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Message from the President                       
 
Did you have the chance to join us and enjoy the Engineering Lean & Six Sigma (ELSS)
conference which took place in September? We had a great time with the learning, experience sharing, networking, and lots of fun! Many Operational Excellence Division members were there, and the division's Town Hall was part of the program. If you missed it this time, it is not too early to start planning for attending ELSS in 2020.
 
If you have been linked with the division through IISEConnect and our LinkedIn group, I believe you can feel the passion of our team for keeping everyone connected. Moving forward, we will soon be soliciting nominations for election of division officials. If you are also passionate about Operational Excellence, we are looking for you! We look forward to having you on our team in the near future.
 
Our next big event is the "Lean Six Sigma Track" of IISE Annual Conference in 2020. In addition to presentations and paper, the Operational Excellence Division sponsors three competitions: Best Student Paper Award, Best Teaching Award, and Best Practice Award. Detailed information can be found on the division's website. We would love to have your participation. Give us the opportunity to recognize your great work in the field of Operational Excellence!
  
Hung-da Wan
President, Operational Excellence Division
Deadline Now for Abstracts! 

Deadline for IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2020 abstracts - November 8 th !  
Please encourage submissions to the Lean & Six Sigma Track.
Call for Awards Nominations

Please help nominate and encourage participants of the Operational Excellence Teaching Award (3/1/2020) and  Best Practice Awards (2/28/2020) and Best Student Paper Award (abstract due 11/8/2019).
Successful 2019 IISE Lean and Six Sigma Conference - A message from the conference chair

The 2019 IISE Engineering Lean and Six Sigma Conference is in the history books! Congratulations and many thanks to all of our wonderful committee members, the IISE staff, presenters, keynote speakers, student volunteers, and our featured speakers. A special thanks to Carol LeBlanc! 
 
This year's conference did not disappoint! The committee set an intention this year for new content. Our call highlighted an invitation for presenters to share insights and learnings in the areas of Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science and their impact in the Lean Six Sigma space. These sessions were standing room only! Our featured speakers, Michael Testani and Dr. Ben Amaba, shared that Industrial Engineers (P.E.) with lean six sigma experience are an extremely valuable and in demand resource for AI and Data Science. Our keynote speakers from the M.D. Anderson, Dr. Pister and Chick-fil-a, David Reid were very inspirational and informative. Both organizations shared great case studies of the impact engagement and purpose have on driving a culture of continuous improvement. 

The program presentations covered academia, healthcare, government, manufacturing, service and more. There was program content for all. The Opex Division Town Hall was informative and a lot of fun....actually quite competitive. You had to have been there to understand how serious these lean six sigma zealots were during a game of jeopardy. Additionally, the committee desired to drive a sense of community. The Bingo game was a hit, as well as our dine arounds. And we learned a few tricks with LinkedIn....yes, the grand ballroom attendees all LinkedIn at one time. You have to love technology. Lastly, several of our speakers and presenters were interviewed for the podcast! And our social media posts and photo directory illustrate our experience. 
 
2020 is around the corner! Make plans now to join us next year! Stay tuned for more information. 
 
2019 Conference Chair, Crystal Davis
2020 Incoming Chair, James Swisher 
A few pictures from the 2019 ELSS Conference in Houston



Don't Miss Your Chance to Participate in the Inaugural IISE Cup -  Submissions open 11/11

IISE is launching a new international competition that provides an exciting opportunity for companies to highlight their successful innovation solutions. The IISE Cup will recognize  organizations for innovative and effective implementation of industrial and systems engineering principles and practices that deliver exemplary business performance improvement. Starting in 2020 IISE will conduct the award competition to promote successful implementation of industrial & systems engineering practices by recognizing best in class industries and sharing their stories with others .  This will be one of IISE's most prestigious awards to be given to a team and their industry.

The award will be bestowed to the  top three teams and be presented at the upcoming IISE Annual Conference & Expo. Conference attendees will also vote to select the Excellence Award.
Here for more information.
 

What's New in IISE Connect? Mentor Match!

IISE is announcing the launch of our Mentor Match program. This unique online networking and career development tool helps you find, connect and share experiences with others. Your mentor or mentee can be in the same city or on the other side of the world. Both mentors and mentees fill out a profile to which both parties can search for a match. Once connected they're able to communicate and develop a mentorship. Read more here to participate in this program. 

Contact  Kathy Gamboa    if you have any questions regarding this exciting mentor program.
Have a Webinar Topic of Universal Appeal?

Consider submitting to "Solutions Shared." If you are interested in submitting a webinar for consideration, then click on the button below to read more details and find the abstract submission form. Abstract submissions for "Solutions Shared" are due Friday, Nov. 15. Click on the button below to learn more. Questions? Contact David Brandt at DBrandt@iise.org or Kathy Gamboa at kgamboa@iise.org.


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