Call for Nominations:
Series Editor, INFORMS TutORials in Operations Research
Deadline for Nominations: April 1, 2017
The final term for Professor J. Cole Smith as series editor of the INFORMS TutORials in Operations Research book series will expire on December 31, 2017. Based on recommendations from the INFORMS Publications Committee, the president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a full search for a new series editor. The committee intends to propose a candidate for approval by INFORMS no later than June 1, 2017.
All members of INFORMS are invited to participate in this process. The committee seeks your opinions and comments on (1) the current state of the TutORials series, (2) recommendations for change, if any, and (3) candidates for series editor.
Qualifications for the series editor will include:
- A demonstrated interest in a broad range of topics in the field
- A demonstrated record of research in the field
- Dedication and enthusiasm for INFORMS TutORials in OR
- Significant editorial experience
- Vision of the role of scholarly publications in the electronic and open-access age
- Commitment to the workload involved
- Ability to effectively and efficiently manage the editorial process
Further information about the series is available at the TutORials website.
Members of the search committee are Turgay Ayer (Georgia Tech), Joseph Geunes (University of Arkansas, committee chair), Simge Kucukyavuz (University of Washington), and Vallabh Sambamurthy (Michigan State University and INFORMS Publications Committee Liaison).
Please submit comments, recommendations, and nominations (including self-nominations) by April 1, 2017. The information may be sent (preferably by email) to the chair of the INFORMS TutORials in OR Editorial Search Committee:
Joseph Geunes
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Arkansas
4207 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701
jgeunes@uark.edu
479-575-6042
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Matthew Walls
Director of Publications
INFORMS
Catonsville MD
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