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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">Dear colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Still time to submit 250-word abstracts to the 2026 IISE Conference (Nov. 17 extended deadline)!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">The 2026 IISE Annual Conference program chairs are excited to share that the conference has partnered with</span><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering</span></b><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">and</span><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors</span></b><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">to offer conference-based special issues!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">Authors whose abstracts are accepted for the conference may choose to have full manuscripts reviewed by the journal*. Accepted manuscripts will be published in the conference-based
special issue of the journals. Look forward to seeing everyone at the 2026 IISE Annual Conference!</span><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">*submitted papers must align with journals' scope and manuscript types</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">Contacts for more info: Special Issue Guest Editor Team for</span><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering</span></b><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">-</span><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Qingpeng Zhang</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Feifan
Wang</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Ying Liao</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Denny
Yu</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">Contacts for more info: Special Issue Guest Editor Lead for</span><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors</span></b><span class="white-space-pre"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Renran Tian</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Boyi
Hu</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Changwon Son</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">|</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Denny
Yu</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2026 Program Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yisha Xiang, University of Houston<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Denny Yu, Purdue University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renee Thiesing, Promita Consulting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Xiang, Yisha <yxiang4@Central.UH.EDU>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 2, 2025 10:48 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Denny Yu <dennyyu@purdue.edu>; Renee Thiesing <rthiesing@promitaconsulting.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> REMINDER: Call for Abstracts-2026 IISE Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk210810738">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">The deadline for abstract submissions to the 2026 IISE Annual Conference is coming up on November 10, 2025. As Program Chairs, we invite you to submit an abstract and share your latest research,
solutions, and innovations with the industrial and systems engineering community. The conference is a premier forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries and bringing together both researchers and practitioners. This year’s program will feature 20 tracks
covering a wide range of topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Construction Logistics & Supply Chain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Manufacturing & Design<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Energy Systems Modeling & Simulation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Engineering Economy Operational Excellence (Lean)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Engineering Education Operations Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Engineering Management Performance Excellence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Facilities Design & Planning Quality Control & Reliability Engineering (QCRE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Health Systems Sustainable Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Human Factors & Ergonomics Systems Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">IAB/Young Professionals Work Systems & Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"><b>Important Deadlines</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Abstract/Presentation Summary
<span style="color:#1F497D">(</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">250 words)
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Submission: <b><s>November 10, 2025<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span></s>D </b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">November 17, 2025</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Notification of Decision:
<b>December 15, 2025</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Full Paper Submission:
<b>January 18, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Notification of Full Paper Decision:
<b>February 25, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Speaker Registration Deadline:
<b>March 8, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Final Paper Revision Submission:
<b>March 22, 2026</b><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738"><b>Submit your abstract here</b>:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Yisha Xiang, University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Denny Yu, Purdue University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk210810738">Renee Thiesing, Promita Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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