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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><img width="602" height="111" style="width:6.2708in;height:1.1562in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9F096.A60B9D80"></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=40986" title="Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Best Student Paper Competition"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:-.2pt;text-decoration:none">Logistics
and Supply Chain (LSC) Division Best Student Paper Competition</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The IISE Logistics and Supply Chain (LSC) Division Best Student Paper Competition is held as part of the Logistics and Supply Chain Track
of the IISE Annual Conference & Expo. The first, second, and third place winners will receive a certificate and be recognized during the LSC Division Town Hall Meeting. The qualification and the selection criteria are described below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1A2857;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Qualification:<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The student must be a member of IISE and the LSC division.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The student must have carried out a substantial part of the research reported in the paper.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The student must be the first author and must present the paper at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, Montreal, Canada, May 18-21, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">IISE LSC Student Board members who intend to participate in the competition should contact the LSC Division Award Co-directors before making a submission.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1A2857;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1A2857;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Selection criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">The LSC Track co-chairs will evaluate the eligible papers and select a few outstanding papers for further consideration. The LSC awards committee
will then evaluate and rank the selected papers to identify the winners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Applicants must submit their abstracts through the conference’s website by
<b>Nov. 17, 2023</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">For more information on the IISE Annual Conference:
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.iise.org/Annual/"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2344B2;letter-spacing:-.2pt">https://www.iise.org/Annual/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">For any questions, please contact the LSC Division Award Co-Directors
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:mawwad@calpoly.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2344B2;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Mohamed Awwad</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2344B2;letter-spacing:-.2pt">,</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
and </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:tanveer.bhuiyan@utsa.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Tanveer Hossain Bhuiyan</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
or </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:astraub@iise.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Amy Straub</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
at IISE.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#333333;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Taner Cokyasar, Ph.D.</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Consultant</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The Transportation and Power Systems Division</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Argonne National Laboratory</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/T1VuNPs75J93fn2q9" title="https://goo.gl/maps/T1VuNPs75J93fn2q9"><span style="color:black">9700
S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439</span></a></span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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