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Dear Analytics Section member,

Thank you for being part of the first year for the Analytics Section of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). Some of the Analytics Section 2011 accomplishments in our first year include:

• Membership approaching 500 – the fastest growing new sections of INFORMS;
• Starting our LinkedIn group that now has over 300 members and active job and discussion boards;
• Releasing two newsletters chock full of analytics content and information about upcoming conferences;
• Wide readership of our sister publication, the digital magazine Analytics;
• Much activity toward understanding serving and defining the burgeoning analytics field;
• Hosting an Analytics Track at the Fall conference (13 sessions and business meeting);
• Leveraging the INFORMS re-branding of our spring Practice Conference as our spring Analytics Conference;
• Starting an Analytics Section Blog; and
• Hosting video presentations from the spring Analytics Conference in order to better disseminate new ideas and breakthroughs in the art and science of better decision making.

Not bad for our first half year! We know you share our excitement and enthusiasm for analytics, which truly makes a difference in the lives of people everywhere. We invite you to renew your membership in the Section today.

Your membership dues show your support for our vitally important Analytics field and guarantee uninterrupted access to exclusive member benefits:

• $30 registration discount on the spring Analytics Conference;
• Ability to forge new relationships and network with our blog, LinkedIn group and at our conferences;
• Access to insights and inside information on state-of-the-art analytics processes through our newsletter and conferences;
• Ability to present and gain recognition for your work;
• Providing a gateway to contributing to the analytics community;
• Gaining access to section postings and hidden jobs to advance your career; and
• Discounted or free access to other organizations’ analytics meetings (in process.)

We are looking forward to 2012 with great enthusiasm. The Analytics Conference (formerly known as the Practice Conference) will be held in Huntington Beach, CA in April, and the Annual Meeting will take place in Phoenix in October.

In 2012 we will continue progress on several strategic fronts: We will:

• Award our first “Innovations in Analytics” Award at the spring Analytics Conference;
• Extend our service to professionals in the analytics field to help develop Analytics capabilities in organizations;
• Help to shape and understand analytics curricula at universities; and
• Through all of this, continue to grow our numbers and influence on the INFORMS organization.

Your membership dues support all of these activities, plus much more, including educational programs and outreach activities to spread the good word about Analytics.

Please don’t delay—renew your Analytics Section of INFORMS membership today.

Sincerely,

Michael F. Gorman
2011-2012 Analytics Section President