The Social Media Analytics (SMA) Section is excited to begin planning for the 2026 INFORMS Annual Meeting, which will take place in San Francisco, CA, November 1–4, 2026.
We warmly invite members of the SMA community to participate in this year's program by chairing a session, presenting a talk, or sharing a poster. Your past contributions have helped shape the SMA community, and we would be delighted to have you involved again this year.
Interested in chairing a session?
Please contact us with a tentative session title or theme as soon as possible, preferably by April 15. Since INFORMS limits the maximum number of sessions for each division/section, earlier expressions of interest are more likely to secure a session.
A few notes for session chairs:
If you may not be able to identify 5 speakers, please still reach out. We may be able to arrange a co-chaired session.
Interested in giving a talk instead?
Please send us a tentative talk title by May 6, preferably earlier. We will connect your talk with an appropriate session chair so that you can receive an official invitation. Please note that INFORMS allows each speaker to give only one presentation at the conference. A formal paper is not required; only an abstract is needed.
Interested in presenting a poster?
We would also be happy to hear from you.
If you would like to participate in any of these ways, please contact:
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Lingshu Hu
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Data Science
Washington and Lee University
Lexington VA
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