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<b>2026 ICQSR Future Faculty Colloquium</b></div>
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<b>Colloquium: Tuesday, July 07, 2026</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">The INFORMS Conference on Quality, Statistics, and Reliability (ICQSR) invites applications for the 1st ICQSR Future Faculty Colloquium (formerly called “Doctoral Colloquium”) to be held
on Tuesday, July 07, 2026.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">This in-person event is designed for doctoral candidates expecting to graduate by Spring 2028, and postdoctoral fellows. A panel of experts will lead discussions on a range of topics
of interest, including job search, interviewing tips, career selection, life in academia, work-life balance, and success in teaching, research, and professional service.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Tentative program includes the following:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Tuesday, July 07</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">14:00-14:10 Welcome and Introductions</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">14:10-14:40 Ice Breaker</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">14:40-14:45 Words of Wisdom</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">14:45-15:15 Break and Networking</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">15:15-16:45 Expert Panel: Success and Challenges in Academia</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Applicants need to fill out this form:
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1-page CV and a signed advisor’s consent form are required for doctoral candidates, and a 1-page CV is required for postdoctoral fellows).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Application deadline: Monday, June 22, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The acceptance decisions and notifications, together with the “ice-breaker” presentation
template, will be sent within five (5) calendar days.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Registration for ICQSR 2026 (</span><span style="color: rgb(10, 102, 194); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 600; text-transform: none;"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnkd.in%2FeY3n6T_P&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cf081a1e8bd1248815cf708dec0e34865%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C639160279566487796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=12sSrxBDMBbAPA8uv5wD4RW1H7N%2BLKevy7cNI9lRf88%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://lnkd.in/eY3n6T_P" target="_self" class="qdkwLpsWnTOSYxQrAZCxTTPvCksjAjdckbo " tabindex="0" data-test-app-aware-link="" data-outlook-id="6fafc727-e0f7-4bb2-9a7a-cd581f23cad6" style="color: rgb(10, 102, 194); margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;">https://lnkd.in/eY3n6T_P</a></span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">)
is encouraged but not required. This event is complimentary for students who have registered for the ICQSR 2026 (the application form for attending the colloquium must be submitted separately).</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Please direct questions to the colloquium co-chair, Professor Jiaman Wu, via
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Yong Chen (University of Iowa)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-transform: none;">Jiaman Wu (City University of Hong Kong)</span></div>
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