2026 GUIDELINES FOR ENRE SESSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
INFORMS caps the number of sessions that each of its communities - including ENRE - can organize at the Annual Meeting. To cope with this cap, enhance transparency and fairness, and provide the best possible lineup of ENRE sessions at the Annual Meeting, we require anyone who would like to organize and chair an ENRE session to submit a session proposal by an April 15 deadline.
Click here for the session proposal submission form
We welcome innovative session proposals that address cutting-edge research, methodologies, and applications within the ENRE domains. Given the session cap for this year's conference, all proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria to ensure a diverse, high-quality program.
Session Proposal Review Criteria:
✔ Relevance to one or more ENRE clusters
✔ Originality and contribution to the field
✔ Clarity of session objectives and structure
✔ Organizer expertise and experience
INFORMS Annual Meeting participants may not present more than one talk at the conference (but may be co-authors on any number of talks presented by other speakers). To make as much space as possible for presenters to speak, we require ENRE session chairs to include at least four talks in their sessions, and preferably five. On average across ENRE, we would like to feature at least 4.5 talks per session.
Note: If prospective session chairs would like to organize a non-standard session type, such as a flash/lightning session with 8-10 short talks (possibly with accompanying posters) or a panel discussion session, then they are welcome to propose one. Please indicate any such plans in the session proposal form.
Here are the key deadlines for the 2026 INFORMS Annual Meeting planning cycle:
- Prospective session chairs submit session proposals to ENRE - April 15, 2026
- Cluster chairs notify proposal submitters and enter approved sessions into abstract system - April 22, 2026
- Session chairs enter speaker information into abstract system - May 6, 2026
- Speakers enter talk information including abstract into the abstract system - May 20, 2026
- Speakers must register for the conference - July 22, 2026
ENRE Clusters, Cluster Chairs, and Sample Topics for 2026
ENRE Electricity
Joseph Duggan, University of Dayton, jduggan1@udayton.edu
• Power Systems Planning and Operation • Renewable Energy Integration in Power Grids • Electricity Markets and Policy Design • Grid Resilience and Reliability
ENRE Energy
Ahmed Aziz Ezzat, Rutgers University, aziz.ezzat@rutgers.edu
• Oil and Gas • Hydrogen • Bioenergy • Reliability, Operations, and Maintenance of Energy Infrastructure • Energy Demand and Efficiency • Energy Security and Justice • Supply Chains for Energy Technologies
ENRE Energy and Climate
Kai Pan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, kai.pan@polyu.edu.hk
• Decarbonization Strategies and Climate Policy • Energy Transition and Low-Carbon Technologies • Climate Change Impacts on Energy Systems • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
ENRE Environment and Sustainability
Fariba Farajbakhsh Mamaghani, Tulane University, fariba@tulane.edu
• Sustainable Energy Markets and Pricing Strategies • Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency • Climate Change and Sustainability • ESG and Green Finance in Corporate Strategy • AI and Analytics for Environmental Sustainability • AI and Sustainable Energy Management for Data Centers
ENRE Natural Resources
Emily Griffin, Babson College, egriffin@babson.edu
• Sustainable Resource Management • Water Resource Optimization and Conservation • Land Use, Forestry, and Biodiversity Conservation • Critical Materials and Sustainable Mining
We would like to express our gratitude towards these dedicated researchers & professionals for providing this important service to our community!