Section Prize -- Application Process

Published work must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Prize:

• It must be in the form of a paper, a book, or a group of papers or books.
• It must be on the topic of pricing/revenue management.
• It must have been published in one of the preceding five years or, in the case of a group, at least one member of the group must have been published in one of those years. For example, for the prize awarded in year 2007, at least one of the publications must have appeared in one of the years 2002 through 2006. (An exception to this rule is stated below.)
• It must be written in the English language.
• It must have appeared in the open literature.

Books or papers may be case histories, reports of research representing new results, or primarily synthesis. For any nominated set (group of either articles or books) published over more than one year, it is expected that each element in the set is part of one continuous effort, such as a multi-year project or a continuously written, multi-volume book.

To recognize works published earlier than 1999, the prize committee may also, at its discretion, award a separate prize for historical works. At most one such prize may be awarded each year. The requirements and evaluation criteria for the Historical Works Prize are identical to those stated above for the regular prize with the exception that i) only the committee's members may nominate such works, and ii) there is no 5-year window of eligibility; rather, any work published prior to 1999 may be considered. The committee may also choose not to award a historical works prize. Indeed, it is anticipated that awarding of the Historical Works Prize will become less common over time.

To be eligible for consideration, each book or paper must be nominated to the committee. Anyone may make nominations. The Committee will use the following criteria in making judgments:

• The extent to which the contribution advances the state of the art of pricing and revenue management.
• The originality of the ideas or methods.
• The new areas of application it opens up.
• The degree to which existing theory or method is unified or simplified.
• The clarity and excellence of the exposition.
• The degree to which the contribution provides value for future applications, or enables improved practice.

A nomination consists of:

• A nominating letter specifying the work being nominated and explaining why it is deserving of the INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Prize. Nominating letters must include the titles of paper(s) or book(s), author(s), and the place and date of publication.
• Supporting letters, if desired. Supporting statements bearing on the worth of the publication in terms of the six criteria above will be very helpful, but are not required.
• Electronic files or six copies of the work.

Nominations should be sent to the chair of the committee. The submission deadline is July 1 of each year for the prize awarded in that year. If there is a suitable recipient, the award will be presented at the INFORMS National Meeting.

The committee consists of 3 or 4 members, including a chair, each serving on the committee for 2 years if possible.

2008 Committee Chair:

William L. Cooper
University of Minnesota
111 Church Street SE
Mechanical Engineering Building
Minneapolis, MN 55455 U.S.A.
voice: +1 612-624-4322
fax: +1 612-625-4344
email: billcoop@me.umn.edu

Other 2008 Committee Members include:

Andrew Boyd, PROS
Rene Caldentey, New York University