INFORMS Open Forum

K-12 Outreach Panel: Collaboration Across INFORMS Societies

  • 1.  K-12 Outreach Panel: Collaboration Across INFORMS Societies

    Posted 10-13-2025 16:06

    Dear INFORMS Community,

    We are excited to invite you to our upcoming panel discussion at the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting:

    ๐ŸŽ“ K-12 Outreach: Collaboration Across INFORMS Societies
    ๐Ÿ—“ Monday, October 27 | 8:00-9:15 AM (EST)
    ๐Ÿ“ Building A, Level 3, Room A302

    This session brings together dedicated colleagues who are advancing K-12 outreach and STEM education through cross-society collaboration within INFORMS community. Panelists will share their experiences, best practices, and ideas for inspiring and empowering the next generation to explore operations research, management science, and industrial analytics.

    Panelists:

    • Dr. Laura Albert, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    • Dr. Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University

    • Dr. Julie Simmons Ivy, University of Michigan

    • Dr. Kenneth Murphy, University of California, Irvine

    Session Chairs: Fenglian Pan, Yifeng Wang, Zihan Zhang

    This will be our third annual K-12 outreach panel, continuing our commitment to building connections across INFORMS societies and expanding opportunities to engage young learners in OR/MS and industrial analytics.

    ๐Ÿ’ก We warmly invite all INFORMS members, educators, and outreach enthusiasts to join us for this inspiring discussion - and to share your own ideas for advancing K-12 engagement within our community.

    We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

    Best,

    INFORMS EOC K-12 Subcommittee



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    Zihan Zhang
    Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial Engineering
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Atlanta GA
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