Welcome to INFORMS New MemberFirst Time Attendee Welcome

Welcome to INFORMS! New Member/First Time Attendee Welcome Rick Rosenthal, Vice President, Membership & Professional Recognition Anne G. Robinson, Chair Membership Committee Nov. 5, 2006

Overview 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

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What is OR? Have you ever tried to explain OR at a cocktail party? “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!”

What is OR? The official answer designed by our Marketing-the-Profession campaign: “OR is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions. ”

What is INFORMS? 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? ØPublications ØProfessional and Academic Conferences ØThought Leadership ØInformation and Idea Exchange

INFORMS Membership • 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

Making the Most out of Your Membership There are many membership benefits – find the ones that work for you: Ø Journals Ø Conferences Ø Prizes, Awards and Scholarships Ø Web resources Ø Volunteering Ø Employment Ø Access to Thought Leaders

Find Your Journals • 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

List of Journals • Decision Analysis • Information Systems Research • Interfaces • INFORMS Journal of Computing • INFORMS Transactions on Education • Management Science • Manufacturing and Service Operations Management • Marketing Science • Mathematics of Operations Research • Organization Science • Transportation Science

Magazines OR/MS Today is INFORMS monthly membership magazine: ØCompelling Articles ØIssues in Education ØSoftware Surveys ØMeetings, Updates ØJob Openings OR/MS Tomorrow is the online Student Newsletter: ormstomorrow. informs. org

Attend 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

Join Subdivisions Societies: § Large Established Interest Groups Sections: § Smaller Focused Interest Groups Chapters: § Grouped by Geography Student Chapters: § Grouped by one or more Universities FORA: § Grouped by other characteristics – Junior Faculty, Women in OR, Minority Issues

INFORMS online www. informs. com • Searchable bibliographic database • Membership Directory • Pubs. Online • Employment Opportunities • Society News • Practitioner Resources • Bookstore • Contacts for problems and ideas!

Volunteering Many opportunities to volunteer with INFORMS: • Committees • Journal Refereeing and Editing • Speakers Program • Online content development Societies, Sections and Chapters are a great place to start!

Other Benefits • 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

More Information Check out the INFORMS Booth at the Conferences Call INFORMS (1 -800 -4 INFORMS) with problems, issues and ideas! Go online www. informs. org www. scienceofbetter. org www. orchampions. org http: //www. lionhrtpub. com/ORMS. shtml

In Closing: “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!”

Contact Info: Professor Richard Rosenthal Anne G. Robinson Operations Research Department Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California 93940 rosenthal@nps. edu Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134 annerobi@cisco. com