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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The SIAM Activity Group on Optimization (SIAG/OPT) invites
nominations for its three prestigious prizes, to be awarded at the upcoming
2026 SIAM Conference on Optimization. These prizes are awarded every three
years and recognize outstanding contributions to the field of optimization
across different stages of a researcher's career and types of scholarly work.<span></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Best Paper Prize<br>
Established in 1992, this prize is awarded to the author or authors of the most
outstanding paper on a topic in optimization. Deadline Oct. 15.<br>
Nominate here: <a href="https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-best-paper-prize" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-best-paper-prize</a><span></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Test of Time Award<br>
Established in 2022, the award is given to an individual or group of
researchers for an outstanding work that has had significant and sustained
influence on the field of optimization over a time period of at least 10 years
preceding the year of the award. Deadline Oct. 15.<br>
Nominate here: <a href="https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-test-of-time-award" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-test-of-time-award</a><span></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Early Career Prize<br>
Established in 2018, the prize is awarded to an individual in their early
career for outstanding, influential, and potentially long-lasting contributions
to the field of optimization. Deadline Oct. 15.<br>
Nominate here: <a href="https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-early-career-prize" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-early-career-prize</a><span></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We encourage the SIAM community to recognize and celebrate
excellence in optimization research by nominating deserving candidates for
these awards.</font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>





<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br clear="all"></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">--<br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Luis Nunes Vicente<br>Timothy J. Wilmott Endowed Chair Professor and Department Chair<br>Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Contact:  <a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/lnv" target="_blank">http://www.lehigh.edu/lnv</a></span>

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