<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear Colleagues:</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You are invited to submit a paper at the 5<sup>th</sup>
South American IEOM Conference in Bogota, Colombia. Your students can join various
competitions. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tours will be arranged for sightseeing. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you in Bogota.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The organizing Team</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Website: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fbogota2024%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185480686%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=09apgU26zjX6U0z7o1EYHymQyKdQnAG9%2FCZMlvimYW8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/bogota2024/" shash="J3NcOvSQKP1k5QLmnvFDKDS32oEsL4N4FocaV6VyRN3deQ9duzZAPncs2uwbAvqwQ8T9rTDJJwyD4gnzSYZyJoHhLRSsZRXzEAalHx86zwXmwFkKMxr2MBEFWi6P6mPj88xoe/K/UmtfDLCVBLGXHlMT5RUvRTvZjkKBKrQvdvg=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://ieomsociety.org/bogota2024/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Call for Papers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(192,0,0)">5th
South American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Operations Management</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:107%">Bogota,
Colombia, May 7-9, 2024</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Venue: Venue: Institucion Universitaria Colegios de Colombia
(UNICOC)<br><span style="font-size:11pt">Theme: Fostering Sustainable and Resilient
Manufacturing and Supply Chain<br></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Hosts: Fundación Universitaria Internacional De La Rioja
(UNIR), Bogotá, Colombia and Institucion Universitaria Colegios de Colombia
(UNICOC)<br></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Website: </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fbogota2024%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185480686%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=09apgU26zjX6U0z7o1EYHymQyKdQnAG9%2FCZMlvimYW8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/bogota2024/" shash="J3NcOvSQKP1k5QLmnvFDKDS32oEsL4N4FocaV6VyRN3deQ9duzZAPncs2uwbAvqwQ8T9rTDJJwyD4gnzSYZyJoHhLRSsZRXzEAalHx86zwXmwFkKMxr2MBEFWi6P6mPj88xoe/K/UmtfDLCVBLGXHlMT5RUvRTvZjkKBKrQvdvg=" style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://ieomsociety.org/bogota2024/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Submission Link: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xcdsystem.com%2FIEOM%2Fabstract%2Findex.cfm%3FID%3D6p9fihL&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185636979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xaewMh0qsa9pI4zvE6%2Fj781zvX9OOyGjCTJFanv5m0o%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6p9fihL" shash="LWUPtxamPxhzAwHKMFN1JtBkxy2qg5zbR4SabIZ5eUq5QcyLL0BFU1s9ermTzwgVjkcjT3TisqwdpmuRB8tAkJVUZIUVzBIH0B/McokFTonOqCmtyJmecJE6xL2++c9D2x4RUwkxuWy4R2C7W9UNdkG1TQQlcJKyT2JIcKmCP7M=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6p9fihL</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Registration Link: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xcdsystem.com%2FIEOM%2Fattendee%2Findex.cfm%3FID%3D89o1eoS&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185636979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LQy4nsI1aICjUn%2F%2FdlOxj6%2FXh1YY4jSOM4Aq2Zfv2qw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=89o1eoS" shash="fG2WS0UHqbps8qtkJV5kyof4+GB/rEv8MIh70sCwa/0dCflcZVk6xDYduNh4HKUZ2wrsa76Hr7UmNEqb6U8EOzRmVlAJ1RnWuUfc4xKj637GmeOby8nP8cCg993UJX22UOnUlIID3xSUaU9PfNBl890FFJ+Xr9b16Ye+gOxgdJk=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=89o1eoS</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">IEOM Society International is organizing 5th South American
Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Bogota,
Colombia. Hosts are Fundación Universitaria Internacional De La Rioja (UNIR),
Bogotá, Colombia and Institucion Universitaria Colegios de Colombia
(UNICOC). The conference aims to provide a forum for academics, researchers and
practitioners to exchange ideas and recent developments in the field of
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The conference is also
expected to foster networking, collaboration and joint effort among the
conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to
identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. IEOM
has successfully organized previous international conferences in Dhaka (2010),
Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando
(2015), Detroit (2016), Kuala Lumpur (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017),
Bogota (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington, DC (2018), Pretoria
(2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2020), Dubai
(2020), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Haiti (2021), China
(2021), Rome (2021), Indonesia (2021), Mexico (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria
(2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022), Malaysia
(2022), Sydney (2022), Dhaka (2022), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru (2023),
Houston (2023), Lisbon (2023), Vietnam (2023), New Delhi (2023) and Melbourne
(2023). The IEOM Society currently has 220 student chapters in 54 countries.
There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM
Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has more than 20,000 members.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only.
Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM
Society encourages to submit full paper(s). All full papers will be subjected
to double peer review. Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings and
indexed. Any submission implies that an author will present the paper or
abstract either virtual or oral presentation based on the situation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Templates and
Guidelines</b></p>
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</span></span>Paper template – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fdocuments%2Fpaper-bogota2024.docx&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185636979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4htYMkts%2BxCp69Oj8YPyo%2FgfECnfmGV8VlY4CCaTack%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-bogota2024.docx" shash="PEhDpYPFULM5Eg3Udp3jaFA6Yu2AVpFCJcgWbD4aRSdvOnzevRQU2+rP4kCNI78LqkFMuF6ys37XdLfDoci2Bce/1/HSrxMFuc9afyu9aTyxW3QE5TICi5oM7JlaSoPS+fOlq0gRo7/SrRZE2lz9fdnM/zZIsjcbIi1n5GfGxcY=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/paper-bogota2024.docx</a></p>
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</span></span>Abstract Template - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fdocuments%2Fabstract-bogota2024.docx&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185636979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lGcdblt1%2BSUjrarTi6cjCD1p6SPT8HVAJbfJQ685z6s%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/documents/abstract-bogota2024.docx" shash="LffAQgwm4y0ZP5732A5+kHJ1ot4IGUmu15Od4BhCAjAl5l4E87Fb3XgsldgXymDwDA+Ct4j0AbodNC9N9I3Rn91H1bbJXiVMpabzW5c/pR41zJLto2DdXkG2TVLi6KPbepiKPTAoPHy0UMhbGIltdZekevnrLq9gmV4gWHG/gIQ=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://ieomsociety.org/documents/abstract-bogota2024.docx</a>
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</span></span>Paper Checklist – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fpaper-checklist.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185636979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=saUo1%2Bhtlr61Wgf%2BXu0OiVsBhlonBIByX0oWmIrVl6w%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf" shash="JK3GfX8DzQiozwgv3Q0CqKBrVYJetPSXErSk6VEMEyABQiuTDuAEu5vnMyB+x1vhmGEBGicTchCVn4XiRhifYF4ep7mRsKu7b7D0n5pJDDn35wYODaEW+9IMxuUa8zmuw6KD6wHctQly4l6bxA4erF9hndKtGwsvdbYpJJiUvOY=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://ieomsociety.org/paper-checklist.pdf</a>
</p>
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</span></span>IEOM Reference Format – <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fieom-reference-format.docx&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185636979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=U6%2FmvoZvKEh9dxix22N5KqfvlVB2APOqer7yf7Q3Uw0%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx" shash="gN3qV35FZAF+9gFf6ox9mcmbOTxoxGenbstRHazQc7DBFR8L+ww4BAattNzJD3AXNSgpXXctqyZfFiI5/3jMYbbMaG14b9BFZTDRwttKI87y0LpCv6l8TL4B6S5u3R792j6uXeNNas0mp2nkojlTrS7Ne+FB+bLCvZVQdnvBZLw=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://ieomsociety.org/ieom-reference-format.docx</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Competitions</b></p>
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</span></span>Undergraduate Student Paper Competition
Sponsored by SIEMENS</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by
EATON Corporation</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Doctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by
Airbus</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Senior Capstone Design Project
Competition sponsored by Tooling Tech Group</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Undergraduate
Research Competition sponsored by Daikin</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Human Factors and Ergonomics Competition
sponsored by CINTAS</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Lean Six Sigma Competition sponsored by
Tooling Tech Group</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>High School STEM Competition</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Master Thesis Competition</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Simulation Competition</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Supply Chain and Logistics Competition</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Poster Competition</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deadlines</p>
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</span></span>Abstract/Paper Submission: Feb 15, 2024</p>
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</span></span>Review Feedback: Feb 28 25, 2024</p>
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</span></span>Registration Deadline: March 15, 2024</p>
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</span></span>Final Paper: April 30, 2024 </p>
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</span></span>Conference: May 7-9, 2024</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Keynote Speakers</b></p>
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</span></span>Dr. Javier Arturo Moreno Carvajal, Dean, School
of Engineering, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia – UNICOC,
Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of
Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL, USA</p>
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</span></span>Professor Eldon G. Caldwell Marin, Ph.D., Sc.D,
Dr.Ed. and IEOM President, 2023-2025, Professor, Industrial Engineering
Department, Engineering School, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Wilmer Garzón Alfonso, Full Professor in the
Computer Department, Director of Data Science Master Program, Escuela
Colombiana de Ingeniería, Bogotá, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>German Torres Hernández, MSc Ing. Industrial –
MSc en Analytics & AI, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Certified RFID Supply
Chain Manager, Auditor Líder ISO 9001, Gerente de Transformación Digital –
Consultor Senior Digital Supply Chain</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Eddy Morris, Director de Educación Ejecutiva
ESAN, Director de la Maestria en Dirección de TI-Director de la Maestria en
Project Management, ESAN, Peru</p>
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</span></span>Roberto Giordano Lerena, Decano, Facultad de
Ingeniería Universidad, FASTA, Argentina</p>
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</span></span>Arvey Alfonso Granada Calderon, Operations
Manager, La Unión Coffee Farm, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Mauricio Becerra Fernandez, Director of the
Industrial Engineering Program, Director of the Master in Smart and Sustainable
Cities, Escuela de Ingeniería, Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del Rosario,
Bogota, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Nubia Milena Velasco Rodríguez, Director of
Doctorate in Administration, Master of Research in Administration, Universidad
de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Jorge Andrés Vivares Vergara, Research
Professor, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Bogotá, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Ing. Adriana Esguerra Arce, Docente,
Directora del Centro de Estudios en Gestión de Tecnología e Innovación,
Directora del Grupo de Investigación CIMSER, Decanatura de Ingeniería
Industrial, Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito, Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia</p>
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</span></span>John Ezzo, Founder and CEO, New Image Building
Services Inc., Troy, Michigan, USA</p>
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</span></span>Dr. William J. Guerrero, Associate Professor,
Head of the Research Group on Logistic Systems and Head of the IT and Process
Optimization Department, Universidad de la Sabana, Bogota, D.C., Capital
District, Colombia</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>TRACKS:</b> Topics
covering industrial issues/applications and academic research include, but are
not limited to:</p>
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</span></span>Artificial Intelligence and Data Science</p>
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</span></span>Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems</p>
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</span></span>Business Management and Operations Management</p>
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</span></span>Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT</p>
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</span></span>Engineering Management and Project Management</p>
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</span></span>Entrepreneurship</p>
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</span></span>Facility Planning and Layout</p>
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</span></span>Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare System
Management</p>
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</span></span>Innovation in Engineering Education</p>
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</span></span>Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence</p>
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</span></span>Manufacturing </p>
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</span></span>Quality, Reliability and Maintenance</p>
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</span></span>Simulation, Optimization and Productivity
Improvement</p>
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</span></span>Supply Chain and Logistics</p>
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</span></span>Sustainability, Renewable and Alternative Energy</p>
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</span></span>Case Studies and Best Practices</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">PANEL TRACKS</p>
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</span></span>Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Curriculum Improvement Panel</p>
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</span></span>Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford
Motor Company</p>
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</span></span>Women in Industry & Academia (WIIA)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshops</p>
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</span></span>TOYOTA KATA Workshop - The Secret Sauce for
Toyota Production System by Mr. DAVE HARRY, Retired U.S. Naval Aviator and CEO
of Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC, Greeneville, Tennessee, USA</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Project Management Workshop - Leading with
Emotional Intelligence: A Seminar for Industrial Engineers by Dr. Tony Prensa,
PhD, MBA, PMP, CB-PMO, CCP, ITIL, 6σ, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, TP
Global Business Consulting, LLC, Orlando, Florida, USA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Conference Chairs</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Johanna Trujillo Díaz, Coordinator, Vice
President for Research, Fundación Universitaria Internacional De La Rioja
(UNIR), Bogotá, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Javier Arturo Moreno Carvajal, Dean, School
of Engineering, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia – UNICOC, Bogota,
D.C., Capital District, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor, Director of
Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield,
Michigan, USA</p>
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</span></span>Dave Harry, Retired U.S. Naval Aviator and CEO
of Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC, Greeneville, Tennessee, USA, ASQ
certified Six Sigma Black Belt and A PMI certified PMP®</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Tony Prensa, PhD, MBA, PMP, Chief Executive
Officer & Founder, TP Global Business Consulting, LLC, Orlando, Florida,
USA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Technical Chairs </p>
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</span></span>Dr. Mario Chauca, Professor of Industrial
Engineering, Universidad Ricardo Palma</p>
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</span></span>Dr. Sandro Paz, Professor and Director,
Department of Industrial Engineering Program, Pontificia Universidad Catolica
del Peru, San Miguel, Lima, Peru</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Program Chairs</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Professor Don Reimer, Director of Membership and
Chapter Development, IEOM Society</p>
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</span></span>Prof. Vitor Mendes Caldana, Federal Institute of
Sao Paulo (IFSP) – Sorocaba Campus, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Operations Director
of IEOM South America</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>University Partners</b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Fundación Universitaria Internacional De La
Rioja (UNIR), Bogotá, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia –
UNICOC, Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia</p>
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</span></span>Binghamton University, The State University of
New York (SUNY), USA</p>
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</span></span>Eastern Michigan University, USA</p>
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</span></span>Florida Polytechnic University</p>
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</span></span>Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA</p>
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</span></span>Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</p>
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</span></span>University of Derby, UK</p>
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</span></span>University of Monterrey, Mexico</p>
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</span></span>University of the District of Columbia (UDC),
Washington, DC, USA</p>
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</span></span>University of New Brunswick at Fredericton,
Canada</p>
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</span></span>University of the District of Columbia,
Washington, DC, USA</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Universite De Lorraine, Nancy cedex – France</p>
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</span></span>Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA</p>
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</span></span>Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia</p>
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</span></span>Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)</p>
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</span></span>EMI, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Corporate Partners</b></p>
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</span></span>Airbus</p>
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</span></span>Amatrol Inc.</p>
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</span></span>Brasscraft Manufacturing Company</p>
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</span></span>Cintas</p>
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</span></span>Daikin Applied</p>
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</span></span>Eaton Corporation</p>
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</span></span>Ford Motor Company</p>
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</span></span>SIEMENS</p>
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</span></span>Tooling Tech Group</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Organization Partners</b></p>
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</span></span>African Engineering Education Association (AEEA)</p>
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</span></span>BKSTI: Agency for Cooperation of Higher
Education of Industrial Engineering, Indonesia</p>
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</span></span>Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering
(IIIE)</p>
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</span></span>International Federation of Engineering
Education Societies (IFEES)</p>
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</span></span>Pakistan Society of Industrial Engineering
(PSIE)</p>
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</span></span>Society of Cost and Quality Engineers (SCQE)</p>
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</span></span>Operations Excellence Society</p>
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</span></span>the lean mag</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:15pt;color:rgb(192,0,0)">5th South American International Conference on Industrial
Engineering and Operations Management</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:15pt">Bogota,
Colombia, May 7-9, 2024</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">Hosts:
Fundación Universitaria Internacional De La Rioja (UNIR), Bogotá, Colombia and
Institucion Universitaria Colegios de Colombia (UNICOC)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Submission Link:
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xcdsystem.com%2FIEOM%2Fabstract%2Findex.cfm%3FID%3D6p9fihL&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C3a29b2d028384d49336d08dc20ea8c62%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638421446185636979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xaewMh0qsa9pI4zvE6%2Fj781zvX9OOyGjCTJFanv5m0o%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6p9fihL" shash="LWUPtxamPxhzAwHKMFN1JtBkxy2qg5zbR4SabIZ5eUq5QcyLL0BFU1s9ermTzwgVjkcjT3TisqwdpmuRB8tAkJVUZIUVzBIH0B/McokFTonOqCmtyJmecJE6xL2++c9D2x4RUwkxuWy4R2C7W9UNdkG1TQQlcJKyT2JIcKmCP7M=">https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6p9fihL</a></p>
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