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The Women in OR/MS (WORMS) will sponsor one student member to attend the Doctoral Student Colloquium at the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN, October 16-19, 2022. The award includes registration to the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting, the Doctoral Student Colloquium, and a year membership to WORMS.
To be considered, applicants (male or female) should include the following additional items to the nomination package they send out to apply to the Doctoral Student Colloquium:
- A note stressing that the student is interested in applying for the Women in OR/MS (WORMS) Doctoral Colloquium Award.
- A brief paragraph describing their interest in supporting Women in OR/MS (50-150 words).
- A letter of recommendation from the department chair or supervisor.
To be clear, the entire nomination package should be sent to the organizers of the Doctoral Student Colloquium. Please refer to their page for the deadline. Applicants should not send their documents to WORMS. WORMS will assess the applications based on their application components. Recipients will be notified by the selection committee before the INFORMS Annual Meeting.
For inquiries about this award, please contact WORMS President Banafsheh Behzad at Banafsheh.behzad@csulb.edu.
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Banafsheh Behzad
Associate Professor
College of Business
California State University, Long Beach
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