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Military Veterans Interest Forum - Virtual Happy Hour May 7

Posted By Kathryn Walter 04-19-2026 19:46
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Hi INFORMS Members, The INFORMS Military Veterans Interest Forum is having a virtual happy hour via Zoom on May 7 at 5 pm ET. Register here! Registration is required, free, and open to all. Please join us if you are a military veteran (of any country) or simply want to support the veteran community. ...

RE: Military Veterans Interest Forum Virtual Happy Hour Nov 13

Posted By Kathryn Walter 11-09-2025 11:55
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Reminder: the happy hour is this Thursday. Register here! ------------------------------ Kathryn Walter Senior Operations Research Analyst Avista Corporation Spokane WA ------------------------------

Military Veterans Interest Forum Virtual Happy Hour Nov 13

Posted By Kathryn Walter 11-01-2025 14:54
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The Military Veterans Interest Forum will have a virtual happy hour via Zoom on November 13 at 5 pm ET. Register here! We hope to make this as happy-hour-like as possible with a focus on networking. All military veterans (of any country) and veteran supporters are welcome! Event registration is required, ...

RE: WINFORMS Pickleball Social

Posted By Kathryn Walter 06-06-2025 14:42
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Pickleball in Washington DC is 1 week away! Please remember to fill out the RSVP form if you plan on attending. Hope to see you there! ------------------------------ Kathryn Walter Senior Operations Research Analyst Avista Corporation Spokane WA ------------------------------

WINFORMS Pickleball Social

Posted By Kathryn Walter 05-28-2025 12:46
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Join WINFORMS (the Washington DC Chapter of INFORMS) for a Pickleball Social on Friday, June 13! Whether you live in the DC area or will in town for a conference or other event, come play pickleball with your fellow OR and analytics enthusiasts (and guests). Free to attend! No pickleball experience ...

RE: Fun Post: Share your pet photos!

Posted By Kathryn Walter 02-06-2025 09:34
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------------------------------ Kathryn Walter Senior Operations Research Analyst Avista Corporation Spokane WA ------------------------------

Washington, DC Chapter of INFORMS

Posted By Kathryn Walter 01-13-2025 13:05
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Hi all, We invite everyone in the Washington, DC area to join our local INFORMS Chapter, WINFORMS. In order to make membership more affordable, we reduced the annual rates from $30 to $10 per year for regular members and made membership free for students. If you have any ideas of what you'd like to see ...

CAP Program Overview at Annual Meeting

Posted By Kathryn Walter 10-17-2024 16:23
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For anyone going to the Annual Meeting and thinking about becoming a Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), hiring CAPs, is already a CAP, or simply wondering what a CAP is, we will have a program overview at 10:45 am Monday. Join members of the Analytics Certification Board, instructors of the CAP ...

RE: In the Washington DC area and presenting at Annual? Practice your presentation with WINFORMS!

Posted By Kathryn Walter 10-10-2024 17:53
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Reminder for those in the greater Washington DC area who want to practice their talks: you only have a few more hours to sign up! Your presentation does not need to be polished to participate. ------------------------------ Kathryn Walter Senior Operations Research Analyst Avista Corporation Spokane ...

In the Washington DC area and presenting at Annual? Practice your presentation with WINFORMS!

Posted By Kathryn Walter 10-07-2024 13:41
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Are you in the greater DC area and want to practice your presentation for the Annual Meeting? Or, do you want to watch some of the presentations because you can't attend the conference or won't have time to see everything while there? Our next event with WINFORMS (the Washington, DC chapter of INFORMS) ...

Washington DC Chapter Updates

Posted By Kathryn Walter 09-17-2024 14:12
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The Washington, DC Chapter of INFORMS has a new board! President Kathryn Walter, CAP Vice President Amogh Prabhu Secretary Ran Ji Treasurer Jordan Kellam Trustee Kimia Ghobadi Trustee Craig Nilson Trustee Casey Quintanilla Trustee Craig S. Swirbliss Join the chapter through INFORMS to follow us here ...

WINFORMS (Washington, DC Chapter) Reception at the INFORMS Security Conference

Posted By Kathryn Walter 07-17-2024 17:15
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Join us for a WINFORMS reception at the INFORMS Security Conference! It's a great chance to reconnect with our local OR and analytics community and welcome conference attendees. Enjoy food and drinks-no conference attendance/registration required. Time: July 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Location: Renaissance ...

RE: INFORMS Chicago Chapter

Posted By Kathryn Walter 05-14-2024 09:43
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Hi Himadri, There is no chapter in Oklahoma, but you could start one! Info on how to start it is here: Starting or Revitalizing a Chapter - INFORMS ------------------------------ Kathryn Walter Senior Operations Research Analyst Avista Corporation Spokane WA ------------------------------

RE: Presentations are more important than data- Agree or disagree?

Posted By Kathryn Walter 11-05-2023 20:01
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Practice! Practice with a live audience, preferably one that will give you constructive yet kind feedback. For me, I was able to develop public speaking skills and get over my shyness through Toastmasters International. No matter how good or bad a presentation I gave was, I would learn what I did well ...

RE: Post some jokes

Posted By Kathryn Walter 10-24-2023 09:05
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Q: Why should you never accept a glass of water with exactly 8 ice cubes in it? A: It's two cubed. ------------------------------ Kathryn Walter Senior Operations Research Analyst Avista Corporation Spokane WA ------------------------------

RE: Share your top tips for Annual Meeting attendees

Posted By Kathryn Walter 10-11-2023 10:17
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Here are a few tips I haven't seen yet: Clean your glasses. Body Glide Anti-Chafe Balm. You will do more walking than you realize, and your feet might not be used to walking that much in business-casual-appropriate shoes. Remember that not everyone is a student or someone who works in academia. ...

RE: Feasibility of a new INFORMS chapter in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Posted By Kathryn Walter 08-24-2023 13:04
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Hi Daud, I'm the INFORMS VP, Chapters & Fora, and can help you get a chapter together. To start a new chapter, you'll first need at least 25 INFORMS members. Please see https://www.informs.org/Communities/Subdivision-Leadership-Resource-Center/Starting-or-Revitalizing-a-Chapter and follow Tracy's tips ...

RE: Mentoring: You Have More to Share than You Know!

Posted By Kathryn Walter 06-12-2023 10:33
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I've been a mentee in a few programs that have worked out well for me. When I was 2 years out from leaving the military to pursue a civilian career, I learned about the year-long American Corporate Partners mentorship program for transitioning military members and immediately signed up. The mentor ...

RE: Fun Post - Best Advice?

Posted By Kathryn Walter 05-11-2023 09:58
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You'll never know what you can get away with until you try. ------------------------------ Kathryn Walter Senior Operations Research Analyst Avista Corp Spokane WA ------------------------------

Celebrating Women's History Month

Posted By Kathryn Walter 03-29-2023 16:53
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In the most recent issue of ORMS Today, Polly Mitchell-Guthrie wrote a fabulous article called "A Tale of Two Paulines: ABCs for Women in the Workplace" about lessons we can learn from Pauli Murray's life (if you haven't read it, I encourage you to go check it out). To celebrate Women's History Month, ...

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