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Submit your abstract by July 15 for the second annual Innovation in Analytics Award. Sponsored by the Analytics Section of INFORMS, this new award recognizes creative and unique developments, applications, or combinations of analytics techniques used in practice. Semifinalists and finalists will receive high-profile speaking opportunities at INFORMS two large conferences. Click here for more information.
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2012 Phoenix
October 14-17, 2012, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona
http://meetings.informs.org/phoenix2012
Register today - Take Advantage of Early Rates
Register by September 10 for the early INFORMS member rate of $415 and student member rate of $155. Click here to register today.
Interactive/Focused Topic Poster Sessions - August 1 Submission Deadline
Although the deadline for contributed abstracts has passed, you can still submit an abstract for the Interactive Sessions. In addition, you can submit to focus area poster sessions sponsored by the Computing Society; Data Mining Section; Energy, Natural Resources & the Environment Section; Health Applications Society; Military Applications Society; CPMS: The Practice Section; Quality, Statistics, and Reliability Section; Simulation Society; and Transportation Science & Logistics Society. Click here for more information.
Data Mining and Health Informatics Workshop 2012 - July 15 Abstract Deadline
The 7th DM-HI Workshop will take place October 13, preceding the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Click here to submit an abstract.
INFORMS 2012 Combined Colloquia - Nominations Due by July 30
The colloquia will be held on October 12-13, preceding the INFORMS Annual Meeting, and will feature the Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium, the Future Academician Colloquium, and the Future Practitioner Colloquium. Consideration for participation is by nomination only. Click here for complete information, including eligibility and registration fees.
INFORMS Meetings Calendar
Go to http://meetings.informs.org for a complete conference calendar.
The INFORMS Board, administration and membership extend condolences to the family of William W. Cooper, who passed away this week at age 97. The first president of The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS), one of the predecessor societies to INFORMS; a founder of the management science field and, together with former TIMS President Abe Charnes the winner of the John von Neumann Theory Prize, Prof. Cooper was a seminal figure in the world of management sciences for more than 70 years. We mourn his passing.
Patricia Shaffer, INFORMS Director of Publications, has announced her retirement, effective July 6, after 14 years at INFORMS. Miranda Walker, who has been the Publications Manager for INFORMS since 2006, will succeed Pat as Director of Publications. The INFORMS family wishes Pat Shaffer much enjoyment in her retirement and welcomes Miranda Walker as her successor.
Congratulations to Richard Caron of the University of Windsor. Prof.Caron was recognized with the school's Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching during a convocation on June 13. Dr. Caron, who began teaching at the University in 1983, estimates that he has taught 2,495 students in 69 courses. He cites a Chinese proverb when asked to describe his teaching philosophy: "Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand."
Management Science - New Issue
Read the 12 new articles in the June 2012 issue of Management Science. "Management Insights" provides you with a brief overview of the new papers.
- "Hiring Cheerleaders: Board Appointments of 'Independent' Directors"
- "Home Sweet Home: Entrepreneurs' Location Choices and the Performance of Their Ventures"
- "An Evidence-Based Incentive System for Medicare's End-Stage Renal Disease Program"
Interfaces - Special Issue
See the seven new articles in the May/June 2012 special issue of Interfaces on Analytics in Sports, Part II: Sports Scheduling Applications. Read the "Introduction to the Special Issue" for updates on all INFORMS publications.
- "Scheduling Major League Baseball Umpires and the Traveling Umpire Problem"
- "Scheduling the Brazilian Soccer Tournament: Solution Approach and Practice"
- "Operations Research Techniques for Scheduling Chile's Second Division Soccer League"
Decision Analysis - Special Issue
Access the 11 new articles in the June 2012 special issue of Decision Analysis on Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk. Subscribe to the 2012 INFORMS PubsOnLine Suite for only $99 for access to all 13 journals beginning with volume 1, issue 1.
"From the Editors-Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk"
"Adversarial Risk Analysis: The Somali Pirates Case"
"Risk Measures from Risk-Reducing Experiments"
"Games, Risks, and Analytics: Several Illustrative Cases Involving National Security and Management Situations"
Service Science - New Issue Coming Next Week
The June 2012 issue of Service Science will include a special section on "Service Research Integration and Future Directions: The Naples Forum on Service". The special section will include four papers and an editorial column. Access the IPOL Portal information on current INFORMS journal content and publications news.
Mathematics of Operation Research (MOR) Now Using ScholarOne Manuscripts for Online Submissions
As of June 1, 2012, authors are required to submit their manuscripts electronically through Mathematics of Operation Research's ScholarOne Manuscripts. Instructions for accessing this site as well as creating an account and uploading manuscripts are available on the "Instructions to Authors" page on the MOR website.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Organization Science Editorial Review
Organization Science has evolved to become one of the premier international journals in management and organization theory. The President of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a strategic review to understand the state of the journal, to identify new issues, new challenges, and new ideas, and to listen to the journal's customers. All INFORMS members are welcome to send their input to Jesper Sorensen, committee chair, at sorensen@stanford.edu. More information can be found here.
Service Science - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Cloud Computing as a Service"
A special issue of Service Science will provide a global forum for presenting research results on various aspects of cloud computing as a service. Submission deadline is July 1, 2012. For more information access the Call for Papers.
Management Science - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Business Analytics"
To encourage further developments in this rapidly growing area of interdisciplinary research, Management Science will publish a special issue dedicated to business analytics. The submission deadline is September 16, 2012. For more information access the Call for Papers.
Interfaces - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Operations Research in Freight Transportation and Logistics"
O.R. can play a critical role in designing, operating, and improving freight transportation and logistics systems. Accordingly, Interfaces is planning a special issue focusing on the application of O.R. techniques on freight transportation and logistics. The submission deadline is November 15, 2012. For more information access the Call for Papers.
The INFORMS Job Placement Service has received the following new entries. Members always receive free access to all JPS listings!
Babson College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in the Technology and Operations Management area beginning in fall 2013.
Fatih University, one of the nation's top 10 private universities, is seeking applicants for faculty positions in its Industrial Engineering (IE) Department.
SignalDemand provides predictive analytics and optimization for commodity-based value chains. Signal Demand has an opening for a Senior Optimization Scientist.
T-Mobile is currently looking for a Senior Quantitative Marketing Analyst.
Members in and around Chicago are invited to visit the INFORMS Chicago Chapter's booth at Predictive Analytics World. INFORMS serves as an association partner for this gathering of analytics professionals. Register here. Predictive Analytics World is part of Data Driven Business Week.
Join more than 1,500 of your closest friends on INFORMS Twitter channel. We'll point you to the very best O.R. and analytics content available in cyberspace.
Homarjun Agrahari with BNSF introduces us to "a very cool idea - Kaggle!" "Kaggle is a platform for data analytics competitions. Companies and researchers post their data. Statisticians and data miners compete to produce the best models." Read more.
