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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As Program Chairs of the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026, we cordially invite you to submit an abstract and share your latest research, solutions, and innovations with the industrial and systems engineering
community. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The conference is a premier forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries, bringing together both researchers and practitioners.
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This year’s program will feature 20 tracks covering a wide range of topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Construction Logistics & Supply Chain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Manufacturing & Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Energy Systems Modeling & Simulation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Engineering Economy Operational Excellence (Lean)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Engineering Education Operations Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Engineering Management Performance Excellence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Facilities Design & Planning Quality Control & Reliability Engineering (QCRE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Health Systems Sustainable Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Human Factors & Ergonomics Systems Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IAB/Young Professionals Work Systems & Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Important Deadlines</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Abstract/Presentation Summary Submission:
<b>November 10, 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Notification of Decision: <b>December 15, 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Full Paper Submission: <b>January 18, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Notification of Full Paper Decision:
<b>February 25, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Speaker Registration Deadline: <b>
March 8, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Final Paper Revision Submission:
<b>March 22, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submit your abstract here</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:
</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiise.secure-platform.com%2Fannual2026&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7C0934750d839e4a1f332708de067d2bab%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638955331838246599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MNG67PRsSSuraVcelNYsOGBMYfjqqRYO8%2BQG%2B%2FE0epg%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://iise.secure-platform.com/annual2026"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://iise.secure-platform.com/annual2026</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Conference website</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:
</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iise.org%2Fannual%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7C0934750d839e4a1f332708de067d2bab%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638955331838258514%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SmxUlMVSYnksKWy09ayLtvi8XIolYi8AhwK3OWD6zQU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.iise.org/annual/"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.iise.org/annual/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to receiving your submissions and to seeing you in
<b>Arlington, Texas, May 16– May 19, 2026</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2026 Program Chairs</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Yisha Xiang, University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Denny Yu, Purdue University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Renee Thiesing, Promita Consulting</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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