The 2003 INFORMS Combined Colloquia will be held Oct. 17-18 in Atlanta, immediately preceding the INFORMS Annual Meeting. There are two colloquia - the Doctoral Colloquium and the Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium.

The Doctoral Colloquium is comprised of two distinct tracks (Academic and Industry) and is targeted toward Ph.D. students who are near graduation. Through presentations, panel discussions and question-answer sessions, the colloquium covers important topics such as careers, trends and directions; research and publishing; obtaining grants and working in industry; and job search. The colloquium provides an excellent opportunity for interaction between doctoral students and some of the most successful people in operations research and management science.

Some important takeaways from this colloquium include a good understanding of how to find a job that will enable you to achieve your career goals and how to build a successful career. While all Doctoral Colloquium participants will attend sessions on topics of common interest throughout the morning, there will be separate afternoon sessions for the academic and industry tracks, catering to students who plan to pursue careers in academia and industry, respectively. Many students who have attended similar colloquia in the past have found the experience to be extremely rewarding.

The fifth Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium, organized by the INFORM-ED and INFORMS Education Committee, is designed to address the growing concern for the quality of both undergraduate- and graduate-level OR/MS instruction. This colloquium is targeted toward faculty and doctoral students who are interested in current trends in teaching in OR/MS. A series of sessions given by successful and effective teachers will be included in this colloquium, providing an opportunity for teachers at any stage of their professional development to pursue continuous improvement.

Important takeaways from this colloquium include an understanding of what works best for teaching OR/MS to different students (undergraduate, graduate, MBA), knowledge of available software for a variety of topics, how to use the web effectively and strategies for achieving excellence in the classroom.

Participation in these colloquia is by nomination only. See the call for nominations (www.isye.gatech.edu/informs-colloquium) for more details.

A reception dinner will be held for all participants on Oct. 17. Participants in both colloquia will have an opportunity to interact during this event, as well as throughout breakfast, breaks and lunch on Oct. 18. Additionally, a joint closing plenary session is planned on Oct. 18. There will be a separate dinner on Oct. 18 for participants in the two colloquia. For further information, contact the Combined Colloquia Chair, Dr. Anuj Mehrotra (anuj@miami.edu), or visit the colloquia Web site.

INFORMS 2003 Doctoral Colloquium


All Ph.D. granting programs in operations research and management science are invited to nominate students for participation.

To be eligible for nomination, a student:

• should have completed basic coursework, and initiated research;
• should be within two years, but not less than six months, from completing all degree requirements;
• must have excellent potential for contributing to operations research and/or management science;
• must have good communication skills;
• must be a member of INFORMS or have applied for membership at the time of the nomination; and
• must never have attended the INFORMS Doctoral or Industry Colloquium before.

A complete nomination by the department must include:

• the student's transcript at the nominating institution;
• a letter of recommendation from the department chair;
• a one-page statement of purpose from the student including description of student's research and career interests and dissertation topic;
• the U.S. postal and e-mail address, as well as the phone number of the student;
• mention whether the nomination is for the Academic or for the Industry track.

Complete nomination packages must be received by Aug. 1. Send nomination packages to: Dr. Pinar Keskinocak, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 765 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; phone: 404-894 2325; fax: 404-894 0390.

Additional information about the Colloquia may be found at www.isye.gatech.edu/informs-colloquium. Questions about the colloquium can be directed to Dr. Keskinocak, organizer of the academic track, at pinar@isye.gatech.edu or to Dr. Murphy, organizer of the industry track, at murphyk@fiu.edu.

Fifth Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium (TEC V)


All Ph.D. granting programs in operations research and management science are invited to nominate Ph.D. students or faculty members for participation in TEC V. A complete nomination by the department must include:

• a letter of recommendation from the department chair;
• a transcript of Ph.D. coursework for student nominees; and
• postal address and e-mail address, as well as the phone number of the nominee.

• be enrolled in a Ph.D. program or be a faculty member in one of INFORMS' constituent disciplines (operations research, operations management, industrial engineering, statistics, management science, etc.);
• be an INFORMS member at the time of the colloquium;
• have an interest in teaching;
• have completed all of his or her Ph.D. coursework; and
• should not have attended a teaching effectiveness colloquium in the past.

Additional information about TEC V may be found at www.isye.gatech.edu/informs-colloquium. Questions about TEC V can be directed to Dr. Polak, organizer of the colloquium, at george.polak@wright.edu.






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