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<p dir="ltr"><span>Dear Colleagues,</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>We are excited to announce that the 2024 INFORMS
Optimization Society Conference (IOS 2024) will be hosted by
Rice University and held on March 22-24, 2024 </span><span>in </span><strong>JW
Marriott Houston by The Galleria located near The Galleria Mall,
Houston, TX</strong><span>. It is the best time of the year to
visit Houston. The theme of IOS 2024 is "</span><span>From
Theory and Computing to Impact: Advancing Optimization for a
Better World.</span><span>"</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Conference website</strong><span>: </span><a href="https://ios2024.rice.edu/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span>https://ios2024.rice.edu/</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Abstract submission page</strong>: </span><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ios2024" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span>https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ios2024</span></a><span>
</span><span>Please contact the program committee members (see the
conference website) if you are interested in organizing a
session or contributing a talk in a specific track. </span><span><strong>Abstract
submission deadline</strong>: </span><span data-rich-links="{"dat_df":{"fres_frt":1,"dfie_ts":{"tv":{"tv_s":1704024000,"tv_n":0}},"dfie_l":"en","dfie_p":{"fres_frt":0,"tres_tv":"MMM d, y"},"dfie_dt":"Dec 31, 2023","dfie_pt":3,"dfie_tpt":0,"dfie_tzi":""},"type":"date"}">Dec
31, 2023</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Venue and Accommodation: </strong><span>Please
support the conference by booking the hotel via the link given
in </span><a href="https://ios2024.blogs.rice.edu/venue/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span>https://ios2024.blogs.rice.edu/venue/</span></a><span>. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Refereed Papers: </strong><span>For the first
time, and as an option to speakers, the conference will include
refereed paper submissions. Accepted papers will be highlighted
in the program, and a special web page dedicated to the accepted
papers will include links to the manuscripts.</span><span> (see
the conference website for more details). For the submission
details, see </span><a href="https://ios2024.rice.edu/refereed-papers/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span>https://ios2024.rice.edu/refereed-papers/</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Travel Support:</strong> </span><span>Subject
to funding availability, we are offering a limited number of
travel support to students. For details, see </span><a href="https://ios2024.rice.edu/travel-support/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span>https://ios2024.rice.edu/travel-support/</span></a><span>. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>We look forward to seeing you at IOS 2024!</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>2024 IOS Conference local organizing committee</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://ios2024.rice.edu/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span>https://ios2024.rice.edu/</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Rice University</span></p>
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Shiqian Ma<br>
Computational Applied Math & Operations Research <br>
Rice University<br>
Houston, TX<br>
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