Overall Conference Program

Day 1 – March 7 (Monday)

• 6:00 am – 7:45 am – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 8:00 am- 10:00 am – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 12:00 – 2:00 pm – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 2:00 – 4:00 pm – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 4:00 – 6:00 pm – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 6:00 – 8:00 pm – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6

Day 2 – March 8 (Tuesday)

• 6:00 am – 7:45 am – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 7:30 am – 5:00 pm – Registration and onsite registration fee payment
• 8:00 am – Technical Presentations – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Virtual Rooms 1-6
• 10:00 am –  10:20 am Welcome Address – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 10:20 am – 11:00 am Opening Keynote I: Prof. Dr. Şener Oktik, Board Member of Şişecam A.Ş., Professor, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 11:00 am – 11:40 am Keynote II: Cevdet Alemdar, Industry SBU President, Sabanci Holding, İstanbul, Turkey – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 11:40 am – 12:20 pm Keynote III: Prof. Dr. Ilker Birbil, Professor of AI & Optimization Techniques for Business & Society, Faculty of Economics and Business, Section Business Analytics, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 12:20 pm – 1:00 pm Keynote IV: Ahmet Gürsoy, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Modanisa, Istanbul, Turkey – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 2:00 pm –  3:45 pm Technical Presentations – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Virtual Rooms 1-6
• 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Coffee Break – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 4:40 pm – 4:40 pm Keynote V: Dr. Lewis Ntaimo, Professor and Sugar and Mike Barnes Department Head Chair, Wm Michael Barnes ‘64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA – Virtual
• 4:40 pm – 5:20 pm Keynote VI: Paul Perkins, President, Amatrol, Inc., Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA – Virtual
• 5:20 pm – 6:00 pm Keynote VII: Dr. Rosemary R. Seva, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Assistant Dean for Quality Assurance, Gokongwei College of Engineering, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines – Virtual
• 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm Technical Presentations – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Virtual Rooms 1-6
• 6:00 – 7:45 pm – IEOM Presidential Panel on “The role of professional societies in serving the professions and providing opportunities for re-training and continuing education”– virtual room 1
• 6:00 – 7:45 pm – Technical Presentations – Virtual Rooms 1-6

Day 3 – March 9 (Wednesday)

• 6:00 am – 7:45 am – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 7:30 am – 5:00 pm – Registration and onsite registration fee payment
• 8:00 am – Technical Presentations – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Virtual Rooms 1-6
• 10:00 am –  10:20 am Welcome Address – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 10:20 am – 11:00 am Keynote VIII: Prof. Nesli Alp, Dean and Professor, College of Technology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 11:00 am – 11:40 am Keynote IX: Dr. Jean-Damien Muller, Advanced Development Technical Leader, Battery Cooling Systems Expert, Valeo Thermal Systems, France – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 11:40 am – 12:20 pm Keynote X: David A. Harry, CEO and Black Belt Trainer, Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC, Greeneville, Tennessee U.S.A. – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 12:20 pm – 1:00 pm Keynote XI: Dr. Yılmaz Argüden, Chairman, ARGE Consulting, Istanbul, Turkey – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
  
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – LUNCH BREAK – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 2:00 pm –  3:45 pm Technical Presentations – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Coffee Break – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Virtual Rooms 1-6

Day 4 – March 10 (Thursday)

• 6:00 am – 7:45 am – Technical Presentations – Virtual Meeting Rooms 2-6
• 8:00 am – Technical Presentations – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 10:00 am –  10:40 am Keynote XII: Dr. Linh N K Duong, Sr Lecturer in Operations Management, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 10:40 am – 11:20 am Keynote XIII: Professor Edward J. Williams, Educator, University of Michigan – Dearborn and Sr. Technical Specialist, PMC, Michigan, USA – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 11:30 – 1:00 pm Parallel Sessions – Hilton Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Virtual 1-6
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 2:00 pm –  3:45 pm Technical Presentations – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Meeting Rooms 1-6
• 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Break – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B
• 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm Technical Presentations – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B and Meeting Rooms 1-7
• 7:00 – 10:00 pm Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner – Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel Meeting Rooms MR25A-MR25B

Past Conference Programs

• Bangalore, India 2021
• Rome, Italy 2021
• Harbin, China 2021
• Haiti 2021
• Sao Paulo 2021
• Singapore 2021
• Harare 2020
• Detroit 2020
• Program – Dubai 2020 – 10th Annual
• Program – Riyadh 2019 – 1st GCC
• Program – Toronto 2019 – 4th North American
• Program – Pilsen 2019- 3rd European
• Program – Bangkok 2019 – 9th Annual
• Program – Pretoria 2018 – 1st African
• Program – Washington DC 2018 – 3rd North American
• Program – Paris 2018 – 2nd European
• Program – Bandung 2018 – 8th Annual
• Program – Bogota 2017 – 1st South American
• Program – UK (Bristol) 2017 – 1st European
• Program – Rabat 2017 – 7th Annual
• Program – Detroit 2016- 2nd North American
• Program – Kuala Lumpur 2016 – 6th Annual
• Program – Orlando 2015 – 1st North American
• Program – Dubai 2015 – 5th Annual
• Program – Bali 2014 – 4th Annual
• Program – Istanbul 2012 – 3rd Annual
• Program – Kuala Lumpur 2011 – 2nd Annual
• Program – Dhaka 2010 – 1st Annual