Student Paper Award Application Process
Rules and Information:
- A student author must be able to present the work at a student session at the 2010 INFORMS Annual Meeting if selected as a Finalist.
- The presenting student author must be a student on or after January 1, 2010.
- The research must have been conducted while the presenting author was a student.
- The paper must be written by the student author(s) with minor assistance from advisors. The effort of the student(s) must comprise at least 50% of the work presented in the paper.
- The presenting student author must be a member of the Section on Data Mining.
- Submitted papers must be received by, August 15, 2010 to informs.dm.studentaward@gmail.com.
- Papers must not exceed 10 typed pages (1 inch margins, 12 point font, single-spaced).
- Entries must be accompanied by contact information for student(s) and advisor(s).
- Papers will not be published as part of the competition.
- Papers can be in any state with regard to publication (unpublished, submitted, published, etc.).
- Review Committee Chair: Paul Brooks (informs.dm.studentaward@gmail.com or jpbrooks@vcu.edu)
Important Dates
Deadline for papers: July 15, 2010
Finalists announced: August 15, 2010
Student presentations: November 7-10, 2010, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas Winner announced: Section on Data Mining Business Meeting, November 7-10, 2010.
Committee Chair:
J. Paul Brooks
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research
Fellow, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity
Virginia Commonwealth University
Harris Hall, Room 4126
P.O. Box 843083
Richmond, VA 23284
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~jpbrooks
(804)828-5853
Email: jpbrooks@vcu.edu