Dear Colleague,
We are now accepting applications for the prestigious Innovative Applications in Analytics Award (IAAA), brought to you by the Analytics Society of INFORMS, Kinaxis and Adelphi University. IAAA provides an excellent way to receive recognition for analytics success stories within and outside of your organization and I strongly encourage you to apply. If you know of other potential applicants, please do not hesitate to share this message.
Here are the key points for the 2020 IAAA competition:
- The award recognizes organizations for applications which combine multiple types of analytics -- descriptive, predictive or prescriptive -- in novel ways to achieve meaningful results.
- Initial submission, a 500 - 1,000 words summary of your work, is due by October 15. Submit your summary by email to jjaramillo@adelphi.edu.
- Up to six finalists, to be selected by December 20, will each be asked to prepare a deck to be presented on April 28, 2020 during the INFORMS Business Analytics and Operations Research Conference in Aurora, Colorado.
- Prize money for teams ranked 1-3 is $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000, respectively
- Applications that currently are being considered for other INFORMS prizes in parallel will not be considered.
For detailed instructions, please use the following link: https://www.informs.org/Recognizing-Excellence/Community-Prizes/Analytics-Society/Innovative-Applications-in-Analytics-Award/Innovative-Applications-in-Analytics-Award-Application-Process
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
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Juan R. Jaramillo, PhD
2020 IAAA Co-chair
Associate Professor of Analytics
Department of Decision Sciences
Robert B. Willumstad School of Business
Adelphi University
jjaramillo@adelphi.edu------------------------------