When I learn that I am going to a conference, I start researching the area. I think spatially and so start by looking at the exact location of the conference on a map and get an understanding of the geographic region. The JW Marriott Austin is located just a block from the Colorado River coincidently […]
Now in its fourth year, the Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics has provided members of the analytics community an opportunity to contribute to improving global food security. The competition asks participants to use real-world agriculture data to develop a predictive model to help optimize seed breeding. Submissions were reviewed by a panel of judges who […]
The 2019 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics is wrapping up, and once again we want to thank INFORMS for giving us a platform to engage with its analytics and operations research community. Cross-discipline collaboration can help scientists throughout the agriculture industry improve how we grow food. The Crop Challenge prize committee reviewed submissions earlier this […]
I had the pleasure of hosting the Women in OR/MS Cocktails and Questions event these last two years. This has been such an incredible experience for me. Diane Bryant who had been at Intel for most of her career before switching to Google Cloud shortly before the INFORMS Business and Analytics Conference gave a very […]
WORMS’ guest speaker at the reception tonight was Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, LinkedIn Influencer, prolific author and blogger, all around really smart woman and expert in Supply Chain. I don’t think I’m going to be able to summarize her talk better than she did, so here are some (mostly direct) quotes that […]
This afternoon, I had the opportunity to attend IBM’s presentation for the Edelman Award. IBM Services receives thousands of RFPs from potential customers, and reading them, reviewing them, and putting together proposals for clients is hugely time consuming and expensive. IBM Research put together several different analyses that have taken this from a complex, highly […]
I told you earlier about the new booklet How Organizations can get Started with Analytics and pointed you to a website for downloading, but I just learned that you can have the booklet emailed directly to you! Simply let one of the INFORMS staff know you want a free copy, they will scan your badge and […]
As many of you know, Alan Briggs and I plan the Early Career Professionals’ Network (ECPN) event at the conference every year. Previously, this event was the IPC and the ECC separately, until we merged them. Students and recent grads apply for attendance and it’s a day long event with presentations, a panel of executives, […]
What is the best way for a autonomous vehicle (AV) to move from the assembly plant to the dealer? That was the problem posed by General Motors in this year’s OR & Analytics Student Competition. Student teams from around the world submitted their solutions to this problem, and the six finalists will present their results […]
Exhibit areas can be scary and intimidating if you haven’t attended very many. Here are a few tips to make the most out of the exhibits at the INFORMS Analytics 2019 conference. BEFORE you go review the list of exhibitors in the program. (Page 33). Circle the ones you might want to visit or that […]
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