April 18-20, Hilton Bonnet Creek, Orlando, FL
http://meetings.informs.org/Practice2010

Find Out What O.R. and Analytics Can Do for Your Organization!

As general chair of the 2010 INFORMS Conference on O.R. Practice organizing committee, I would like to cordially invite you to attend this year's conference, April 18 - 20, 2010, in Orlando, FL. We are quite proud of the program we have put together. Read More.

 

Register now for best rates. Bring your colleagues and take advantage of team discounts. Click here to register now.

 

Nominate a junior faculty member or young industry practitioner for the Young Researcher Connection, an exclusive networking program. Students (both master's degree and PhD) are eligible for the INFORMS Professional Colloquium, a full-day career workshop on Sunday, April 18, plus registration for the conference. Both programs offer participants a conference registration fee of $355, a 57% reduction in price. Click here for complete nomination requirements.

 

A new program will provide senior executives with a bottom-line understanding of how O.R. and analytics are being used to drive better business decisions. The Forum is tailored to helping senior decision-makers get the most out of the conference, with a special networking reception hosted by the INFORMS Board of Directors and a "concierge service" to guide participants to selected executive talks. If you would like to recommend an executive from your company to participate, please contact Gary Bennett, INFORMS Director of Marketing (gary.bennett@informs.org).

 

In this special session on Monday afternoon, top executives will examine the challenges and trends in supply chain management and logistics. Chuck Holland, VP of Process Management at UPS, Judy Lemke, Executive VP and CIO of Schneider National, and Stephen Lilly, Executive Director of Distribution & Logistics at Merck, are among the panelists. Chip White, Chair of Transportation & Logistics at Georgia Tech, will moderate.

 

Sustainability -- supply chain management and logistics - decision analysis - service science and healthcare - optimization - revenue management - managing uncertainty and risk - forecasting - project management. Click here for a complete program schedule and abstracts.

 

 

 

Take advantage of in-depth training in software solutions provided by these leading analytics companies: American Optimal Decisions, Cogentus, FICO, Forio Simulations, Frontline Systems, Gurobi Optimization, IBM, Innovative Scheduling, LINDO Systems, Maximal Software, SAS, and Vanguard Software. Click here for complete abstracts.

There is no charge for these workshops if you register for the INFORMS Conference - sign up when you register. If you have already registered for the conference and want to add any workshops, call 800-446-3676, ext 591.

 

Visit the exhibit area and learn about innovative products from AIMMS, American Optimal Decisions, AMPL Optimization, Cogentus, Decision Frameworks, FICO, Forio Simulations, Frontline Systems, Gurobi Optimization, IBM, Innovative Scheduling, LINDO Systems, Maximal Software, Remsoft, SAS, and Vanguard Software. Click here for more information on exhibiting companies.

Rooms are going quickly - reserve now: online or by phone at 407-597-3600 or 888-353-2013. Be sure to refer to INFORMS for the conference rate of $199.

 

OR and IT aren't mere commodities; they're powerful forces that can improve service to customers and clients. The controversial Michael Schrage, a Research Fellow at the MIT Sloan School of Management's Center for Digital Business, previews his Practice Meeting presentation in this podcast sure to raise many a corporate eyebrow.

Enjoy the Science of Better podcasts as you fly to the INFORMS practice meeting. It's a perfect time and place to tune into INFORMS' most engaging thinkers and doers. You can download the podcast with Michael Schrage or any of the contributors by going to www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast, clicking on the "download" icon beneath the podcaster's photo, and following the instructions. That's all there is to it!

 

If you are an Edelman Laureate (author of an Edelman paper that has appeared or will appear in Interfaces) or represented your organization in the Edelman Academy, you are cordially invited to attend the 2010 Edelman Gala on Monday evening, April 19, 2010, in Orlando, Florida to be formally recognized. Please RSVP to Rafael McFadden in the INFORMS office as soon as possible so we can plan the festivities. The Edelman Gala is part of the INFORMS Conference on O.R. Practice, April 18-20, 2010, in Orlando. Registration is required.

 

Stop by the INFORMS booth in the exhibition area to take advantage of several specials: Add Interfaces to your membership FREE for rest of 2010. Pick up a FREE copy of the 2009 Edelman DVD. Add a College on the Practice of Management Science (CPMS) membership FREE for rest of year. Purchase Tutorials in Operations Research and other books or CDs at huge discounts.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice (due May 1, 2010) and the INFORMS Impact Prize (nominations due June 1, 2010.) The Wagner prize rewards the coherence and quality of a paper analyzing O.R. used in practice. Impact Prize rewards contributions that have had a broad impact on OR/MS.

 

Of course you should attend the Edelman presentations on Monday, April 19 in person to get the most out of the experience. But if you can't, we have you covered. All six Edelman presentations will be streamed on the Web a few weeks after the meeting. Presentations will appear on the INFORMS Video Learning Center. Visit the site now to see INFORMS other great practice-oriented product - the 2009 Wagner Prize presentations. You will need to create a short user profile or sign in to view.

In the 2009 Member Survey, INFORMS members ranked the Practice Meeting as the number one INFORMS product or service offered. More INFORMS members are delighted with their experience at the Practice Meeting than any other product or service. Want to see what the fuss is about? There is still time to register at the early rate.