[Iefac.list] IIE SEMS Student Paper Competition

[Beth Cudney]

SEMS Student Paper Competition 2012
Sponsored by Transformation Systems, Inc
IIE Society for Engineering and Management Systems

Purpose: 
The Student Paper Competition will be held each year to honor outstanding
papers in the field of engineering management research and practices. The
papers should demonstrate or describe the use of techniques which improve
productivity and quality through effective and economical managerial
techniques and philosophies. Both undergraduate and graduate students and
design teams are invited to submit papers. The award will be given each year
at the IIE Annual Conference if there is a suitable recipient.  
 
Three awards may be given upon recommendation of the SEMS selection
committee. The winners must present their papers in the ISERC Engineering
Management Track at the 2012 IIE Annual Conference. The lead author of the
first place paper will receive a complimentary ticket to the Honors & Awards
Banquet. Their names will not be announced during the banquet. Their names
will be announced on Tuesday before the keynote address. In addition, their
names will be on the scrolling power point Monday and Tuesday morning as
people enter the room for the keynote speakers. The first place winner paper
will be included in the IIE Annual Award list. The lead authors of the 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place papers will receive the following awards, which they may
share with any co-authors at their discretion:

First Place: $600 and complimentary annual conference registration and
Honors & Awards Banquet ticket
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $100
 
Eligibility Criteria:
The following conditions apply to submissions for this competition:
1.    The applicant must be a full time student at the time of submission.
2.    The paper must present original research results.
3.    The research must have been conducted while the applicant was a
student.
4.    The paper must not have won or been considered for an award in another
competition. 
5.    At least one author must be an IIE member and present the paper at the
2012 Annual Conference, May 19 ­ 23, 2012 in Orlando, FL.
6.    Winning papers will appear on the IIE Society for Engineering and
Management Systems Website.
7.    Authors will be asked to sign an ethics statement stating that they
are full time students and that the research and writing are their own work.
8.    Advising by a non-student is allowed, such as an academic or industry
advisor.  However, only students can be authors or co-authors since this is
a student competition.
 
Important Dates:
Submission deadline: January 3, 2012
Winner Announcement: February 25, 2012

Paper Guidelines:
Authors must follow the ISERC 2012 paper guidelines since the winning papers
will be published in the ISERC proceeding. The paper formatting guidelines
will be available at http://www.iieannual.org/.
 
Submission:
Each paper must be submitted in electronic format (.PDF file) to the
Committee Chair, Dr. Beth Cudney (cudney at mst.edu) to be received no later
than January 3, 2012.

For full information visit:
http://www.iienet.org/uploadedFiles/IIE/Community/Technical_Societies_and_Di
visions/SEMS/Revised%20BonnieSEMS%202012%20Student%20Competition%20Announcem
ent.pdf



Dr. Beth Cudney
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Design Engineering Center
Missouri University of Science and Technology
217 Engineering Management
Rolla, MO 65409
(573)341-7931 Phone
(573)341-6567 Fax
http://web.mst.edu/~eachx8/
cudney at mst.edu



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