The INFORMS Optimization Section was formed in the fall of 1995 and became a Society in 2004.

The Optimization Society has two goals:

1. to promote the development and application of optimization methods and software tools for the solution of problems in Operations Research/Management Science, and
2. to encourage the exchange of information among practitioners and scholars in the optimization area.

Highlights

Business Meeting

The Optimization Society business meeting was held on Sunday, October 14, 6:15pm-7:15pm, in the C-North building, 200 level, room 229A (minutes).

OS Prizes 2012

The 2012 OS prize winners presented their work at a special session at the INFORMS meeting in Phoenix, Monday, October 15, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. and entitled "Optimization Society Prizes."

Newsletter

The Spring 2012 edition of the Optimization Society Newsletter is now available.