INFORMS Future Academician Colloquium 2009

 

 


    About the Colloquium

     

    The 2009 Future Academician Colloquium is now complete. It was held on October 9-10, the Friday and Saturday preceding the INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. This page contains slides from the panels, the schedule, and information about the FAC that was announced prior to the event.

     

    Schedule and Slides

     

    To download the slides, please click on the hyperlinked names of the panelists or the panels themselves.

     

    Friday

     4:30-7:00 Combined colloquium registration (Hilton San Diego, Room 306 Foyer)

     6:00-8:00 Welcome dinner (Hilton San Diego, Room 306)

    Saturday

     (The FAC will be held at the Hilton San Diego, Sapphire IJ room, except as noted.)

     7:30-8:15 Combined colloquia breakfast (Sapphire EF room)

     8:20-8:30 Welcome remarks (Sapphire IJ room)

    • Larry Snyder, Lehigh University, FAC chair

     8:30-9:15 Panel 1: What Kind of Department Do I Want to Work at?

     9:15-10:00 Panel 2: What Kind of School Do I Want to Work at?

     10:00-10:15 Coffee break

     10:15-11:00 Panel 3: The Job Application Process

     11:00-11:45 Panel 4: The Interview Process

    • Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Barry Nelson, Northwestern

     11:45-1:15 Lunch

     1:15-2:00 Panel 5: How Do I Start a Research Career?

     2:00-2:45 Panel 6: Publishing and Grants

    • Suvrajeet Sen, Ohio State
    • Doug Shier, Clemson

     2:45-3:15 Coffee break

     3:15-4:00 Panel 7: Teaching

     4:00-4:45 Panel 8: Service and Work/Life Balance

     6:30-8:30 Dinner (Bondi restaurant)

     


    Original Announcement

     

    The 2009 Future Academician Colloquium is organized with current doctoral students in mind. It will include sessions dedicated to navigating the job hunt, developing a successful research program, becoming an effective teacher, and dealing with work-life balance issues. It will be held on October 9-10, the Friday and Saturday preceding the INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

     

    The Future Academician Colloquium is one of three colloquia sponsored by INFORMS, INFORM-ED, the INFORMS Student Affairs Committee, and Omega Rho. All three colloquia (Future Academician, Future Practitioner, and Teaching Effectiveness) are designed to provide the attendees with technical material, career experiences from senior and junior OR/MS professionals, and an environment for networking. For more information, visit the 2009 INFORMS Combined Colloquia web site.

     

    The Future Academician Colloquium will begin at 6:00pm, Friday, with a welcome dinner for participants of all three colloquia. Don Kleinmuntz, President of INFORMS, will address the participants on the future of INFORMS and its position at the center of teaching, research and practice. The Colloquium will continue on Saturday all day with several sessions. Following the conclusion of the colloquium, participants of the Combined Colloquia will be invited to an evening dinner. Participants will also have opportunities to interact with each other and with the Combined Colloquia speakers during breakfast, lunch and several refreshment breaks.

     


    Participant Eligibility

     

    All PhD-granting programs in operations research, management science and related fields are invited to nominate students for participation in the Future Academician Colloquium. In an effort to promote diversity and a broad representation of academic institutions, preference will be given first to representing as many schools as possible, second to the quality of applicants from schools already represented.

     

    Further, to be eligible for nomination, an individual must:

    • be a member of INFORMS or have applied for membership at the time of the nomination;
    • have completed basic coursework and initiated research;
    • be within one year from completing all degree requirements;
    • have excellent potential for contributing to the fields of operations research, management science or a related field;
    • have good communication skills;
    • have never attended an INFORMS Future Academician Colloquium.

     


    Participant Nomination

     

    The nomination process is now closed. No further nominations can be accepted.

    Because of increased demand and limited capacity, consideration for participation in the colloquium is by nomination only. A department can nominate more than one eligible individual to the Future Academician Colloquium, but only a limited number of applicants will be accepted. (Nominations of one person to multiple colloquia are not permitted and will not receive consideration.)

     

    The registration fee for each of the Colloquia is $300. However, the fee will be waived for one participant from a department nominated to the Combined Colloquia. A second participant from a department to the colloquia pays $150, and each additional participant pays $300. Invoices for the total amount will be sent directly to the sponsor units (department or company). No invoice will be sent to individual participants.

     

    All colloquium participants are required to register for the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2009 in San Diego, CA. The registration fee for the colloquium does NOT include the registration fee for the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Click here for registration for INFORMS Annual Meeting.

     

    Questions?

     

    If you have additional questions about the Future Academician Colloquium, please contact:

     

    Larry Snyder

    Lehigh University

    Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering

    200 West Packer Ave.

    Bethlehem, PA 18015


    Useful Links

     

     

     

INFORMS SAN DIEGO

INFORMS 2009 Annual Meeting