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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Can you please forward this to all list members?
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We are pleased to invite you to submit your research for presentation at the <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">55th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute (SWDSI)</span></strong> to be held
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">March 18–21, 2026</span></strong>, at the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel</span></strong> in Richardson, Texas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We welcome <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">competitive research papers</span></strong>,
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">research abstracts</span></strong>, and
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">proposals for symposia, tutorials, and workshops</span></strong> across a wide range of disciplines in decision sciences. Submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process. Accepted papers and abstracts
from registered authors will be scheduled for presentation and published in the <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">online SWDSI 2026 Proceedings</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tracks include (but are not limited to):</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Supply Chain, Logistics, and UAVs<o:p></o:p></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Big Data Analytics and AI<o:p></o:p></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">FinTech and Internet of Things<o:p></o:p></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Healthcare, MIS, Marketing, HRM, and Organizational Behavior<o:p></o:p></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Operations, Project Management, Accounting, Economics, and Ethics<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p>For the complete list of tracks and Track Chairs, visit the conference website:<br>
<a href="http://swdsi.org/swdsi2026/Default.asp" target="_new">http://swdsi.org/swdsi2026/Default.asp</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Special Opportunities:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Distinguished Paper Awards</span></strong> for top contributions<o:p></o:p></li><li style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Student Paper Awards</span></strong> (student-authored submissions only)<o:p></o:p></li><li style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doctoral Consortium</span></strong> (details forthcoming)<o:p></o:p></li><li style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Pre-conference workshops</span></strong> on tools such as Tableau, SAP, and business analytics<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Submission Portal:</span></strong><br>
Submit your paper or abstract via EasyChair:<br>
<span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🔗</span> <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=swdsi2026" target="_new">
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=swdsi2026</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Each submission must include a title page with the author and contact details. The main manuscript should be anonymized for peer review. Complete submission guidelines are available on the conference website.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Get Involved:</span></strong><br>
We are actively seeking <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">reviewers</span></strong> and
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">session chairs</span></strong>. If you are interested, please get in touch with the Program Chair or your respective Track Chair by
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">October 1, 2025</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We look forward to your contributions and participation in this exciting event!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Warm regards,<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Suman Niranjan</span></strong><br>
Program Chair, 2026 SWDSI Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#548235;mso-ligatures:none">Suman Niranjan, Ph.D.<br>
Assistant Professor of Logistics <br>
Department of Supply Chain Management <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#548235;mso-ligatures:none">G. Brint Ryan College of Business<br>
University of North Texas, a Carnegie R1 Institution. Denton, TX 76203 <br>
<a href="mailto:suman.niranjan@unt.edu"><span style="color:#548235">suman.niranjan@unt.edu</span></a> <br>
940-565-3673 (Office) 912-401-3106(Mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#548235;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_Io0yawAAAAJ&hl=en"><span style="color:#0563C1">Google Scholar</span></a>
<a href="https://swdsi.decisionsciences.org/board-of-directors/"><span style="color:#0563C1">SWDSI-Program Chair</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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