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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b class="x_ContentPasted0">Manufacturing and Design (M&D) Division
</b></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the
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at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the Industrial and Systems Engineering research and practitioner communities. The IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024 will continue to integrate
research and industry applications under one conference. </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted1 x_ContentPasted2" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Track Chairs of the
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we encourage you to contribute to the Conference and Track by submitting a 250-word abstract or presentation summary by November 17 at
</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted1 x_ContentPasted2" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://iise.confex.com/iise/2024/cfp.cgi" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://iise.confex.com/iise/2024/cfp.cgi" id="OWAe73caf94-6467-9259-9e9b-2525d219b490" class="x_OWAAutoLink"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">iise.org/annual/abstracts</span></a></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted1 x_ContentPasted2" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. For
more information, please check the attached detailed call for abstracts. </span>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; color: black;">Best Regards, </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; color: black;">Manufacturing & Design (M&D) Track Chairs:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">Mohammed Shafae (</span><a href="mailto:shafae1@arizona.edu" id="OWAf0f1f472-a76a-9820-e62a-bc29d31e0906" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted3"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">shafae1@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">) </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">Ahmed Qureshi (</span><a href="mailto:ajqureshi@ualberta.ca" id="OWA4801d700-c00b-94e2-6a5a-9019eb974f02" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted3"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">ajqureshi@ualberta.ca</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">)
</span><span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">Manoj Meda (</span><a href="mailto:medam2@corning.com" id="OWA80976be3-0e8f-80c2-7be5-7897b4a9e556" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted3"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">medam2@corning.com</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">) </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">George Tan (</span><a href="mailto:george.z.tan@ttu.edu" id="OWA096a4582-e6a6-344e-0eae-9b7ee5ba67a8" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted3"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">george.z.tan@ttu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">)
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">Ashif Iquebal (</span><a href="mailto:aiquebal@asu.edu" id="OWA700ceae8-6f38-5beb-552c-fc34f474e6be" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted3"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">aiquebal@asu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">)
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best regards,</span><br>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mohammed Shafae, Ph.D.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Systems and Industrial Engineering</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The University of Arizona</span></div>
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