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U.S. Defense Science Board Endorses O.R. in Intelligence
 If some have found O.R. a best-kept secret, this has never been the case in the military. Witness an impressive endorsement of Ops Research, as military folks say, from the U.S. Defense Science Board Advisory Group on Defense Intelligence Task Force. The task force examined the commitment of decision makers to the use of O.R. and the extent to which these resources reflect the application of standard O.R. processes and practices in the intelligence community. The task force gave examples from several private-sector O.R. application models and recent and historical uses of O.R. in support of national security requirements. The gist is praise for the current use of O.R. and a call for important improvements. The document is unclassified and appears here . |
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INFORMS Meetings
INFORMS Western Regional Conference
Early Registration Deadline April 11 April 24-25, Arizona State University Click here http://www.informs.org/site/RC_ArizonaState to register.
INFORMS Practice Conference
April 26-28, 2009, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, Arizonahttp://meetings.informs.org/Practice09Early Registration Deadline Extended to April 10Register now for best rates. Bring your colleagues and take advantage of team discount rates. Click here to register now. Hotel Reservations - Extended to April 10For reservations, call the hotel directly at 602-262-2500 (866-716-8134), or reserve online. Be sure to refer to INFORMS for the special rate of $189 (plus 12.07% tax). Choose from 18 Tracks and 87 Sessions on Targeted TopicsSupply chain management - decision analysis - managing risk and uncertainty - service systems - optimization - green strategies - health care applications - implementing analytics - complexity - government and military - theories of practice. Click here for complete program schedule and abstracts.
INFORMS Annual Meeting San Diego 2009
Abstract Deadline May 15October 11-14, San Diego Convention Center & Hilton San Diego. For all meeting information and to submit an abstract, click here http://meetings.informs.org/sandiego09.
CORS/INFORMS International Toronto
Program Now OnlineJune 14-17, Toronto, Canada. Early registration by May 11. Click here for all conference information.
ISMP 2009 - International Symposium on Mathematical Programming
Winter Simulation Conference 2009
April 6 Submission DeadlineDecember 13-16, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX. For complete paper submission details, go to www.wintersim.org.
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Spring Issue of Analytics Ready for Viewing
 INFORMS invites you to take a look at the latest issue of Analytics, our digital magazine devoted to bringing stories to the rest of the world about how data, modeling, and mathematical analysis are used to drive better business decisions. This issue features timely articles on the role analytics may have played in the economic meltdown, how to sell analytics to skeptics, and how uncertainty, damaged infrastructure, and politics can plague analysts during a disaster. If you are interested in contributing an article, please let us know. Help us get the good word out about the OR/MS and analytics profession by forwarding articles or the entire magazine to colleagues and friends. You can also post a button or link on your personal, departmental, or organization's website. You will find easy instructions at http://analyticsmagazine.com. |
Spotlight on INFORMS Communities - INFORMS Section on Public Programs, Service and Needs
How can INFORMS' newest section also be one of its oldest? That's what happens when a decades-old section merges with two of the hottest new special-interest communities in the field.
From the Public Programs and Processes Section, we get great history, with quality work on theory and applications, including public safety, homeland security, and public health. From the Humanitarian Applications group, we get great current activity, with a special issue of Interfaces in the works, a special conference just completed, and wall-to-wall sessions at the last INFORMS meeting. From the community on O.R. in Public Service, we get a great stretch in scope - not just O.R. on public service but O.R. as public service - from colleagues who want to deploy their skills to make sure that Katrina-like losses never happen again.
If any of this sounds like something you are doing or would like to do, contact one of our officers. Information can be found by visiting our website at http://ppsn.section.informs.org. To become a member of SPPSN, visit the INFORMS website at www.informs.org and click on "Join INFORMS." |
Wagner Prize - Abstract Deadline Extended to May 1, 2009
The deadline for abstract submission to the 2009 competition for the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research has been extended to May 1, 2009. The 2009 competition will be held at the October 11-14 INFORMS meeting in San Diego.The first-place prize of $1,000 will be awarded at the Edelman Gala, during the 2010 Conference on O.R. Practice. Describe your O.R. practice project in a one- to two-page abstract and submit to Allen.Butler@va.wagner.com before May 1, 2009. For more detail on the application process, visit http://www.informs.org/wagnerprize. |
Call for Nominations - 2009 INFORMS Fellow Award
 The Fellow Award recognizes members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of operations research and the management sciences. The contributions of a nominee will be evaluated in each of the following five categories and must be outstanding in at least one category: research, practice, management, education, and service. INFORMS will name its eighth set of Fellows at the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2009 in San Diego, CA, in October. The nomination deadline is June 30, 2009. For more information, or to download nomination or reference forms, go here . |
Call for Papers, Interfaces Special Issue - Humanitarian Applications: Doing Good with Good OR
 Interfaces has announced a special issue devoted to O.R. and humanitarian applications. This special issue focuses on O.R. models and methods in practice in relation to the "Doing Good with Good OR" efforts pioneered by INFORMS Past President Cynthia Barnhart. Examples of research topics include planning and response to large-scale disease outbreaks, such as pandemic influenza, improved logistics for reaching earthquake victims, implementation of new energy-market structures to enable greater distribution, solutions for fair and sustainable water allocation, more accurate prediction of hurricane paths and devastation, prevention of terrorist attacks through algorithmic identification of perpetrators, and reduction of poverty through new market mechanisms. Appropriate papers include descriptions of practice and implementation of OR/MS in industry, government, nongovernmental organizations, and education.
The deadline for submission is May 15, 2009. For additional information, go to http://www.informs.org/site/Interfaces or contact the editors at oergun@isye.gatech.edu (Ozlem Ergun), pinar@isye.gatech.edu (Pinar Keskinocak), or jswann@isye.gatech.edu (Julie Swann). |
Call for Papers, Marketing Science Special Issue - User-Generated Content
 Marketing Science is looking for innovative and groundbreaking papers that address issues related to User-Generated Content (UGC). Examples of paper topics include the role that UGC plays in the diffusion of products, how UGC is spread across social networks, and content analysis of UGC. For additional information, visit here. |
Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
 The Philadelphia chapter of INFORMS will meet on April 6, 2009. Dr. Bruce Pollack-Johnson of Villanova University will speak on the topic of project management and the relationships among quality, time, and cost. For details, please visit the chapter's website: http://philadelphia.chapter.informs.org or contact John Toczek at toczek-john@aramark.com. |
Chapter Reactivations
INFORMS is currently working to reactivate three dormant regional chapters: Maryland, Connecticut, and Greater Kansas City. We are still in the early stages and are hoping to find interested potential members and volunteers who can help to plan activities. If you live in any of these areas and would like to become involved with a local chapter of INFORMS, please contact Tracy Byrnes at tracy.byrnes@informs.org. This is a great opportunity for networking in your community! |
INFORMS Internship Service
 We are pleased to reintroduce a member benefit - the INFORMS Internship Service. This free service helps match organizations that have available paid or unpaid internships in OR/MS with students who are looking for an internship experience. If you have an internship available at your organization, paid or unpaid, we invite you to list it with us so we may make our student population aware. It is fast and easy to list an internship with INFORMS. Simply go here, click on "Add an internship," and complete the form provided. You may specify degree required, geographic location, and OR/MS field your internship covers so that applicants can see exactly what you are looking for. INFORMS will continually promote all available internships in our database to our student member community, which is about 2,500 strong. |
INFORMS Continuing Professional Education Database
Because INFORMS is committed to supporting the continuing education needs of its members, the Continuing Education Committee, led by Bill Klimack, has compiled a database of available OR/MS short courses, seminars, and workshops offered throughout the world. Go here to view the available courses in the database. To find the course that is right for you, you may search the database by OR/MS topic, date range, location, or provider. Quick links are provided to course information on the provider's site.Try it out! Have a course you would like to add? You may add courses to the database, subject to approval by INFORMS. The committee is pleased to offer this "one-stop shopping" and continually updated educational courses database to INFORMS members. | |
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