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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Dear Colleagues:<BR>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>The IEOM Society is continuing to organize the <I><SPAN style="COLOR: #c00000">Sixth International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management</SPAN></I><SPAN style="COLOR: #c00000">.</SPAN> The conference will be held March 8-10, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The venue is the JW Marriott KL, a 5-star flagship boutique hotel in Kuala Lumpur’s central business district. It is located in in the heart of the exciting “Golden Triangle”, the city’s prime business and shopping district and adjoined to the prestigious Starhill Gallery. <BR>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>IEOM Society will publish full papers of IEOM 2016 in IEEE Xplore like IEOM 2015 Dubai. IEEE Malaysia Section is sponsoring our event in KL. The following steps are required to publish your paper in IEEE: </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Submit your full paper by the deadline</SPAN><FONT size=2> </FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">The paper must be accepted by the IEOM publication team</SPAN><FONT size=2> </FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Revise your paper according to reviewers and publication team’s comments</SPAN><FONT size=2> </FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Received the final notification that the quality of the paper is good enough for IEEE Xplore publication</SPAN><FONT size=2> </FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Convert your final manuscript into PDF through PDF XPRESS (instruction will be provided after final acceptance). Before Creating a PDF, you have to add the copyright notice (978-1-4673-7762-1/16/$31.00 ©2016 IEEE) to the bottom of the first page of your source document. </FONT></LI>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Tahoma><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Online Submission: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.xcdsystem.com/ieom2016/"><B><SPAN><FONT color=#1155cc>www.xcdsystem.com/ieom2016/</FONT></SPAN></B></A></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma> <BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma>All papers are subject to peer review. Authors can submit full paper(s) or abstract(s) only. The IEOM Society encourages the submission of full paper(s). Any submission implies that an author will attend the 2016 IEOM Conference in Kuala Lumpur and present the paper or abstract.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Tahoma><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Submission Deadline:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"> September 30, 2015</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If you are interested to serve as a trach chair, please sen an email to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="mailto:conference@iieom.org"><SPAN><FONT color=#1155cc>conference@iieom.org</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">. As a track chair, you may have the following responsibilities:</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Attract quality submissions </FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Determine acceptance of abstracts submitted to your technical area, if necessary. </FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Re-assign abstracts to another technical area, if necessary. </FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Assist in the paper review process. </FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Coordinate with session chairs. </FONT>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Nominate a paper for consideration for Best Paper for the track. A track chair cannot nominate his/her own paper from his/her own track for best paper consideration. </FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Based on the requests, we are scheduling two sessions of <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: blue">ABET workshops on Program Assessment</SPAN>. Seats are limited; therefore, we suggest you make your reservations early. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Keynote speakers</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: #c00000">Dr. Rupy Sawhney,</SPAN></I><FONT size=2> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Heath Fellow in Business and Engineering and Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: #c00000">Dr. Hans-Juergen Hoyer, </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Secretary General of the International Federation for Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), Executive Secretary of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) and Resident Scholar in Global Engineering at Marquette University<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: #c00000">Mr. Rajiv Ghatikar,</SPAN></I><FONT size=2> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif">Vice President and General Manager, Siemens PLM, ASEAN/Australasia</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>We are expecting another exciting event in Kuala Lumpur. Some the events and activities that are planned include the following: outstanding keynote speakers, global engineering education track, industry solutions track, student competitions, panel sessions, recognition and awards, exhibition, poster displays, student chapter activities and tours. Sponsorship opportunities are available. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Faculty, researchers, students and industry practitioners will receive great value of participating in the 2016 IEOM Kuala Lumpur event. This unique international conference provides an opportunity to network with representatives of more than 70 countries. This dynamic event is charged with excitement that encourages an opportunity to collaborate with conference participants across the global. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>We look forward to seeing you in KL.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Thanks for your time and attention. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Dr. Ahad Ali (LTU) and Dr. Abdul Talib Bon (UTHM)<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Conference Chairs, IEOM 2016 KL<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><A href="http://iieom.org/ieom2016/"><SPAN><FONT color=#1155cc face=Tahoma>http://iieom.org/ieom2016/</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma> </FONT></P>
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<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Partner Universities<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Lawrence Technological University<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Sabanci University, Turkey <BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, Canada<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>University Technology Petronas, Malaysia</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Corporate Partners</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Hitachi Solutions East Japan,<BR>
Ltd, JAPAN</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Partner Organizations<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Management Science and Operations Research Society of Malaysia (MSORSM)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Sponsors<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>IEEE<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><FONT face=Tahoma>Siemens</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: #c00000">IEOM Society:</SPAN></B><FONT size=2> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.iieom.org/"><SPAN><FONT color=#1155cc>www.iieom.org</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
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