2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting Program

MCC - Music City Center | Omni - Omni Hotel

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Combined Colloquia Registration

Omni - Legends D, 2 nd Floor Omni - Legends ABC, 2 nd Floor

5:30–6:30pm

Dinner

6–8pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Combined Colloquia

Omni - Cumberland 1-6 Omni - Legends B,C,D Omni - Music Row 2 Omni - Legends A, 2 nd Floor Omni - Music Row 3,4,5 MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3

7am–6pm

CIST

7:30am–6pm

ISR Editors Meeting

8am–2pm 8am–5pm 8am–7pm 9am–5pm

Organization Science Dissertation Competition

Data Mining & Analytics Workshop

Visit Music City

INFORMS Registration

7am–5:30pm 10am–12noon 12noon–4:30pm

Executive Committee Meeting INFORMS Board Meeting

Omni - Gibson Boardroom, 3 rd Floor

Omni - Legends EF, 2 nd Floor

Technology Workshops SAS - GAP/EDU

MCC - 201A, Level 2 MCC - 201B, Level 2 MCC - 201A, Level 2 MCC - 201B, Level 2 MCC - 202A, Level 2 MCC - 202B, Level 2 MCC - 201A, Level 2 MCC - 201B, Level 2 MCC - 202B, Level 2 MCC - 205A, Level 2 MCC - 202C, Level 2 MCC - 202A, Level 2 MCC - 208B, Level 2 MCC - 208A, Level 2 MCC - 205B, Level 2

9–11:30am 9–11:30am

Optimization Direct

AIMMS

12noon–2:30pm 12noon–2:30pm 12noon–2:30pm 12noon–2:30pm

FICO

SAS - JMP

Bayesia

SAS Institute

3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 3–5:30pm 5–6:30pm

GAMS

GUROBI

IBM Analytics

SIMIO

MathWorks

Neusrel

LINDO Systems Frontline Systems

INFORMS Member Meeting

Omni - Broadway GHJK, 2 nd Floor Omni - Acoustic, 4th Floor Omni - Electric, 4th Floor Omni - Legends G, 2nd Floor

Roundtable Reception Roundtable Dinner Program and Special Event Schedule ISS Awards & ISR Editors Reception

5–6pm 6–7pm

6:30–8pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 INFORMS Registration New Member Breakfast (invite only) MNSC Editorial Board Meeting (invite only) ITED Editorial Board Meeting (invite only)

MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 Omni - Broadway F, 2 nd Floor Omni - Broadway K, 2 nd Floor Omni - Broadway H, 2 nd Floor Omni - Broadway E, 2 nd Floor Music City Center & Omni Omni - Legends EF, 2 nd Floor

7am–5pm

7–8am

7:30–9am 7:30–9am 7:30–9am 8–9:30am 8am–5pm

Career Center Breakfast & Meeting

Technical Sessions (SA)

INFORMS Board

CIST

Omni - Legends B,C,D

8am–5:15pm

Visit Music City Coffee Break

MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 MCC - Level 2 / Omni - 2 nd Floor MCC - Davidson Ballroom, Level 1M Music City Center & Omni

9am–5pm 9:30–10am 10–10:50am 11am–12:30pm 11am–12:30pm 12noon–5pm 12noon–5pm 12noon–6pm 12:30–1:30pm 12:30–1:30pm 12:30–2:30pm

Welcome & Plenary: Guru Banavar

Technical Sessions (SB)

QSR Student Intro. & Interactive

Omni - Mockingbird 2

Exhibits, Career Center, Technology Center INFORMS Center, Networking Lounge

MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 Omni - Legends A, 2 nd Floor Omni - Broadway E, 2 nd Floor

CIEADH

Junior Faculty Interest Group Lunch (ticketed event)

Lunch Break (on your own)

M&SOM Associate Editors Lunch (invite only)

Omni - Broadway A, 2 nd Floor Music City Center & Omni

Technical Sessions (SC)

1:30–3pm 3:10–4pm 3:10–4pm 3:10–4pm 4–4:30pm 4:30–6pm

Keynote: UPS George D. Smith Reprise Keynote: Jeff Nichols, ORNL Keynote: IFORS Distinguished Lecture

MCC - Davidson Ballroom A, Level 1M MCC - Davidson Ballroom B, Level 1M MCC - Davidson Ballroom C, Level 1M MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 / Omni - 2 nd Floor

Coffee Break

Technical Sessions (SD)

Music City Center & Omni

INFORMS Community Meetings

See p. 6

INFORMS Connect & Social Networking Reception

Omni - Broadway AB, 2 nd Floor MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 Omni - Broadway K, 2 nd Floor Omni - Broadway EF, 2 nd Floor

6:30–7:30pm

Welcome Reception - Exhibits Open Minority Issues Forum Reception

7:30–9pm 7:30–9pm

Awards Ceremony & Dessert

8:30–9:45pm

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 INFORMS Registration

MCC - Exhibit Hall A, Level 3 Omni - Broadway H, 2 nd Floor Omni - Broadway B, 2 nd Floor Music City Center & Omni Omni - Broadway D, 2 nd Floor

7am–5pm 7:30–9am

ACORD Breakfast & Meeting

Engagement with Organization Committee Meeting

8–9am

Technical Sessions (MA)

8–9:30am

Service Science Editorial Board Meeting (invite only)

8–10am

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