Sponsors

Fundraising & Sponsors

Fundraising

WORMS is looking for sponsors to support the events we plan to offer at the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, this October (20th-23rd). With our forum growing, we have an increasing need to offer relevant and useful events/sessions to our members that attend the conferences. Your sponsorship will enable us to offset the cost to offer our events, including the business meeting, networking reception, and other events, and help us promote our initiatives, such as the WORMS Award for the advancement of women in the field. We offer three tiers of sponsorship; Platinum ($2000 or more), Gold ($1000-$1999), and Silver (under $1000). Our typical sponsorship is about $1000, but of course, any amount is welcome. If you would like to donate, please fill out your information using the following Google Form:
WORMS fundraising form

The WORMS Forum benefits the INFORMS community in several ways, including:

  • The WORMS Family Care Award to offset family care costs incurred while attending the Annual Meeting.
  • The WORMS Travel Awards to support students attending the Combined Colloquia at the Annual Meeting and the Professional Colloquium at the Analytics Meeting.
  • The Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS, which celebrates and recognizes a person who has contributed significantly to the advancement and recognition of women in the field of Operations Research and the Management Sciences (OR/MS).
  • The WORMS business meeting, luncheon, and networking reception at the Annual Meeting, which are great networking and celebratory events for women in OR/MS and other supporters of diversity in the profession.
  • The WORMS sessions and panel discussions at the Annual Meeting.
  • The WORMS Mentorship network connects WORMS members at all stages of their careers.


Download our flyer, which describes the benefits of sponsoring: WORMS Donation Letter 2022


Past Sponsors
The Forum for Women in OR/MS gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our past sponsors who have made our luncheons and other events possible.

Year Location Sponsors
2023 Phoenix, AZ Platinum-tier Sponsors:

Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)
University of Michigan, Industrial and Operations Engineering
University of Southern California, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Gold-tier Sponsors:
California State University - Long Beach, College of Business
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Operations and Decisions Technology Department
New York University Stern, School of Business, Technology, Operations, & Statistics Department
Northwestern University, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Purdue University, School of Industrial Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School


Silver-tier Sponsors:
Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering
Gurobi Optimization, Inc
Ohio State University, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Industrial Engineering
Professor Candace Arai Yano, University of California Berkeley

     
2022 Indianapolis, IN Platinum-tier Sponsors:

Proctor & Gamble Company
Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)
University of Michigan, Industrial and Operations Engineering
University of Southern California, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Gold-tier Sponsors:
California State University - Long Beach, College of Business
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Florida State University, Department of Business Analytics, Information Systems, and Supply Chain
Gurobi Optimization, Inc.
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Operations and Decisions Technology Department
New York University Stern, Operations Management Group
Northwestern University, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Polytechnique Montréal, CERC in Data Science for Real-Time Decision Making
Purdue University, School of Industrial Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
University of Texas at Arlington, COSMOS

University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, The Business School

Silver-tier Sponsors
Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering
Professor Christopher S. Tang, University of California - Los Angeles
University of Arkansas, Industrial Engineering
University of California - Irvine, Paul Mirage School of Business
University of Houston, Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
Virginia Tech, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business
University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business
Professor Candace Arai Yano, University of California Berkeley

     
2021 Anaheim, CA (Hybrid) Boston University, Questrom School of Business
Business Analytics, Information Systems & Supply Chain Dept, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Candace Arai Yano
Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, & Statistics (COSMOS); The University of Texas at Arlington
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science, Culverhouse College of Business, The University of Alabama
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business

Eindhoven University of Technology - Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences
George Mason University, Systems Engineering & Operations Research
Georgia Tech - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University
IU Kelley School of Business, Department of Operations and Decision Technologies
Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Robert H. Brethen Operations Management Institute, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
SMU Cox School of Business, ITOM Department
Systems and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Arizona
Texas Tech IMSE Department
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
University of Arkansas
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
University of Minnesota, Supply Chain and Operations Department, Carlson School of Management
University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Operations Area, Chapel Hill, NC
University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business
University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management - Operations Management & Statistics Area
University of Utah - OIS
USC Marshall School of Business
Wayfair
     
2020 Virtual Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
INSEAD
Northwestern University, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Penn State University, Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Toronto
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Foisie School of Business
 
2019 Seattle Premium Sponsors
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering; The University of Texas at Arlington
Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business
Marshall School of Business, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California
Penn State University, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs - IROM Department
University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
University of Michigan, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
Sponsors
Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management, Operations Management
Department of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Eindhoven Institute of Technology, Operations, Planning, Accounting and Control Group
Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business
NYU Stern School of Business
Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
Queens University, Smith School of Business, Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics
SMU Cox School of Business
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
UBC Sauder School of Business
University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business
University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business
Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
University of Arkansas
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
WPI Foisie Business School
 
2018 Phoenix Arizona State University
Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, and Statistics at The University of Texas at Arlington
Clemson University Industrial Engineering
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Eindhoven Technical University
Fuqua School of Business
Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky
Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Professor Ioana Popescu, INSEAD 
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Kelley School of Business, ODT Dept
Marshall School of Business – USC
McCombs School of Business – Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management
Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas
NYU Stern – Operations Management Group
Olin Business School
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona
The Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management
The Operations Management group at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Tuck School of Business
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
UBC Sauder School of Business
University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Business
University of Florida, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
University of Michigan, Industrial and Operations Engineering
University of Southern California
University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business
Department of Operations, Weatherhead School of Management, CWRU
Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics
University of Arkansas, Department of Industrial Engineering
Carlson School of Management
David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah
Department of Management, Miami Business School, University of Miami
Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research, Virginia Commonwealth University
Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business
Questrom School of Business Operations & Technology Management
The Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
University of Illinois – Department of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
WPI Robert A. Foisie School of Business
Professor Candace Arai Yano
 
 2017 Houston Ohio State University, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management
Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering
Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Business
Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Eindhoven University of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
HKUST Business School
Indian School of Business
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, ODT Dept.
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
London Business School, Management Science & Operations Subject Area
New York University, Stern School of Business
Northwestern University, IEMS
University of Arizona, Systems and Industrial Engineering
University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business
University of California at Davis
University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
University of Florida, IROM Dept., Warrington College of Business
University of Michigan, Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business
University of Southern California, Daniel J. Epstein Department of ISE
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, DSC Dept.
University of Texas at Arlington, Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization & Statistics
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, IROM Dept.
University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
Vanderbilt University, School of Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School
Boston University, OTM Dept.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business
Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business
Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
Southern Methodist University, Lyle School of Engineering
University of Alabama, ISM Dept.
University of Arkansas, Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Tennessee-Knoxville, ISE Dept.
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Foisie Business School
Dr. Ioana Popescu (INSEAD)
Dr. Candi Yano (University of California, Berkeley)
         
2016   Nashville   Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management
Clemson University, IE Dept
Dartmouth University, Tuck School of Business
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
Eindhoven University of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology, Industrial & System Engineering
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
John Hopkins, Carey Business School
New York University, Stern School of Business
Northwestern University, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Ohio State University, Dept of Integrated Systems Engineering
University of Arizona, Systems and Industrial Engineering
University of Arkansas, Department of Industrial Engineering
University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business
University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management
University of Florida, Warrington College of Business
University of Miami, School of Business Administration
University of Michigan, Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business
University of Southern California, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Department of Information, Risk and Operations Management
University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
Vanderbilt University, School of Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School
Boston University, Questrom School of Business
California State University, Long Beach
Personal contribution: Professor Beril Toktay,  Georgia Institute of Technology, Sheller College of Business
Personal Contribution:  Cheryl Gaimon, Georgia Institute of Technology, Sheller College of Business
Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business
Sandia National Laboratories
Southern Methodist University, Cox business School
Southern Methodist University, Lyle School of Engineering, EMIS Department
University of California, Irvine, Merage School of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Instrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington, Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, & Statistics (COSMOS)
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, OM and Stats Area
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business
University of Washington, Foster School of Business, Information Systems & Operations Management department
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research
Personal contribution: Dr. Haoying Sun, Texas A&M University, Mays Business School
Personal contribution: Professor Candace Yano, University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Texas A&M University, Mays Business School
Personal contribution: Dr. Lisa Yeo, Loyola University Maryland
Personal contribution: Professor Gilbert Laporte, CIRRELT, University of Montreal
         
2015   Philadelphia   Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Harvey Mudd College
California State University, Long Beach
University of Florida, ISE
Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
Southern Methodist University, Lyle School of Engineering
Pennsylvania State University, SC&IS
The University of Texas at Arlington, IMSE
Texas A&M University, Mays Business School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ISE
Gilbert Laporte (HEC, Montréal)
Candace Yano (UC Berkeley)
Haoying Sun (Texas A&M)
          
2014   San Francisco   SAS
Arizona State University
Ohio State University, Integrated Systems Engineering
SIMUL8 Corporation
University of Alabama, Information Systems, Statistics & Management Science
University of Arizona, Systems & Industrial Engineering
University of Michigan, Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Tennessee, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Harvey Mudd College
Northwestern University, Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences
Ohio State University, Fischer College of Business
University of Florida, Industrial Systems & Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Isenberg School of Management
Loyola University Maryland, Information Systems & Operations Management
University of California, Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business
University of Texas at Austin, Operations Research & Industrial Engineering
 
2013   Minneapolis   Georgia Institute of Technology - Industrial & Systems Engineering
Lehigh University - College of Engineering & Applied Science
SIMUL8 Corporation
Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
University of Michigan, Department of Industrial & Operations Engineering
Texas A&M, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Statistical Sciences & Operations Research
University of Massachusetts, Isenberg School of Management
University of Florida, Industrial & Systems Engineering
University of Missouri-St. Louis, Department of Logistics & Operations Management
University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
University of Texas at Austin, OR/IE Program
          
2012   Phoenix   SAS
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Isenberg School of Management Sciences
University of Alabama, Dept. of Information Systems, Statistics, & Management Sciences
Texas A&M University, Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering
University of Arizona, Dept. of Systems & Industrial Engineering
University of Southern California, Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Northwestern University, Dept. of Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences
University of Texas at Arlington, Dept. of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, Dept. of Statistical Science & Operations Research
Penn State Erie, Sam & Irene Black School of Business
University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Operations Research & Industrial Engineering
          
2011   Charlotte   Lehigh University, Rossin College Of EngineeringTexas A&M University
Industrial And Systems EngineeringOhio State University
Sas Institute Inc.
University Of Michigan, Industrial And Operations Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, Statistical Sciences And Operations Research
Arizona State University, Industrial Engineering
University Of Texas At Arlington, Industrial Systems And Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Arizona State University, Carey School Of Business
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University-Erie, Business School
Clemson University, Industrial Engineering
Mississippi State University, Industrial And Systems Engineering
George Mason University, Systems Engineering And Operations Research
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation    
          
2010   Austin   SAS Institute
IBM
University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Industrial Engineering
Harvey Mudd College, Dept. of Mathematics
Texas A&M University, Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Northwestern University, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Arizona State University, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
Penn State University, Harold and Inge Marcus Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington, Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Harlan Crowder Photography
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation
Mississippi State University, Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
          
2009   San Diego   SAS
Raytheon
UMass Amherst, School of Engineering
UMass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management
Northwestern University, Department of IE and MS
Harlan Crowder Photography
University of Portland, Department of OM
University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
          
2008   Washington   ILOG
SAS
Northwestern University, Industrial Engineering and Management Science Department
Union Pacific Railroad
University of Alabama, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Department of Information Systems, Statistics and Management Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, College of Engineering
University of Washington, College of Engineering
University of Wisconsin, Industrial Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research
          
2007   Seattle   ILOG, Inc.
SAS Institute
University of Pittsburgh, Industrial Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Massachusetts, College of Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, Stats/OR
Penn State Berks
University of Washington, College of Engineering
          
2006   Pittsburgh   University of Pittsburgh, Industrial Engineering
INFORMS Pittsburgh Local Organizing Committee
University of Florida, College of Engineering
University of Florida, Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
ILOG Inc.
SAS Institute
Texas A&M University, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department
ILOG, Inc.
Arizona State University, Dep.t of Industrial Engineering
Penn State, Smeal College
Washington University at St Louis, Olin School
          
2005   San Francisco   Georgia Institute of Technology
ILOG
SAS
Stanford University, Management Sci & Eng
Stanford, Grad School of Business
University of Maryland, School of Business
University of Florida, Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
          
2004   Denver   University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business
          
2003   Atlanta   Georgia Institute of Technology
         
2002   San Jose   IBM Research
         
2001   Miami Beach   IBM Research
The INFORMS Miami Organizing Committee
INFORMS Roundtable
         
Fall 2000   San Antonio   Vector Research
Level 3 Communications
         
Spring 2000   Salt Lake City   Hewlett-Packard Labs
         
Fall 1999   Philadelphia   First USA Bank
         
Spring 1999   Cincinnati   IBM Research
         
Fall 1997   Dallas   IBM Research