E-News Blog
I guess it's time I introduce myself. My name is Kevin Geraghty. I am the new Editor-in-Chief of INFORMS Online, and I'm very excited by the opportunities and direction that the INFORMS leadership intends to take our site. One of the more notable recent changes we are adopting for the INFORMS brand is the incorporation of the term 'Analytics'. Keep reading.
Innovation in Analytics Award, sponsored by the INFORMS new Section on Analytics, recognizes creative and unique developments, applications, or combinations of analytical techniques to provide business insights and value. Deadline to apply is January, 31, 2012. Click here for additional information. You can also stop by the analytics track at the Annual Meeting and talk to section president Michael Gorman for more information.
It could be, because size doesn't matter. What does matter is that your organization does a great job of integrating OR/MS and analytics into organizational decision making. If this sounds like your company, please nominate it for the 2012 INFORMS Prize. Click here for instructions and more information. Deadline is December 1, 2012. INFORMS Prize will be bestowed at the 2012 Analytics Conference.
2012 UPS George D. Smith Prize Chair Bob Smith of Monmouth University reports he has received 17 quality applications for the inaugural award. The Smith Prize strengthens ties between academia and industry by rewarding institutions of higher education for effective and innovative preparation of students to be good practitioners of operations research, management science or analytics. The Prize will be bestowed at the 2012 Analytics Conference in Huntington Beach, California.
2012 Edelman Award Chair Steve Graves of MIT reports that 20 entrants have been received for the 2012 Award by the deadline date of October 19. INFORMS leading practice prize will be bestowed at the 2012 Analytics Conference in Huntington Beach, California. Watch for the announcement of the finalists on December 19, 2011.
Our profession is hot! If you ever doubted the hotness of the O.R./analytics profession, you can wipe those thoughts from your mind. INFORMS membership is up nearly 8% from last year to 10,717 members. We have not been at this level since 2004. We are attracting new members at an ever-increasing pace and holding on to current members better than ever.
If you are a regular member of INFORMS, don't forget to choose 2 dues journals when you mail or fax in your renewal statement for 2012 renewal. The INFORMS Board of Directors has approved this great member benefit upgrade to double your personal access to the world's leading OR/MS scholarly information. If you prefer print journals, you will be asked to pay a modest surcharge to help with printing and mailing costs. Choose from among these great INFORMS journals.
Don't put off what you know you want to do. Renew today so you can take part in exciting activities in 2012 and serve your profession at the same time. Printed renewal statements have dropped in the mail but renewing online is always the fastest and easiest method.
Whether you're traveling to the INFORMS Annual Meeting by train, plane, or automobile, you can bring along some entertainment - and learn some fascinating things about O.R. and analytics - by downloading an INFORMS Science of Better podcast to hear while you're making your way. Listen to thought leaders from academia, industry, government, and the military, and to experts in climate change, healthcare, social media, and more. Go to www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast and download an MP3 version of O.R.'s most dynamic talk. Happy travels!
O.R. and analytics are making the news more than at any time in recent memory. INFORMS Communications Director Barry List will lead a panel discussion with four INFORMS newsmakers at the Annual Meeting: Margaret Brandeau of Stanford University, Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois, Jack Levis of UPS, and Anna Nagurney of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Hear them explain how their work and their research have touched the lives of others.
