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<b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7th Latin American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Panama City, Panama, August 4-6, 2026</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Venue: InterContinental Miramar Hotel, Panama City, Panama</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Days 1 and 2 at InterContinental and Day 3 at Universidad Latina de Panama’s Learning Villa</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Website: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fpanama2026%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cbca0a540ccdc4cd9dfce08dec0f7d509%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C639160367847405894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HPzrzFGq4kI5KyXf7T%2Fr6cWA5iwmi5BxncBfviQHsec%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/panama2026/">
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Submission Link: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xcdsystem.com%2FIEOM%2Fabstract%2Findex.cfm%3FID%3Dz2ODlfN&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cbca0a540ccdc4cd9dfce08dec0f7d509%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C639160367847432893%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=OgqvlwpLUnpUFSy9TfhtsY8hH%2BgqduVkaYVY0oi8l5k%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=z2ODlfN">
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Registration Link: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xcdsystem.com%2FIEOM%2Fattendee%2Findex.cfm%3FID%3DsejdN9d&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cbca0a540ccdc4cd9dfce08dec0f7d509%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C639160367847453782%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ed5EoT4oMRQKlAzcpss1J738CDzMd9w9jcGlgTivyTc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=sejdN9d">
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(71,71,71);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Organizer:</span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(71,71,71)"></span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">IEOM Society International, USA</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(71,71,71);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Host:</span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(71,71,71)"></span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Universidad Latina de Panama</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(71,71,71);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Co-Hosts:</span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(71,71,71)"></span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Quality Leadership University (QLU)</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,102,0);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Venue</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">InterContinental Miramar Hotel, Panama City, Panama</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Balboa Avenue (Avenida Balboa) in Panama City, Panama<br>
Overlooking the Bay of Panama and the Pacific Ocean<br>
The hotel is situated in a central area, close to the financial district and shopping.<br>
Address: Avenida Balboa, Panama City, Panama</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Discounted Root Rates</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></p>
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</span></span><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">The hotel extends the following special rates for this group – 7th IEOM Latin America Conference</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Above rates are subject 10% occupancy tax.</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Room Rate Includes:</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">For reservations, please contact at</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:miramarpty@miramarpanama.com" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(42,158,212);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">miramarpty@miramarpanama.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br>
For any questions, please contact Ms. Claudia Jones at </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:claudia.jones@bernhotelspanama.com" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(42,158,212);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">claudia.jones@bernhotelspanama.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">,
Cellular: +507 6679-7391</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You can also use Quality Leadership University discount rates for hotel reservations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Panama City is one of the most accessible destinations in Latin America, with extensive direct flight connections from major cities in the United States and Canada through Tocumen International Airport (PTY), the region’s
leading aviation hub.</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Direct Flights from the United States</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Atlanta (ATL) – Delta Air Lines and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Miami (MIA) – American Airlines and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Orlando (MCO) – Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tampa (TPA) – Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">New York (JFK) – Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Newark (EWR) – United Airlines and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Washington, DC (IAD) – United Airlines and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Houston (IAH) – United Airlines and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) – American Airlines and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Los Angeles (LAX) – Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">San Francisco (SFO) – Copa Airlines</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Direct Flights from Canada</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Toronto (YYZ) – Air Canada and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Montreal (YUL) – Air Transat (seasonal) and Copa Airlines</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Vancouver (YVR) – Copa Airlines (seasonal)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tocumen International Airport is approximately 25 minutes from the conference venue, the InterContinental Miramar Hotel Panama, providing convenient transportation for international participants.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Participants from other countries can also connect through Panama City via Copa Airlines’ extensive network serving more than 80 destinations across North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This section highlights the convenience of traveling to Panama and may encourage greater participation from attendees across the Americas.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">José Barrios Ng, President and Chairman of the Board, Universidad Latina de Panama (Chairman)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Oscar León, Founder, Chairman of the Board and President of Quality Leadership University (QLU), Panama</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Humberto Alvarez, Professor, Associated Dean of Research, Graduate Studies, and Outreach Programs, Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad Tecnologica de Panamá (UTP), Panama</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Luis Rabelo, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA,
<a href="mailto:Luis.Rabelo@ucf.edu">Luis.Rabelo@ucf.edu</a></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Maximiliano E. Jiménez Arbeláez, Consultor Gerencial, Panama and Past Decano de la Facultad de Negocios, USMA – Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua de Panamá</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Program, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Program Chair</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Professor Don Reimer, COO, IEOM Society International, USA</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IEOM Society International is organizing the 7th Latin American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Panama during August 4-6, 2026. The host is Universidad Latina de Panama. Co-hosts are
Quality Leadership University, The University Technological of Panama, and Santa María La Antigua Catholic University. Venue is the InterContinental Miramar Hotel Panama.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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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<span style="font-family:Arial,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. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The IEOM Society has successfully planned and organized international conferences around the world including Dhaka (2010), Kuala Lumpur (2011), Istanbul (2012), Bali (2014), Dubai (2015), Orlando (2015), Kuala Lumpur
(2016), Detroit (2016), Rabat (2017), Bristol, UK (2017), Bandung (2018), Paris (2018), Washington DC (2018), Pretoria (2018), Bangkok (2019), Pilsen (2019), Toronto (2019), Riyadh (2019), Dubai (2020), Detroit (2020), Harare (2020), Singapore (2021), Sao
Paulo (2021), Haiti (2021), Harbin (2021), Rome (2021), Bangalore (2021), Indonesia (2021), Monterrey (2021), Istanbul (2022), Nigeria (2022), Orlando (2022), Paraguay (2022), Rome (2022), India (2022), Sydney (2022), 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), Sydney (2024), Hyderabad (2024), Oman (2024), Singapore (2025), Morocco (2025),
Brazil (2025), Orlando (2025), Paris (2025), Bali (2025), Windsor (2025), Tabuk (2026), Bangkok (2026) and Cape Town (2026).
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tracks - Best track papers </span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Artificial Intelligence and Data Science</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Business Management and Operations Management</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0 and IoT</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Engineering Education and Curriculum Improvement</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Engineering Management and Project Management</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">8.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Facility Planning and Layout</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Human Factors, Ergonomics and Healthcare Systems</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lean Six Sigma and Operations Excellence</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Manufacturing, Assembly and Design</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Quality, Reliability and Maintenance</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Simulation, Optimization and Productivity Improvement</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">14.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Supply Chain and Logistics</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sustainability, Green Systems and Energy</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">16.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant: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-family:Arial,sans-serif">Case Studies and Best Practices</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Competitions - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for each competition.</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The IEOM Society currently has 296 student chapters in 56 countries. There are 151 countries from six continents participating in various IEOM Society activities.
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<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">All full papers are subjected to double peer review. Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. Authors MUST use the conference template to prepare papers or abstracts. IEOM Society encourages to submit
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<span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">11th North American IEOM Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
June 8-11, 2026: </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fieomsociety.org%2Fmilwaukee2026%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cbca0a540ccdc4cd9dfce08dec0f7d509%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C639160367847473735%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZuN3YxYi%2BGsqAqTRgpVCvC5IJ7PBs7GII69kW0jTOLg%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ieomsociety.org/milwaukee2026/" style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://ieomsociety.org/milwaukee2026/</a></p>
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</span></span>16th Annual International IEOM Conference, Ankara, Türkiye, June 23-25, 2026:
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</span></span>9th European IEOM Conference, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, July 20-22, 2026:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Program Manager</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">21411 Civic Center Drive, Suite # 205</p>
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