<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2023</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries</span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Hyatt Regency New Orleans</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">May 20-23, 2023</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Abstract Submission Website: </span><a href="https://iise.confex.com/iise/2023/cfp.cgi" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://iise.confex.com/iise/2023/cfp.cgi</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Conference Website: </span><a href="https://www.iise.org/Annual/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.iise.org/Annual/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></p><p style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We are pleased to announce the <b>Health Systems Track</b> at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2023. 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 2023 will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As track chairs of the <b>Health Systems Track</b>, 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 <i>refereed extended abstracts</i>, 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).  We highly encourage Abstracts and Presentations Summaries that demonstrate Academic-Industry collaboration and the application of emerging technologies and methods.  Key areas include:</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="text-indent:0in;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pandemic Preparedness and Response</span></p><p style="text-indent:0in;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Quality and Patient Safety</span></p><p style="text-indent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n:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Authors of accepted abstracts and presentation summaries will be invited to share their work in a conference session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four<b> </b>presentations. There will also be options where authors can elect to share their content in a “Poster Session”. In addition, <b>there are opportunities to organize and/or participate in Special Sessions (Panels, Workshops, etc.). If you are interested, please contact us by December 2, 2022.</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">While not required, we strongly encourage all presenters to submit a paper for publication so discoveries can be permanently documented.  This year, two types of papers will be considered: Research Papers and Case Study Papers. </span></p><p style="margin-left:0.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Research Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> (with a limit of six pages) contain methods and results that are <i>significant</i> and have <i>archival value</i> to the industrial and systems engineering community.  They will undergo a double-blind peer review process and accepted papers will be copyrighted and indexed in the Conference Proceedings via ProQuest.</span></p><p style="margin-left:0.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols";color:black">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Case Study Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> (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.<b></b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px;border:none"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">  </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Important deadlines:<span style="color:black"></span></span></b></p><p style="margin-left:58.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary:</span>     <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">December 2, 2022</span></p><p style="margin-left:58.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary:</span>    <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">December 23, 2022</span></p><p style="margin-left:58.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paper submission deadline: </span>                                              <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">February 3, 2023</span></p><p style="margin-left:58.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(Paper submission is optional but encouraged.)</span></i>             <i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin-left:58.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Speaker registration deadline:</span>                                            <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">February 10, 2023</span></p><p style="margin-left:58.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paper final revision submission deadline: </span>                          <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">March 24, 2023</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Important Note</span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Authors/Presenters with approved abstracts must register for the Conference by <b>February 10, 2023</b>. Authors/Presenters that do not register by this date will have their presentations/papers withdrawn from the program and the proceedings. The presenting author must attend and present the paper at the conference.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Best Regards,</span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mustafa Ozkaynak (</span><a href="mailto:mustafa.ozkaynak@cuanschutz.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">mustafa.ozkaynak@cuanschutz.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">)</span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ashlea Bennett Milburn (</span><a href="mailto:ashlea@uark.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ashlea@uark.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">)</span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lu He (</span><a href="mailto:lhe@business.msstate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">lhe@business.msstate.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Health Systems Track Chairs</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mustafa Ozkaynak<br><br>><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸.<br>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º></div></div></div>