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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024</span></b><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#717A80"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#717A80">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Montreal Convention Centre | Montreal, Canada
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">May 18-21, 2024</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#717A80">
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<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Track: Engineering Economy</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Abstract Submission Link available on Conference Website:
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<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,
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<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
<b>Engineering Economy Division</b> of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the
<b>Engineering Economy Track</b> 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As Track Chairs of the
<b>Engineering Economy Track</b>, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">we encourage you to contribute to the Conference and Track by submitting a 250-word abstract or presentation summary. Authors will be able to
claim these works as refereed extended abstracts, which will be available on the conference website and can be cited. They will not be copyrighted or indexed in the official conference proceedings, and therefore there is no limitation on reusing this material
for other purposes (e.g., toward the publication of journal papers or subsequent conference proceedings). We highly encourage Abstracts and Presentation Summaries that demonstrate international and interdisciplinary collaboration and the application of emerging
technologies and methods. Key areas include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Asset Management</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Capital Investment Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cost/Benefit Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prices and Portfolios<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Real Options<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Life-Cycle Cost Assessment/Management<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Energy and Engineering Economy<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Value Chain Management<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Technology Replacement Management<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Engineering Economy Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Entrepreneurship and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Economics of Supply Chain Management<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Analytics in Engineering Economy<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Other areas in economic and investment analysis<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Authors of accepted abstracts and presentation summaries will be invited to share their work in a conference
session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four<b> </b>presentations. There will also be options where authors can elect to share their content in a “Poster Session”. In addition,
<b>there are opportunities to organize and/or participate in Special Sessions (Panels, Workshops, etc.). If you are interested, please contact us by November 10, 2023.
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">While not required, we strongly encourage all presenters to submit a paper for publication so discoveries
can be permanently documented. This year, two types of papers will be considered: Research Papers and Case Study Papers.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="Normal0" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (with a limit of six pages) contain methods and results that are
<i>significant</i> and have <i>archival value</i> to the industrial and systems engineering community. They will undergo a double-blind peer review process and accepted papers will be copyrighted and indexed in the Conference Proceedings via ProQuest.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Case Study Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (two to six pages) describe the application of a method or technology
that addresses an <i>important industry-motivated issue</i>. They will be reviewed to ensure that the content focuses on the value and lessons learned for the Industrial and Systems Engineering community. The case study papers should avoid significant marketing
material. Accepted manuscripts will be published with access via the IISE website.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<b>Important deadlines: <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">November 17, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">December 22, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Paper submission deadline: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">February 9, 2024
<i>(Paper submission is optional but encouraged.)</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Notification on full paper decision: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">March 8, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Speaker registration deadline:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">March 22, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Paper final revision submission deadline: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">March 22, 2024</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important Note<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Authors/Presenters with approved abstracts must register for the Conference by
<b>March 22, 2024</b>. Authors/Presenters that do not register by this date will have their presentations/papers withdrawn from the program and the proceedings. The presenting author must attend and present the paper at the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you in Montreal!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bayram Yildirim,
<a href="mailto:bayram.yildirim@wichita.edu">bayram.yildirim@wichita.edu</a>, Wichita State University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ahmet Akgun,
<a href="mailto:akgun@pennwest.edu">akgun@pennwest.edu</a>, Pennsylvania Western University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Alok Dand,
</span><a href="mailto:alokdand@outlook.com">alokdand@outlook.com</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, LendingTree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nabil Nehme,
</span><a href="mailto:nn58@aub.edu.lb"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">nn58@aub.edu.lb</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, American University of
Beirut<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Taner Cokyasar,
</span><a href="mailto:tcokyasar@anl.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">tcokyasar@anl.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, Argonne National
Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Engineering Economy Track Chairs<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>
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<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>
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