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<b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">IISE Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Division - Best Track Paper<o:p class="ContentPasted0">
Competition</o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Division of the Institute of Industrial
and Systems Engineering (IISE) announces the DAIS Best Track Paper Competition. The purpose of this competition is to honor outstanding papers in research and practice of data analytics and information systems.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Eligibility Requirements<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The first author must be a member of IISE and the DAIS division.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The paper topic should fit the DAIS themes. The paper must present original research
results and CAN NOT be accepted for publication elsewhere at the time of submission.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The submitted paper MUST follow the paper formatting guidelines and requirements of IISE
conference proceedings and must be submitted to the DAIS track.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The authors should have an accepted oral abstract to be able to submit full papers for
the competition.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Papers considered for this competition MAY NOT be simultaneously submitted to other competitions
at the 2024 IISE Annual Conference.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Finalists must be able to attend the IISE Annual Conference & Expo,
<b class="ContentPasted0">May 18- 21, 2024, Montreal, Canada.</b> <o:p class="ContentPasted0">
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Application/Submission Process<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Paper format must follow the guidelines and requirements (6 pages including title and
author data, references, and figures and tables) of IISE conference proceedings. Submission process is below.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Step 1 Abstract Submission</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The authors must have an accepted oral abstract to be able to submit full papers for
the competition. <o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Abstracts must be submitted through the conference app.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The primary topic selected should be Data Analytics and Information Systems Track .<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Step 2 Full Paper Submission (after the abstract is accepted)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Submit your paper using the conference submission system.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Select the primary topic as Data Analytics and Information Systems Track.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Check A. I plan to submit a full paper (6 pages) via the online portal to be reviewed
for (i) potential publication in IISE Conference Proceedings and (ii) a best track paper competition.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Select "Yes" when prompted please consider my paper for the Best Paper Competition. The
paper submitted in the system should be blinded (with no authors information in the paper).
<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">After your submission, please email, with the subject “DAIS Best Track Paper Competition”,
your paper Title, Abstract ID, and Authors list (including affiliations) to the contest coordinator, Dr. Arda Vanli at
<a href="mailto:oavanli@eng.fsu.edu" id="OWAcd68fdf0-f9c3-b3cd-d22a-0e240300beb5" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted0">
oavanli@eng.fsu.edu</a> and copy all committee chairs no later than <b class="ContentPasted0">
March 8, 2024</b>.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Late or incomplete submissions will not be eligible. IISE Conference owns the copyright
of the papers submitted in this option.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Evaluation Process<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Each eligible paper will be reviewed by two to three external referees, each of whom
will assign a numerical score using the following five criteria.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Contribution to data analytics and information systems research (25%)<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Significance of the problem (25%)<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Research methods/techniques are appropriate (25%)<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Results are interpreted correctly and conclusions are reasonable (12.5%)<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Organization and quality of writing (12.5%)<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">For each criterion, an integer score between 1 and 5, with 5 being the highest rating,
will be assigned.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">All eligible papers will be ranked by the sum of the weighted scores of external referees.
Four finalists for the Best Track Paper will be selected to make oral presentations at the 2024 IISE Annual Conference. The committee will select the winner(s) based on the review evaluation and oral presentation. The Best Track Paper Winner will be presented
at the town hall meeting of the DAIS Track during the 2024 IISE Annual Conference.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Conflict of Interest Policy<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Societies and divisions must follow standard conflict of interest guidelines. Those guidelines
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Officers and Board members of the Division should be ineligible for awards during the
period of their service, without approval by the Senior VP for Technical Operations (SVP). Exceptions may only be made by the SVP when awards are time sensitive, and the impacted board member(s) or officer(s) must recuse themselves from the award process.
For awards that are not time-sensitive, the nominee should wait until their Officer or Board service is complete to be nominated.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The awards committee (or judging committee) should not include members who have either
a personal or professional relationship with the nominees. For example, a faculty member should not be judging a paper competition where a participant from the same university is a nominee for best paper award.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">The awards committee (or judging committee) should actively change its membership on
a rotating basis from year to year to ensure fairness, equity, and diversity. That is, some members of the judging committee should roll off the committee and new members should roll on.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Recognition<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">First prize winner(s) will receive a certificate with a hardback cover at the DAIS townhall
meeting at the 2024 Annual Conference.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">First prize winners will be recognized in Honors & Awards program.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list .5in">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">Second and Third prize winners will receive a digital certificate and be recognized at
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">First, second, and third prize winners will be recognized on the DAIS webpage and in
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none" class="ContentPasted0">First, second, and third prize winners will be recognized in ISE magazine.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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DAIS Best Track Paper Award</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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