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South American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Operations Management</font></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4">Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 12-15, 2025</font></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Host and Venue: Facens University,
Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Conference Chair: Dr. Rodrigo Luiz
Gigante, Coordinator of Production Engineering, FACENS University, Sorocaba,
Sao Paulo, Brazil</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Contact: Prof. Vitor Mendes Caldana,
Federal Institute of Sao Paulo (IFSP) – Sorocaba Campus, Sao Paulo, Brazil and
Director of IEOM South America Operations, <a href="mailto:vitor.caldana@ifsp.edu.br">vitor.caldana@ifsp.edu.br</a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">IEOM Society International is organizing
the 6th South American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and
Operations Management in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, during April 8-10, 2025. The
host is FACENS University. It will be held at the Facens’s campus. The
conference will provide an opportunity for academics, researchers, and
practitioners to exchange ideas and explore recent developments in the field of
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. The conference is also
expected to foster networking, collaboration, and joint effort among the
conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to
identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Keynote Speakers</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prof. Dr. Patricia Klahr, Director, Facens University, Sorocaba, SP,
Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Claudio Castro, Director of Research and Development, Schaeffler Latin
America, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Edson Isawa, Portfolio & Account Development Director, Siemens
Digital Industries Software, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Devdas Shetty, PE, Dean and Professor, School of Engineering and
Applied Sciences, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Antonio Carlos Gomes Junior, Diretor Indústria & Serviços, Head
Indústria & Tecnologias 4.0, Facens University, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University
of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Anibal Azevedo, Professor, School of Applied Sciences, University of
Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Aldo Roberto Ometto, Professor, Department of Production Engineering,
Research Centre for Circular Economy Lead at InovaUSP, São Carlos, São Paulo,
Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Adilson Spolidoro, Diretor Técnico – Divisão Biscoito, M Dias Branco Ind.
e Com. de Alimentos, SP, Brazil </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">10.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prof. Dr. Nilo Antonio de Souza Sampaio,
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio,
Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">11.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Felipe Ramos, Professor, Professor,
Postgraduate Course of Industry 4.0., Federal Institute of São Paulo, Sorocaba
Campus, Sao Paulo, Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">12.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Takaaki Ohishi, Professor, Faculdade
de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP),
Campinas, Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The IEOM Society International, a
nonprofit professional organization registered in Michigan, USA, is a premier
global platform dedicated to the advancement of industrial engineering and
operations management discipline for the betterment of humanity. IEOM is a
global platform for academics, researchers, scientists, and practitioners to
exchange ideas. Most importantly, it provides insights into the latest
technologies, tools, and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering
and Operations Management. The IEOM Society has successfully planned and
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Singapore (2021), Sao Paulo (2021), Haiti (2021), Harbin (2021), Rome (2021,
2022), Bangalore (2021), Indonesia (2021), Monterrey (2021), Nigeria (2022), Paraguay
(2022), India (2022), Sydney (2022, 2024), Manila (2023), Zambia (2023), Peru
(2023), Houston (2023), Lisbon (2023), Vietnam (2023), New Delhi (2023),
Melbourne (2023), Dubai (2024), Pretoria (2024), Bogota (2024), Washington, DC
(2024), Germany (2024), Tokyo (2024), Hyderabad (2024), Oman (2024) and
Singapore (2025). </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The IEOM Society currently has 275
student chapters in 56 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents
participating in various IEOM Society activities. The IEOM Global Community has
more than 25,000 members.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Topics</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Artificial Intelligence and Data Science</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Business Management and Operations Management</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and IoT</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Engineering Management and Project Management</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Facility Planning and Layout</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare System Management</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">10.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">11.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Manufacturing, Assembly and Design</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">12.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Quality, Reliability and Maintenance</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">13.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Simulation, Optimization and
Productivity Improvement</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">14.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Supply Chain and Logistics</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">15.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sustainability, Green Systems and Energy</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">16.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Case Studies and Best Practices</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">COMPETITIONS:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Master Thesis Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Doctoral Dissertation Competition sponsored by Airbus</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior Capstone Design Project Poster
Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Undergraduate Research Competition sponsored by Daikin Applied</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">High School STEM Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ergonomics Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Simulation Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">10.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lean Six Sigma Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">11.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Supply Chain Management Competition
sponsored by aThingz</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">12.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">AI-ML Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">13.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Global Design Competition sponsored by
Amatrol Inc.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">14.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Poster Competition</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Workshop</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Lean Six Sigma Workshop by Dr. Ahad Ali, 4:00 pm, May 12</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Panels</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Women in Industry and Academia Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company, 2:00
pm, May 12</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Global Engineering Education Panel - Wednesday, 2:00 pm, May 14: TOPIC:
The Future of Engineering Education: Quantum Interoperability, AI, and the
Next-Gen Learning Ecosystem. Panel Chair: Dr Mario Chauca</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Industry 4.0 Panel, 4:00 pm, May 14</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cybersecurity and AI Panel, 2:00 pm, May 15</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Project Management Panel, 4:00 pm, May 15</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Conference Chairs</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Rodrigo Luiz Gigante, Coordinator of Production Engineering, FACENS
University, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering
Program, Lawrence Technological University, USA</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Program Chairs</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Vitor Mendes Caldana, Federal Institute of Sao Paulo (IFSP) – Sorocaba
Campus, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Director of IEOM South America Operations</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Professor Don Reimer, Chief Operating Officer, IEOM Society</span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Attendance Certificates will be provided
for conference participants. A Continuous Education Unit (CEU) is available.
IEOM Society International will provide fellows, awards and recognition at the
2025 IEOM Brazil event. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Biography" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">6th South
American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sorocaba,
Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 8-10, 2025</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Host
and Venue: Facens University, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Conference
Chair: Dr. Rodrigo Luiz Gigante, Coordinator of Production Engineering, FACENS
University, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">IEOM Society International</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">21411 Civic Center Dr.</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Suite # 205</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Southfield, Michigan 48076, USA</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Phone: 1-248-450-5660</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Email: </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:info@ieomsociety.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(24,42,175);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">info@ieomsociety.org</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Industrial
Engineering and Operations Management Society International</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>IEOM Upcoming Conferences</b></p><ul type="disc" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal">10<sup>th</sup> North American IEOM Conference in Orlando, USA, June 17-19, 2025 - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Forlando2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C7fb246de442245b4849208dd711de246%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638791095360496282%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mMcLRKp5pxOnHsKVNdLn0EK%2Ffs3Y6CeT2ESNQnaPdxM%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://ieomsociety.org/orlando2025/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://ieomsociety.org/orlando2025/</a></li><li class="MsoNormal"><p class="MsoNormal">8th European IEOM Conference in Paris, France, July 2-4, 2024 - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fparis2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C7fb246de442245b4849208dd711de246%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638791095360504961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=W6zKWm1TzWakWoRFACOBCYbbvgoFuoK6C7zNNOLsDcc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/paris2025/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/paris2025/</a> <br></p></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering
and Operations Management Conference, Bali,
Indonesia, August 5-7, 2025: </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fbali2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C7fb246de442245b4849208dd711de246%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638791095360513314%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s2%2F2%2FoOYFCMDPmIXWVj3wFThcLirMp2iv6mMTRozOtw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/bali2025/" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/bali2025/</a> <br></li><li class="MsoNormal"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">IEOM Canada - World Congress on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Windsor, Canada, October 14-16, 2025 - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fcanada2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C7fb246de442245b4849208dd711de246%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638791095360522910%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nBG7XIkrq%2Fe1JW58UUnVozv%2FPglPuC3Fkk3shsIvv7Y%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/canada2025/" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/canada2025/</a></span></p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Ms. Rocksana Ahmed<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Associate Program Director</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>IEOM Society International</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">21411 Civic Center Dr., Suite # 205</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Southfield, Michigan 48076, USA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Phone: 1-248-450-5660</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: <a href="mailto:rocksana@ieomsociety.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">rocksana@ieomsociety.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieomsociety.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C7fb246de442245b4849208dd711de246%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638791095360534186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=14Ger%2Bt2wmszSl9B%2Fp4C94CgWTfZbzssVa%2B1E7ybnwA%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.ieomsociety.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.ieomsociety.org</a></p></div></div></div></div>