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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hello! My name is Peter Ralston and I have the honor to chair the 2024 Academic Research Symposium (ARS) for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).
Now that the acronyms are out of the way, I wanted to bring your attention to the call for conference submissions which is now live (<a href="https://www.cscmpedge.org/website/62261/ars-call-for-papers/">ARS Call for Papers (cscmpedge.org)</a>). Submissions
can be in one of three formats: award competitive research papers, teaching innovation papers, or research abstracts for poster presentation. Submissions will be accepted beginning March 1<sup>st</sup>, with a submission deadline of May 1<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ARS works because of the high-quality submissions received and the attendance of the best group of scholars in academia. I hope you will consider attending the 2024 ARS
held in Nashville, TN on September 28<sup>th</sup> and 29<sup>th</sup>, 2024. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If I can answer any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at
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