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<pre style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CALL FOR ABSTRACTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Society<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Third Triennial Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Cambridge, MA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">July 26 – 29, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitsloan.mit.edu%2Ffaculty%2Facademic-groups%2Fabout-2026-transportation-science-and-logistics-conference&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C99c3ef83442b4e012a6d08de05ca6f13%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638954564163503975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=f%2BGuWqP1xjipedV%2B46tj4sr7ejPOwrVETMhbuyey52g%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/academic-groups/about-2026-transportation-science-and-logistics-conference"><b>Conference Website</b></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">The Transportation Science and Logistics Society (TSL) Conference provides an opportunity for all members to gather on a triennial basis to present and to discuss the state-of-the-art in optimization
applied to transportation science and logistics. The conference welcomes abstracts on all transportation science and logistics topics including but not limited to air transportation, facility logistics, freight transportation and logistics, intelligent transportation
systems, and urban transportation planning and modeling. <span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Abstract submission:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Abstracts should be at most 4 pages in length including references. To ensure all presentations are of the highest quality, abstracts should highlight the main contributions of the research
and include outcomes of computational studies, if applicable. We kindly ask that you use the conference template for your 4-page abstract submission. The templates are available on the conference website. A 150-word short abstract is also required to be entered
separately during submission. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Poster submission:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify">Abstracts, with the same guidelines, can also be submitted specifically for presentation as poster. Posters will be on display throughout the conference, and a special session will be held
for the attendees to visit the posters accompanied by one or more authors. A student poster competition will identify three best posters for awards along with up to two honorable mentions. Judging will be conducted by the scientific committee members. Guidelines
and templates for the posters specifically will be available on the conference website.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><a name="_Hlk210644750">Each paper and poster presentation should have at least one registered author as presenter, and an author cannot have more than one (paper or poster) presenter role.
There will be limited space for paper and poster presentations.<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210644750"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Submissions should be made via </span></b><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fconferences%3Fconf%3Dtslconference2026&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C99c3ef83442b4e012a6d08de05ca6f13%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638954564163519348%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q%2FqLEwGoy1n73DYgetgS7iBO4L%2Fmnr%2BZvSzHMwi%2FYow%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=tslconference2026" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#0070C0">
EasyChair</span></i></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#0070C0">
</span></i></b></span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">by choosing “Make a new submission.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dates of interest:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Abstract submission deadline: December 12, 2025 <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2026 <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Deadline for early registration: April 3, 2026<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Conference: July 26 – 29, 2026<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Organizing Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b>Program Committee<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Halit Uster (General Chair), Southern Methodist University (SMU),
<a href="mailto:uster@smu.edu">uster@smu.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Lavanya Marla, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b>Local Committee at MIT<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Alexandre Jacquillat (Local Chair),
<a href="mailto:alexjacq@mit.edu">alexjacq@mit.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Saurabh Amin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Daniel Freund<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Matthias Winkenbach<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Jocelyn Climent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Please see the
</span></b><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitsloan.mit.edu%2Ffaculty%2Facademic-groups%2Fabout-2026-transportation-science-and-logistics-conference&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C99c3ef83442b4e012a6d08de05ca6f13%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638954564163536985%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6t0wIjTySVqFSrJjfYKzcRR0fMbKUxNvk2YgDANpd9s%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/academic-groups/about-2026-transportation-science-and-logistics-conference"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Conference Website</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> for additional details.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">-----------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Halit </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ü</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">ster<br>
Professor of OREM, SMU</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.smu.edu%2F~uster%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C99c3ef83442b4e012a6d08de05ca6f13%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638954564163552291%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1yufJ9r1JOxWhLKqtUtM6KLQamoz4sc%2BEfPUvOYSDlQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://s2.smu.edu/~uster/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://s2.smu.edu/~uster/</span></a>
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