Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for cross-listing. We invite applications for the first-ever INFORMS DEI Best Student Paper Award. The award honors outstanding papers on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and social justice-related issues using OR/MS methodologies and written by a student member. The prizes will be awarded at the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting, and all finalists will be invited to present their paper at a special session sponsored by the DEI Committee.
The deadline for applications is June 30, 2022. Applications consist of the paper itself and a letter from the student's advisor(s) certifying that all eligibility requirements have been met. Applications must be submitted on the INFORMS award website.
Further information is available in the attached document. For further information about the nomination process or the award, please contact the award committee co-chairs, Dr. Ebru Bish (ekbish@cba.ua.edu) or Dr. Larry Snyder (lvs2@lehigh.edu).
Warm regards,
Weijun
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Weijun Xie
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg VA
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