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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">May 31 – June 3, 2025</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="Normal0" 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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
<b>Work Systems and Services Division </b>of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the
<b>Work Systems and Services 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.
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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">As Track Chairs of the
<b>Work Systems and Services 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>
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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">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.
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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.
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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.
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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></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All submitted papers are eligible.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Papers with a student first and presenting author can also participate in this competition. The student must be a member of IISE and the Work Systems and Services Division.
<b>This competition has a cash award of $250</b></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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November 10, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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December 15, 2024 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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February 9, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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March 9, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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March 23, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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March 31, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important Note<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<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 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="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 Atlanta!<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">Jon Grooms (jgrooms@westmonroe.com)
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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">Denny Yu (dennyyu@purdue.edu)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Denny Yu, PhD, CPE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
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<p class="MsoNormal">office: (765) 494-7346 fax: (765) 494-7972<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=sU7j5RQAAAAJ<o:p></o:p></p>
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