Questions?

Contact Teresa Cryan at
800-343-0072 or
402-722-2595 x210,
terry.cryan@informs.org

Send submission to:
practice@informs.org

Submission is closed.
Selection notification: February 15, 2010

You are invited to submit a proposal to present a poster at the 2010 INFORMS
Conference on O.R. Practice. Presenters selected through this process will be invited
to register for the conference at $495, 40% off the lowest regular rate.

Poster presentations will be scheduled in two sessions, held on Monday and Tuesday.
The Poster display will be the only event on the program during these times, so that
presenters receive useful feedback from colleagues and all attendees can learn from
the presentations.

This visual, brief-presentation format lends itself to:

    — Descriptions of analytics projects that are still in progress,

    — Examples of successful work that may not be extensive enough for a 50-minute
        formal presentation but still offer useful learning points for O.R. professionals,

    — New, cutting-edge topics and projects on which you're looking for feedback,
        Case studies of projects that were NOT successful, and what you learned
        from the experience,

    — Corporate or consulting work subject to nondisclosure restrictions
        that can still be presented at a high level,

    — Your experience and advice on "soft" topics, such as selling analytics
        to internal or client decision-makers, working with non-technical users, etc.

We welcome Poster Presentations on the full range of O.R. work, including
all applications areas, industries and methodologies.

Benefits Of Presenting

    — A discounted registration rate of $495 (the lowest conference rate
        is $870). Registration covers the conference program, plus evening
        receptions, continental breakfast, lunch and breaks for two days.

    — The prestige of being selected to present a poster at an INFORMS
        top-quality conference.

    — The opportunity to receive feedback on your work from colleagues.

    — An opportunity to participate fully in the conference, networking
        with industry practitioners, academics and consultants.

Submission Process

Please provide the following information in a Word attachment and send to
practice@informs.org.

    — Contact information: name, academic degree, position title, organization,
        address, telephone, fax, email.

    — Select one: industry, government, academic

    — Provide an “elevator pitch” – a summary in seven sentences that gives the narrative
        for your poster. Your summary should include a description of the problem solved,
        your contribution to the project, why it was important, anything novel, etc.

    — Answer the following questions (no more than three sentences for each question)

            — How could your problem/methodology be applicable in industry,
                government and/or nonprofit organizations?

            — How is the project innovative?

            — What type of O.R. did you use (if applicable)

You will be expected to present your poster during a session on either Monday, April 19,
or Tuesday, April 19. Please indicate your availability – preference will be given to
presenters who are available both days.

Questions? Contact Teresa Cryan: terry.cryan@informs.org
800-343-0062 or 401-722-2595 x210.

Display/Presentation Guidelines

    — You have two options for a poster display: (1) mounted on a bulletin board
        (board provided by INFORMS), or (2) a three-panel display that you provide
        to stand on a table (table provided by INFORMS).

    — The bulletin board provided by INFORMS measures 8 feet wide by 4 feet high.
        Your overall poster must fit within that space.

    — The display table provided by INFORMS measures 6 feet wide by 18 inches deep.
        Your display must be constructed to stand alone on this table.

    — You can produce your poster as (1) a single large sheet of paper that can be rolled
        and transported in a tube or one large piece of corrugated plastic that can be folded
        in thirds for easy transport; (2) as multiple pages that are mounted onto the bulletin
        board, or (3) as a three-panel display.

    — For the three-panel display, we recommend that the title and overview be placed on
        the middle panel, with other information on the left and right panels.

    — For all posters, please follow these guidelines:

        — Maintain a good contrast between background and foreground text.

        — Avoid acronyms and extensive mathematical notation as much as possible.

        — Overview information should include the poster title and full names of all
            contributors, their affiliations, addresses and an email and/or web link.
            The overview should also include one or more of the following: a short
            description of the problem, objectives of the work, the methodology utilized,
            conclusions, relevant diagrams, graphs and charts in order to present an
            overview for the application.

        — You may wish to add a laptop display to your poster presentation.
            Your laptop can be placed on the table in front of the bulletin board.
            Projection (using a computer projector) is not possible due to space constraints.