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Seeking Nominations for TSL Officers, President, SIG Chairs, Secretary/Treasurer, Communication Chair - July 31 Deadline

  • 1.  Seeking Nominations for TSL Officers, President, SIG Chairs, Secretary/Treasurer, Communication Chair - July 31 Deadline

    Posted 7 hours ago

    Dear Colleagues:

    The INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Society is seeking nominations for candidates for the following officer positions:

    • President-Elect
    • Vice Chair for Air Transportation
    • Secretary/Treasurer
    • Communications Chair

    The Vice-Chairs serve a two-year term and then become Chairs of the special interest group for another 2 years. The Secretary/Treasurer and the Communication Chair serve 2-year terms.  The President-Elect will serve one term in 2026, and then becomes President in 2027, and past president in 2028.  

    The responsibilities of these positions can be found in the Bylaws of TSL at connect.informs.org/tsl/abouttsl/tslbylaws   

    Please send your nominations or self-nominations to TSL President Marlin Ulmer (marlin.ulmer@ovgu.de) including email contact information for the nominee by July 31, 2026. All applications will need to then provide a short bio and a position statement by August 15, 2026.  Online elections will begin in late August, with new officers announced at the 2025 INFORMS annual meeting and them taking up their duties starting in January 2027.  

    I thank the community for their service, we can't function without you. Please reach out in case of questions. I am looking forward to your nominations!

    Best regards,
    Marlin Ulmer
    TSL President



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    Marlin Ulmer
    Professor
    Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
    Magdeburg
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