INFORMS Membership Meeting & Reception
5:00pm - 6:00pm
The INFORMS Board of Directors encourages all members to bring their ideas, opinions and suggestions to this annual membership meeting. Current business and future directions for INFORMS are on the agenda. Wine and cheese will be served.

Minority Issues Forum Reception
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Come meet old friends, make new ones, and talk about unique intellectual issues and opportunities! This reception is sponsored by the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan, the Industrial Engineering and Management Science Department at the Northwestern University, and Professor Robert Bixby of Rice University.

Breakfast for New Members & First-Time Attendees
7:00am - 8:00am (Ticket Required)
The INFORMS Board and Meetings Committee will host this breakfast to welcome and orient people who are new to INFORMS and the meeting. Continental breakfast will be served. New members and first-time attendees will receive a ticket for the breakfast with their registration materials.

Junior Faculty INFORMS Group Luncheon
11:30am - 1:00pm
All junior faculty are invited to participate. This event gives junior faculty in engineering and business schools the opportunity to discuss career development and exchange ideas. A buffet lunch will be served. Sponsored by SAP, Yale University and Case Western Reserve University.

Welcome Reception
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Wear Badge For Admission. Meet with colleagues and visit the exhibits while enjoying great food. Cash bar, complimentary soft drinks. Your meeting registration fee covers admission to this reception. If your guest would like to accompany you, a guest registration must be purchased. The $50 guest fee also includes the General Reception and continental breakfast Sunday-Tuesday.

Women in OR/MS Forum Reception
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Everyone interested in encouraging women in the OR/MS profession is invited to this reception. Light hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served. Sponsored by Georgia Institute of Technology.

Student Reception
8:00pm - 10:00pm
All students registered for the meeting are encouraged to attend this special reception for an opportunity to socialize and network with other students in your own field as well as those with different specialties and interests. Sponsored by IBM Research.

Welcome & Awards Ceremony
11:40am - 12:30pm
Join the INFORMS Board and Atlanta Organizing Committee to honor and celebrate the achievements of our colleagues and all they have contributed to the field of OR/MS. The following awards will be presented: INFORMS Prize, George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award, John von Neumann Theory Prize, Frederick W. Lanchester Prize, INFORMS President's Award, INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice, George E. Kimball Medal, George E. Nicholson Student Paper Competition Award, Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award and INFORMS Expository Writing Award. New for 2003 are the Bonder Scholarship for Applied OR in Military Applications and the Bonder Scholarship in Health Care.

Minority Issues Forum Business Meeting & Bag Lunch
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Please join the members of the Minority Issues Forum for a "bring your own lunch" discussion and technical meeting. Agenda items for the meeting include new officer appointments, graduate student poster sessions at upcoming meetings and perennial updates for OR/MS Today and OR/MS Tomorrow.

COIN-OR Users Meeting & Bag Lunch
12:00pm-1:15pm
Anyone interested in open-source software tools, data sets, models and standards for operations research is encouraged to attend. The meeting room is conveniently located near food vendors. Bring your lunch and your ideas. The agenda for the meeting is posted on www.coin-or.org.

CPMS Isolated Practitioner Workshop & Reception
6:00pm - 7:00pm
CPMS, the Practice Section of INFORMS, sponsors this workshop on topics of interest to isolated practitioners, the "Lone Rangers" of OR/MS. The 20th workshop in this series will address timely issues that affect the isolated practitioner community. All are welcome to participate in the workshop, discussion and reception. Wine and cheese will be served.

General Reception
World of Coke/Georgia Freight Depot
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Wear badge for admission. Buses depart from the hotel Motor Lobby (down the escalator from the main hotel lobby) beginning at 7:00pm. Buses will run continuously between the Westin and the reception (trip is only 5-10 minutes), with the last bus leaving the reception at 9:45pm. If your guest would like to accompany you, a guest registration must be purchased (guests will receive a special badge). The $50 guest fee also includes the Welcome Reception and continental breakfast Sunday-Tuesday.

The Georgia Freight Depot and World of Coke, two unique buildings on either side of a beautiful urban plaza, provide the perfect venue for our General Reception. Great food and drinks (cash bar, with complimentary soft drinks) will be provided at the Freight Depot. It's just a short walk across the plaza to the World of Coke museum, where memorabilia and hands-on displays provide a fun look at all things Coca Cola. The Freight Depot itself is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Atlanta, and is located right next to Underground Atlanta, one of the city's shopping and nightclub attractions.

Women in OR/MS Forum Business Meeting & Luncheon
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Interested in issues related to women professionals in OR/MS? Come join us for lively conversation at our business meeting. Sponsored by Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Academic/Practitioner Interface Luncheon
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Don't miss this opportunity to network with colleagues, both in the practice and academic arenas. INFORMS leaders and practice session speakers will facilitate roundtable discussions focusing on academic-practitioner collaboration. Sit-down luncheon - $25. Ticket required - sign up at the INFORMS registration desk.