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Minority Issues Forum (MIF) Student Poster Competition Call For Posters

  • 1.  Minority Issues Forum (MIF) Student Poster Competition Call For Posters

    Posted 06-18-2018 16:54
    Seventh Annual Minority Issues Forum (MIF)
    Student Poster Competition Call For Posters

    The INFORMS MIF is pleased to announce a call for posters to be presented during the MIF reception at the INFORMS 2018 conference. The competition is open to students who are MIF members. First place winner will receive an honorarium of $250 and a certificate. Honorable Mentions will each receive a certificate.

    Important Dates:
    1. August 10, 2018: Abstract due 
    2. August 24, 2018: Abstract acceptance notification and additional poster submission information
    3. October 19, 2018: Poster PDF submission. Submissions received prior to October 12th may request preliminary feedback on their submission
    4. November 4, 2018: Poster session and judging
    Details:
    • Abstracts are limited to 500 characters (approximately 50 words), and the title of the abstract is limited to 100 characters.
    • The abstract may be an original abstract or the same abstract submitted for the INFORMS General or Focused Interactive sessions.
    • Eligibility requirements
      • Submissions may be made by student INFORMS members. The student must be the lead author and a MIF member; the submitted poster must not have won any award at any previous INFORMS competitions.
    • In the event that capacity is reached, poster presenters may be limited to one submission.
    • To enter, please email a document with the following information to mif.informs@gmail.com:
      • The entrant and all co-authors' names, current affiliations, email addresses and phone numbers
      • Poster title and Abstract
      • A statement that all eligibility requirements have been met
    • A limited number of travel scholarships to the INFORMS conference will be available for participants of the MIF poster session. Eligibility for travel grants is restricted to US Citizens from underrepresented groups. Please contact Dr. Illya Hicks (ivhicks@rice.edu) directly for more information on this.

    For Additional Information, please feel free to contact the MIF Poster Session Co-Chairs:

    Shannon Harris, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University,
    Email: harris.2572@osu.edu

    Ruben Proano, Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology,
    Email: rpmeie@rit.edu


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    Shannon Harris
    Assistant Professor
    The Ohio State University
    Columbus OH
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