Association of Chairs of OR Departments

Purpose: The purposes of ACORD are:

To encourage interest in the field of operations research and the management sciences;
To encourage discussion and interaction among individuals who serve as chairs, directors, and heads of academic programs in operations research and the management sciences;
To advise the INFORMS Board on aspects of the academic environment for operations research and the management sciences and to keep the INFORMS Board apprised of developments in this area.