Overview

Established in 1995, the purpose of the Forum for Women in OR/MS is:

To encourage interest in the field of operations research and the management sciences
To encourage discussion and interaction among individuals having interest in the issues facing women and their relationship to the profession of operations research and the management sciences
To advise the INFORMS Board on aspects of issues facing women in the profession of operations research and the management sciences and to keep the INFORMS Board apprised of developments in this area

2011 INFORMS Annual Meeting:

WORMS Business Meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 14 at Convention Center, Room 209A, 6:15-7:15PM
WORMS Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15 at Westin Grand C. 12:30-1:30PM
2011 WORMS Sponsored Sessions:
- Best of WORMS - Three women in OR/MS present their highly influential work published in INFORMS jounrals in 2010. - Sunday, Nov. 13, 13:30-15:00
- Panel Discussion: Can We Do Anything About Women Dropping Out of Academia? - Sunday, Nov. 13, 16:30-18:00
- Panel Discussion: Panel Session: Leaders Offer Professional Advice to Women and Men. Monday, Nov. 14, 08:00-09:30

News:
Congratulations to Dr. Brenda Dietrich, an IBM Fellow and Vice President of the Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences Department at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, who received the 2010 WORMS Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS!

Get the word out! Make sure to nominate outstanding women in OR/MS for INFORMS Awards and Prizes.

If you would like to volunteer for the Forum activities, join the mailing list, or would like to receive information about forum-related events, please contact the officers.

WORMS Events at the 2010 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX:

WORMS Business Luncheon (Tuesday, November 9th)

2010 WORMS Sponsored Sessions: