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Welcome! INFORMS is home to a diverse collection of academic and industry experts in fields including operations research, analytics, management science, economics, behavioral science, statistics, artificial intelligence, data science, applied mathematics, and more. Although our members' work is often highly complex, we are unified under a simple, shared mission: advance and promote the science and technology of decision making to save lives, save money, and solve problems. Whether you're at the beginning of your academic and professional adventure or decades into a successful career, INFORMS membership will connect you with a group of peers with whom you can collaborate, learn, grow, and share your journey.
How to Improve inclusivity in the Decision Sciences?
"What can INFORMS do to improve the sense of belonging for its increasingly diverse membership? In my opinion, we can strengthen the inclusive culture of INFORMS by changing our attitude and behavior. To sustain the success of INFORMS as a community, INFORMS must embrace diversity not only because its membership is becoming more diverse, but because it is the core value that we cherish."
– Christopher Tang
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Building an Audience for Your Research
"INFORMS members are superheroes in society. Our many significant and impactful contributions get published in academic journals. Unfortunately, much of our dissemination and communication stops there. This means that our work and findings never reach key decision-makers in government and industry, as well as the public, who need to hear our messages. The time to change this is now!"
– Sheldon Jacobson
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This week's episode of the Resoundingly Human podcast features Christian Zehnder of the University of Lausanne:
Charisma: A professional tool worth its weight in gold
The fascinating effect for us was that the charismatic speech had the same motivational effect, so the use of the charismatic leadership tactics had the same performance increasing effect as using a monetary piece rate.
Inside INFORMS' International Efforts to Advance O.R. & Analytics
"'As an “international professional association” for experts in operations research, management science and other decision sciences, INFORMS aims to live up to its billing with a host of events and content available to members via both in-person and virtual opportunities."
– Sue Merchant
Blue Link Consulting
Best ways INFORMS can help your career:
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Learn, Network, and Grow
INFORMS meetings and conferences provide the ultimate learning and networking events for OR/MS and analytics professionals and students – opportunities to exchange information, ideas, and perspectives with colleagues from around the world.
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First look at new job openings and internships
The INFORMS Career Center is a service that links employers with qualified applicants in the OR/MS and analytics field. It's not only free for all members, but members get a head start before jobs are open to the public!
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Continuing education courses
INFORMS professional development programs promote lifelong learning and career growth for O.R. and analytics professionals. Attend INFORMS’ high-level continuing education courses on leading analytics topics to stay current in the field.
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Get help navigating your career
Mentor Match lets INFORMS members enroll online to become a mentor or find one. Use the online directory to meet your professional match and begin working on goals together, from career growth to giving back to the community.
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Timely Research on Methods and Applications
INFORMS publications include our membership magazine OR/MS Today, Analytics magazine, our student publication OR/MS Tomorrow, and 17 scholarly journals, including Operations Research and Management Science.
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Highlighting Outstanding Work
INFORMS grants prestigious prizes and awards for meritorious achievement that celebrate wide-ranging categories of achievement from teaching, writing, and practice to distinguished service to the Institute and the profession and contributions to society.
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Providing resources for future generations
INFORMS is dedicated to fostering growth in OR/MS and analytics through scholarship opportunities. By investing in students, INFORMS will establish a long and rewarding relationship between young professionals and the cornerstones of our industry.
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