E-News Blog
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.
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!
Guest Bloggers - Several attendees are needed to provide commentary to fellow attendees. Students welcome. Blog posts appear on front page of the Annual Meeting website and are highly read and appreciated. If interested, contact gary.bennett@informs.org.
Tweeters - All attendees are invited to share what you are seeing and doing in real time. Add hashtag #informs2011 to your tweets, and they will be displayed on the front page of the Annual Meeting website and on video monitors. Be sure to pick up your "Tweeter" ribbon in the INFORMS booth.
Student Reporters for eNews Daily - Cover some key events and write up a few brief news accounts for our popular Annual Meeting e-newsletter. If interested, contact mary.leszczynski@informs.org. Click here to see one issue from last year.
Homemade Videos - We want your videos taken at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Coming soon, we'll provide you with the topics, and you provide us with your videos. All videos will be posted on the Annual Meeting website, and there will be prizes! For more information, write to photosandvideo@mail.informs.org or see http://meetings.informs.org/charlotte2011/video.html for instructions.
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2011 Charlotte
November 13-16, Charlotte Convention Center
http://meetings.informs.org/charlotte2011
Hotel Cut-Off October 10: Overflow Hotels Available
While many of the INFORMS hotels are sold out, there is still limited availability. To get up-to-date information on hotel availability, click here. Information on room-sharing is also provided.
Pre-Conference Vendor Workshops
Saturday, November 12, 9am-5pm
Plan to come to Charlotte early and take advantage of these FREE vendor workshops. Choose from three time groups; each workshop is 2.5 hours long. Expand your knowledge of software from AIMMS, American Optimal Decisions, AnyLogic, FICO, Forio Online Simulations, Frontline Systems, GAMS, Gurobi Optimization, IBM, LINDO Systems, Lumina Decision Systems, Maximal Software, Oracle, Palisade, Responsive Learning Technologies, Salford Systems, SAS, SAS-JMP Div. and SAS Global Academic, Syncopation Software, and Tableau Software. Click here for descriptions of the workshops and links to the companies. You must register for the meeting to sign up for the workshops.If you have already registered, call 800-446-3676, ext. 591, to add workshops.
INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics & Operations Research 2012 - Submit a Presentation Today
April 15-17, 2012, Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach, CA
http://meetings.informs.org/Analytics2012
Present your work at the conference known for high-quality presentations on real-world analytics and O.R. Applications reports, case studies, best-practice examples, emerging topics, and tutorials with a practice orientation are all welcome. Submit either a 50-minute oral presentation or a poster presentation. If accepted, you can receive a 35-40% discount on conference registration. Deadline for oral presentations is December 15, 2011; deadlinefor poster presentations, January 15, 2012.
INFORMS International Beijing 2012 - Abstract Submission Now Open
June 24-27, 2012, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
http://meetings.informs.org/beijing2012
The abstract deadline is February 13, 2012. We urge you to submit early.
INFORMS Meetings Calendar
Go to http://meetings.informs.org for a complete conference calendar.
Read the first entry in this new blog by Sandra Eksioglu on her work in biomass-for-biofuel supply chain management tools.
Operations research, analytics, and management science are making a major impact in business, government, and the research world, and the INFORMS Public Information Committee (PIC) has started an exciting new blog to reflect that impact. Read more from PIC Chair Aurelie Thiele to learn about award-winning projects that exemplify how operations research is helping decision-makers and people like you.
In the current issue of Analytics Magazine, "Analyze This!" columnist Vijay Mehrotra writes "...what makes the [North Carolina State University] MSA program so effective (and unique, at least at the time of this writing) is the culture that Institute Director Michael Rappa and his staff have established. Everything that happens during the course of this very intense program - software "boot camps," technical courses in topics ranging from time series to GIS, study group assignments, regular and detailed student feedback, public speaking instruction and a whole lot more - is chosen with careful thought." Hear Institute Director Michael Rappa explain what goes into a B-school analytics program in this week's Science of Better podcast.
INFORMS' administration, staff, and membership extend their condolences to the family of INFORMS member Robert C. Carlson, who passed away on September 6 after a struggle against cancer. The Ph.D. advisor of INFORMS members Anne Robinson, Candi Yano, and others, the Stanford professor of management science and engineering is remembered by his colleagues as a leading thinker in production and manufacturing and as a former department chair who was welcomed across the United States and Europe as an educator and advisor.
The program for the inaugural ASA Conference on Statistical Practice is set. Are you a statistical practitioner - including data analysts, researchers, and scientists - engaged in the application of statistics to solve real-world problems on a daily basis. The conference will provide an opportunity to learn about the latest statistical methodologies and best practices in statistical design, analysis, programming, and consulting. Explore the program and register for the meeting and a short course, tutorial or career placement today.
The Lemelson-MIT Awards honor both established and rising inventors for their ingenuity, creativity and contribution to invention and innovation. The awards recognize the profound impact that inventors can have on economic and social well-being. Learn more about applying for the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize and the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT for Global Innovation here. The deadline has been extended to November 4.
