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INFORMS Elections
It's that time again. INFORMS' annual election begins on August 1, when you will receive an email with your link to your ballot, as well as a snail mail reminder. Take the time to make your choices so that the association leadership reflects your views and your mandate.
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New Installment: Science of Better Podcast with Clinton Foundation
 How do governments and nongovernmental organizations obtain data, analyze it, and guide the fight against AIDS in Africa? Justin Cohen of the Clinton Foundation explains the increasingly important role of O.R. and analytics at the organization founded by former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Tune in at http://www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast. | |
Kindle Winners from 2009 Member Survey
 Congratulations to the following members for winning a Kindle2 e-book reader for completing the 2009 Member Survey: James Abbey, Milton Smith, Hao Zhang, Vishal Gaur, Asilay Talay Degirmenci, Maurice Salles, John Porcella, William Fox, Nazli Wasti, and Bryon Balint. In all, 1,530 members completed the survey. Results will be provided to members in OR/MS Today and on the INFORMS website in the coming months. |
Jobs at INFORMS
The INFORMS Job Placement Service regularly features openings in operations research and related fields. Two new postings are:
The School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology invites applications for a position at assistant professor (tenure-track) level in the area of Operations Management.
Los Alamos National Laboratory - R & D Manager 3 - The Risk Analysis and Decision Support Systems (RADSS) Group at Los Alamos seeks a dynamic, goal-oriented, customer-focused, leader to serve as the Deputy Group Leader.
For information on these and other job postings, go to http://jps.informs.org. You must register at the website to view job details. |
First Teleconference, with WINFORMS and Boston Chapters Examining Economy
 INFORMS' Communities broke new ground on July 14 when chapters from Washington and Boston got to share the same speaker in person and on a very big screen. MIT Prof. Andrew Lo, an expert and, some would say, a prophet on the Great Recession, came to the wrong audience with the question, "Kill All the Quants?" But he provided all the right answers, explaining why the models that generated securitization, credit default swaps, and other financial vehicles failed - with lots of help from government officials, investors, and the American public. Thanks to Les Servi in Boston; Kevin Gormley in Virginia; Mitre, which hosted in both cities; and all those in Boston and DC who made this a provocative first. |
Moving Spirit and Judith Liebman Award Nominations
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Subdivision Events at the Annual Meeting
Are you a subdivision officer? Is your group planning a business meeting, breakfast, luncheon, or reception during the Annual Meeting in San Diego? Are you presenting awards? All subdivision event requirements must be submitted to the INFORMS business office by Friday, August 28. Section and society officers, contact melissa.forde@informs.org. Chapter, student chapter, and forum officers, contact tracy.byrnes@informs.org. |
Blog On: Aurelie Thiele Writes About Cyber Attacks and the two Koreas
 The New York Times published an interesting article last week about the "denial-of-service attack that briefly knocked offline the Web sites of some United States and South Korean government agencies and companies" during the Fourth of July weekend and the following week. Read more. |
O.R. in the News: Netflix Prize Closing in on Winner
 After nearly three years and entries from more than 50,000 contestants, a multinational team says that it has met the requirements to win the million-dollar Netflix Prize: It developed powerful algorithms that improve the movie recommendations made by Netflix's existing software by more than 10 percent.
The online movie rental service uses its Cinematch software to analyze each customer's film-viewing habits and recommends other movies that a customer might enjoy. Because accurate recommendations increase Netflix's appeal to its customers, the movie rental company started a contest in October 2006, offering $1 million to the first contestant who could improve the predictions by at least 10 percent.
Read The New York Times blog entry and much more at O.R. in the News on www.informs.org. |
Operations Research Forum (part of the journal Operations Research and open to all members) Features a Discussion on Operational Excellence in Retailing/Rocket Science Retailing
Retailing is a huge industry. In the United States, retail business represents 40% of the economy and is the largest employer. Retail supply chain management is still more art than science... Read more. |
Featured Article from Organization Science (open to all members): Organizational Ambidexterity: Balancing Exploitation and Exploration for Sustained Performance
Organizational ambidexterity has emerged as a new research paradigm in organization theory, yet several issues fundamental to this debate remain controversial. Read more. |
Good Data = Good Membership Experience
Please go to http://update.informs.org to review and update your member profile. Good, clean member data helps INFORMS develop products and services according to your demographic profile and interests. |
Become a "Fan" of INFORMS on Facebook
 Go to the INFORMS Facebook page and join the 120+ members and non-members who have already become fans of INFORMS. |
Special INFORMS Member Discount for Georgia Tech Courses
Georgia Tech, in arrangement with INFORMS, is now offering INFORMS members 10% off the registration fees to its short courses offered by the school's Supply Chain and Logistics Institute. Coming in August and September are courses on material handling, logistics, and warehousing. |
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INFORMS Meetings
INFORMS Annual Meeting San Diego 2009 October 11-14, San Diego Convention Center & Hilton San Diegohttp://meetings.informs.org/sandiego09  Hotel and Registration DeadlinesMake your hotel reservations now, as the INFORMS hotel blocks may sell out before the cut-off date of Sept. 6. Click here to reserve your room. You can also participate in a room-sharing list. The early registration deadline for the meeting is September 7; click here to register now. 2009 INFORMS Combined Colloquia -
FPC & TEC Nomination Deadline Extended to Aug. 5October 9-10. Nominations for Future Academician Colloquium are now closed. Nominations for the Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium and Future Practitioner Colloquium are due by August 5. For more information, click here. Guest ToursBe sure to sign up for these tours when you register for the meeting. The Sunday tour to Balboa Park, the largest municipal park in the U.S., encompasses several museums and extensive gardens. Visit the world-famous San Diego Zoo on Monday. For all details, click here. If you already registered for the meeting, call 800-446-3676, x. 591 to add any tours. |
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20th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming - ISMP 2009
August 23-28, Chicago Marriott Downtown & Gleacher Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, ILhttp://www.ismp2009.org Hotel - July 31 Deadline for Discounted ISMP Rates  Rooms at the Chicago Marriott Downtown (headquarters hotel) and several overflow hotels are going quickly. We encourage you to make your reservations today. Click here for complete information. Guest ToursRegister now to reserve space on these guest tours:
- Guided Tour of the Art Institute: Masterpieces & Modern Wing, Sunday, Aug. 23, 12:00-3:30pm, $75.
- Architectural River Cruise, Monday, Aug. 24, 9:15am-12:00pm, $39.
- Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 9:00am-1:00pm, $66.
If you have already registered and want to sign up for a tour, call 800-446-3676, x.591 or x.592. For more information on the tours click here. Audio Visual - Speaker InformationAll session rooms will be equipped with computer projectors, but please note that presenters must bring their own laptop or pre-arrange to share with other speakers in the session. If you need to use an overhead projector, we request that you order it in advance. Please send your name and day of presentation by August 10 to stephanie.paul@informs.org. Overhead projectors cannot be ordered on-site at the meeting. |
Call for Papers, Translog
 The Transportation and Logistics Workshop, which will be held in Renaca Chile in December, invites INFORMS members to respond to a call for papers. The abstract deadline is August 20. Learn more here. |
SAS Grant for Forecasting
 The International Institute of Forecasters, in collaboration with SAS, has announced a grant of financial support for research on how to improve the state of the art in forecasting methods and business forecasting applications. The last twenty plus years of forecasting research have shown major changes in the theoretical ideas underpinning forecasting effectiveness; however, there has been less impact on forecasting methods and applications. To promote research in this area, the grant promotes research on forecasting principles and practical applications with real-world comparisons. http://www.forecasters.org/grants.html The awards will be (2) two $5,000 grants. Applications should be submitted to the IIF Office by September 30, 2009. For more information on this grant opportunity, click here. |
eNews Archive Available Now
Just know you saw an important article on eNews that you need but can't find your copy from three issues ago? Simply go to the eNews Archive page on the INFORMS website to find the article you need. |
Quick Poll
Do you think that "Soft O.R." can supplant traditional O.R. methodology for solving particularly messy problems?
Vote now.
Results from last issue's survey:
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