INFORMS Open Forum

  • 1.  Writers for the INFORMS Annual Meeting eNews Daily: November 13-16, 2016

    Posted 09-09-2016 11:35

    INFORMS seeks three OR/MS students or graduates to cover on-site sessions, events, and breaking news during the 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting to be held in Nashville, Tennessee. Each 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 four days

    - Must fill out and submit to INFORMS either a W-8 or W-9

    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. Ashley Kilgore, Managing Editor, at ashley.kilgore@informs.org. For more information on the meeting, please visit http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/nashville2016/about. Click here to view one of last year’s issues.

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    Ashley Kilgore
    Manager, Public Relations
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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  • 2.  RE: Writers for the INFORMS Annual Meeting eNews Daily: November 13-16, 2016

    Posted 10-14-2016 13:02

    Hello students! There is still one spot left to become a student writer at the Annual Meeting in Nashville! It is a great and fun opportunity to (get paid to) write about events and topics that relate to your interests. See Ashley's original post for all the details. See you in Nashville!

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    Kara Tucker
    Production Editor/Marketing Content Specialist
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD