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Mary Magrogan to Retire in November After 45 Years

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 06-26-2026 10:51
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Today we are sharing the bittersweet news that Mary Magrogan, Director of Recognition & Development, will be retiring in early November after an extraordinary 45 years of service. Mary's journey with us began in 1981 when she joined ORSA via Waverly Press, and she continued her remarkable contributions ...

RE: Remembering Aaron Burciaga

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-26-2026 12:23
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Aaron is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Yesterday, @John King found this video of Aaron giving a talk to a Scouting America group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUVWfhody_U I watched it yesterday. It was wonderful ...

NSF? budget? Interested in government relations?

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 06-16-2025 09:47
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The following note is from AAAS with an open invitation to a webinar. I'm sharing as an FYI. (Also, if you attend and have comments to share back with the INFORMS community, please do.) ------ Hello Community, With the release of the full FY26 budget proposal, the [US] Administration has put forward ...

RE: Get Involved with INFORMS: Exciting Volunteer Opportunities Await!

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 12-19-2024 16:31
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Thank you for posting, Mary! Hello INFORMS members - I'm super excited that this phase 1 has launched. It is in direct response to member feedback! Many of you have asked for more information about volunteer opportunities, and this is just the beginning. Stay tuned-there's more to come as we continue ...

RE: Daniel Kahneman

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-27-2024 13:26
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Laura, thank you for sharing this. It's truly sad news. As a psychologist, I felt immense pride in his work and his remarkable achievement of winning the Nobel Prize in economics. His insights, especially his perspective on sunk costs, always bring a smile to my face. I remember a story in about how ...

RE: Events to close out March and beyond

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-26-2024 19:43
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Seeing this list always brings a smile to my face. INFORMS has so many great events. Elena ------------------------------ Elena Gerstmann Executive Director INFORMS egerstmann@INFORMS.org ------------------------------

Congratulations to the inaugural class of INFORMS Senior Members!

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-26-2024 10:46
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WOW - want to see a list of community giants? I'm delighted to announce the inaugural class of INFORMS Senior Members! See the list of names here https://pubsonline.informs.org/do/10.1287/orms.2024.01.25n/full/. Congratulations to all who have earned this distinction so far! The INFORMS Board, Membership ...

RE: Yes, you! Let's crowdsource a letter to make a difference

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-18-2024 11:55
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@Alberto Aparicio I love the reference to #TeamSwift :). Feel free to post your own open letter to INFORMS Connect so we can continue to crowdsource. Once we see if we have one great letter or a few great letters, we will determine next steps. A few ideas include 1) trying to get it published in a ...

RE: Yes, you! Let's crowdsource a letter to make a difference

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-15-2024 15:19
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Any other thoughts? ------------------------------ Elena Gerstmann Executive Director INFORMS egerstmann@gmail.com ------------------------------

RE: Yes, you! Let's crowdsource a letter to make a difference

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-12-2024 14:19
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Shannon, thank you for sharing this. Both the Google link and the heart curve were new to me! @Shannon (Xiaonan) Shang. The beauty and wonder of math are great. @Ana Muriel I love the IISE competition. Can't wait to see the winner. Elena ------------------------------ Elena Gerstmann Executive ...

teaching case study - EVs

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-12-2024 11:34
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If you haven't seen Chris Tang's latest article in Financial Times, please check it out. Chris wrote an FT "instant teaching case study" about electric vehicles. https://www.ft.com/content/3a0a0c0e-a739-4041-bdc3-940862b13635 So many INFORMS members are making a difference. Thank you, @Christopher ...

Yes, you! Let's crowdsource a letter to make a difference

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-11-2024 17:42
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Yes, you! Let's crowdsource a letter to make a difference

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 03-11-2024 17:42
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Hello INFORMS Members, Have you had the chance to read my latest column in OR/MS Today? It is a heartfelt letter to middle & high school students that tries to get them excited about analytics, math, operations research, etc. But...it isn't a perfect letter. I believe we can write a better letter – ...

RE: What?! Operations Research in the #1 spot!!!

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 06-01-2023 19:36
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Excellent point @Matthew Ferguson . Thank you for including the link to the previous discussion that had many great posts. I'm embarrassed that I missed it. Elena ------------------------------ Elena Gerstmann Executive Director INFORMS egerstmann@gmail.com ------------------------------

What?! Operations Research in the #1 spot!!!

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 06-01-2023 10:22
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It isn't every day that one see "operations research" as ranked #1 CBS' MoneyWatch highlights a report that states the OR is ranked as the #1 highest earning major. [CBS News] https://cbsn.ws/3onNOyu ------------------------------ Elena Gerstmann, PhD, FASAE, CAE Executive Director INFORMS ...

Wow! 560 photos from INFORMS Business Analytics Conference

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 04-20-2023 09:48
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Hello, What just happened to the last 15 minutes of my day? I spent it looking at 560 photos from our recent Business Analytics Conference. If you attended, you know it was a great conference. Take a look at our Flickr account and relive memories. If you didn't attend, check is out. Photos from the ...

great career advice - a podcast to listen to and share

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 02-26-2023 18:29
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Hello members, I know you already know about our INFORMS Resoundingly Human podcast. You already know @Ashley Kilgore does a great job interviewing members about their latest research, published articles, and/or current events. Ashley also includes engaging interviews with our Presidents (@Laura Albert ...

1,303!

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 12-20-2022 15:32
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We still need 1,303 members to vote. Please vote. Two ways: -Visit www.informs.org/amendment and print a pdf, follow instructions, and mail it in -Check your mailbox because a paper ballot with a return envelope was recently sent to you If we don't have 1,303 more members return their ballot, ...

RE: Do you prefer 1995 or 2023?

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 12-12-2022 11:20
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Hello, I'm responding so more members see this. If you are a member, please vote. We need 2,400 members to vote and we currently have fewer than 1,000. You should have received a ballot in the mail, please respond today. Please. Or if you haven't received the mailed ballot yet, please go ahead and print ...

RE: What Brought You to OR/MS?

Posted By Elena Gerstmann 12-12-2022 11:15
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Vincent, Great answer. I love your "example of scheduling a dinner/outing with many people, as they all know how painful the process is." Elena ------------------------------ Elena Gerstmann, PhD Executive Director INFORMS egerstmann@INFORMS.org ------------------------------