INFORMS Open Forum

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit proposals for tutorials at WINE 2026. Tutorials are planned to be held in person on December 1 as part of the conference program. See below for the full call for tutorials.

Tutorials provide a valuable opportunity to educate the community, especially younger scholars and researchers, about emerging research areas and topics that deserve greater attention. They offer a structured, formal setting to introduce colleagues to an area of interest. This year, while we welcome alternative formats (which should be described in your proposal), we recommend two possible options: (1) a two-hour session comprising two one-hour blocks of introductory material; or (2) a two-hour session with one hour of introductory material followed by a second hour featuring shorter talks that highlight recent research developments related to the tutorial content. In both cases, the two blocks would be separated by a short break (e.g., coffee break).

Tutorial proposals should be 2–3 pages long and contain:

- Title of the tutorial and brief (1–2 paragraph) abstract
- Keywords and sub-areas relevant to the WINE community
- Names, affiliations, contact information, and short biographies of the organizers
- Suggested format and duration of the tutorial
- Outline of the content
- Rationale for the tutorial (e.g., timeliness and goals)
- Target audience and required prior knowledge
- Other venues where a similar tutorial has been presented (if any)
- Any special accommodations required for the tutorial

Tutorial proposals should be emailed to wine26-tutorials@googlegroups.com. We look forward to reading your proposals!

Important Dates
- Deadline for submitting proposals: August 29, 2026
- Decision announcement: September 26, 2026
- Tutorials day: December 1, 2026

Tutorial Co-Chairs
- Yiding Feng, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Hanrui Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Contact: wine26-tutorials@googlegroups.com

Best,

Yiding and Hanrui