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<p>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Manufacturing & Design (M&D) Division</span></strong> is now accepting submissions for the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Best Track Paper Award</span></strong> and the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Best Student Paper Award</span></strong>. These awards provide an excellent opportunity for you and your students to gain recognition and enhance your professional credentials. Finalists will be highlighted
at the <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025</span></strong> in Atlanta.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>All papers must be a maximum of 6 pages (including title and author data, references, and figures and tables). The paper must be submitted into the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025
</span></strong>submission system by <b>February 9, 2025.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Submission Details:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">M&D Best Track Paper Award:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fwww.iise.org%2FDetails.aspx%3Fid%3D54481__%3B!!LkSTlj0I!GFw_juTNWh2Pn_UkUcMdg2BjeK_pwlNqsAbexFGA-48s_OhEwJo2nqGXFRuzo-Q6wWfQxpBQc9tWZZVqBaiK%24&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C2eef9509108c458c57be08dd44c40dae%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638742331027601425%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SfSFWbF9bicAP0DVdGQQOsXA13HWI2Xb7RTXlZ6brbk%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=54481__;!!LkSTlj0I!GFw_juTNWh2Pn_UkUcMdg2BjeK_pwlNqsAbexFGA-48s_OhEwJo2nqGXFRuzo-Q6wWfQxpBQc9tWZZVqBaiK$" shash="eh9WBUAVcKLx1xv8pXJuFhjMAi9C0NGxfVw45tyJ9NUnw5ZmwszW1w57HYzyytotrLdRHroGV4QqCs4kUgGJ8nNfnxAIJidC5FoqJ92rQtUIgX3yfCu2uSy6oaU5mRtJ/w8c+gJ6H36n/6fjfp8yZNBhaFewDVsMadjubUTJDrw=" target="_new">
https://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=54481</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">M&D Best Student Paper Award:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fwww.iise.org%2FDetails.aspx%3Fid%3D38051__%3B!!LkSTlj0I!GFw_juTNWh2Pn_UkUcMdg2BjeK_pwlNqsAbexFGA-48s_OhEwJo2nqGXFRuzo-Q6wWfQxpBQc9tWZYxYUE9H%24&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C2eef9509108c458c57be08dd44c40dae%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638742331027614209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JZD7bktAQ4Z%2BzFs1O4Ldy%2Be6f3JAqnTsgjB3MsEs78s%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=38051__;!!LkSTlj0I!GFw_juTNWh2Pn_UkUcMdg2BjeK_pwlNqsAbexFGA-48s_OhEwJo2nqGXFRuzo-Q6wWfQxpBQc9tWZYxYUE9H$" shash="oD0Roc2kcrUjB2zHekQP4lOw1cbKe/TdjCUL718LsGaomNpmXvJYJfX18L0pcFjuik75zV68l7R3MuAv2r/Ky/h+KzDKPp8nNfL1LnORJLoqgEf4SwdNH9EuhbUFdaMjegq9ny2Awonezy6ePfDeQKVwT0W50t9LIpUmw/VhOfA=" target="_new">
https://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=38051</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We highly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your research and gain valuable professional exposure. We look forward to seeing you in
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Atlanta!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Behalf of M&D co-chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Xiaochen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">**************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Xiaochen Xian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;background:white">H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;background:white">Georgia Institute of Technology</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;background:white">436 Groseclose Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;background:white">Atlanta, GA 30332<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;background:white">Phone:404-894-8373
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;background:white">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:xxian@gatech.edu">xxian@gatech.edu</a> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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