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<span style="color:#212121">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">It is that time of the year again!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7421005/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7421005/"><span style="color:#0078D7">IISE Facilities Design
and Planning Track</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is calling for abstracts and presentation summaries. See our attached fliers for more details and see you at Montreal, Canada!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Important deadlines:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary:</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">November
17, 2023</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary:</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">December
22, 2023</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Paper submission deadline:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">February 9, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">(Paper submission is optional but encouraged.)</span></i><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Notification on full paper decision: March 8, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Speaker registration deadline:</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">March
22, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Paper final revision submission deadline:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121">
</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">March 22, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,</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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