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The following table of contents lists articles in the February 2017 edition of OR/MS Today. You may follow any of the linked titles to read those items in their entirety. For quick navigation you may jump directly to any of the following sections:

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By Douglas A. Samuelson
Optimal search for moving targets: Lanchester winner and Edelman finalist Larry Stone expands his earlier work. 
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The evolution of INFORMS 
By Peter Horner
ORSA + TIMS = INFORMS: A look back at 65 years of problems, solutions, mergers, achievements and anecdotes.
[MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]

The sports analytics explosion
By Gary Cokins and Dave Schrader
Opportunities for research: drilling deeper into team sports, including the business, operations and health and safety sides.
[MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]

Ada Lovelace: Poetical Scientist
By Aaron Lai
Romance & science: The fascinating story behind the ‘first female computer scientist’ and the daughter of poet Lord Byron.
[MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]

Statistics analysis software survey
By James J. Swain
Joys and perils: Trends, developments and what recent politics taught us about variability and statistical predictions. 
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INFORMS News

• Analytics Conference  [OPEN ACCESS]
• Edelman Gala  [OPEN ACCESS]
• Q&A with committee chair  [MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]
• Marketing Conference  [OPEN ACCESS]
• Healthcare Conference  [OPEN ACCESS]
• Roundtable review: fall meeting  [MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]
• In Memoriam: Thomas Schelling  [MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]
• In Memoriam: Bernard Barfoot  [MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]
• In Memoriam: Philip Wolfe  [MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]
• Subdivision awards  [MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]
• Call for Nominations: Editor-in-Chief, Operations Research [OPEN ACCESS]
• People  [MEMBERS ONLY ARTICLE]
• Meetings  [OPEN ACCESS]

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