INFORMS Open Forum

  • 1.  INFORMS 2023 -- PSOR

    Posted 02-02-2023 18:30

    Dear Colleagues,

    As the co-chairs of the Section on Public Sector Operations Research (PSOR) track at INFORMS Annual Conference (October 15 - 18, 2023, Phoenix, AZ), we would like to invite you to organize and chair one or more sponsored sessions for the track. A listing of PSOR session titles from prior conference is available at the end of this email. We welcome ideas for similar or additional themes consistent with the aims of PSOR.

    If you would like to organize a session, please contact us (Mahyar and Chris) and let us know the title/theme of your session.

     

    Cluster Co-Chairs:

    Important Dates

    • March 14: Deadline for session chair identification
    • May 2: Deadline for session chairs to enter presenters
    • May 16: Deadline for presenters to submit abstract
    • August 1: Speaker registration deadline

    About PSOR: The Section of Public Sector OR (PSOR) is the INFORMS subdivision dedicated to doing good with good OR. The section furthers the use of OR/MS in many areas, including public policy, public programs, public safety, public service, and public needs.

    Thank you and happy Spring! 


    Mahyar and Chris

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    List of prior session titles:

    • Community-Based Operations Research I 
    • Modeling healthcare equity, access, and outcomes
    • Humanitarian Analytics
    • PSOR Best Paper Competition Finalists
    • Joint Session PSOR/Practice Curated: Decision Analytic Models for Public Health
    • Diversity/PSOR/MIF: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in OR/MS/Analytics: Innovations in Research and Practice
    • Emerging Topics in Emergency Medical Services
    • Joint Session Not for Profit/PSOR: Application-Driven Research in Humanitarian, Health, and Non-Profit Operations
    • Data Driven Disaster Resilience
    • Joint Session Policy and Government/PSOR: Cyber-security & homeland security policy
    • Analytics in Humanitarian Operations Management
    • Joint Session PSOR/DEI: Community-Based Operations Research II
    • Nonprofit Operations Management: Focus on Resource Management
    • Applied Advances in the Field of Emergency Response II
    • Joint Session PSOR/Practice Curated: Rapid-onset Disaster Operations Management
    • Data Driven Insights for Decision Making
    • Logistics Models for Disaster Response and Public Health Emergencies
    • Pro Bono Analytics - Providing Analytics Support to Nonprofit Organizations (panel session)
    • Data-Driven Insights for Decision-Making
    • Joint Session PSOR/Practice Curated: Healthcare Policy Modeling
    • Disaster Operations Management
    • Human Trafficking and ORMS: A Panel Discussion
    • Joint Session PSOR/Practice Curated: Applied Advances in the Field of Emergency Response I
    • Resilient Infrastructure and Community Networks
    • Disaster Management in Preparedness, Response and Recovery
    • Optimizing Public Policy
    • Humanitarian and Disaster Operations Management
    • Topics in Humanitarian Operations
    • Resilient Infrastructure and Community Networks
    • Human Trafficking
    • Joint Session PSOR/Practice Curated: Managing Welfare Delivery Supply Chains

     



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    Mahyar Eftekhar
    Associate Professor
    Arizona State University
    Tempe AZ
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