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  • 1.  Chicago Chapter Annual Conference is right around the corner - what are you most excited about?

    Posted 11-18-2022 14:48
    Happy Friday! IRAC Chicago is just a few weeks away (Dec. 1 & 2). Don't forget to register at https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/regional-analytics-midwest2022/
    There are many fantastic events/talks planned - what part are you most looking forward to?!?
    The highlights:
    1. Day 1 Keynote - John Thompson - Analytics Teams: How to design, build, manage and grow a world class analytics organization
    2. Day 2 Keynote - Edward Malthouse - Saving local news with big data, lifetime value models, and causal inference
    3. Presentation - Rhiannon Clifton and Len Musielak - Best Practices When There are No Practices: What to Do When the Data Doesn't Exist
    4. Presentation - Polly Mitchell-Guthrie - How More Useful Forecasts Can Improve Supply Chains
    5. Presentation - Gary Cokins - Analytics-Based Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
    6. Award Ceremony - IMPACTful O.R./Analytics Award
    7. Panel - Analytics for Social Good
    8. Networking Event

    My answer: The speakers lined up are tremendous, but TBH I'm most excited about Networking Event.  I miss seeing getting the chance to meet collaborators in person!! 
    How about you??

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    Chris Thrall
    Director of Solutions
    Swoon Consulting
    Chicago IL
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  • 2.  RE: Chicago Chapter Annual Conference is right around the corner - what are you most excited about?

    Posted 11-18-2022 17:40
    Definitely looking forward to the Analytics for Social Good panel - the landscape for pro-bono & social good data science initiatives is really changing rapidly. Curious what the areas of focus are right now and the challenges (data privacy, buy-in from stakeholders, etc).

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    Courtney Stepien
    Data Scientist
    Enova International
    CHICAGO IL
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  • 3.  RE: Chicago Chapter Annual Conference is right around the corner - what are you most excited about?

    Posted 11-18-2022 18:56
    Looking forward to the Impactful OR/Analytics awardees' presentations! Very great applications of OR and Analytics in practice!

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    Sina Ansari
    Assistant Professor
    Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University
    Chicago IL
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