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<div class="x_elementToProof" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" class="ContentPasted1">This is a reminder about the 2023 QCRE student poster and interaction session. We had a successful session last
year, and this is a great opportunity for students to network with peers and faculty members. We highly recommend our student members to participate and faculty members to encourage their students to participate. We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">Quality Control & Reliability Engineering (QCRE) Track</strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2023 IISE Annual Conference & Expo</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none" class="ContentPasted1">
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans, LA</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">May 20-23, 2023</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Conference web site: </span><a href="https://www.iise.org/Annual/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="ContentPasted1" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;background:transparent;color:rgb(34, 114, 193);text-decoration:underline;list-style:none"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.iise.org/Annual/</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Quality Control & Reliability Engineering (QCRE) Track of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) is inviting QCRE student members to participate in the Student Introduction and Interaction
Session and the Best Student Poster Competition at the IISE Annual Conference 2023.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">Student Introduction and Interaction Session</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">:
The Student Introduction and Interaction Session is designed for QCRE student members to build their professional network, show up their talents, and learn from invited guests. In this session, each student will be given ~2-3 minutes to deliver a brief speech
about their research interests and accomplishments. This will be followed by a mini panel discussion where panelists will discuss QCRE opportunities for students, job market preparation (academia vs. industry), and interact with the attendees.</span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none" class="ContentPasted1">For
this session, the number of participants will be capped at around 20 due to the limited capacity.</u></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">Best Student Poster Competition</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: The
Best Student Poster Competition will be held right after the student introduction and interaction session, wherein students will be given the opportunity to display their research posters.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A winner will be selected by a panel of judges and awarded a certificate.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">Registration:</strong></span><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1"><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span></strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">To
register for one or both sessions, please fill in this Google form:</span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><a href="https://forms.gle/HNTCqTm1nzTksRhZ8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="ContentPasted1" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;background:transparent;color:rgb(34, 114, 193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://forms.gle/HNTCqTm1nzTksRhZ8</span></a></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">by</span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">March
9</strong></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1"><sup style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-size:12px;line-height:0;top:-0.5em" class="ContentPasted1">th</sup></strong></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">,
2023.</strong></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none;font-weight:bold" class="ContentPasted1">Additional Information:</strong></span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Participation
in these two sessions is free of charge.</span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none" class="ContentPasted1">Please
note that students can participate in either one or both sessions. Students who participated before are welcome to participate again.</u></span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Students
who are on the job market and/or have poster presentations will be given higher priority. Prior to the conference, the participants will be asked to submit their poster and a high-resolution self-portrait photo electronically.</span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;outline:none" class="ContentPasted1">The
participants are required to bring their physical posters to the conference.</u></span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
photo and poster will be included in a brochure for maximal visibility, which will be distributed to Department chairs and employers who have interest in recruiting QCRE students.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Co-chairs of the Student Introduction and Interaction Session and Best Student Poster Competition:</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ahmed Aziz Ezzat, PhD</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Assistant Professor</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rutgers, The State University of NJ, USA</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">E-mail:</span><span style="margin: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">aziz.ezzat@rutgers.edu</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dan Li, PhD</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Assistant Professor</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Department of Industrial Engineering</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Clemson University</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Email: dli4@clemson.edu</span></p>
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