FROM TOURS TO TUTORIALS, SEATTLE PROGRAM PACKED WITH EVENTS

Are you ready to sip your latte while listening to exciting research at the 2007 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle? Come experience the spirit of technology in downtown Seattle and discuss current research issues while sampling the excellent seafood, listening to diverse music and taking in the sights.

There will be plenty of opportunities for networking with colleagues at the:

• Welcome reception on Sunday
  
  
• Multitude of intimate receptions to choose from on Monday
  
  
• General reception on Tuesday at the unique Experience Music Project (EMP)
  
  
• Final “humOR in OR” reception on Wednesday with Peter nORden
  
  
• INFORMS Membership Meeting and Reception on Saturday

The technical program is packed into four full days, with 55 simultaneous sessions, top-notch tutorials with a published book (available in paper and CD), extensive exhibits and interactive sessions. Plenary and keynote speakers will offer lively discussions for the INFORMS community, including:

• Ervin Kapos, Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security 
  
  
• Omega Rho speaker Bob Bixby, Rice University and ILOG
  
  
• IFORS Distinguished Lecturer Ralph Keeney, Duke University
  
  
• Bob Moffat, senior VP, IBM
  
  
• Seth Bonder, a past ORSA president and founder and CEO of Vector Research Incorporated (VRI) for 31 years
  
  
• Gang Yu, vice president, Dell
  
  
• Sridhar Tayur, CMU, founder and CEO of SmartOps Reuven Rubinstein, Technion
  
  
• John Garstka, assistant director of Operations and Concepts, DoD
  
  
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the 2007 Edelman prize winner

Many plant tours and excursions are scheduled, including a VIP tour of the Boeing Everett plant, a Port of Seattle tour of the seaport, a “behind the scenes” view of SeaTac airport, winery and brewery excursions, and visits to the classic Space Needle, Pike Place Market, historic Pioneer Square and numerous other interesting sights.

The conference is fortunate to have generous sponsorships, and we wish to thank our Leadership Sponsors – SmartOps, ILOG and the University of Washington – and our Corporate and University Sponsors: IBM, Microsoft Research, University of Texas at Dallas, University of British Columbia, University of Oregon, HP, Boeing, AIMMS and Areva. We welcome additional sponsorships.

The entire program committee is excited about the upcoming meeting in Seattle, and we look forward to showing off Seattle and the area. For the most up-to-date information, go to http://meetings.informs.org/Seattle07/. For more information about Seattle and area attractions, visit www.visit seattle.org/visitors/. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle!