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Paid writer positions for students attending 2014 Annual Meeting

  • 1.  Paid writer positions for students attending 2014 Annual Meeting

    Posted 09-12-2014 10:08

    Writer for the INFORMS Annual Meeting Daily eNews: November 9-12, 2014

    INFORMS seeks 3 OR/MS students or graduates to cover on-site the sessions, events, and breaking news during the 2014 INFORMS Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco, CA. The writer is expected to produce content for a daily electronic newsletter throughout the duration of the 4-day meeting. The writer may have experience regularly publishing news articles in professional or collegiate news outlets or equivalent experience.

    Qualifications:

     - Current or recent enrollment in a college-level OR/MS program and/or equivalent experience is required

     - Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)

     - Laptop with wireless capabilities is required

     - Experience with digital photography and ownership of a digital camera is required

     - Must be able to attend the conference all 4 days

    INFORMS will provide a daily stipend of $100 and reimbursement for local transportation/parking cost if necessary. Please forward a resume and two writing samples (approximately 500 words each) to Ms. Mary Leszczynski, Managing Editor, at mary.leszczynski@informs.org. For more information on the meeting, please visit http://meetings2.informs.org/sanfrancisco2014/. Click here to view one of last year's issues: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs150/1101540798173/archive/1111278214926.html.



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    Mary Leszczynski
    Design & Brand Manager
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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  • 2.  RE: Paid writer positions for students attending 2014 Annual Meeting

    Posted 09-14-2014 02:46
    I think this is a great idea to employ students to cover the sessions and produce written reports. If you haven't done it already, you may reach out to the Student Chapters of INFORMS. I am sure there are many around, perhaps one at each program.

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    Chandrashekhar Khot
    Optimization Consultant
    Towne Air Freight
    Plano TX
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