Monsanto is sponsoring two students to attend 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Since you are within University Relations how can you help us to spread the word to anyone who might be interested as well as sending out the announcement to Universities. Target departments will be the following: Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business schools with Decision Making majors, any department that has Data Science major.
The announcement is on the front page of the INFORMS WORMS community and also attached here.
https://www.informs.org/Community/WORMS
MONSANTO TRAVEL AWARD
Purpose:
The Monsanto Travel Award will reimburse recipients for up to $1,300 in costs associated with travel participating in the INFORMS Annual Meeting.
Eligibility:
The award is open to male or female students o are currently members of the Forum on Women in OR/MS (WORMS)*. Recipients must be officially participating in the INFORMS Annual Meeting, including giving an oral or poster presentation, acting as session chair or participating in the Combined Colloquia. Eligibility is limited to current students. Up to $1,300 in expenses will be reimbursed upon submittal of receipts to INFORMS staff to cover costs such as travel (transportation, accommodation, and meals).
Application Procedures:
Applications are due September 2, 2016. Applicants should email Michael Rosenberg (mrosenberg@informs.org) and Renata Konrad (rkonrad@wpi.edu) with the following information:
- Subject line should be WORMS Monsanto Travel AWARD
- Statement of Purpose (not to exceed 500 words) including
- Research Interests;
- Ties to INFORMS - please provide the title of the presentation, session or Colloquium you are participating in and your role;
- A Letter of Recommendation
- The nominee’s résumé and other items as appropriate.
The selection committee will consist of Monsanto’s representation along with the officers of WORMS. The selection committee will assess the applications based on the Statement of Purpose and Letter of Recommendation. Priorities will be given to students whose research is applicable to agricultural business. Recipients will be notified by the selection committee no later than September 15, 2016. Recipients should submit all receipts for reimbursement to Michael and Renata no later than 30 days following conclusion of the conference.
The award will be presented to the winner during WORMS luncheon at the 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting. The winner will be highlighted in Monsanto websites and blogs.
*To become a WORMS member please visit the following link https://www.informs.org/Community/WORMS/Membership
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Margarit Khachatryan
OR Team
Monsanto
St. Louis, MO
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