Conference Venue
 
The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. The abundant riches of San Diego’s "Golden Triangle" await at Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. Nestled in a luxurious seaside suburb known as the "Jewel of the Pacific," this distinguished La Jolla hotel is minutes from world-class corporations, shopping, dining, and attractions. Situated on 11 acres, this elegant hotel boasts 419 recently remodeled guest rooms, spacious VIP suites, wireless high-speed Internet, and 32,000 square feet of flexible function space. It is the perfect location for visitors to experience Southern California.
 
Plenary Speakers:  We are in the process of lining up exciting industry and academic leaders to speak at the Conference. 
 
Contributed Papers: Papers on all topics related to teaching, research, and practice of OM are invited.  We are currently in the process of organizing track chairs. If you are interested in organizing a track, please contact the General Chair at n.r.sanders@tcu.edu by November 30, 2007.
 
Invited Sessions: If you would like to organize an invited session, please contact the appropriate Track Chair or the Program Chair at scott.shafer@mba.wfu.edu by December 15, 2007.
 
Tutorials/Workshops: Tutorial and workshop proposals are encouraged.  Please contact the Program Chair at scott.shafer@mba.wfu.edu by December 15, 2007 if you have an interest.
 
Doctoral Student Consortium: The Doctoral Student Consortium provides an excellent opportunity for career development and networking with prominent academicians and practitioners.  Application information will be available on the POMS website http://www.poms.org beginning November 30, 2007.
 
Emerging Scholars Program: This program was a huge success at last year’s conference.  The focus of this session is on junior faculty and will consist of a set of guided discussions on topics related with academic career building in Operations Management led by some of the most noted names in the field.  Application information will be available on the POMS website http://www.poms.org beginning November 30, 2007.
 
Wickham Skinner Awards: POM will continue to offer the Wickham Skinner Awards to recognize excellence in contributions to the POM field.  Details of the awards will be available on the POMS website http://www.poms.org beginning October 1, 2007.
 
CIBER International Case Writing Award: Indiana University CIBER is pleased to announce the ninth CIBER International Case Writing Award in the amount of $2500. Details of the award will be available on the POMS website http://www.poms.org beginning October 1, 2007.
 
Martin K. Starr Excellence in Production and Operations Management Practice Award: The Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) has instituted the Martin K. Starr Excellence in POM Practice (E-POMP) Award to recognize contributions made to the field of Production and Operations Management (POM) by POM practitioners. Details of the award will be available on the POMS website http://www.poms.org beginning October 1, 2007.  For additional information contact Sushil Gupta at poms@fiu.edu.
 
Abstract Submission:  The deadline for submissions of abstracts is January 15, 2008.  All abstracts must be submitted via the POMS website http://www.poms.org.  The website will be available for submitting abstracts beginning November 30, 2007.  Abstracts should be limited to 150 words. A registered author may not be allowed to present more than three papers due to scheduling conflicts. Acceptance of abstracts will be notified through e-mail by January 22, 2008.
 
Submission of Full Length Papers: Submission of full length papers is not mandatory for participation and presentation of papers at the conference. However, participants may submit full length papers to be published in the electronic proceedings of the conference. POMS website http://www.poms.org will be available between February 15 and February 28, 2008 for submission of full length papers. Acceptance of full length papers will be notified through e-mail by March 7, 2008.
 
Hotel Room Rates: Hotel registration details will be provided by November 30, 2007 on the POMS website http://www.poms.org .

Conference Registration: All registration for the conference will be done on line through the POMS website http://www.poms.org. The website will be available for registration beginning January 23, 2008 and close on April 10, 2008. 
 
Message from the Planning Team: The POM-2008 planning team is working very hard in putting together an exciting program. Our goal is to put together a program that will appeal to anyone interested in improving their research productivity, bringing the latest materials to the classroom, or using the latest OM techniques/software in solving OM problems. We hope to see you all in La Jolla!
 
Any future revisions of this announcement will be posted on the POMS website http://www.poms.org.  Please feel free to contact us if you have any improvement ideas.  Thank you.
 

General Chair                                                               Program Chair

Nada R. Sanders                                                            Scott M. Shafer

Texas Christian University                                               Wake Forest University

n.r.sanders@tcu.edu                                                        scott.shafer@mba.wfu.edu
 
 

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