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
1952
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1959
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1972
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1954
1st L
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1975
1st v
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rize
May 1952
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)
Awarded to George B. DantzigJa
nuar
y 19
95
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1995
ORSA and TIMS merge to form INFORMS
Birth of INFORMS Online (out of Mike Trick’s O.R. Page)
1996
Enc
yclo
pedi
a of
OR
/MS
1996
"Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science,” S. Gass, C. Harris
2004
The
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2004
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
[email protected]@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
[email protected]@cisco.com
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