The schedule below is indicative. Please download the latest confirmed version here.

Programme Friday 21^st July 2023 (location: Grand Hotel Italia, room: Leonardo)

 

Time	Session	Facilitators
08.30 – 09.00	Welcome/Introduction*	dr. ir. Rob Dekkers (Chair Early Career Researchers and Doctoral Training Programme, University of Glasgow, U.K.)/Dr Erkan Kabak (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
	Welcome on behalf of the International Foundation of Production Research*	Prof Luis Quezada (President International Foundation for Production Research, University of Santiago, Chile)
	Welcome on behalf of the 27th International Conference on Production Research*	Prof Daniela Popescu (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
09.00 – 10.00	Personal Development Plan	Dr Rob Dekkers (University of Glasgow, U.K.)
10.00 – 10.30	Coffee Break
10.30 – 12.00	Creating a Challenging Student Learning Environment	Dr Erkan Kabak (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch Break
13.00 – 14.15	How to Build a Successful Academic Career?	Prof Daniela Popescu (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)/Dr Erkan Kabak (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)
14.15 – 15.00	Successful Strategies for Research	Prof Huang Chin-Yin (Tunghai University, Taiwan)
15.00 – 15.30	Tea Break
15.30 – 17.00	Teamwork in Research	Dr Rob Dekkers (University of Glasgow, U.K.)
17.00 – 17.30	Refreshments
17.30 – 18.30	Developing Academic Leadership Skills	Dr Rob Dekkers (University of Glasgow, U.K.)

* Joint session with the IFPR Doctoral Training Programme

Programme Saturday 22^nd July 2023 (location: Grand Hotel Italia, room: Leonardo)

 

Time	Session	Convenor
08.30 – 10.30	Successful Interviews for Job Opportunities	Prof Anthony Chiu (De La Salle University, the Philippines)
10.00 – 10.30	Coffee Break
10.30 – 12.00	Successful Proposal and Research Opportunities	Prof Bopaya Bidanda (University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.)
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00	Publishing in Refereed Journals*	Prof Huang Chin-Yin (Tunghai University, Taiwan)
15.00 – 15.30	Tea Break
15.30 – 17.00	Developing Skills for Effective Project Management	Prof Bopaya Bidanda (University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.)
17.00 – 17.30	Refreshment
17.30 – 19.00	Optional: attend session of doctoral workshop
19.00 – 20.00	Bi-Annual Inspiring Research Lecture: ‘How Can I Make This World More Sustainable?’*	Dr João Estevam de Souza (INPE, Brazil)

* Joint session with the IFPR Doctoral Training Programme

Programme Sunday 23^rd July 2023 (location: Grand Hotel Italia, room: Leonardo)

Time
15.30 – 17.00	Review of Personal Development Plan	·        Prof Bopaya Bidanda (University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.) ·        Prof Huang Chin-Yin (Tunghai University, Taiwan) ·        Dr Rob Dekkers (University of Glasgow, U.K.)
17.00 – 18.00	Meet the Board Event (plus poster presentation)*	·        All board members of the International Foundation for Production Research

* Joint session with the IFPR Doctoral Training Programme

NOTES

·        For registration you will need to follow the instructions as outlined at the website of the International Foundation for Production Research.  Alternatively, you can contact the Chair of the Committee Doctoral Training and Early Career Researchers Programme: Dr Rob Dekkers (rob.dekkers@glasgow.ac.uk).

·        You will be eligible for participating in this programme if you have completed your doctoral study between 0 and 60 months before the first day of the conference.  If you fulfil this condition, you may send an application to the Doctoral Training and Early Career Researchers Committee; the application should contain:

o   A certified copy of your diploma/award of your doctoral degree.

o   A curriculum vitae, including an overview of academic achievements (journal papers, contributions to conferences, research funding [if possible]).

o   Two letters of reference from academics (one at least from a different academic institution that awarded you the doctoral degree or the university you are working for).

o   A letter of motivation.

·        For attending this workshop during the conference, you need to register for the conference itself; please contact the local organisers for registration.

·        Note that the organisers of the 27^th International Conference on Production Research will charge a compulsory subsistence fee for attending the Early Career Researchers Programme.  For more information see the website of the conference: https://www.icpr2023.org/

·        The Early Career Researchers Programme is only accessible for those that have completed their doctoral degree between 0 and 60 months before the first day of the official conference.

·        Only by applying AND attending all sessions, you will qualify for selection for the Early Career Researchers Mentoring Award; to be eligible for this award, you should have completed your doctoral study between 0 and 36 months before the first day of the conference.

·        The deadline for applying to the Early Career Researchers Programme is 1^st June, 2023 (GMT); however if at the deadline there are still spaces open you can apply until 7^th July 2023.

·        Note that the maximum number of participants is limited to 24.  Those that have attended the doctoral workshops of the International Foundation for Production Research (and are included in the official registry) are prioritised above other potential candidates.  Might there be more than eligible 24 candidates at the deadline of 1^st June 2023 (GMT), then the Committee Doctoral Training and Early Career Researchers Programme will prioritise attendance and notify the applicants as soon as possible.  Might less than 24 eligible candidates apply by this deadline, then applications will be treated on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis until 7^th July, 2023.

·        For the session ‘Meet the Board Event’ (Sunday 23^rd July, 2023) you have to prepare a poster about your research project.  This presentation should cover your research project, but not necessarily the contents of the paper you are presenting during the conference.  The size of the poster is max. A0 (or could be alternatively, poster size 36”x48”).

·        To receive a certificate, you are expected to attend all sessions.  The organisers of the 27^th International Conference on Production Research will ensure that the presentation of a paper will not coincide with attendance to the Early Career Researchers Programme.