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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I trust this message finds you well. I am writing to bring your attention to a unique opportunity for undergraduate students engaged in Operations Research-related work. The IISE Operations
Research Division is hosting the <b>Undergraduate Student Research Dissemination Award</b>, an esteemed competition featuring cash prizes held annually at the IISE Annual Conference. This year's competition is proudly sponsored by the
<b>University of Missouri and Clemson University</b>.</span></p>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The purpose of the award is to acknowledge outstanding scholarly work and effective communication of results from undergraduate students or student teams. We
invite you to encourage eligible students to submit their work for consideration. Here are the key details:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Submission Guidelines:</b></span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The application process involves submitting an abstract via the
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IISE Annual Conference and Expo submission site</a> by November 17, 2023.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Express your interest in participating in the competition by emailing the IISE OR Division’s UG Competition Organizers, Sharan Srinivas (SrinivasSh@missouri.edu)
and Weijun Xie (wxie@gatech.edu). Please <u>include your Abstract ID and title in the email</u>.</span></div>
</li><li style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Paper Submission:</b></span></li><ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If the abstract is accepted, a research paper must be submitted to the organizers for review by February 7, 2024.</span></li><li style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All submissions will undergo a double-blind review by external referees, following the IISE Conference Proceedings
guidelines.</span></li></ul>
<li style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Oral Presentation:</b></span></li><ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
<li style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Selected finalists will be required to make an oral presentation. </span></li><li style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Detailed information on the presentation format will be provided to the finalists.</span></li></ul>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For more information and to submit abstracts, please visit the IISE Annual Conference website:
<a href="https://www.iise.org/Annual/" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview">https://www.iise.org/Annual/</a> </span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To submit abstracts directly, follow this link:
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If you have any questions or need any more help, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We look forward to receiving many submissions this year and appreciate
your support in spreading the word.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thank you.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Best Regards,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sharan Srinivas and Weijun Xie </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Organizers, IISE OR Division’s UG Student Research Dissemination Award</span></p>
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