New Member/First Time Attendee WelcomeNew Member/First Time Attendee Welcome

Nov. 5, 2006

Rick Rosenthal, Vice President, Membership & Professional Recognition

Anne G. Robinson, ChairMembership Committee

Welcome to INFORMS!Welcome to INFORMS!

Welcome to INFORMS!

• A brief History

• Who we are and what we do

• How you can optimize your membership

• How you can contribute to the future of INFORMS

Overview

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First meeting of Operations Research Society of America (ORSA)

November 1952

First issue of Operations Research

December 1953

First meeting of the Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS)

October 1954

First issue of Management Science

1954  

First ORSA Frederick W. Lanchester Prize

Awarded to L. C. Edie

1959  

  International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS)

1972

First Franz Edelman Award for Management Science Achievement presented to The Pillsbury Company

1975

First von Neumann Prize (ORSA)

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"Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science,” S. Gass, C. Harris

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The Science of Better Campaignwww.scienceofbetter.org

What’s Next?

A Brief History

Have you ever tried to explain OR at a cocktail party?

What is OR?

“It’s mathematical decision making”

“It’s the edge between engineering and business”

“Quant – that MBA class that people complain about”

“Grown up, real-world versions of ‘story problems’ you either loved or hated in junior high math class!”

“It’s mathematical decision making”

“It’s the edge between engineering and business”

“Quant – that MBA class that people complain about”

“Grown up, real-world versions of ‘story problems’ you either loved or hated in junior high math class!”

“OR is the discipline of applying advanced

analytical methods to help make better decisions.”

“OR is the discipline of applying advanced

analytical methods to help make better decisions.”

What is OR?

The official answer designed by our Marketing-the-Profession campaign:

INFORMS is the society that serves the scientific and professional needs of OR/MS scientists, investigators, students, educators, and

professionals, as well as the institutions they serve.

How?PublicationsProfessional and Academic ConferencesThought LeadershipInformation and Idea Exchange

INFORMS is the society that serves the scientific and professional needs of OR/MS scientists, investigators, students, educators, and

professionals, as well as the institutions they serve.

How?PublicationsProfessional and Academic ConferencesThought LeadershipInformation and Idea Exchange

What is INFORMS?

• 10,360 members

• 67% Academic, 33% Industry & Government

• 75% Regular, 20% Students, 5% Retired

• 76% US, 10% Europe, 14% Other

• Current energy toward increasing practitioner membership

• Enthusiastic and optimistic about OR/MS

• 10,360 members

• 67% Academic, 33% Industry & Government

• 75% Regular, 20% Students, 5% Retired

• 76% US, 10% Europe, 14% Other

• Current energy toward increasing practitioner membership

• Enthusiastic and optimistic about OR/MS

INFORMS Membership

There are many membership benefits – find the ones that work for you:

Journals

Conferences

Prizes, Awards and Scholarships

Web resources

Volunteering

Employment

Access to Thought Leaders

There are many membership benefits – find the ones that work for you:

Journals

Conferences

Prizes, Awards and Scholarships

Web resources

Volunteering

Employment

Access to Thought Leaders

Making the Most out of Your Membership

• Find a journal that interests you and will enhance your career

• INFORMS has 12 journals – all are in-print AND online

• You receive one FREE journal with your membership

• You can receive ALL journals online for one low price

• Find a journal that interests you and will enhance your career

• INFORMS has 12 journals – all are in-print AND online

• You receive one FREE journal with your membership

• You can receive ALL journals online for one low price

Find Your Journals

List of Journals

• Decision Analysis

• Information Systems Research

• InterfacesInterfaces

• INFORMS Journal of Computing

• INFORMS Transactions on Education

• Management ScienceManagement Science

• Decision Analysis

• Information Systems Research

• InterfacesInterfaces

• INFORMS Journal of Computing

• INFORMS Transactions on Education

• Management ScienceManagement Science

• Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

• Marketing Science

• Mathematics of Operations Mathematics of Operations ResearchResearch

• Operations ResearchOperations Research

• Organization Science

• Transportation Science

• Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

• Marketing Science

• Mathematics of Operations Mathematics of Operations ResearchResearch

• Operations ResearchOperations Research

• Organization Science

• Transportation Science

OR/MS Today is INFORMS monthly membership magazine:

Compelling Articles

Issues in Education

Software Surveys

Meetings, Updates

Job Openings

OR/MS Tomorrow is the online Student Newsletter:

ormstomorrow.informs.org

OR/MS Today is INFORMS monthly membership magazine:

Compelling Articles

Issues in Education

Software Surveys

Meetings, Updates

Job Openings

OR/MS Tomorrow is the online Student Newsletter:

ormstomorrow.informs.org

Magazines

Fall National Meeting

• BIG (~3,000 attendees, 50 concurrent sessions!)

• Open to all speakers

Spring PRACTICE Meeting

• Smaller (~600 attendees, 6 concurrent sessions)

• Practitioner Focused

• All invited speakers• More upscale – bring your boss! Vancouver Spring 2007

► Many special interest conferences

► Affiliated international conferences

Fall National Meeting

• BIG (~3,000 attendees, 50 concurrent sessions!)

• Open to all speakers

Spring PRACTICE Meeting

• Smaller (~600 attendees, 6 concurrent sessions)

• Practitioner Focused

• All invited speakers• More upscale – bring your boss! Vancouver Spring 2007

► Many special interest conferences

► Affiliated international conferences

Attend Conferences

Join Subdivisions

Large Established Interest Groups Large Established Interest GroupsSocieties: Societies:

Chapters:Chapters:

Sections: Sections:

Student Chapters: Student Chapters:

FORA:FORA:

Smaller Focused Interest Groups Smaller Focused Interest Groups

Grouped by Geography Grouped by Geography

Grouped by one or more Universities Grouped by one or more Universities

Grouped by other characteristics – Junior Faculty, Women in OR, Minority Issues

Grouped by other characteristics – Junior Faculty, Women in OR, Minority Issues

www.informs.comwww.informs.com

•Searchable bibliographic database

•Membership Directory

•PubsOnline

•Employment Opportunities

•Society News

•Practitioner Resources

•Bookstore

•Contacts for problems and ideas!

www.informs.comwww.informs.com

•Searchable bibliographic database

•Membership Directory

•PubsOnline

•Employment Opportunities

•Society News

•Practitioner Resources

•Bookstore

•Contacts for problems and ideas!

INFORMS online

Many opportunities to volunteer with INFORMS:

• Committees

• Journal Refereeing and Editing

• Speakers Program

• Online content development

Many opportunities to volunteer with INFORMS:

• Committees

• Journal Refereeing and Editing

• Speakers Program

• Online content development

Volunteering

Societies, Sections and Chapters are a great place to start!Societies, Sections and Chapters are a great place to start!

• Knowledge Enhancements

• Professional Awards

• Networking with Peers

• Discounts on Journals and Books

• Group Insurance Plan

• Visibility as part of a Respected Society

• Access to Instructional Material

• Knowledge Enhancements

• Professional Awards

• Networking with Peers

• Discounts on Journals and Books

• Group Insurance Plan

• Visibility as part of a Respected Society

• Access to Instructional Material

Other Benefits

Check out the INFORMS Booth at the Conferences

Call INFORMS (1-800-4INFORMS) with problems, issues and ideas!

Go online

www.informs.org

www.scienceofbetter.org

www.orchampions.org

http://www.lionhrtpub.com/ORMS.shtml

Check out the INFORMS Booth at the Conferences

Call INFORMS (1-800-4INFORMS) with problems, issues and ideas!

Go online

www.informs.org

www.scienceofbetter.org

www.orchampions.org

http://www.lionhrtpub.com/ORMS.shtml

More Information

“The INFORMS Board is pleased to welcome you.

We wish you a long, happy and productive membership.

May you make many new friends and feel proud to call yourself a member of the

OR community!”

“The INFORMS Board is pleased to welcome you.

We wish you a long, happy and productive membership.

May you make many new friends and feel proud to call yourself a member of the

OR community!”

In Closing:

Professor Richard RosenthalProfessor Richard Rosenthal

Operations Research DepartmentOperations Research DepartmentNaval Postgraduate SchoolNaval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CaliforniaMonterey, California9394093940

rosenthal@nps.edurosenthal@nps.edu

Contact Info:

Anne G. RobinsonAnne G. Robinson

Cisco Systems, Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.170 West Tasman Drive170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, CASan Jose, CA9513495134

annerobi@cisco.comannerobi@cisco.com