Nominations for the 2021 INFORMS Combined Colloquia are being accepted! The Combined Colloquia consists of three different events: The Doctoral Student Colloquia (DSC); the New Faculty Colloquia (NFC); and the Teaching Effectiveness Colloquia (TEC). Taking place virtually on Saturday, October 23rd, these colloquium are perfect for the PhD student contemplating a career in practice or academia, the new faculty member just starting out, or the academic who wants to improve their connection with students in the classroom.
Virtually attend the 2021 INFORMS Combined Colloquia. Nominations are due September 10, 2021!
The 2021 INFORMS Combined Colloquia will take place virtually on October 23, 2021. Choose from one of these three outstanding colloquia designed to advance your career:
- Doctoral Student Colloquium (DSC): Recently reorganized to better help rising PhD students in their second or third year to make the critical decision whether to pursue an academic or practice career
- New Faculty Colloquium (NFC): An excellent introduction to the challenges of a career in academia for junior faculty
- Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium (TEC): Provides great guidance for those who want the best methods of connecting in the classroom and teaching analytics, operations research, and management science to students at all levels
To encourage even more participation at the 2021 Combined Colloquia, INFORMS has kept the reduced fees structure it implemented in 2020 for the virtual colloquia - $55 for students, $115 for all others. There are funding opportunities available specifically for PhD students through WORMS (Women in OR/MS Forum), MIF (Minority Issues Forum), and the Seth Bonder Foundation sponsorships. We will be working with sponsors to provide additional funding opportunities for participants Visit the 2021 Combined Colloquia page for more details.
The deadline is fast approaching! All nomination packages must be received by September 10th, so please respond ASAP! For complete nomination requirements and to make your submission, click here.
Note: All colloquia participants must also register for the 2020 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Questions: Contact Bill Griffin (bgriffin@informs.org) for more information.
We appreciate the generous financial assistance provided by the following organizations, without whom the Combined Colloquia would not be possible. We look forward to seeing these amazing professionals virtually in October!
A special thank you to our sponsors, without whom this important professional development programming would not be possible.
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Bill Griffin
Professional Development Manager
INFORMS
Catonsville MD
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