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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear IISE 2023 Conference Attendees,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have you wondered what the high impact journals in our fields are looking for? Have you considered the best way to engage with a journal Editor? Have you considered what it takes to organize a Special Issue in a renowned journal? Have you…? I am sure you got the message already. To answer these questions and others that you may have, the Energy Systems Division of IISE wishes to invite you to an Editors’ Panel. This panel is made up of the following journal Editors:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Name:</b> Dr. Yu Ding<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Position and Affiliation:</b> Mike and Sugar Barnes Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Associate Director for Research Engagement of Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS), and a Faculty Affiliate with Texas A&M Energy Institute and TEES Institute of Manufacturing Systems.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Current Journal:</b> Editor in Chief, IISE Transactions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Previous Journal:</b> <span style='color:#222222;background:white'>Editor for </span><a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8856"><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#006BB8;background:white'>IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering</span></em></a><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>; Senior Editor for <em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I</span></em></span><a href="https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/ijds"><i><span style='color:#006BB8;background:white'>NFORMS Journal on Data Science</span></i></a><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>; Department Editor for </span><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/uiie20"><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#006BB8;background:white'>IISE Transactions</span></em></a><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>; Associate Editor for </span><a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8856"><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#006BB8;background:white'>IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering</span></em></a><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>; Guest Co-Editor for </span><a href="https://amstat.tandfonline.com/loi/utch20"><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#006BB8;background:white'>Technometrics</span></em></a><span style='color:#222222;background:white'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Name:</b> Yongpei Guan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Position and Affiliation:</b> George and Rolande Willis Endowed Professor, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, University of Florida<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Current Journal:</b> Department Editor (Energy Systems) for IISE Transactions; Associate Editor for Journal of Global Optimization; Associate Editor for Computational Optimization and Applications; Associate Editor for Journal of Combinatorial Optimization; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Previous Journal:</b> Guest Associate Editor for Naval Research Logistics.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The panel will hold during the IISE Annual Conference as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Date:</b> Sunday, May 21, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Time:</b> 3:30 – 4:50 pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Venue:</b> Hyatt Regency New Orleans - Imperial 11 (Level Four)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please, endeavor to come and <b>also bring a colleague</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dayo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#7F7F7F;mso-ligatures:none'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#7F7F7F;mso-ligatures:none'>Ekundayo Shittu ~ Associate Professor | Engineering Management and Systems Engineering | The George Washington University<br>800 22nd St. NW, Suite 2690, Washington, DC, 20052 | Office: 202-994-3574 | </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seas.gwu.edu%2F~eshittu%2F&data=04%7C01%7CEllisa_M_EarleyHidalgo%40mcpsmd.org%7C12b9380354f9423ac25e08da10c3fbaf%7Cddf755e9bcd64a5ea4727c378a78c6c7%7C1%7C0%7C637840731639752830%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=AjisOGM9t%2BuGp6gCUB4aclERARCoHa6%2BHyD0ZjywKSo%3D&reserved=0"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>https://www.seas.gwu.edu/~eshittu/</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#7F7F7F;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>