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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000'>Contribute a paper or abstract<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>14<sup>th</sup> Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Dubai, UAE, February 12-14, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Venue: Hyatt Regency Dubai<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Host: Khalifa University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hyatt Guest Room Reservation Link with Discounted Conference Rate including breakfast (AED 449) –<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/DXBRD/G-VC35/">https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/DXBRD/G-VC35/</a> <b><span style='color:red'>(Reserve early to get a reduced rate)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Submission Link: <a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=RgCNm9v">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=RgCNm9v</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Registration Link: <a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=iIJ8l2V">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=iIJ8l2V</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Templates<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Paper – <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-dubai2024.docx">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-dubai2024.docx</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Abstract – <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/abstract-dubai2024.docx">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/abstract-dubai2024.docx</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Paper Checklist – <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-checklist.pdf">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-checklist.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>IEOM Reference Format – <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/ieom-reference-format.docx">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/ieom-reference-format.docx</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IEOM Society International is organizing the 14th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Dubai, UAE, February 12-14, 2024. Host is Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. Venue is Hyatt Regency Dubai. The conference will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and explore recent developments in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The conference is also expected to foster networking, collaboration, and joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The IEOM Society International, a nonprofit professional organization, is a premier global platform dedicated to the advancement of industrial engineering and operations management discipline for the betterment of humanity. IEOM is a global platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to exchange ideas. Most importantly, it provides insights into the latest technologies, tools and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The IEOM Society has successfully planned and organized international conferences around the world including Dhaka (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando (2015), Kuala Lumpur (2016), Detroit (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington DC (2018), Pretoria (2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2019), Dubai (2020), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Sao Paulo (2021), Haiti (2021), Harbin (2021), Rome (2021), Bangalore (2021), Indonesia (2021), Monterrey (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria (2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022), Sydney (2022), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru (2023), Houston (2023) and Lisbon (2023). The IEOM Society currently has 220 student chapters in 54 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has more than 20,000 members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM Society encourages to submit full paper(s). All full papers will be subjected to double peer review. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings. Any submission implies that an author will present the paper or abstract either virtual or oral presentation based on the situation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Keynote Speaker<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Lee R. Lambert, A Founder of the PMP, CEO, Lambert Consulting Group, Powell, Ohio, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Workshops<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning and Curriculum (4 hours hands-on session) by Professor Abu Masud, Ph.D., P.E., Professor Emeritus, Past Chair, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Wichita State University, Kansas, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Workshop – 8 hours<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Innovation and Entrepreneurship Workshop – 4 hours<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>COMPETITIONS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Master Thesis Competition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Doctoral Dissertation Competition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Senior Capstone Design Project Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition sponsored by Cintas<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Lean Six Sigma Competition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Simulation Competition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Supply Chain and Logistics Competition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Poster Competition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>IEOM Index - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/">https://index.ieomsociety.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IEOM Index – Publication Database<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>This unique database is dedicated to research and achievements in the “Industrial Engineering and Operations Management” disciplines<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Each paper will have its unique DOI (Digital Object Identified) from CrossRef. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Check all previous conference papers in the IEOM Index Publication Database Library - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/">https://index.ieomsociety.org/</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>IEOM Conference DOI - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/list/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Conference Proceedings will be published with an ISBN and an ISSN (2169-8767) in a soft form – OPEN ACCESS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>All accepted papers will be published with an ISBN Number.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>All full papers submitted for conference proceedings will be evaluated using a double-blind review process and published electronically in proceedings with a DOI number.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>All approved full papers will be sent for indexation to world known databases:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>CrossRef<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Google Scholar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>IEOM Index Online Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>EBSCO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Manila 2023 (13<sup>th</sup> Annual) Proceeding papers are added in the IEOM Index recently.<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7'>Manila 2023 (13th Annual) - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/40">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/40</a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7'>Sydney 2022 (First Australian) - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/39" target="_blank">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/39</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7'>Rome 2022 (5<sup>th</sup> European) - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/36" target="_blank">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/36</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7'>Malaysia 2022 (3<sup>rd</sup> Asia Pacific) - <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/31" target="_blank">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/31</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo7'>Paraguay 2022 (3<sup>rd</sup> South American) <a href="https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/24" target="_blank">https://index.ieomsociety.org/index.cfm/conference/view/ID/24</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>TRACKS: Topics covering industrial issues/applications and academic research include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Artificial Intelligence<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Automation and Control<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Business Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Case Studies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Computers and Computing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Construction Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Data Analytics and Big Data<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Decision Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Defense Management Science<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Design and Analysis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New 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style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Engineering Education<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Engineering Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Entrepreneurship and Innovation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Facilities Planning and Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Financial Engineering<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Healthcare Systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Human Factors and Ergonomics<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>IoT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Industrial Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Information Technology/Information Systems Inventory Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Lean and Six Sigma Logistics Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Modeling and Simulation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Operations Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Operations Research<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Product Design and Development<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Product Lifecycle Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Production Planning and Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Project Management / Program Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Quality Control and Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Reliability and Maintenance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Sensors and Sensing Systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Service Systems and Service Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Smart Mobility<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Software Testing and Quality Assurance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Statistical Process Control<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Statistics and Empirical Research<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Supply Chain Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Sustainability and Green Systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Sustainable Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Sustainable Production and Quality Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Systems Dynamics<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Systems Engineering Technology Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Total Quality Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Transportation and Traffic<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l11 level2 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Work Design, Measurement and ISO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PANELS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Data Analytics<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global engineering education<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Industry 4.0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Lean six sigma<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Operations excellence<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Project Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Supply Chain and Logistics<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Sustainability<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Women in Industry and Academia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SPECIAL TRACKS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Engineering Education (GEE)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Project Management <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Supply Chain and Logistics <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Data Analytics <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Industry 4.0<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Industry Solutions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Diversity and Inclusion sponsored by Ford Motor Company<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Women in Industry & Academia (WIIA)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Conference Chairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo11'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Dr. Mohammed Omar, Professor and Chair, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo11'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA and Executive Director of IEOM Society International <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Program Chairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Dr. Ali ElKamel, Univeristy of Waterloo, Canada<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Prof. Don Reimer, IEOM Society<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SPONSORS / CORPORATE PARTNERS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Amatrol Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>BrassCraft Manufacturing Company<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Cintas Corporation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Daikin Applied<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Eaton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Ford Motor Company <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>SIEMENS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo13'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Tooling Tech Group<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>UNIVERSITY PARTNERS / AFFILIATE UNIVERSITIES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Binghamton University, The State University of New York (SUNY), USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Chiang Mai University, Thailand<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Eastern Michigan University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>EMI, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Florida Polytechnic University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Lawrence Technological University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Universite De Lorraine, Nancy cedex – France<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>University of Derby, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>University of Monterrey, Mexico<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>15.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>University of the District of Columbia (UDC), Washington, DC, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>16.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Wayne State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ORGANIZATION PARTNERS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>African Engineering Education Association (AEES)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>BKSTI: Agency for Cooperation of Higher Education of Industrial Engineering, Indonesia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>CATME, Purdue University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIIE)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Pakistan Society of Industrial Engineers (PSIE)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Robofest<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Society of Cost and Quality Engineers (SCQE)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Operations Excellence Society<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l15 level1 lfo15'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The lean mag<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>14th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 12-14, 2024<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Venue: Hyatt Regency Dubai<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Host: Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Website: <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Submission Link: <a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=RgCNm9v">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=RgCNm9v</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Registration Link: <a href="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=iIJ8l2V">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=iIJ8l2V</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Committee - <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/committee/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/committee/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Keynote - <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/keynote/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/keynote/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Plenary - <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/plenary/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/plenary/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Engineering Education - <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/global-engineering-education/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/global-engineering-education/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Business Management – <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/gbme/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/gbme/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Global Supply Chain and Logistics - <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/scm/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/scm/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Industry Solutions and Industry 4.0 – <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/industry-solutions/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/industry-solutions/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Panels - <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/panels/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/panels/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Committee: <a href="https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/committee/">https://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/committee/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IEOM Society International<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>21411 Civic Center Dr., Suite 205<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Southfield, Michigan, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ieomsociety.org/">http://ieomsociety.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 1-248-450-5660<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:info@ieomsociety.org">info@ieomsociety.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IEOM Student Chapters - <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/chapters/">http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/chapters/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ms. Rocksana Ahmed<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Associate Program Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IEOM Society International<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>21411 Civic Center Dr., Suite # 205<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Southfield, Michigan, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ieomsociety.org">www.ieomsociety.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>IEOM Upcoming Conferences</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l9 level1 lfo16'>6<sup>th</sup> European IEOM Lisbon Conference, July 18-20, 2023. <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/lisbon2023/">http://ieomsociety.org/lisbon2023/</a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l9 level1 lfo16'>14<sup>th</sup> Annual IEOM Dubai Conference, February 12-14, 2024. <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/">http://ieomsociety.org/dubai2024/</a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l9 level1 lfo16'>9<sup>th</sup> North American IEOM Conference in Washington, DC, June 4-6, 2024. <a href="http://ieomsociety.org/washingtondc2024/">http://ieomsociety.org/washingtondc2024/</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>