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Diversity & Inclusion Themed Sessions at INFORMS Annual Meeting

  • 1.  Diversity & Inclusion Themed Sessions at INFORMS Annual Meeting

    Posted 10-19-2019 01:27
    ***Apologies for cross-listing


    Dear Colleagues, 

    The INFORMS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee would like to invite you to participate in DEI themed sessions at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Please find below the topics, location, time and presenters/panelists of these sessions. You can also find more detailed information for each session here: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/6818/sessions/$_22Diversity,%20Equity,%20and%20Inclusion$_22/1. If you cannot attend INFORMS this year, we will share insights from these sessions via other venues. Thank you!


    SA39 - Community-Based Operations Research I
    October 20, 8:00-9:30am; CC- Room 608 
    Session Chair: Michael P. Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston   
    Presenters and co-authors: Jason Wright, University of Massachusetts Boston; Tayo Fabusuyi, University of Michigan; Michael P. Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston; Namesh Killemsetty, University of Massachusetts Boston

     
    SC72 - Diversity/PSOR/MIF: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in OR/MS/Analytics: Innovations in Research and Practice 
    October 20, 1:30-3:00pm; S-Columbia
    Session Chair: Michael P. Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston
    Presenters and co-authors: Michael P. Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jeffrey Moyer, University of Massachusetts Boston; Christopher C. Graham, University of Massachusetts Boston
     
     
    MB95 - Panel: Inclusion within INFORMS   
    October 21, 11:00am-12:30pm; S-Grand Ballroom D
    Moderator: Christopher S. Tang, University of California-Los Angeles
    Panelists: Brian T. Denton, University of MichiganBeril L. Toktay, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael P. Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston
     
     
    MC57 - Joint Session PSOR/DEI: Community-Based Operations Research II    
    October 21, 1:30-3:00pm; CC-Yakima 1  
    Session Co-chairs: Michael P. Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston; Wilkistar A. Otieno, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Presenters and co-authors: Leroy White, University of Warwick; Mike Yearworth, University of Exeter; Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde, University of Massachusetts Boston; Tristan Stull, University of Massachusetts Boston;  Michal Tzur, Tel Aviv University;  Peter Glynn, Stanford University; Adi Sarid, Tel Aviv University
     
     
    MD93 - Joint Panel MIF/DEI: Diversity Statements and Beyond
    October 21, 4:30-6:00pm; S- Grand Ballroom B 
    Moderator: Karen Hicklin, University of North CarolinaShengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas
    Panelists: William Christian, Industry RepresentativeJulie Ivy, North Carolina State University; Michael Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston; Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee; Renata Konrad, Worcester Polytechnic Institutes; Cole Smith, Clemson University    
       
       
    TB96 – Joint Panel DEI/MIF: A Panel Discussion on the Role of the Professional Organization in Gender Harassment Mitigation 
    October 22, 10:30-12pm; S- Willow A 
    Moderator: Julie Ivy, North Carolina State University
    Panelists: Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Michael Johnson, University of Massachusetts Boston; Melissa Moore, INFORMS; Katrina Sanford, Clinical Psychotherapist; Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas
     
     
    TE30 - Panel: Grant and Development Programs on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    October 22, 4:35-6:05pm, CC- Room 6A 
    Moderator: Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas; Julie S. Ivy, North Carolina State University
    Panelists:  Jessie DeAro, Program Director, National Science FoundationChristine Grant, Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement, North Carolina State University; Eve Riskin, Faculty Director of UW ADVANCE, Associate Dean of Diversity and Access, University of Washington  




    Shengfan Zhang, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Department of Industrial Engineering
    University of Arkansas
    INFORMS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Member