The goals of MAS are to:

• advance research in global defense-related topics, including military operations, governmental operations and security, and nation support;
• foster high standards in the practice of military operations research;
• promote the global exchange of information and ideas amongst developers and users of military operations research tools and techniques; and,
• help develop students and practitioners of military operations research to be capable of addressing the complex challenges of the 21st century.

MAS does this through a program of meetings, awards, publications and other activities independently and in concert with sister societies such as the Military Operations Research Society (MORS).

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INFORMS Military Applications Society (MAS) & Military Operations Research Society (MORS) Joint Student Webinar

Friday, 30 November 12pm-1pm EST 

How does industry use OR to support the military

Join us online to hear Jack Levis, Director of Process Management, UPS and Vice President - Practice at INFORMS, "The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Analytics movement - highlights of how INFORMS is moving forward with embracing analytics to support military and industry decisions." Jack's talk will provide an overview of the steps that INFORMS is taking to maintain a leadership position in the analytics movement including examples of how UPS is using analytics to support key planning and management decisions. Norman Reitter, Senior Director, Analytics, Syngineering, LLC and Board Director of the Military Operations Research Society (MORS), "Industry Consulting to Military Problems using Operations Research Methods". His talk will provide the student perspective of the types of relevant problems that the military is facing and how operations research techniques can be used to help provide insight into the best options forward.  His brief includes several examples of past project work  with the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, and NATO to show how operations research has been already used in this domain.

To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!) 
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1. Go to https://informshanover.webex.com/informshanover/j.php?ED=217353442&UID=1439694042&PW=NOTc5ZTI3Zjhl&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D 
2. If requested, enter your name and email address. 
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: morsmas 
4. Click "Join". 
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.To join the audio conference only 
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Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-650-479-3208 

Access code:628 766 241 

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Announcing the new MORS & MAS Joint Student Membership

If you are a current Student Member of MAS we are excited to announce to you a new joint venture between the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) and the Military Applications Society (MAS) of INFORMS. The two societies will now offer dual membership to their student members, and as of 1 May 2012 you are now a student member of both MORS and INFORMS MAS. As a current student member you have been grandfathered in to this new joint status. You will soon receive a User Name and Password credentials for the MORS website.

As a student member of each respective society you will continue to receive the same great benefits you have come to expect. Plus, one of the new benefits of student membership will be the Joint Student Webinars. These webinars will cover areas of interest to students including:

     - Operations Research Job Opportunities
     - A typical day in the life of an OR Analyst
     - Internship opportunities
     - Opportunities to brief your research
     

The first webinar is scheduled for Friday, 20 July from 12PM-1PM EST. It will include an overview of the new MORS / MAS Joint Student Membership Program as well as an overview of OR in the Department of Defense and in Academia. 

The link below is for the Kick-Off webinar on Friday, 20 July.

https://informshanover.webex.com/informshanover

Password: morsmas
Call-in toll number (US/Canada): +1-408-600-3600 
Access code: 932 350 693

If you have any questions regarding the joint student membership or membership in general, please do not hesitate to contact MAS.

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Thanks for attending the INFORMS MAS 2012 Monterey Conference, 27-28 March 2012

Greg Parlier and Bill Fox presenting a plaque to the Keynote Speaker, NPS Professor Emeritus Wayne P. Hughes, Captain (USN, Ret.)

Day one lectures on Logistics, Innovation, Decision Support, and Strategic Conflict in Cyberspace.

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Thanks to everyone that attended MAS Sessions at the 2011 INFORMS Annual Meeting!

Picture of the "Last People Standing" from the Wednesday 4:30-6:00 last session

Thanks to Reception sponsors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon!

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A quick update on MAS activities for our Charlotte INFORMS Conference starting this coming weekend:

• More than 75 analysts are scheduled to present across 24 sessions, included 9 joint presentations with CPMS, Decision Analysis Society, and Homeland Security; we also will sponsor two tutorial presentations.

• During our annual business meeting Monday evening we will present several awards, including the Seth Bonder OR Scholarship and 2011 Bernard O. Koopman Prize.

• We will also recognize and thank departing MAS council members who complete their respective terms of office this year: Niki Goerger, Lee Stenson, Bill Klimack, and our stalwart Secretary Treasurer Alan Johnson. Please join me in thanking them all for their special contributions to this unique professional society.

• And, as replacements, we’ll welcome and induct three new MAS council representatives: Cal Poly Pomona Engineering School Dean Mayhar Amouzegar; US Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Chad Long; and West Point Math Professor and former department chair, retired Brigadier General Chris Arney.

• Our current MAS “webmeister”, NPS professor and Navy Commander Walt DeGrange, will step up to fill our Secretary Treasurer council position, and Chad Long will backfill Walt as our new MAS Webmaster.

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Passing of Dr. Seth Bonder 29 October 2011

The world lost a great Operations Research analyst and contributor to both INFORMS, MAS and MORS. A brief bio is included below.

Dr. Seth Bonder was inducted as a MORS Fellow in 1994 and is a Vance R. Wanner Memorial Award laureate from 1986. He received the Jacinto Steinhardt Memorial Award from the Military Applications Society (MAS) of INFORMS in 1999. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Education. Dr. Bonder completed his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland in1960 and his PhD in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research) at Ohio State University in 1965.

Background. Dr. Bonder was the founder and Chairman/CEO of Vector Research, Incorporated (VRI) until 2001. The firm, which employed over 400 professionals, provided analysis and information technology services to national security, healthcare delivery, and financial enterprises in the public and private sector. He served in the US Air Force on active duty 1952-1956, and he was a Captain in the US Air Force Reserves 1957 – 1965. He was a full-time faculty member in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at The University of Michigan until December 1972. He is currently an adjunct professor in that department and has been an advisor to engineering schools, business schools, and mathematics departments in major universities. Dr. Bonder has published many papers in various operations research and defense journals. Over the past 40 years he has developed new operations research analysis procedures, directed analyses for planning and operations of military forces, and has served as an advisor to senior management of the Department of Defense. He is a member of the US Army Science Board and has served on the US Defense Science Board.

Operations Research and MORS Affiliations and Contributions. Dr. Bonder was President of the Operations Research Society of America 1978-1979. He was Vice President of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies 1985-1988. Dr. Bonder was MORS Vice President (1st VP), 1968 – 1969.

Awards and Honors.

INFORMS Omega Rho Distinguished Lecturer, 2004

INFORMS President’s Award, 2001

INFORMS Fellow, 2001 (Charter Member)

Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2000

Kimball Award, Operations Research Society of America (ORSA), 1993

Award for Patriotic Civilian Service, awarded by Secretary of the Army, 1990

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Congratulations to New MAS Council Members!

Mahyar Amouzegar

Chad Long

David Arney

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MAS Events 2012

The planning committee for our Spring 2012 Annual MAS Conference in Monterey has been established and is now soliciting session chairs, suggestions for keynote presenters, etc, - please contact VP Bill Fox (wpfox@nps.edu) if you would like to chair a session and/or have suggestions to offer for program content.

We are also considering a “joint” INFORMS Regional conference sometime later in 2012 that could be co-hosted by MSOM and MAS, focused on military logistics, operations management, and supply chain themes – likely in Huntsville, AL extending our previous conferences here. This is exploratory at this point, but if you would be interested in the initial planning efforts please contact either Greg or Professor Chase Murray (ccm0022@auburn.edu).

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