Meetings
Next Meeting
INFORMS PNW Social Event
when: Tuesday May 8, 2012; 6:30PM
Seattle
Where? Ram Restaurant and Brewery Seattle University Village, 2650 Northeast University Village Street, Seattle WA 98105. Please RSVP at: http://www.pingg.com/5mk6ivyt2n38zq2pi
When you arrive at the venue, ask for Peter from INFORMS and they will direct you to our table. We will also have an INFORMS sign at the table.
Vancouver, BC
Where? Indian Oven, 2006 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1M9. Please RSVP at: http://www.pingg.com/zz2jm753zda28p3wi
When you arrive at the venue, ask for Yasin from INFORMS and they will direct you to our table. We will also have an INFORMS sign at the table.
Eugene, OR
Where? Lucky Noodle, 207 East 5th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401. Please RSVP at:http://www.pingg.com/ky22c7rky8t7bt7ja
When you arrive at the venue, ask for Ben from INFORMS and they will direct you to our table. We will also have an INFORMS sign at the table.
Past Meetings
INFORMS PNW Social Event
Seattle
When? Tuesday, Feb 22, 6:00 PM
Where? Ram Restaurant and Brewery Seattle University Village http://www.theram.com/washington/seattle.shtml
RSVP by Sunday, Feb 20, to Archis Ghate archis@uw.edu
When you arrive at the venue, ask for Archis from INFORMS and they will direct you to our table. We will also have an INFORMS sign at the table.
Vancouver
When? Tuesday, Feb 22, 6:00 PM
Where? Railway Club (579 Dunsmuir Street, upstairs) http://www.therailwayclub.com/
RSVP by Sunday, Feb 20, to Abelardo Mayoral Abelardo.Mayoral@fraserhealth.ca
When you arrive at the venue, ask for Abelardo from INFORMS and they will direct you to our table. We will also have an INFORMS sign at the table.
October 20, 2010
"Lean Six Sigma Design for new Healthcare facilities" by Laurent Barbeau, Principal Consultant
"Scheduling of Oil and Gas Drilling Operations" by Ken Jackson and Richard Schuller, Data Realm Software Inc
September 2, 2010
"Operations Research in an Agricultural Setting", Michael Hair (Romaric Corporation)
"Stochastic Dynamic Optimization in Cancer Radiotherapy", Archis Ghate (UW)
"Nonlinear Optimization with AIMMS in the chemical industry", Peter Nieuwesteeg (AIMMS)
May 12, 2010
"INFORMS Pacific Northwest Chapter"
Laura Kang, Operations Research Group, Boeing
Laura Kang is a current president of INFORMS Pacific Northwest Chapter. In this presentation, Laura will discuss the survey result among members on what they expect from our chapter and where the chapter should/could go from here.
"Customer Analytics for the Automotive Industry"
Mariah Jeffery,IBM Global Business Services
Mariah Jeffery received her Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of Central Florida in 2005. Prior to that, she had three years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain management in the semiconductor industry. She has been a Managing Consultant with IBM Global Business Services' Advanced Analytics and Optimization for the past four years. Her clients have included the United States Postal Service, Intel, and General Motors.
"Performance Management in Airline Operations"
By Anna Gordon, Managing Director, Alaska Airlines System Operations Control
Anna Gordon is a 27 year employee of locally based Alaska Airlines, responsible for daily tactical Operations Performance (on time operations, cancellations, disruption management) as well as ongoing analysis of key operational performance indicators. Anna started her career on the front line at the airport handling customers and load control, transferring into the SOC as part of the Crew Scheduling group, with other roles in labor negotiations, and flight scheduling. Jim Thorp, Manager, Operational Research and Analysis will also be joining in the discussion.
February 17, 2010
Speakers:
Vincent Chow, UBC
Abelardo Mayoral, Fraser Health
Michael Grant, Boeing
Benjamin Hugues, Genie Industires
Martin Jetton, Kronos Hiring Solution Division, Inc
