IMPORTANT LINKS
VOLUNTEER
Individuals interested in participating in this year's Program by serving as a reviewer, discussant, session chair, or in some other role should contact the Program Chair at the address indicated below.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Review all the materials and information about submitting your paper for the upcoming meeting.
The Conference Management System is your resource for submitting a paper, checking reviews, uploading final copy for the proceedings, and more.
SEDSI 2027 CONFERENCE
The 56th Annual Meeting of Southeast Decision Sciences Institute (SEDSI) will be held in Wilmington North Carolina.
Sessions will begin Wednesday afternoon and wrap up Friday at noon.
All papers, presentations, and panel sessions are held in-person. No virtual sessions will be available.
All conference attendees are invited to the President’s luncheon on Friday and the President’s reception on Thursday evening. You will have the opportunity to explore the past, enjoy the present, or shape the future of this beautiful city while also collaborating with colleagues, presenting papers, and attending interesting sessions at the conference.
Elham Torabi, Program Chair
James Madison University, torabiex@jmu.edu
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
FRIDAY, November 14, 2026
SUBMIT A PAPER
All submissions will take place through the Conference Management System.
Note: All papers are subject to a double-blind review process.
Note: Your login information to submit a paper through Ex Ordo is different from the online registration link. Registration is managed through DSI and requires your DSI login information.
REGISTER
Registration Will be Open in Late September!
You may register online via the link below or mail in a registration form along with a check to the address indicated.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Hotel Ballast Wilmington, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
301 N. Water Street Wilmington,
IMPORTANT HOTEL INFORMATION:
Hotel Ballast Wilmington is offering discounted room rates for registered SEDSI attendees from $149 per night. The cutoff date for this discount is January 22, 2027. For reservations CLICK HERE or call-in to make a reservation (1-800-HILTONS), please have them mention group code: SDS. Early reservations are strongly recommended!
FOR STUDENTS
STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION
This year's student paper competition is divided into
three separate tracks: Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD, and
the quality of submissions will be judged only with
respect to other papers in a given track.
Students should upload their paper through the online conference management system and identify the track to which their paper belongs.
Additional submission guidelines are available in the Call for Papers which is now available.
JOB POSTINGS
A Placement Service will be provided at the meeting at
no cost to the applicants or employers.
Complete the Placement Services Form for Applicants and Positions.
Submit completed forms to Program Chair
Farshid Azadian
EXHIBITORS/SPONSORS
SEDSI welcomes the opportunity to showcase the products available
from our exhibitors and encourages our participating
Colleges and Universities to sponsor one or more of our events.
Submit completed forms to:
Tom Groleau, SEDSI Treasurer
University of Kentucky
404 Welsh Park
Lexington KY 40509
