2015 Informs Annual Meeting

PROGRAM AND SPECIAL EVENT SCHEDULE

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KEY: M - Marriott C - Convention Center

INFORMS CENTER Visit the INFORMS Center in Exhibit Hall A for key Annual Meeting activities. SUNDAY 12noon–2pm Headshots taken for INFORMS Connect. 12noon–12:30pm Trivia Challenge in the Student Lounge. 3:30–5pm Crop Challenge/Syngenta/Analytics Section and Bonder Scholarships. 7:30–8:30pm Meet the INFORMS Board of Directors and Staff. MONDAY 9–10:30am Meet the editors from INFORMS Journal on Computing, Math of OR , and Information Systems Research 9:30–10am Come volunteer for Pro Bono Analytics 12:30–1:30pm Do you need some pointers on INFORMS Connect? Meet in the Student Lounge for a tutorial. 3:30–5pm Speak with editors from Organization Science and Editor’s Cut . See the website that the History & Traditions Committee built to celebrate the history of our profession. Meet with officers from the SpORts section. TUESDAY 9–10:30am Meet the editors from Management Science and INFORMS Transactions on Education. 11am–1pm Headshots taken for INFORMS Connect 3:30–5pm Celebrate 40 years of Omega Rho and 20 years of Women in OR/MS (WORMS). Propose new INFORMS initiatives. WEDNESDAY 9–10:30am Health of INFORMS 11am–1pm Headshots taken for INFORMS Connect.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Registration Chapters/Fora Officers Breakfast IFORS Officer Breakfast Meeting Boathouse Sports Tour ( ticketed event) Student Chapter Officers Meeting OR & Mathematical Analytics for H.S. Math Teachers (registration required) Technical Sessions (TA) Korea Chapter Breakfast

C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level

7am-5pm

M – Salon I, Level 5 M – Salon J, Level 5 M – Salon F, Level 5

7-8am

7:30-9am 7:30-9am

C – 12th & Arch St., West Side Tunnel

8-11am

M – Salon I, Level 5

8-8:45am

Drexel University – Lebow Hall

8am-3:30pm

Convention Center & Marriott

8-9:30am 9am-5pm 9:30-10am

Exhibits, Career Center, Technology Center C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level

Coffee Break

C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level

M – Franklin Foyer

Plenary: Alfred Spector Technical Sessions (TB) Lunch Break (on your own) Keynote: Sanjay Mehrotra

C – Grand Ballroom B, Upper 200 Level Convention Center & Marriott

10-10:50am 11am-12:30pm 12noon-1:30pm 12:30-1:20pm 12:30-1:30pm 12:30-1:30pm 12:30-2:30pm

C – Grand Ballroom B, Upper 200 Level

IJOC Editorial Board Meeting (invite only) Women in OR/MS Lunch (ticketed event)

M – Salon L, Level 5 M – Salon H, Level 5

Poster Session

C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level Convention Center & Marriott C – Grand Ballroom A, Upper 200 Level C – Grand Ballroom B, Upper 200 Level

Technical Sessions (TC) Keynote: Alper Atamturk Keynote: Mihai Anitescu

1:30-3pm 3:10-4pm 3:10-4pm 3:10-4pm 4-4:30pm

Keynote: 2015 Wagner Prize Winner

C – 201C, 200 Level

Coffee Break

C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level

M – Franklin Foyer

Technical Sessions (TD)

Convention Center & Marriott

4:30-6pm

Exhibitor & Organizing Committee Reception M – Salon J, Level 5 See p. 9 Certified Analytics Professional Reception M – Salon K, Level 5 INFORMS Community Meetings

5-6pm

5-6:30pm

General Reception

C – Grand Hall, 200 Level

7:30-9:30pm

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Registration

C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level Convention Center & Marriott

7am-4:30pm 8-9:30am 9am-3pm 9:30-10am 10-10:50am 11-12:30pm 12:45-2:15pm 2:15-2:45pm 2:45-4:15pm 4:30-6pm

Technical Sessions (WA)

Exhibits, Career Center, Technology Center C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level

Coffee Break

C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level

M – Franklin Foyer

Plenary: William Rouse Technical Sessions (WB) Technical Sessions (WC)

C – Grand Ballroom B, Upper 200 Level Convention Center & Marriott Convention Center & Marriott

Coffee Break

C – Exhibit Hall A, 200 Level

M – Franklin Foyer

Technical Sessions (WD) Technical Sessions (WE)

Convention Center & Marriott Convention Center & Marriott

CAP Exam

M – 501, Level 5

6-9pm