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What would March Madness, the annual American basketball frenzy, be without brackets? And who better to forecast the winners at each stage of the playoffs than someone as expert in probability as an operations researcher? In this week's podcast, Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois explains the O.R. behind his website bracketodds.cs.illinois.edu. Listen to him explain his methodology and his forecast at www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast. For more news about INFORMS members and March Madness, visit INFORMS Vice President Joel Sokol's website at LRMC Basketball Rankings and read this article about unique research into reducing traveling costs among the 68 teams; the researchers are Burcu Keskin and Sharif Melouk of the University of Alabama.
Service Science Is Now on INFORMS PubsOnLine
The new INFORMS publication site for Service Science is now accessible for all archived issues. Go to INFORMS PubsOnLine to read all the issues from 2009-2011. In addition, the new manuscript submission system is up and running. Go to the Service Science website for information on the journal and its resources and for submission guidelines. The first issue of INFORMS publication of Service Science is scheduled to be released March 23, 2012.
Management Science - New Issue
Read the 13 new articles in the March 2012 issue of Management Science. Management Insights provides you with a brief overview of all of the new papers. Subscribe to the 2012 INFORMS PubsOnLine Suite for only $99 for access to all 13 journals back to volume 1, issue 1.
- "Fighting City Hall: Entry Deterrence and Technology Upgrades in Cable TV Markets"
- "Constant Proportion Debt Obligations: A Post-Mortem Analysis of Rating Models"
- "Is Leasing Greener Than Selling?"
- "Cutting in Line: Social Norms in Queues"
Decision Analysis - New Issue
The March 2012 issue of Decision Analysis includes five feature articles. Read "From the Editor" for an overview of this issue. Go to the Publications site for updates on all INFORMS publications.
- "Exploding Offers"
- "Dynamic Purchase Decisions Under Regret: Price and Availability"
- "Robust Adversarial Risk Analysis: A Level-k Approach"
Information Systems Research - New Issue
Look for the 16 new papers featured in the March 2012 issue of Information Systems Research. Access the IPOL Portal for information on all of the current INFORMS journal content and publications news.
"Social Networks and the Diffusion of User-Generated Content: Evidence from YouTube"
"Information Technology and Intangible Output: The Impact of IT Investment on Innovation Productivity"
"IT Outsourcing Contracts and Performance Measurement"
Interfaces - Now in Full-Text HTML
Subscribers to Interfaces and Organization Science can now access their 2012 journal content in full-text. You now have more flexibility when accessing new articles. From the full-text XML article and its HTML view, readers can more easily navigate articles, view and resize figures, tables, and images, access supplementary content, and find related research data.
Call for Nominations: Editor-in-Chief - INFORMS Journal on Computing
John W. Chinneck is completing his second and final term as editor-in-chief of INFORMS Journal on Computing on December 31, 2012. The president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a search for the next editor-in-chief. All members of INFORMS are invited to participate in this process. Further information can be found here. Nominations deadline: May 15, 2012.
Call for Nominations: Editor-in-Chief - Decision Analysis
The final term of L. Robin Keller as editor-in-chief of the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis expires on December 31, 2012. The president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a search for the next editor-in-chief. All members of INFORMS are invited to participate in this process. Further information can be found here. Nominations deadline: April 30, 2012.
George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award
The George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in any area of operations research and the management sciences that is innovative and relevant to practice. This award has been established to encourage academic research that combines theory and practice and stimulates greater interaction between doctoral students (and their advisors) and the world of practice. The award is given at the 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting. All items should be submitted no later than July 8, 2012. For complete eligibility and submission information visit here.
George Nicholson Student Paper Competition
The George Nicholson Committee competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding papers in the field of operations research and the management sciences written by a student. Prizes will be awarded and finalists will be invited to present their papers at the 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting. All entries must be submitted no later than May 31, 2012. For complete eligibility and submission information visit here.
"Doing Good with Good OR" Student Competition
INFORMS is again sponsoring a competition to encourage student research and practice that has societal impact. The "Doing Good with Good OR" Student Competition will feature the most exciting work performed by students in partnership with public and private organizations that yields tangible and beneficial outcomes for individuals, communities, and organizations. Such work will be infused with OR/MS methods and could appeal to multiple disciplinary and application-area interests. INFORMS must receive completed submissions for this competition by May 15, 2012. For complete details please visit here.
INFORMS Undergraduate Operations Research Prize
The Undergraduate Operations Research Prize Competition is held each year to honor a student or group of students who conducted a significant applied project in operations research or management science, and/or original and important theoretical or applied research in operations research or management science, while enrolled as an undergraduate student. The prize is given each year at the INFORMS Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. The prize of $500 plus travel support to the INFORMS Annual Meeting will be announced at the Awards Ceremony of the Annual Meeting. All entrants satisfying the eligibility requirements will be invited to present their research at an Undergraduate Research Showcase session(s) at the Annual Meeting. Entries must be submitted by July 1, 2012. For complete details please visit here.
John von Neumann Theory Prize
The John von Neumann Theory Prize is awarded annually to a scholar (or scholars in the case of joint work) who has made fundamental, sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences. The award is given each year at the INFORMS Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. Although the Prize is normally given to a single individual, in the case of accumulated joint work, the recipients can be multiple individuals. Nominations should be submitted to the committee chair (see below) as soon as possible, but no later than June 1, 2012. For complete eligibility and submission information visit here.
Frederick W. Lanchester Prize
Nominations are invited for the 2012 Lanchester Prize. This prize is awarded for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English in the past three years. The prize is $5,000 and a commemorative medallion. If there are multiple winners, a medallion is struck for each and the monetary award is shared equally. The award will be given at the 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. Nominations are due no later than June 15, 2012. For complete eligibility and submission information visit the website.
INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice
The INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice will be given annually, if there is a suitable recipient, to a university or college teacher for excellence in teaching the practice of OR/MS. The purpose of this award is to recognize a teacher who has succeeded in helping his or her students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective practitioners of operations research or the management sciences. An "effective practitioner" has respect for, understanding of, and the skills to surmount both the practical difficulties and the technical challenges of doing good OR/MS work. The award will be presented at the 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Nominations must be submitted by June 30, 2012. For complete details please visit here.
INFORMS Expository Writing Award
The INFORMS Expository Writing Award honors an operations researcher/management scientist whose publications demonstrate a consistently high standard of expository writing. The award is given each year at the Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. The winner will receive $2,000 and a framed certificate that includes a brief citation at the 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Nominations must be submitted by August 15, 2012. For complete details please visit the site.
INFORMS Impact Prize
The INFORMS Impact Prize, awarded once every two years, is intended to recognize contributions that have had a broad impact on the field. The contribution could be an idea or technique that is widely used, or it could be someone who played a major role in bringing significant methodology into widespread use (e.g., by playing a major role in the design of a software package that is now widely used, or through extensive writings and lectures aimed at practitioners). The award complements the Edelman Prize. Instead of focusing on a single large application with a quantifiable impact, we are looking for ideas that are widely used. The award may go to some combination of the originator of the idea and/or the people or group who played a significant role in bringing the idea to a community who uses it. Initial (brief) nominations are due by Monday, April 30, 2012. For more information visit here.
INFORMS Fellow Award
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 tenth set of Fellows at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, in October 2012. 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.
Bonder Scholarships
The Military Applications Society (MAS) of INFORMS is seeking nominations for the 2012 Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Military Applications. The purpose of this scholarship for applied O.R. in military applications is to promote the development and application of process modeling and operations research analysis to military issues. The scholarship provides funding to support the development of highly qualified individuals and to promote the interchange of military O.R. research knowledge with INFORMS. The Bonder Scholarship consists of a grant of $4,000. In addition, the award winner will be eligible for up to $1,000 of travel funding. Additional information is here. Submit applications and letters of support as pdfs by June 1, 2012, to Patrick J. Driscoll at patrick.driscoll@usma.edu.
The Health Applications Society is seeking nominations for the 2012 Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services. Like the Bonder Scholarship in military applications, the scholarship is $4,000, with the opportunity to apply for an additional $1,000 travel grant. Additional information is here. Send applications and additional required material to Keith A. Willoughby at willoughby@edwards.usask.ca.
Russell Barton and Michael Fu, currently completing their terms at the National Science Foundation, would like you to consider serving at NSF in one of their roles - as Program Director for either the Operations Research program or the Manufacturing Enterprise Systems/Service Enterprise Systems (SES) programs. Their replacements will take office approximately in August/September 2012. The process will remain open until the positions are filled. Serving at NSF, write Michael and Russell, is fascinating, challenging, and extremely rewarding. The O.R./INFORMS community will benefit greatly by worthy candidates being selected for these positions. Download the announcement for SES and O.R.
The INFORMS Job Placement Service has received the following new entries. Members always receive free access to all JPS listings!
Nestle' - Currently recruiting for an OR/Supply Chain Business Analyst.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MKSCC) - The award-winning Quantitative Analysis and Strategic Initiatives team at the MSKCC is currently looking to fill the following positions: Strategic Analyst I, Strategic Analyst II Business Development and a Statistical Analyst.
Steelcase Inc. - Steelcase Inc. is searching for a Sr. Advanced Analytics Analyst.
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