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YinzOR 2019 Student Conference at CMU

  • 1.  YinzOR 2019 Student Conference at CMU

    Posted 06-26-2019 18:56
    Edited by Violet (Xinying) Chen 06-26-2019 18:57

    The CMU INFORMS Student Chapter is excited to announce the 2019 YinzOR Student Conference, held at the The David A. Tepper Quadrangle, Carnegie Mellon University on Friday and Saturday, August 23-24, 2019. YinzOR is a single-track conference that brings together PhD students studying OR, OM, IE, ChemE, CS and related areas, to facilitate interaction and collaboration with peers.

    Attendance is open to all PhD students. Check out our website for details on YinzOR 2019. Here are some highlights.

     

    Talks 

    This year, we are pleased to have speakers from CMU, Bucknell University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Georgia Tech, MIT. 

     

    Poster Competition

    We are hosting a poster competition open to all PhD students in related fields (Friday, August 23). The panel of judges for the poster session will consist of faculty members. The top three poster presenters will win cash prizes: $500 1st place, $300 2nd place, $200 3rd place. In addition, we have People's Choice Award with $200! If you are interested in presenting a poster, please sign up via the Poster Competition form.

     

    Flash Talks

    We are introducing a fun-event, Flash Talks, where selected speakers give 5-min talks without using certain "taboo words". Please send an extended abstract of your work via the Flash Talk form if you wish to participate. Top three presenters each receives a cash prize of $70.

    Reimbursement & Sponsorship

    This year, thanks to our generous sponsors FedEx, Mckinsey, Simio and the Tepper School of Business, YinzOR is able to provide a wide range of reimbursements:

    • Out of city Poster Competition & Flash Talks participants will be considered for free hotel accommodation on a first-submit-first-serve basis! 
    • We provide up to $50 reimbursement for poster printing expenses.
    • Flash Talks & Poster Competition participants would be waived the registration fee ($10).
    • All participants will receive a YinzOR T-shirt at the venue, and enjoy the great opportunity to interact with outstanding OR researchers just like you-ones!

    Registration will be open until August 23, but T-shirt size selection will be open until August 16. To register, please complete the registration form at your earliest convenience. 

     

    Looking forward to seeing you at YinzOR 2019,

    2019 YinzOR Organizing Committee

    CMU INFORMS Student Chapter‎ (@CMU_INFORMS)



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    Violet Xinying Chen
    PhD student | Operations Research
    Carnegie Mellon University
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