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RM&P Student Paper Prize -- New Deadline: August 31

  • 1.  RM&P Student Paper Prize -- New Deadline: August 31

    Posted 08-13-2020 09:09
    Hello RM&P Section Members,

    I hope everyone is safe and well.

    The committee decided to extend the deadline to August 31, 2020. We welcome high quality submissions at rmp2020studentcompetition@gmail.com

    Stay safe and well,
    Kostas (on behalf of the committee below)

    2020 RMP Student Paper Prize Committee

    Ali Aouad, London Business School
    Santiago Balseiro, Columbia Business School
    Kostas Bimpikis (Chair), Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
    Ozan Candogan, Chicago Booth
    Srikanth Jagabathula, Stern School of Business, New York University
    Ken Moon, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
    Joline Uichanco, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan


    Revenue Management and Pricing Student Paper Prize 

    The INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing (RMP) Section announces the 2020 Student Paper Prize. The awards are given annually for student papers judged to be the best in the field of revenue management and pricing.

    The first prize is accompanied by a $500 honorarium. The second prize is accompanied by a $300 honorarium. All other finalists, if any, will be awarded $100. The number of finalists will depend on the number of entries. All prizes including finalists are accompanied by a plaque in addition to the cash award.

    Eligibility Conditions:
    There are five conditions for eligibility:

    1. Entrant must have been a student on or after January 1, 2020, and the research presented in the paper must have been conducted while the entrant was a student.
    2. The submitted paper must present original research conducted primarily by the student entrant. Some assistance by other individuals (such as the student's faculty advisor) is permitted, however the entrant's primary research advisor must certify that the student's share of contribution to the paper exceeds 50%.
    3. Entrant must be a member of the RMP Section on the date of submission.
    4. The paper must not have won a prize (1st-2nd) in a previous RMP dissertation or student paper competition.
    5. A student may submit no more than one paper to the competition.

    Submission Requirements:
    A complete entry consists of:

    1. A Word document or a pdf stating the entrant's contact information, the contact information of the entrant's primary research advisor and all co-authors, the paper title, and appropriate keywords for the submitted paper.
    2. The paper in completely anonymous form and PDF file format, with a length of at most 32 pages including the appendix, tables, figures, and references, and strictly compliant with all submission formatting standards of the journal Operations Research or Management Science. There could be appendices beyond the 32-page limit, but the judges are not responsible for covering those materials. The file name should be the short title of the paper.
    3. An electronic pdf file of a letter signed by both a faculty advisor and the entrant attesting that the entrant and the paper satisfy the eligibility conditions.

      The above three documents should be sent by the entrant as e-mail attachments to rmp2020studentcompetition@gmail.com. Complete entries must be received on or before August 14, 2020. It is the entrant's responsibility to allow for appropriate time to enroll as a new member of the RMP section (approximately 5 business days).

    2020 RMP Student Paper Prize Committee:

    Ali Aouad, London Business School
    Santiago Balseiro, Columbia Business School
    Kostas Bimpikis (Chair), Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
    Ozan Candogan, Chicago Booth
    Srikanth Jagabathula, Stern School of Business, New York University
    Ken Moon, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
    Joline Uichanco, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan



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    Kostas Bimpikis
    Stanford University
    Stanford CA
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