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Edelman Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 2009 Franz Edelman Competition Nominees
- Norske Skog, for Norske Skog benefits as O.R. plays a 'pivotal' role in the battle for improved profitability
- CSX Railway, for CSX Railway Cashes in on Optimized Equipment Distribution
- Marriott International, for Group Pricing Optimizer
- IBM, for Analytics-Driven Solutions for Increased Sales Force Productivity
- Zara, for Zara Uses Operations Research to Reengineer Its Global Distribution Process
- HP, for Analytics for Product Portfolio Management
Join the excitement at the INFORMS Practice Meeting this April in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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INFORMS Meetings
CORS/INFORMS International Toronto 2009
June 14-17, 2009, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto
http://meetings.informs.org/Toronto09/ Abstract Deadline January 15Submit your abstract today and plan to come to Toronto, where more than 100 cultures come together to create a city with diverse cuisines and arts. Submit here. GDN 2009 - International Meeting on Group Decision and NegotiationGDN 2009 will take place as a meeting-within-a-meeting at CORS/INFORMS International. GDN 2009 is a joint conference of the INFORMS Section on Group Decision and Negotiation along with the EURO Working Group on Decision and Negotiation Support and the EURO Working Group on Decision Support Systems. It provides a forum for those working in the field, and will bring together researchers from the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. info.wlu.ca/~wwwmath/faculty/kilgour/gdn/gdn2009.htm Social EventsThe meeting starts off with a Welcome Reception on Sunday at the beautiful Westin Harbour Castle, overlooking Lake Ontario. The Monday evening General Reception, the largest and most popular social event of the meeting, will be held at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Attendees will have exclusive access to the complete museum - you will be able to test your slap shot, touch the Stanley Cup and learn about the hockey greats that shaped Canada's favorite pastime. Plan to come early or stay after the meeting to see attractions such as the CN Tower, Casa Loma, Rogers Centre (Skydome), the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and Niagara Falls.
INFORMS Practice Conference 2009
April 26-28, 2009, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, Arizonahttp://meetings.informs.org/Practice09See Analytics in ActionLearn how to integrate analytics into corporate decision-making. Featured are tracks on supply chain management, managing risk and uncertainty, health care, theories of practice and service systems. In addition, attend methodology tutorials that allow you to sharpen your skills in quantitative methods. Plenary Speakers and Edelman CompetitionPlenary speakers will be Thornton May, Futurist and Dean, IT Leadership Academy, and Pierre Haren, CEO, ILOG. The Edelman Competition on Monday features finalists competing for this top prize, showcasing analytics projects that had major impacts on their client organizations. The competition winner will reprise their presentation on Tuesday morning. Super Saver Rates Through February 27Register now and save! http://meetings.informs.org/Practice09/registration.html
INFORMS Western Regional Conference 2009
Abstract Deadline February 1
April 24-25, 2009, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZhttp://www.informs.org/site/RC_ArizonaState/
INFORMS Marketing Science Conference
Abstract Deadline January 30
INFORMS Annual Meeting San Diego
Abstract Submission Open
INFORMS Military Applications Society Conference
20th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming
Abstract Submission Now Open
August 23-28, 2009, Chicago, ILHeld every three years, the symposium welcomes papers on all theoretical, computational and practical aspects of mathematical programming. Submit an abstract today. http://www.ismp2009.org/.
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Call for Nominations, INFORMS Board of Directors
 This year, the INFORMS Nominating Committee, chaired by Past President Cynthia Barnhart, will nominate INFORMS members to run for seven positions:
President-Elect
Secretary (the incumbent is Anton Kleywegt)
Vice President, International Activities
Vice President, Marketing (the incumbent is Anne Robinson)
Vice President, Membership and Professional Recognition (the incumbent is Pinar Keskinocak)
Vice President, Publications
Vice President, Practice Activities
If you're interested in recommending a nominee, contact Cindy Barnhart at cbarnhar@mit.edu. The deadline is January 18. |
Renew Your Membership
 Keep the INFORMS momentum going. We have big plans and need you with us. Cindy Barnhart and Don Kleinmuntz provide excellent reasons to renew your membership for 2009. Renew today online while you're thinking about it at http://renew.informs.org. |
Member-Get-a-Member
Do you have a colleague or student who would benefit from an INFORMS membership? Join our member-get-a-member campaign and encourage them to join. They won't be disappointed, and you can win a prize for all successful referrals.
Click here for the referral form. |
Spotlight on INFORMS Communities
Decision Analysis
 The INFORMS Decision Analysis Society (DAS) promotes the development and use of logical processes and quantitative methods to improve decision making in public and private enterprises, particularly for decisions with uncertainty or multiple objectives. Our 1000+ members include practitioners, educators, and researchers from all over the world with backgrounds in engineering, business, economics, statistics, psychology and other fields. Join us and become part of this worldwide effort to improve decision making through logical analysis. Benefits of membership include: (i) a subscription to the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis (published 4 times per year); (ii) a subscription to the DAS newsletter (published 3 times per year); (iii) eligibility to participate in society activities (such as chairing sponsored sessions at INFORMS meetings, panels and voting in DAS elections); and (iv) access to the DAS email list and discussion forums.
For more information, see our website at http://decision-analysis.society.informs.org/. To become a member of the Decision Analysis Society, visit the INFORMS website at www.informs.org and click on "Join INFORMS." |
INFORMS Community on Legal Affairs
 Are you interested in forming a new INFORMS community on legal affairs? Recent changes in the legal system will result in more opportunities for O.R. analysts. For example, those involved in litigation can demand access to an opponent's system for data mining purposes - this is called electronic discovery. In addition, courts are receptive to arguments about what effect a particular rule would have on people's behavior and on the economy - after developing evidence, analysts can use game theory and other O.R. methods to provide insight into the merits of a course of action being considered by the courts. If you agree that there should be a section with a focus on use of operations research in the legal system, contact INFORMS member Mark Lutz at mlutz@live.com. |
Cincinnati-Dayton Chapter Awards
"Outstanding Young Member"
 On December 3rd, 2008 the Cincinnati-Dayton Chapter of INFORMS recognized Xinhui Zhang, Ph.D., as 2008 Outstanding Young Chapter Member for his work on the paper, "Equipment scheduling problem under disruptions in mail processing and distribution centres." Dr. Zhang gave a talk on this work at the chapter's fall meeting held at Wright State University.
Congratulations to Dr. Xinhui Zhang! |
New Computing Society Glossary
INFORMS veteran Harvey Greenberg has completed a new version of Myths and Counter Examples in Mathematical Programming, which is part of the ICS's Mathematical Programming Glossary. The project has grown into an impressive collection that touches most of O.R. Visit the latest version at http://computing.society.informs.org/glossary.php. |
Operations Research Special Issue on Health Care
 The current issue of Operations Research is a special issue devoted to health-care policy, treatment optimization, and operations management that has already received attention in Newsweek.
Among the studies are
Algorithmic Predictions of Health-Care Costs
by Bertsimas, Bjarnadottir, Kane, Kryder, Pandey, Vempala, and Wang
The predictive power of clinical claims data became a topic of intense research in the 1980s. In this paper, the authors utilize modern data-mining methods to analyze claims data from more than 800,000 members in order to provide more accurate predictions of health-care costs.
Robust Management of Motion Uncertainty in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
by Bortfeld, Chan, Trofimov, and Tsitsiklis
The presence of uncertainty in radiation therapy has the potential to compromise the effectiveness of a cancer treatment. In this paper, the authors present a robust optimization model to mitigate the negative consequences of breathing motion uncertainty in the treatment of lung tumors. They demonstrate that it is possible to guarantee a sufficient level of dose to the tumor across a range of uncertain scenarios, while negligibly increasing dosage to healthy tissue.
Providing Timely Access to Medical Care: A Queueing Model
by Green and Savin
Many primary care practices have been pressured by managed care companies and lower compensation levels to take on more patients. As a result, many physicians have been wrestling with chronically long backlogs for appointments This research focuses on the size of a patient population panel that can be reasonably handled with a given supply of physician appointment time.
Visit Operations Research's Table of Contents and "In This Issue" at http://or.journal.informs.org/. |
New Issue of Analytics Ready for Your Use
 Be sure to peruse and post a link to INFORMS' great new digital magazine Analytics for all to see. Analytics is your magazine, designed to show in plain English how data, modeling, and mathematical analysis is used to drive better business decisions. Please share the link with colleagues, bosses, and students. |
INFORMS Affiliated Publications Provide Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Research Materials for O.R. Community
INFORMS members have access to leading publications in science and technology through our affiliated publications program. Affiliated publications are books or journals that have been endorsed by INFORMS, and members receive a discounted rate when they order through INFORMS or directly through the publisher.
Listed below are the five titles (including volumes and issues) that are available for our members at a discount:
- Annals of Operations Research, a Springer Publication Volumes 157-164
- Group Decision and Negotiation, a Springer Publication Volume 17, 6 issues
- International Abstracts in OR, a Palgrave MacMillan Publication Volume 59, 8 issues
- *Military Operations Research Journal, a journal of the Military Operations Research Society INFORMS members can receive an annual subscription to this journal. Volume 14
- Stochastic Models, a Taylor and Francis Group Publication Volume 24, Issue 1
Please visit our web page for more information on coverage and discounts and how to order each title.
*Military Operations Research Journal is the only title that you may order from INFORMS. The remaining titles must be ordered directly from the publisher. |
New from Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science
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New Stony Brook Ph.D. Program in Technology, Policy, and Innovation
The Department of Technology and Society in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University has established a new Ph.D. program in Technology, Policy, and Innovation (TPI). The department will admit its first cohort of students for the 2009-2010 academic year. For more information, visit http://www.stonybrook.edu/est/. |
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