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Service Science - First INFORMS Issue
The first INFORMS produced issue of Service Science is now online. The March 2012 Service Science issue is accessible on INFORMS PubsOnLine, as well as all archived issues from 2009 to 2011. The INFORMS new manuscript submission system is also up and running, and a new Call for Papers is now available. Go to the Service Science website for information on the journal, its resources, manuscript submission, and subscriptions.

• "Launching Service Science"
• "Consumer Responses to Legal Music Download Services that Compete with Illegal Alternatives"
• "Value Transformation in the Mobile Service Ecosystem: A Study of App Store Emergence and Growth"

Management Science - New Issue
Read the 12 new articles in the April 2012 issue of Management Science. "Management Insights" provides you with a brief overview of all the new papers.

• "Bias in White: A Longitudinal Natural Experiment Measuring Changes in Discrimination"
• "Now IT's Personal: Offshoring and the Shifting Skill Composition of the U.S. Information Technology Workforce"
• "How Does the Variance of Product Ratings Matter?"

Interfaces - Special Issue on Analytics in Sports, Part I: General Sports Applications
Go to the eight new articles in the March/April 2012 special issue of Interfaces. Read the "Introduction to the Special Issue on Analytics in Sports, Part I: General Sports Applications" for a brief overview.

• "Identifying the 'Players' in Sports Analytics Research"
• "A Major League Baseball Team Uses Operations Research to Improve Draft Preparation"
• "Assessing Golfer Performance on the PGA TOUR"

Organization Science - Special Issue
Access the 13 new articles in the March/April 2012 special issue of Organization Science. Subscribe to the 2012 INFORMS PubsOnLine Suite for only $99 for access to all 13 journals back to volume 1, issue 1.

• "Bringing Status to the Table-Attaining, Maintaining, and Experiencing Status in Organizations and Markets"
• "Status Conflict in Groups"
• "The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks"
• "The Rise and Fall of Small Worlds: Exploring the Dynamics of Social Structure"

Marketing Science - New Issue
The March/April 2012 issue of Marketing Science includes Preyas Desai's editorial "People of Marketing Science." Access the IPOL Portal information on all the current INFORMS journal content and publications news.

• "Does Chatter Really Matter? Dynamics of User-Generated Content and Stock Performance"
• "The Strategic Impact of References in Business Markets"
• "Hide and Seek: Costly Consumer Privacy in a Market with Repeat Purchases"

Operations Research - New Issue
Read "From the Editor" for an overview of the January/February 2012 issue of Operations Research. Go to the Publications site for updates on all INFORMS publications.

• "Design and Operations of Gas Transmission Networks"
• "Sequential Importance Sampling and Resampling for Dynamic Portfolio Credit Risk"
• "Price of Correlations in Stochastic Optimization"

Service Science - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Cloud Computing as a Service"
Cloud computing is a new way of delivering computing services. The flexibility, scalability, and cost effectiveness of cloud computing provides tremendous business opportunities to customers. This special issue of Service Science will provide a global forum for presenting research results on various aspects of cloud computing as a service. The submission deadline is July 1, 2012. For more information, access the Call for Papers.

Management Science - Call for Papers
Special Issue on "Business Analytics"
Organizations today have access to enormous data sets, and sophisticated business analytical tools are needed to harness the tremendous potential of these data to improve day-to-day decision making. 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.

The INFORMS Job Placement Service has received the following new entries. Members always receive free access to all JPS listings!

Hong Kong Polytechnic University - The Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies at Hong Kong Polytechnic University are currently looking for an Assistant Professor in Logistics/Maritime Studies and Operations Management.

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skolkovo Tech) seeks candidates for tenured and tenure-track positions in Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship to begin September 1, 2012 or thereafter. Skolkovo Tech is a new private university located just outside of Moscow and established in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Delta Airlines is searching for a Manager of Revenue Management Systems.

Deadline: June 2, 2012
There's still time to enter the 2012 INFORMS Undergraduate Operations Research Prize Competition, whose winner will receive a cash prize plus travel support to the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix. All entrants satisfying the eligibility requirements will be invited to present their research at an Undergraduate Research Showcase session(s) at the Annual Meeting. Learn more by going here or by contacting Feryal Erhun at feryal.erhun@stanford.edu.

The April issue of your popular member magazine is the annual international issue. Review articles on O.R.'s role in Sweden's alternative energy solution, emerging global analytics centers of excellence in India, sustainable forest planning in Canada, and more. Log-in is required.

The two-page abstract deadline is May 1, 2012. Sponsored by CPMS, the Practice Section of INFORMS, this prestigious INFORMS prize rewards strong mathematics applied to practical problems and supported by clear and coherent writing. This is a high-profile award! Join past winners such as Intel, IBM, and Schneider National. Read the O.R./Analytics at Work blog.

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 contributions must be outstanding in at least one category: research, practice, management, education, and service. INFORMS will name its 10th set of Fellows at the 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix. The nomination deadline is June 30, 2012.
Remember: A maximum of four reference letters, including the letter from the nominator, may be submitted.
Visit here to access the forms needed and to read the complete nomination procedure guidelines.

The INFORMS Marketing Strategy Committee asks all members to be on the lookout for the 2012 member survey. It will be released in early- to mid-May. It's very thorough and takes about 10 minutes to complete, but information gleaned from this will allow INFORMS to serve all its members better. You also have a chance to win 1 of 10 Kindle Fires!

Read Dirk's thorough recap of the Conference with informative photos in his Predictive Analytics blog.

Couldn't make the conference? Get the full flavor of all the proceedings through the eyes of your colleagues. Thanks to all of our bloggers and photo snappers!

The worldwide consulting and research firm won for their project "Enhancing Immigration Enforcement with Decision Analytics," which helped the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efficiently align their resources to effectively double the number of serious criminal offender removals from the United States to enhance public safety. Streaming video of their presentation is coming soon. Read More