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Dear
INFORM-ED Members, As many of us conclude yet another academic year,
I’m writing to invite you to review the accompanying updates from the
officers and editors of INFORM-ED
to learn more about our ongoing activities and the new initiatives that we
are pursuing this year. As always, the
leadership of INFORM-ED is
dedicated to enhancing the teaching of operations research and management
science in a wide variety of settings.
I also would like to extend a special welcome to
those of you who serve in very small academic departments, training teams, or
other types of work groups. To the
extent that you may feel somewhat isolated from the larger operations
research/management science community of educators, we want you to know that
the officers and membership of INFORM-ED
are committed to providing you with both support for your instructional
activities and fellowship with others who share your professional interests
and passion. In preparation for this
fall’s annual meeting in San Diego, Professor Dave Rader of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, our Vice-President for
Programs, has been working hard to formulate a program of sessions which will
be of interest and value to faculty in liberal arts, engineering, and
business programs, trainers and practitioners in corporate environments,
educators in governmental organizations, and many others. If you are an isolated educator, please do
not hesitate to reach out to Dave Rader, other INFORM-ED officers, and me for support with your educational
initiatives. As always, my fellow INFORM-ED officers/editors and I encourage you to share your suggestions
for enhancing our programs and activities in the coming year. Please contact any of the following
individuals if you have any questions or suggestions for enhancing the
programs and services that we support: Vice President -- Programs: Dave Rader (david.rader@rose-hulman.edu) If you would like to speak with me over the phone
about your specific thoughts in this area, I would welcome your call. I can be reached at zappe@bucknell.edu or at my Bucknell
office (570-577-3292). I truly want to
hear your suggestions for how we can better serve your needs and
interests. After all, this
organization exists to benefit each of us. Best
wishes for an enjoyable and productive summer, Chris
Zappe Bucknell
University
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President’s Corner – Chris Zappe
2008 INFORM-ED Business Meeting Minutes – Judith Norback
Publications – John Kros
INFORM-ED @ INFORMS 2009, San Diego – Dave Rader
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2008 INFORMS Meeting in Washington, DC October 12, 2008 Chris Zappe opened and ran the meeting, which covered the
following topics. Information
supplementing the summary below is included on the powerpoints
(see the INFORM-ED website) for the meeting agenda, the special projects, and
the international effort.
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Publications - John Kros |
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Howdy All!
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We have a very exciting cluster planned for this year's
annual meeting in San Diego. Our track consists of fifteen sessions, and we
are co-sponsoring two additional sessions in other sponsored tracks. We have
made a concerted effort to provide a well-rounded group of sessions with
something of interest to a broad group of educators-whether in schools of
business, engineering, or liberal arts. Some of the highlights include ·
Two sessions on Communication Instruction in Industrial
Engineering and Business ·
A Tutorial by Jill Hardin on “Exploring Best Practices in
the Teaching of OR/MS” ·
A session on Business Analytics in the Business School ·
Showcase session on undergraduate research in OR My
sincerest thanks go to all session chairs and presenters for their hard work
in organizing such an excellent cluster. We hope to see you in San Diego. |