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Stand proudly with other industry leaders by helping to sponsor the Franz Edelman Gala, the "Academy Awards" celebration of our profession, Monday evening, April 16, 2012, in Huntington Beach, California, at the spring Analytics Conference. We have monetary levels to fit every corporate budget starting at just $1,000. Special rewards come with each gift.
Our second annual professional job event, Analytics Connect, will be held at INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research, April 15-17, 2012, in Huntington Beach, California. A huge success last year, Analytics Connect matches professional job seekers with top industry employers. Analytics Connect features a jobs-related networking reception and booths for private meetings with employers. Employers are welcome to sign up now. Attendees of the conference receive free access.
Stop by the INFORMS Video Learning Center to sample just-loaded content from the 2011 Annual Meeting in Charlotte: five Wagner Prize Presentations for Excellence in Operations Research. View these clear, concise examples of verifiable O.R. and analytics practice success.
INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics & Operations Research 2012
April 15-17, 2012, Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach, CA
http://meetings.informs.org/Analytics2012
Top Companies Share Analytics Success Stories
Google, EBay, Target, LinkedIn, P&G, Intel, Marriott, MITRE, and Ford - these are just a few of the leading companies represented on the 2012 program. With talks on everything from marketing to supply chain management, Analytics 2012 will showcase how organizations use analytics to drive success. Check out the preliminary lineup of talks here.
Poster Submission Deadline - 9 Days Left to Submit a Poster
January 15 is the deadline for submitting a poster. This visual, brief-presentation format lends itself to flexible presentation options. Submit a presentation and receive a discounted registration fee if your poster is accepted. Click here to submit today.
Register Now - Take Advantage of Super-Saver Rates
Register today for super-saver rates valid through February 24. Team discounts for the third and additional registrants from the same organization. Click here to register.
INFORMS International Beijing 2012 - Abstract Deadline: February 13
June 24-27, 2012, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
http://meetings.informs.org/beijing2012
Submit an abstract today!
Plenary Speakers from IBM, Stanford, and Technion
The Beijing Committee announces a preliminary list of leading plenary speakers. Brenda Dietrich, VP of Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences at IBM, will speak on "Analytics for the Next Era of Computing." Darrell Duffie, Distinguished Professor of Finance at Stanford and author of Dynamic Asset Pricing Theory, will discuss "Systemic Risk and the Re-plumbing of the Financial System." Other plenary presenters include Avishai Mandelbaum, Chaired Professor of OR, Statistics and Service Engineering at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Visit here for details.
Organization Science Winter Conference
February 9-12, 2012, Sheraton Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Springs, CO
www.informs.org/Pubs/OrgSci/News/Organization-Science-Winter-Conference
INFORMS Optimization Society Conference
February 24-26, 2012, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
http://www.bus.miami.edu/ios/
The conference theme is Optimization and Analytics: New Frontiers in Theory and Practice.
INFORMS Telecommunications Conference
March 15-17, 2012, Renaissance Hotel, Boca Raton, FL
http://www.informs.org/Community/Conferences/2012-INFORMS-Telecommunications-Conference
January 9 is the abstract submission deadline.
INFORMS Military Applications Society Conference
March 26-28, 2012, Hyatt Monterey, Monterey, CA
Contact William Fox, Naval Postgraduate School, wpfox@nps.edu for details.
INFORMS Group Decision & Negotiation Conference
May 20-24, 2012, Golden Tulip Recife Palace, Recife, Brazil
http://www.cdsid.org.br/gdn2012
ISMS Marketing Science Conference 2012 - Abstract Deadline: February 6
June 7-9, 2012, Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
www.bu.edu/marketingscience2012
INFORMS MSOM Annual Conference
June 17-19, 2012, Columbia Business School, New York, NY
http://msom.society.informs.org/conferences
INFORMS Revenue Management & Pricing Section Conference
June 29-30, 2012, European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Berlin, Germany
RMP2012@esmt.org
INFORMS Southeastern Chapter Annual Meeting
October 3-5, 2012, Myrtle Beach Hilton Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.roanoke.edu/business/SEINFORMS.HTM
Winter Simulation Conference 2012
December 9-12, 2012, InterContinental Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Chair: Oliver Rose
INFORMS Meetings Calendar
Go to http://meetings.informs.org for a complete conference calendar.
If you have yet to renew for 2012, your membership has officially expired. However, there is still time to renew and avoid interruption in benefits such as access to journals, 2011 TutORials in OR, OR/MS Today, and member pricing on meetings and communities. 2012 promises to be an exciting year with our move toward analytics. Remember to pick TWO dues journals in 2012! Renew today.
The 2011 TutORials in Operations Research volume is now available ONLINE for all 2012 INFORMS members. Go to the 2011 & 2010 TutORials online via the TutORials website and LOG IN to read all the contents. Access using your INFORMS username and password.
Limited print copies of the 2011 TutORials volume are available for sale on the TutORials website and in the INFORMS Store.
When cities and towns are looking at the problems of foreclosures and how they affect their citizens, what can government do to help? Listen to Michael P. Johnson of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Chair of the INFORMS Section on Public Policy, Services, and Needs, as he discusses his research about the challenges for Lowell, Massachusetts, and the lessons for other municipalities at www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast.
FREE Member Access: 2011 TutORials in Operations Research ONLINE
The 2011 TutORials in Operations Research volume will be available ONLINE to for all 2012 INFORMS members on January 1, 2012. Go to the 2011 and 2010 TutORials online via the TutORials website and log in to read all the content using your INFORMS username and password.
Limited print copies of the 2011 TutORials volume are available for sale on the TutORials website and in the INFORMS Store.
Full-Text INFORMS Journals in 2012
The INFORMS journals Organization Science and Interfaces will now have the option of Full-Text HTML. Subscribers will now be able to access 2012 journal articles in full-text HTML or as PDFs, making it easier to read on your handheld devices. Look for the new issues publishing in January and February 2012.
Management Science - New Issue
Read the new articles published in the December 2011 Management Science issue. Both subscribers and nonsubscribers can read "Management Insights" for an overview of all 10 articles, which include
- "How Do Acquirers Retain Successful Target CEOs? The Role of Governance"
- "Securitization and Real Investment in Incomplete Markets"
- "Evaluating Value-at-Risk Models with Desk-Level Data"
Marketing Science - New Issue
Read the 11 new papers featured in the November/December 2011 issue of Marketing Science, including,
- "Music Downloads and the Flip Side of Digital Rights Management"
- "Competitive Strategy for Open Source Software"
- "Optimal Advertising When Envisioning a Product-Harm Crisis"
This issue also includes four papers from the "Workshop on Quantitative Marketing and Structural Econometrics." Go to the IPOL Portal to access all new INFORMS journal issues.
Decision Analysis − New Issue
Read the new articles published in the December 2011 issue of Decision Analysis, including
- "Tailored Scoring Rules for Probabilities"
- "Target-Hardening Decisions Based on Uncertain Multiattribute Terrorist Utility"
- "Do Bayesians Learn Their Way Out of Ambiguity?"
Subscribe to INFORMS 2012 PubsOnLine Suite for only $99 and get access to all 13 journals dating back to volume 1, issue 1.
The Gartner Business Intelligence Summit is a premier business analytics event, providing the must-have insights, frameworks, and best practices for maximizing the business impact of information management and business analytics initiatives. The summit delivers insight on the latest hot topics, such as effective BI strategy; cloud and SaaS options for analytics; big data; dashboard design; and more. INFORMS members can save $300 off the standard registration rate using priority code INFORMSBI.
INFORMS wants to help you connect. We have added social networking fields to your member profile page in the INFORMS Self Service Center: Web address, Facebook page, Twitter handle, LinkedIn page, and professional blog URL. After you log in, go to Profile Update in the INFORMS Self Service Center to add your cyber contact information. This information will be displayed in the Member Directory for all members to see.
