Annual Meeting Events

Annual Meeting 2024, Seattle, WA (October 20-23, 2024)

1. WORMS-sponsored sessions

SA56. Panel Discussion on Convergence of Multi-Sectoral Operations Research
Sunday, October 20, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM, Summit - 448

Co-Chairs:
- Muge Capan (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
- Chaitra Gopalappa (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Panelists:
- Julie Ivy, University of Michigan
- Maria Mayorga, North Carolina State University  
- Jessica Boakye, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Renata Konrad, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 
- Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Evin Jacobson, CDC, Atlanta, GA

SA56. Panel Discussion on Substance Use Disorders and Other Stigmatized Medical Needs
Sunday, October 20, 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM, Summit - 448
Moderators:
- Di Nguyen, University College Dublin
- Wilkistar Otieno, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Panelists:
- Carolina Vivas-Valencia, The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Chaitra Gopalappa, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
- Mary Beth Kurz, Clemson University
- Rina Ghose, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
- Hyojung Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Veronica White, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

2. Business Meeting

Monday, October 21, 6:30-7:30pm, Summit - 448.
Learn about the status of our forum and future plans.

3. Networking Reception

Monday, October 21, 8:00-10:00pm
Venue: Hyatt Regency in Elwha Ballroom A
Come and connect with like minds!.

4. WORMS Luncheon

Tuesday, October 22, 12:00-1:00pm, Hyatt Regency in Elwha Ballroom A
Join us in celebrating the recipients of WORMS Awards for 2024.
Ticketed event, limited capacity

Sessions at Past Conferences

1. Annual Meeting 2023, Phoenix, AZ (October 15-18, 2023)
A. Building Blocks Towards Effective Leadership - by Women in the OR/MS Community

Moderator: Lavanya Marla (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Panelists:
- Angelika Leskovskaya, SMU Cox School of Business
- Janice Lichtenwaldt, Virago Coaching

B. Design and Algorithmic-Biases and Fairness Solutions
Chair: Tuğçe Işik (Clemson University)
Panelists:
- Wilkistar Otieno, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Michael Johnson, University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Angelika Leskovskaya, SMU Cox School of Business

C. Guided Discussions on How Women Can Thrive
Chair: Tuğçe Işik (Clemson University)
Speaker:
- Aineth Torres, Fractal.ai

2. Annual Meeting 2022, Indianapolis, IN (October 16-19, 2022)
A. Identifying and Handling Microaggressions at Work - by Women in the OR/MS Community

Moderator: Angelika Leskovskaya (SMU Cox School of Business)
Panelists:
- Karen T. Hicklin, University of Florida
- Michele Pfund, Arizona State University
- Maria Vlasiou, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Lauren Rhue, University of Maryland, College Park

3. Self-care Strategies
Chair: Tuğçe Işik (Clemson University)
Panelists:
- Amy Cohn, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo
- Jacqueline Griffin, Northeastern University
- Samaneh Shiri, UPS

2. Annual Meeting 2021, Anaheim, CA (Hybrid) (October 24-27, 2021)
A. Countless Possibilities: A Panel Discussion with Minority Women in OR/MS

Moderator: Banfsheh Behzad
Panelists:
- Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University
- Estelle Kone, Goldman Sachs
- Jessye Talley, Morgan State University
- Trilce Encarnacion, University of Missouri, St. Louis
- Iris V. Rivero, Rochester Institute of Technology

B. Navigating the Big 3: Impostor Syndrome, Perfectionism and Comparisonitis
Chair: Angelika Leskovskaya (SMU Cox School of Business)
Speaker: Jessica Dowches-Wheeler, Bright Space Coaching