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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Centre | Atlanta, Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 31 – June 3, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Track: Manufacturing & Design (M&D)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Abstract Submission Link available on Conference Website:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> https://www.iise.org/Annual/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Manufacturing and Design (M&D) Division of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the M&D Track 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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As Track Chairs of the Manufacturing and Design (M&D) Track, 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 refereed extended abstracts, 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Key Areas Include<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Product Design and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Process Design and Optimization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Design for X Methodologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Practice-based Design and Case Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bioinspired and Biomimetic Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manufacturing Process Modeling and Control<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manufacturing Automation and Robotics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Polymer Additive Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Metal/Ceramic Additive Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Composite Additive Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Machining and Subtractive Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Formative Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Laser and Electron Beam Processing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bonding, Joining and Assembly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hybrid Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Micro/Nano Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Semiconductor Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Biofabrication and Biomanufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Big Data Analytics in Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Green Manufacturing and Sustainability
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lean Manufacturing Systems and Six Sigma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Industry Applications of New Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manufacturing Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manufacturing Regulation and Policy
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 presentations. There
will also be options where authors can elect to share their content in a “Poster Session”. In addition, 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 1, 2024. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While not required, we strongly encourage all presenters to submit a paper for publication so discoveries can
be permanently documented. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This year, two types of papers will be considered: Research Papers and Case Study Papers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research Papers</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (with a limit of six pages) contain methods and results that are significant and have archival value 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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Case Study Papers</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (two to six pages) describe the application of a method or technology that addresses an important industry-motivated
issue. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important Deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 10, 2024…. Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 15, 2024…. Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 9, 2025…….. Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 9, 2025………... Notification on full paper decision<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 31, 2025………. Paper final revision submission deadline
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 23, 2025………. Speaker registration deadline
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important Note<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Authors/Presenters with approved abstracts must register for the Conference by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Manufacturing & Design (M&D) Track Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">George Tan (ztan7@uh.edu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ashif Iquebal (aiquebal@asu.edu)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emma Yang (yiran.yang@uta.edu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pedro Huebner (pedro.huebner@utah.edu)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Xiaochen Xian (xxian@gatech.edu)
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