INFORMS Open Forum

  • 1.  An adjustment to the formal name of the Wagner Prize

    Posted 09-19-2018 17:17

    Dear all: An adjustment to the formal name of the Wagner Prize is currently under consideration and INFORMS rules require the Professional Recognition Committee to solicit the input of the INFORMS membership about it. The change proposed by the Practice Section is to adopt the formal name "Daniel H Wagner Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research". The formal name is to be used the first time the Prize's name appears in publicity and publications, after which we can all go back to calling it the Wagner Prize.

    The name currently used in INFORMS press releases is "the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice", but those press releases also already describe the Wagner Prize informally as an "prize in advanced analytics and operations research".

    The rationale for the name adjustment is that starting with "advanced analytics" will help better communicate the topic of the prize to the general public, including industry leaders not familiar with O.R./M.S., and will increase the prize's visibility outside the INFORMS membership, while continuing with "operations research " gives a full picture of the expertise of the Wagner entrants and the INFORMS community.

    Feel free to weigh in by responding to this thread or by emailing me directly at Patricia.Neri@sas.com. Please provide your feedback within two weeks (by October 2nd, 2018).

    Thanks in advance for your input,

    Dr. Patricia Neri,
    Professional Recognition Committee Chair



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    Patricia Neri
    Principal Analytical Consultant
    SAS Institute, Inc.
    Cary NC
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  • 2.  RE: An adjustment to the formal name of the Wagner Prize

    Posted 09-20-2018 13:48
    I think this is a great proposal, and helps market the profession.  It is in line with the following recent changes made by INFORMS:
    • The Edelman award recently added "Advanced Analytics" to its formal name, and is now formally called "The Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science"
    • Starting in 2019, the journal Interfaces will be renamed to: "INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics"
    • The spring meeting, which used to be called the INFORMS Practice Conference, is now called "INFORMS Business Analytics Conference"
    Patricia's rationale is spot on.

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    -Irv Lustig
    Optimization Principal
    Princeton Consultants
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