for other purposes (e.g., toward the publication of journal papers or subsequent conference proceedings). Abstracts and presentation summaries are welcome in the following areas:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%">Authors of accepted abstracts and presentation summaries will be invited to present their work in a conference session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four presenters.
<b>There are also opportunities to organize special sessions (e.g., tutorials, panels, workshops). If you are interested in organizing such a session, please contact the track chairs by October 15, 2021.
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">strongly
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">encourage all presenters to submit a paper
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">for publication so discoveries can be permanently documented. This year, two types of papers will be considered: research papers and case study papers.
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<b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Research papers</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (with a limit of six pages)
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">contain
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">methods and
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">results that are
<i>significant</i> and have <i>archival value</i> to the industrial and systems engineering community.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> They
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">will undergo a double-blind peer review process</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> and
</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">accepted papers
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">will be copyrighted and indexed in the Conference Proceedings</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">via</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> ProQuest.</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Case study papers</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (of two to six pages) describe the application of a method
or technology that addresses an <i>important industry-motivated issue</i>. They will be reviewed to ensure that the content focuses on the value and lessons learned for the industrial and systems engineering community. The case study papers should avoid significant
marketing material. Accepted manuscripts will be published with access via the IISE website.</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b>Important deadlines:
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary: November 1, 2021
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<i>(Paper submission is optional but encouraged.) <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Speaker registration deadline: January 20, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>(Applies to all accepted speakers not submitting a paper for review.)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Notification of decision on paper: March 1, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>(Applies to all remaining speakers.)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Paper final revision submission deadline: March 14, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
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Presenters submitting an abstract or presentation summary only (without a paper) must register by January 20, 2022. Presenters submitting a paper for consideration are granted an extended registration deadline of March 7, 2022. All presenters must register
for the conference to avoid having their presentations/papers withdrawn from the program and the proceedings. The presenting author must attend and present the paper at the conference.<b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%">We look forward to seeing you in
<span style="color:black;background:white">Seattle</span>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><i>Payam Parsa, California State Polytechnic University Pomona (</i><a href="mailto:pparsa@cpp.edu"><i>pparsa@cpp.edu</i></a><i>)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><i>Mike Sherwin, University of Pittsburgh (</i><a href="mailto:mdsherwin@pitt.edu"><i>mdsherwin@pitt.edu</i></a><i>)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><i>Junfeng Ma, Mississippi State University (</i><a href="mailto:ma@ise.msstate.edu"><i>ma@ise.msstate.edu</i></a><i>)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><i>Sasha Dong, Texas State University (<a href="mailto:sasha.dong@txstate.edu">sasha.dong@txstate.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><i>Yanchao Liu Wayne State University (<a href="mailto:yanchaoliu@wayne.edu">yanchaoliu@wayne.edu</a>)</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Payam Parsa, Ph.D.</b><br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering<br>
Cal Poly Pomona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Website: </span><a href="http://www.cpp.edu/faculty/pparsa"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">www.cpp.edu/faculty/pparsa</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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