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<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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:"Times New Roman",serif">Loews Hotel | Arlington, Texas
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">May 16 – 19, 2026<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:"Times New Roman",serif">Track: Engineering Economy</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
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<p class="Normal0" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Abstract Submission Link available on Conference Website:
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<p class="Normal0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleagues,
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<p class="Normal0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
<b>Engineering Economy Division</b> of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the
<b>Engineering Economy Track</b> at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026. 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
2026 will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As Track Chairs of the
<b>Engineering Economy Track</b>, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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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<li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Digital Transformation, Analytics and AI applications in Engineering Economy</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Asset Management</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Capital Investment Analysis</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Financial Engineering</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cost/Benefit Analysis</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Prices and Portfolios</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Life-Cycle Cost Assessment/Management</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Energy and Engineering Economy</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Value Chain Management</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Technology Replacement Management</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Engineering Economy Education</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Economics of Supply Chain Management</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Other areas in economic and investment analysis</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="Normal0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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, 2025.
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<p class="Normal0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Research Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Normal0" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Case Study Papers</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",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;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Important deadlines:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary:</span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">November 17, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary:</span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">December 15, 2025
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paper submission deadline:
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> January 18, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Notification on full paper decision:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">February 25, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Speaker registration deadline:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> March 8, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paper final revision submission deadline:
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> March 22, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Important Note</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Normal0" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authors/Presenters with approved abstracts must register for the Conference by March 8, 2026. 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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to seeing you in Arlington!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Normal0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Best Regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Normal0"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Taner Cokyasar (</span><a href="mailto:tcokyasar@anl.gov"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">tcokyasar@anl.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thomas Monroe (</span><a href="mailto:monroetjrk@gmail.com"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">monroetjrk@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Noha Mostafa (</span><a href="mailto:noha.mostafa@bue.edu.eg"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">noha.mostafa@bue.edu.eg</span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Normal0"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nabil Nehme (</span><a href="mailto:nn58@aub.edu.lb"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt">nn58@aub.edu.lb</span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Normal0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Engineering Economy Track Chairs<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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