OTHER GREAT EVENTS

Wagner Prize Presentations

Monday, October 15, Convention Center, West 212C
To see clear, concise examples of verifiable O.R. and analytics practice success, you won't want to miss the six Wagner Prize presentations.

8-9:30am:

• A Deployed Quantal Response Based Patrol Planning System for the U.S. Coast Guard 
• The Philadelphia Districting Contest: Designing Territories for City Council Based Upon the 2010 Census

11am-12:30pm:

• Improving Patient Access to Chemotherapy Treatment at Duke Cancer Institute     
• Automated Bed Assignments in a Complex and Dynamic Hospital Environment

1:30-3pm:

• Incorporating Stochastic Lead Times into the Guaranteed Service Model of Safety Stock Optimization    
• Biological Planning for High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy: Application to Cervical Cancer Treatment

INFORMS Strategic Initiatives in Analytics

Monday, October 15, 11am-12:30pm, Convention Center, West 207
INFORMS President-Elect Anne Robinson, Vice President of Practice Activities Jack Levis, and Past President Rina Schneur will provide information about multiple INFORMS analytics-related strategic priorities and goals in this talk. Topics such as certification, continuing education, and outreach will be covered.

Bringing O.R. into the 21st Century with Social Networking and Web 2.0 Tools

Monday, 11am-12:30pm, Convention Center, North 222A
A panel of members who are active in social media will provide a "who, what, where, how, and why" on major social networking sites for operations researchers, as well as a synopsis of activity by INFORMS in social media.

2012 Innovation in Analytics Award Competition

Tuesday, October 16, Track 23 (TA, TB, TC), Convention Center, West 212C
Sponsored by the Analytics Section of INFORMS. See these finalist presentations that are being recognized for creative and unique developments, applications, or combinations of analytical techniques that provide unique insights and/or business value. Choose from among these talks:

• Ford, routing for battery electric vehicles
• MIT & Con Edison, predicting manhole events
• GfK Custom Research, analytics to set customer satisfaction priorities
• GE Global Research Center, whole-hospital operational forecasting system
• IBM, insurance agency productivity
• Texas A&M Transportation Institute, optimizing acquisition of right-of-way
• Nyenrode Business Universiteit, sustainable investment decision analysis

TutORials in Operations ResearchTalks

Attend your choice of 14 TutORial talks on Sunday - Wednesday, Convention Center, West 207. This Annual Meeting favorite features 90-minute sessions offering an in-depth look at current methodologies. See the program for a schedule of talks and exact titles.

Access to 2012 Online Volume

On October 1, the 2012 TutORials in Operations Research series volume became available online for all 2012 INFORMS Annual Meeting registrants. This year's TutORials covers topics in a broad range of applications and methodologies within operations research, including laboratory experiments in operations management, queues in service systems, dynamic optimization, and Markov decision processes.

Access the 2012 TutORials via the upgraded TutORials website and log in to view all content using your INFORMS username and password.
Print copies of the 2012 TutORials volume, as well as CDs and books from previous years, will be available for sale at INFORMS Booth #58.

General Interactive Sessions

Be sure to stop by the Interactive Sessions on Monday and Tuesday, 12:30-2:30pm in the Convention Center, West 301CD Lobby. A total of 80 posters and laptop demonstrations on diverse OR/MS topics will be on display. Authors will be on hand to describe their work during these times.

Annual Meeting Job Fair

Be a part of the largest gathering of O.R. and analytics job seekers and employers. The Job Fair is free to meeting registrants. Employers must register for the Job Placement Service to participate. Direct questions to jps@mail.informs.org for more details.
INFORMS job placement services (JPS) at the Annual Meeting connect job seekers and employers in an informal atmosphere. You can take advantage of both the Job Fair (Sunday, noon to 5pm) and the Job Placement Service (Monday and Tuesday, 9am-5pm; and Wednesday, 9am-3pm).

Here's a partial list of participating employers:

Résumé Checking Services

Sunday, October 14, 9am-12pm Hyatt, Regency Ballroom C
Have your résumé checked by members of INFORMS JPS Committee. Veteran O.R. professionals, such as Texas A&M Executive Associate Dean Bala Shetty, will review and critique your résumé to make sure it is ready for "prime time" at the Job Fair later that day.

In addition, two panel discussions focus on job search issues:

Academic Job Search Panel

Monday, October 15, 11am-12:30pm,
Convention Center, North 229A
The panel will discuss the academic interview process and do's and don'ts associated with the job search. The panel features Bala Shetty, Texas A&M University; Neil Geismar, Texas A&M University; and Eva Lee, Georgia Tech.

Industry Job Search Panel

Monday, October 15, 1:30-3pm, Convention Center, North 229A
The panel will discuss the industry interview process and do's and don'ts associated with the job search. The panel features Bala Shetty, Texas A&M University; Hossam Zaki, Zilliant; Bruce Patty, Veritec Solutions; and Irv Lustig, IBM.