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Decision Analysis Society May webinar: Dr. Ali Abbas, May 13, 2026 at 11am ET

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 04-19-2026 10:36
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The Decision Analysis Society (DAS) in partnership with the Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) invites you to join our May 2026 Webinar: "Is It Approximate? Or Is It A Fundamentally Flawed Decision-Making Method? " Featuring: Dr. Ali Abbas, University of Southern California, Moderator: Robin ...

Interesting webinar from our friends at the Society of Decision Professionals on Outsmarting the Wordle Bot

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 01-29-2026 15:27
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Our friends at the Society of Decision Professionals are hosting a webinar by Tom Keelin (Keelin Reeds Partners) titled: Outsmarting the Wordle Bot Link to Register Abstract Since its introduction in 2021, Wordle has become one of the most widely played word games of all time, now generating over ...

DAS Webinar October 8, 2025, 11am ET, Emanuele Borgonovo (Bocconi University)

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 09-30-2025 14:52
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The Decision Analysis Society (DAS) is hosted a joint webinar with the Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) and the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA): "Sensitivity Analysis for Decision Making: From Decision Trees to Artificial Intelligence" Featuring: Emanuele Borgonovo (Bocconi University) Moderated ...

Reminder: DAS webinar 24th September Monotone Randomized Apportionment

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 09-23-2025 19:32
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Dear colleagues: You are invited to DAS Webinar, which features Prof. José Correa, a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and a principal researcher in the Center for Mathematical Modeling, both at Universidad de Chile. Jose obtained a mathematical engineering degree from Universidad ...

DAS Webinar: September 24, 2025 11am ET, Professor José Correa, Monotone Randomized Apportionment, Register Now!

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 09-11-2025 09:52
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Monotone Randomized Apportionment September 24th (Wednesday), 2025, 8am PST = 11am EST = 5pm CEST REGISTER HERE! Apportionment is the act of distributing the seats of a legislature among political parties (or states) in proportion to their vote shares (or populations). A famous impossibility by ...

Reminder: DAS webinar 28th-August (Thursday), 2025, 9am PST = 12pm EST = 5pm London time = 7pm Finnish time

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 08-24-2025 20:44
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A framework for selecting action portfolios with incomplete and action-dependent scenario probabilities 28th-August (Thursday), 2025 9am PST = 12pm EST = 5pm London time = 7pm Finnish time REGISTER HERE Speaker Dr. Eeva Vilkkumaa is an Assistant Professor of Management Science at the Department ...

Reminder: Joint DAS-SDP webinar Wednesday July 16, 2025 11AM ET/8AM PT

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 07-13-2025 15:57
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Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) and the Decision Analysis Society (DAS) invites you to join our July 2025 Public Webinar Risk Matters Less When Options Differ Qualitatively Featuring: George Wu University of Chicago Booth School of Business Wednesday, July 16th 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT | ...

SDP & DAS Joint Webinar - Risk Matters Less When Options Differ Qualitatively | George Wu - University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 06-25-2025 19:41
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When: Jul 16, 2025 from 08:00 to 09:00 (PT) Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) and the Decision Analysis Society (DAS) invites you to join our June 2025 Webinar: "Risk Matters Less When Options Differ Qualitatively" Featuring: George Wu, John P. and Lillian A. Gould Professor of Behavioral ...

Reminder: Joint DAS-SDP webinar Wednesday, June 18, Speaker: David Townsend, Moderator: Manel Baucells

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 06-13-2025 10:08
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When: Jun 18, 2025 from 08:00 to 09:00 (PT) Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) and the Decision Analysis Society (DAS) invites you to join our June 2025 Webinar: "I'm Smarter, But am I Better Off? Knightian Uncertainty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" Featuring: David Townsend, ...

Joint DAS-SDP webinar, Speaker: David Townsend, Moderator: Manel Baucells, Jun 18, 2025 from 08:00 to 09:00 (PT)

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 06-12-2025 07:04
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Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) and the Decision Analysis Society (DAS) invites you to join our June 2025 Webinar: "I'm Smarter, But am I Better Off? Knightian Uncertainty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" Featuring: David Townsend, PhD - Virginia Tech Abstract: Strategic decision ...

Joint DAS-SDP webinar, Knightian Uncertainty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, June 18th, 11AM ET/8AM PT

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 06-02-2025 10:54
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"I'm Smarter, But am I Better Off? Knightian Uncertainty in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" Featuring: David Townsend Virginia Tech Wednesday, June 18th 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Strategic decision making in technology markets now unfolds at the intersection ...

Reminder: Joint DAS-SDP webinar Wednesday May 21, Strategic Decision Making by Mark Healey

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 05-19-2025 11:40
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Strategic Decision Making: New Frontiers in Research and Practice Speaker: Mark Healey - University of Manchester, UK Abstract: The strategic decisions that business leaders make today will shape the innovations, economies, and societies we all live with tomorrow. And yet environmental shocks, ...

Joint DAS-SDP webinar, Strategic Decision Making: New Frontiers in Research and Practice, May 21, 11AM ET/8AM PT

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 05-07-2025 09:23
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Strategic Decision Making: New Frontiers in Research and Practice Speaker: Mark Healey - University of Manchester, UK Abstract: The strategic decisions that business leaders make today will shape the innovations, economies, and societies we all live with tomorrow. And yet environmental shocks, ...

Reminder: On-line Event Honoring Ron Howard, Saturday February 1

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 01-29-2025 18:08
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Reminder this Saturday: The Society of Decision Professionals and The Decision Analysis Society of INFORMS invite you to join us in celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of Ron Howard at the "World-Wide Virtual Memorial Celebration of Ron's Gifts to Us and the World" ...

Joint DAS-SDP webinar, Removing Barriers to Good Decision Making, Feb 5, 11 am

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 01-14-2025 15:43
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When: Feb 5, 2025 from 11:00am to 12:00 (ET) Click here to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FREcT1LPQxCv0OhgeoIZ8A#/registration Navigating Conflict and Drama: Removing Barriers to Good Decision-Making Discover how the Karpman Drama Triangle can turn workplace conflicts into ...

RE: Ask Me Anything: Volunteering with INFORMS

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 08-22-2023 13:57
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To add on to Jill's point, journals need lots of reviewers but only with the right expertise. Are you submitting research papers to INFORMS journals? That is certainly a way for the editors to know your area of expertise and tap you when they need reviewers. ------------------------------ Robin Dillon-Merrill ...

RE: Ask Me Anything: Volunteering with INFORMS

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 08-22-2023 13:51
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I find that volunteering helps build a network because through your volunteer role you generally would interact with people you haven't otherwise. For example, each society needs help organizing the talks for the track of the conference. That could involve interactions with many of those speakers to ...

RE: Ask Me Anything: Volunteering with INFORMS

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 08-22-2023 13:48
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Retired member or not, I would hope that you have found interactions during your career with various aspects of INFORMS that interest you. My advice on any volunteer role is that it should be related to your interests which is why I keep sending people to the society level of INFORMS to be as close as ...

RE: Ask Me Anything: Volunteering with INFORMS

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 08-22-2023 13:36
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If you are attending the annual meeting, opportunities will be discussed at the business meetings that are held during the conference. If you aren't attending the annual meeting, each society has webpages with officers listed. Most societies probably need help with newsletters, social media outreach, ...

RE: Ask Me Anything: Volunteering with INFORMS

Posted By Robin Dillon-Merrill 08-22-2023 13:33
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Hi Jacob, I am sure many of your faculty from Purdue were involved with INFORMS and its different societies. Especially if you are interested in graduate school, finding more mentors and advisors could be really helpful in understanding what graduate programs are good fits for you. Given your stage ...