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<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and the Cobb Galleria Centre | Atlanta, Georgia
</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 31 – June 3, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Track: Facilities Design & Planning (FDP)</span></b><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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:
</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iise.org%2FAnnual%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Ca4b30548726a4ea48d1308dcea21839c%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638642676887732985%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6lFWZNwlzquQTkRpp44Scg8e3BjTjqSRpheAHrStBvM%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.iise.org/Annual/" shash="ArRLe2VVIE87e2/Oxr7O1jICWU2lWL7APpoLGBSbnYqc9+TkEMGtorUp41FvmHuUHXiTPbmBFI6GA2qaT4YcS4mWbkwonOQw2fmJSHzxQNY+2pfQf8lXI1kIX2G6AOG7tnD/0j2SZMpqH1HPN15oAuqpeVwhRtL58ilXOX2biLw="><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.iise.org/Annual/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,
<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"><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">The
<b>Logistics & Supply Chain Division</b> of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the
<b>Facilities Design & Planning (FDP) 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="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As Track Chairs of the
<b>FDP Track</b>, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">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. Key areas
include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Facilities Planning in Disaster Recovery<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Physical Internet<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
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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"><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;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.
<o:p></o:p></b></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;color:black"><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;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.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Research Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (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. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Case Study Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (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.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<p class="Normal0" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important deadlines:
<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary:</span><span style="color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 10, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary:</span><span style="color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 15, 2024
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paper submission deadline:
</span><span style="color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 9, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Notification on full paper decision:</span><span style="color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 9, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speaker registration deadline:</span><span style="color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 23, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paper final revision submission deadline:
</span><span style="color:windowtext"> </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 31, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="Normal0" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important Note<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%">
<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;color:black">Best Regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Facilities Design & Planning Track Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Taner Cokyasar (</span><a href="mailto:tcokyasar@anl.gov"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">tcokyasar@anl.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">),
Argonne National Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kaushik Narendran (</span><a href="mailto:kaushik.narendran@gmail.com"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">kaushik.narendran@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">),
Vertex Pharmaceuticals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black">Taner Cokyasar, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Computational Transportation Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Transportation and Power Systems Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Argonne National Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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