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INFORMS Meetings
INFORMS Practice Conference 2009
Super-Saver Rates Through March 8
April 26-28, 2009, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, Arizona
http://meetings.informs.org/Practice09
Save on Super-Saver & Team Discounts
Save up to $150 on registration fees. Bring your colleagues and take advantage of team discount rates. Click here to register now.
Focused Topics on Real-/World Analytic Practice
Green strategies - supply chain management - decision analysis - service systems - managing risk and uncertainty - health care applications - implementing analytics - complexity - homeland security, military, government - optimization.
Learn from Leading Companies and Speakers ...
Speakers include Michael Cramer, McDonald's; Phillip Beccue, Baxter BioScience; Iraj Saniee, Alcatel-Lucent; Alex Heinold, Southwest Airlines; Philip Fahringer, Lockheed Martin; Daniel Zweidler, Merck; Scott Belsky, American Express; Andrea Dickens, Unilever; Thomas Olavson, HP; David Cohn, IBM; Glenn Wegryn, P&G; Justin Cohen,The Clinton Foundation; Stefan Karisch, Jeppesen; Tiffany Sargent, Intel and many more.
and from These University Professors
Sam Savage, Stanford; Jérémie Gallien, MIT Sloan School of Management; Daniel McCarthy, U.S. Military Academy; Diego Klabjan, Northwestern; Timothy Lant, Arizona State; Steven Kimbrough, Wharton; Leyuan Shi, University of Wisconsin-Madison; R. Robin Keller, UC-Irvine; Gerald Brown, Naval Postgraduate School and many more.
Featuring Edelman Competition and Awards Gala
Six finalists will compete for the top prize in the competition, held on Monday and open to all conference registrants. Presentations by CSX Transportation, HP, IBM, Marriott International, Norske Skog and Zara will showcase analytics projects that had major impacts on their organizations. That evening, we honor the finalists and announce the 2009 winner at the gala awards ceremony and banquet. Admission to the ceremony and banquet is included in your registration fee.
Methodology Tutorials and Technology Workshops
Sharpen your skills in quantitative methods with eight methodology tutorials. FREE Sunday technology workshops will be presented by AIMMS, Dynadec, Fair Isaac, Frontline Systems, Gurobi Optimization, ILOG, Innovative Scheduling, LINDO Systems, Maximal Software, Microsoft Solver, Optware Solutions, Salford Systems, SAS and SAS-JMP.
Plenary Speakers and Edelman Competition
Plenary 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.
Special Panel on Credentialing of OR Professionals
A new INFORMS initiative around credentialing of OR professionals will be the topic of a special panel discussion on Monday. An INFORMS committee is exploring requirements of a combination of training, education and experience that could certify an individual as an OR professional, with the ability to perform analytics activity in the work environment. Attendees will have an opportunity to provide their input and ideas as this initiative is explored.
Richard E. Rosenthal Young Practitioner Connection
Nominations Due March 31
Nominate a junior faculty member or young industry practitioner for this select program. Young researchers nominated and selected for this honor will receive a 57% reduction of the conference registration fee of $355. For details go here.
INFORMS Professional Colloquium
Nominations Due March 31
Recommend a practice-oriented master's or Ph.D. student for this one-day career workshop. IPC registration fee of $355 covers the Colloquium on Sunday, April 26 (includes all meals), full registration to the conference, and a half-year INFORMS membership (July-December 2009). For details, go here.
More INFORMS 2009 Meetings
April 6-8, 2009, Embassy Suites, Huntsville, AL
April 24-25, 2009, Arizona State University
June 4-6, University of Michigan
June 14-17
July 12-15, Cornell University
20th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming
Abstract Submission Deadline April 15
August 23-28, 2009, Chicago, IL
Held every three years, the symposium welcomes papers on all theoretical, computational, and practical aspects of mathematical programming. Submit an abstract today. http://ismp2009.eecs.northwestern.edu/.
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Spotlight on INFORMS Communities - Transportation and Logistics
 If you're one of the many INFORMS members who specializes in transportation, this society is for you.The TSL Society provides INFORMS members with a sustained, specialized focus on these topics, including current and potential problems and contributions to their solution; and supports efforts to extend, unify and integrate related branches of knowledge and practice. TSL encourages the education of students and the continuing education of practitioners. The society is the editorial home of one of INFORMS' flagship journals, Transportation Science. The INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Society was formed in 2004 with the merger of the Transportation Science and Logistics Sections. The Aviation Applications Section affiliated with the society in 2008. The society includes, in addition to the Aviations Applications Section, four special interest groups: Freight Transportation and Logistics, Urban Transportation Planning and Modeling, Facility Logistics and Intelligent Transportation Systems. Collectively, the Aviation Applications Section and the Transportation Science and Logistics Society include just under a thousand members, almost half of whom are students. If you're not a member, you can become one. For more information, see our website at www.informs.org/site/tsl.To become a TSL member, go to www.informs.org and click on "Join INFORMS." |
INFORMS Transactions on Education
New Issue
Check out five new articles in the latest issue of INFORMS Transactions on Education (ITE), the INFORMS open access online journal, and learn how you can incorporate innovative and effective approaches in your classroom. |
| An Intuitive Introduction to Hypothesis Testing by Dambolena, Eriksen, and Kopsco
A two-year experiment incorporated a more intuitive graph-based introduction to hypothesis testing that places the concept of p-value in a central role. Using this innovative approach, the authors decreased class coverage time and improved students understanding and retention.
Teaching Computational Discrete Optimization at the Undergraduate Level by Alpers and Trotter
The authors describe a new course on computational discrete optimization that they designed and have taught at Cornell University. Conceptually new, this course is targeted toward senior-level undergraduate students. The authors also discuss the contribution of high-quality free software.
Case-Assigning Regions to Sales Representatives at Pfizer Turkey by Köksalan and Batun
Many pharmaceutical products are marketed to medical doctors by sales representatives (SRs). Designing sales territories is an important problem in the pharmaceutical sector. This case study is based on a real-life sales territory construction problem of Pfizer Turkey, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in that nation. The case improves students' skills of formulating and solving integer programs, exploring the solution space and the trade-offs between different criteria and generating a set of promising solutions.
Using Digital Video Technology to Reduce Communication Apprehension in Business Education by Leeds and Maurer
Several studies have shown that communication apprehension (CA) plays a significant role in reducing the effectiveness of oral communication in business settings. In this latest study, digital video was used as a multimedia replacement for in-class oral presentations. Results show that the treatment is associated with a reduction in CA. A feedback survey suggests that participants in the treatment group spent more time practicing oral communication skills and felt the treatment prepared them to present again.
Puzzle-Tennis Mixed Doubles by Chlond
The author presents a puzzling mixed-doubles tennis match scheduling problem. In this problem 20 tennis players (10 men and 10 women) wish to play several rounds of mixed doubles. Each round consists of five matches where each match has a man and a woman on each side. No player may oppose the same player more than once and no player may partner with the same player more than once. However, a player may partner someone in one round and oppose that person in another round. The puzzling question is, What is the maximum number of rounds that may be played without violating these conditions?
Visit the INFORMS Transactions on Education website to view the new issue's Table of Contents at http://www.informs.org/site/ITE/article.php?id=71. |
Special Issue in Teaching Service and Retail Operations Management
INFORMS Transactions on Education (ITE) will publish a special issue on teaching service and retail operations management at the end of 2009. The submission deadline is July 1, 2009. Paper submissions should follow ITE guidelines (http://ite.pubs.informs.org) and should be sent via e-mail to one of the two guest editors: Zeynep Aksin Karaesmen (zaksin@ku.edu.tr) or Nicole DeHoratius (dehorati@up.edu). For more information, please see the call for papers. |
Calls for Submissions and Nominations
Call for Submissions:
2009 George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award
The Dantzig Dissertation Award Committee is now accepting entries for the 2009 award.The award for the best O.R. dissertation serves to promote greater interaction between academia and industry by encouraging researchers to conduct innovative research that is relevant to practice in any area of operations research and management science. The first- and second-place winners will receive awards of $800 and $400, respectively. Additional finalists will receive honorable mentions with $100 awards.Prizes will be awarded at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. For more information visit here.
Call for Submissions:
2009 George E. Nicholson Student Paper Competition
The Nicholson Committee is now accepting entries for the 2009 competition. This competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding papers in the field of operations research and the management sciences written by a student. Prizes will be awarded, and finalists will be invited to present their papers at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. For more information visit here.
Call for Nominations:
2009 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize
The Lanchester Prize is awarded for the best contribution to O.R. published in English. The prize includes a commemorative medallion and a cash award. The award is given each year at the annual meeting if there is a suitable recipient. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Lanchester Prize. Eligibility and submission details can be found here.
Call for Nominations:
2009 INFORMS Expository Writing Award
The INFORMS Expository Writing Award honors an O.R. scientist whose publications demonstrate a consistently high standard of expository writing. The award is given each year at the Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. The award consists of $2,000 and a framed certificate that includes a brief citation. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 INFORMS Expository Writing Award. Eligibility and submission details can be found here.
Call for Nominations:
2009 INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice
The INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice will be given annually, if there is a suitable recipient, to a university or college teacher for excellence in teaching the practice of O.R. The award will be presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice. Eligibility and submission details can be found here.
Call for Nominations:
2009 John von Neumann Theory Prize
The John von Neumann Theory Prize is awarded annually to a scholar (or scholars in the case of joint work) who has made fundamental, sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences. The award is given each year at the INFORMS Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. Although the prize is usually given to a single individual, in the case of accumulated joint work, the recipients can be multiple individuals. Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than June 1, 2009. For more information visit here. |
International Abstracts in Operations Research (IAOR)
Available to Members
Published by Palgrave Macmillan, IAOR Online is the gateway to a continually growing database of over 60,000 abstracts going back to 1989. Abstracts that appear in IAOR Online are sourced from over 180 of the world's leading journals (including all INFORMS journals). IAOR Online enables users to:
- Complete detailed searches of the full database by: author name, words in article title, words in abstract, keywords and journal title, volume and year
- Save searches and re-run them at future dates
- Use functions such as 'More articles by Author'
- Export references to aid compilation of bibliographies and checking references
- Follow links out to the full text of articles and document delivery services
To access IAOR Online, go to http://pubsonline.informs.org/index.php, and log in with your last name, member ID and password, then click on International Abstracts in Operations Research in the left navigation pane. |
Special INFORMS Member Discount for Georgia Tech Logistics Course
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Arnoff Memorial Lecture Features Ralph Keeney
The 18th Annual E. Leonard Arnoff Memorial Lecture on the Practice of Management Science will feature INFORMS veteran Ralph Keeney presenting a paper, "Making Informed Business, Health, and Personal Decisions"
7:30 P.M., Wednesday, May 6, 2009,
8:30 P.M. Reception
112 Carl H. Lindner Hall,
College of Business, University of Cincinnati
Making smart decisions is a critical skill; this presentation gives a succinct outline of concepts and techniques for systematic decision analysis. The presentation examines the relationship between personal decisions and premature deaths; a public-policy decision about water quality and supply in a major city; and when a professional woman should have her first child. For information, contact David Rogers at (513) 556-7140 or David.Rogers@UC.edu. |
Special Issue on Assessment and Sustainable Society
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Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter: Upcoming Talks
Thursday, March 12th: "Hospitalwide Reactive Scheduling of Nurses with Preference Considerations"
Dr. Hadi Purnomo, Frito Lay
Thursday, April 9th: "Specialty Surgical Hospitals: Focused Factories or Cream Skimmers? Evidence from Texas"
Liam O'Neill, University of North Texas
Thursday, May 14th: "Applying OR in Brazil to Solve Real-World Challenges with OPTMODEL from SAS"
Mary Grace Crissey, SAS
For more information, please visit the DFW Chapter website: http://www.informs.org/site/ChapterDFW/ | |
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