[Iefac.list] 2016 IIE-CIS Mobile App Competition

[Porter, David]

Dear Colleagues,

The Computer & Information Systems Division (CIS) of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) is pleased to announce the 4th Annual IIE-CIS Mobile App Competition. The objectives of the IIE-CIS Mobile App Competition are (1) to motivate students to use their creativity in developing mobile apps that are based on theories and practices of Industrial & Systems Engineering (or related fields), and (2) to develop a business plan to justify the need for their mobile app in the market place.

Participating teams will have approximately six months to develop their mobile app. The winners of the competition will be announced in the IIE-CIS Town Hall meeting to be held at the 2016 ISERC in Anaheim, California (May 21st - May 24th 2016).

Please refer to the attached PDF file for detailed information, such as competition schedule, eligibility of participants, competition scope, evaluation process, etc. The following are some critical dates:

November 4, 2015: Deadline for submission of two-page proposal.
November 18, 2015: Notices of proposal acceptance sent via email.
February 15, 2016: Deadline for submission of prototype mobile app and mobile app documentation.
March 7, 2016: Notification to finalist teams sent via email.
May 21 ~ May 24, 2016: Final competition and awards ceremony.

Do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

Best regards,

J. David Porter, Ph.D.
2016 IIE-CIS Mobile App Competition Chair
Associate Professor
School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University
204 Rogers Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-6001
V: (541) 737-2446
F: (541) 737-2600
david.porter at oregonstate.edu<mailto:david.porter at oregonstate.edu>
http://mime.oregonstate.edu/research/mtsl/

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