[Iefac.list] Call for Papers: INFORMS Western Regional Conference 2009

[Young-Jun Son]

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C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S

INFORMS Western Regional Conference
Connect Locally Through Theory and Practice
April 24-25, 2009 | Arizona State University

Abstract Deadline: February 1, 2009

Early Registration Deadline: April 11, 2009

Join us for the 3rd Annual INFORMS Regional Conference. The goal of 
this meeting is to facilitate communication among OR/MS academics and 
practitioners around current research and applied work. Academics 
(students and faculty) and practitioners in the U.S. Western region 
are strongly encouraged to attend and present. While we anticipate 
that most attendees will come from western states, attendees from 
across the U.S. and beyond are welcome. The conference will be held 
just prior to the 2009 INFORMS Practice Conference 
(http://meetings.informs.org/Practice09/) which will be held in Phoenix.

See below for details on:

1. Guidelines for Submission
2. Preliminary Deadline: February 1, 2009
3. Program Online
4. Program Search
5. Undergraduate Student Activities
6. Website
7. Chairs

1. Guidelines for Submission

We invite you to submit a paper to the INFORMS Western Regional 
Conference. Submissions can be made online on our Abstract Submission 
page found at: 
http://www.informs.org/site/RC_ArizonaState/index.php?c=10&kat=Abstract+Submission. 
All attendees, including speakers and session chairs, must register 
and pay the registration fee. If you need an early confirmation for 
visa or budgetary reasons, please indicate this in the "Comments" 
field on the online form.

2. Preliminary Deadline: February 1, 2009

Abstracts received by the preliminary submission deadline, February 
1, will receive preference in scheduling. We will continue to accept 
contributed abstracts as long as space is available on the program; 
abstracts received after February 1 where there are openings. We 
encourage you to submit early.

3. Program Online

Once the preliminary program has been finalized and posted on the 
Web, all speakers will receive an e-mail directing them to the online 
program for the date and time of their presentation, registration, 
A/V and other speaker guidelines. For further information on 
submitting papers, contact Young-Jun Son, (520) 626-9530; 
son at sie.arizona.edu or Muhong Zhang, (480)965-2899; Muhong.Zhang at asu.edu.

4. Program Search

The online preliminary program will be updated regularly. You can 
search easily on key words, authors, clusters and sessions. You can 
also create a personalized itinerary. All meeting attendees will 
receive a printed copy of the final program at the meeting.

5. Undergraduate Student Activities

We have two exciting activities planned that are specifically for 
undergraduate students.  First, a few sessions will be dedicated for 
"Undergraduate Research".  Those undergraduate students who have been 
conducting research with faculty are strongly encouraged to attend 
and present their work.  Abstract submissions should be made via the 
regular submission site (see "Guideline for Submission" section 
above), where "Undergraduate Research" needs to be selected as the track.

Second, we solicit applications for the new Best Undergraduate 
Capstone Project (Senior Design Project) award.  There will be two 
winners: the best team will receive $200 and the second best team 
will receive $100. The judges (professors and industry managers) will 
evaluate the projects based on the presentations made during the 
conference. For those who are interested, a team leader must send the 
following information via e-mail (note that abstract submission via 
the regular submission site is not required) to Program co-Chairs 
Young-Jun Son at son at sie.arizona.edu and Muhong Zhang at 
Muhong.Zhang at asu.edu by February 1, 2009:
1) Name of team leader and contact information (e-mail, telephone), 
department and university
2) List of team members and their e-mail addresses
3) Brief summary of the projects (less than 200 words)
4) Faculty Advisor's name and his/her e-mail address

6. Website

For abstract guidelines, topic areas, and complete meeting details:
http://www.informs.org/site/RC_ArizonaState/index.php?c=1&kat=Home

7. Chairs

General Chair: John Fowler, Arizona State University
Program Co-Chair: Muhong Zhang,  Arizona State University
Program Co-Chair, Young-Jun Son, University of Arizona


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Dr. Young-Jun Son
Systems and Industrial Engineering
The University of Arizona
1-520-626-9530 (office)
1-520-621-6555 (fax)
http://www.sie.arizona.edu/faculty/son
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