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INFORMS International Beijing 2012
June 24-27, 2012, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
http://meetings.informs.org/beijing2012
Hotel Reservation Deadline for INFORMS Hotel Block - May 25
We encourage you to make your hotel reservation for the meeting immediately. A wide range of hotel options at exclusive discounted rates is available. All hotels are within walking distance of the China National Convention Center (CNCC) where the meeting will be held. Click here for information on reservations.
Tours - The Great Wall, Forbidden City and More
Reserve your space on any of these tours now. Click here to make your reservation online via the INFORMS tour agency MCI Group Beijing. MCI will have a tour desk available during the meeting; however, we recommend making your arrangements early. MCI also offers a tour to Xi'an and the Terracotta Army. Click here to register.
Register Now - Avoid Lines at On-site Registration
Click here to register.
Important: Visa Needed to Travel to China - Apply Early
Most attendees will need a visa to travel to China. Plan to obtain a visa before you depart: It is recommended that you do this at least one month before the date of departure. Visas can be obtained from a Chinese embassy or consulate. Click here for several helpful links.
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2012 Phoenix
October 14-17, 2012, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ
http://meetings.informs.org/phoenix2012
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.
CIST 2012 - June 8 Submission Deadline
CIST 2012 will be held October 13-14 in conjunction with the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Submit your presentation by June 8. Click here for all details.
Data Mining-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.
ISMS Marketing Science Conference, June 7-9
Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
http://www.bu.edu/marketingscience2012/
INFORMS MSOM Annual Conference, June 17-19
Columbia Business School, New York, NY
http://msom.society.informs.org/conferences/
INFORMS Revenue Management & Pricing Section Conference, June 29 and 30
European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Berlin, Germany
http://www.esmt.org/info/informs
INFORMS Meetings Calendar
Go to http://meetings.informs.org for a complete conference calendar.
All six 2012 Edelman presentations are available now in the INFORMS Video Learning Center. Enjoy these pristine recaps complete with accompanying slides and learn from the top O.R. and analytics projects in the world: 2012 winner TNT Express along with Carlson Hotels, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Danaos, HP, and Intel. No log-in is required.
Daniel Levinthal will complete his first three-year term as Organization Science editor in chief at the end of 2012. The president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a strategic review of the journal. The goal of this strategic review is to understand the state of the journal, to identify new issues, new challenges and new ideas, and to listen to the journal's customers. Organization Science has evolved to become one of the premier international journals in management and organization theory. All INFORMS members are welcome to send their input to Jesper Sorensen, committee chair, at sorensen@stanford.edu. More information can be found here.
Yes, if. That's the message from the report "Manufacturing's Wake-up Call," prepared by the consultants Booz & Company and two professors from the University of Michigan's Tauber Institute for Global Operations: Wally Hopp, the former editor-in-chief of Management Science, and Roman Kapuscinski, the co-director of the Institute. Listen to their message of hope and their concerned recommendations to policy makers at www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast.
Congratulations to Omega Rho honorary member Richard Karp of the ICSI Algorithms Group. Dr. Karp was just named founding director of the Simons Foundation, a new institute for the theory of computing, at UC Berkeley.
INFORMS Journal on Computing - New Issue
Access the 10 new articles in the Spring 2012 issue of INFORMS Journal of Computing. Subscribe to the 2012 INFORMS PubsOnLine Suite for only $99 for access to all 13 journals back to volume 1, issue 1.
- "Core Routing on Dynamic Time-Dependent Road Networks"
- "Data-Mining-Driven Neighborhood Search"
- "An Optimal Constraint Programming Approach to the Open-Shop Problem"
- "A Study of Quality and Accuracy Trade-offs in Process Mining"
Articles in Advance
Subscribers can read papers published ahead of print every month. Members can now access even more content through their INFORMS subscriptions.
Information Systems Research, May 7, 2012
M&SOM, May 4, 2012
Decision Analysis, May 4, 2012
Transportation Science, May 3, 2012
Management Science, April 27, 2012
Organization Science, April 27, 2012
Mathematics of Operations Research, April 18, 2012
EconLit Adds Three INFORMS Journals
INFORMS is proud to announce that Management Science, Decision Analysis, and Interfaces were accepted by the American Economic Association for indexing in EconLit. These three journals now join Operations Research, Marketing Science, and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM) in these listings. Peer-reviewed journals are selected for inclusion on the basis of economic content, which must be substantial.
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. 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"
Operations research 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 operations research techniques on freight transportation and logistics. Submission deadline is November 15, 2012. For more information, access the Call for Papers.
2012 Library Subscriptions - Ask Your Librarian to Renew Your Favorite INFORMS Journals
Take a minute and send a 2012 recommendation to your librarian using the INFORMS Grassroots Web page. Alert your librarian to INFORMS 2012 institutional subscription rates posted on INFORMS Librarian Portal.
The INFORMS Job Placement Service has received the following new entries. Members always receive free access to all JPS listings!
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. seeks an Allocation Manager, VMI Distribution for the Sales Planning & Analysis department.
McDonalds Restaurant Solutions Group (RSG) is currently searching for an Operations Research Manager
Southern Methodist University - The Department of Engineering Management, Information, and Systems invites nominations and applications for a Lecturer of Engineering Management, Information and Systems.
JPMorgan Chase is currently seeking an Analytic Engineer.
The University of Washington is interested in your opinions about a potential new online master's degree in the field of industrial & systems engineering. Your feedback will help design educational programs for working professionals. Please take 5-8 minutes to complete this online survey by May 15th, 2012. Thanks for your help!
2012 INFORMS Edelman Awards Gala
Tune into the INFORMS YouTube channel to relive all the best moments or watch for the first time the exciting 2012 Edelman Gala Ceremony. The INFORMS annual celebration of O.R. and analytics in industry and government is expertly hosted by Graham Rand and features recaps of the projects of all six Edelman contestants.
All six outstanding Edelman presentations from the INFORMS Analytics Conference are now available in the INFORMS Video Learning Center. Learn from the top O.R. and analytics projects in the world: TNT Express, Carlson Hotels, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Danaos, HP, and Intel. The site also features other great INFORMS practice-oriented videos, including the 2011 Wagner Prize presentations and 2011 Edelman Award presentations. No log-in is needed.
