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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are pleased to announce the
<b>Health Systems Track</b> at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025. 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 2025
will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As Track Chairs of the <b>Health Systems Track</b>, 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 <i>refereed extended abstracts</i>, 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 Presentations Summaries that demonstrate international collaboration and the application of emerging technologies and methods.
Key areas include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Quality and Patient Safety<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Process Improvement and Health Systems Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Healthcare Operations Management<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pandemic Preparedness and Response<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Data Analytics and Health Informatics<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disease Modeling
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Medical Decision Making<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Health Economics
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Public Health and Health Policy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Health Logistics and Supply Chain<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Health Information and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Emerging Technology and Innovation in Health Care<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Care<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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 in a special session, please contact us directly by November 15, 2024.
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Research Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (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="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Case Study Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (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="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <b>Important deadlines: <o:p>
</o:p></b></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary: November 10, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary: December 15, 2024
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper submission deadline: February 9, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(Paper submission is optional but encouraged.)</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<i></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notification on full paper decision: March 9, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Speaker registration deadline: March 23, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper final revision submission deadline: March 31, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Note<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Authors/Presenters with approved abstracts must register for the Conference by March 23, 2025. 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="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Xiang Zhong (<a href="mailto:xiang.zhong@ise.ufl.edu">xiang.zhong@ise.ufl.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Feifan Wang (<a href="mailto:wangfeifan@tsinghua.edu.cn">wangfeifan@tsinghua.edu.cn</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Health Systems Track Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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