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THE Premier Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research Get a broad, practical introduction to descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics. Learn from the best of high-impact...
View ArticleDear Colleague:
We’re delighted that you will be joining us for the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and O.R. in San Antonio, April 7-9. Please review this important information to help make the most of the...
View ArticleINFORMS Analytics Conference Podcasts
I will be recording podcast interviews with three subjects at the conference: Carrie Beam, Don Kleinmuntz, and Brian Keller. They will air this spring. Stay tuned!
View ArticleSan Antonio! Here we come!
As Operations Researchers from practice and academia flood to San Antonio, I am looking forward to a great Analytics conference program. Greetings from Tuscaloosa, AL! See you on Sunday!
View ArticlePreparing for INFORMS Analytics 2013; Calendar Sounds
Earlier today, my wife’s iPhone and iPad started making numerous alert sounds in a short period of time. After quickly checking them, she asked me what I was doing with the calendar. (I should mention...
View ArticleLooking ahead to San Antonio
Hey there. I’m Nathan Brixius, SVP of Analytics Development at Nielsen Marketing Analytics. I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts and experiences through the INFORMS blog for this year’s...
View ArticleFirst Thoughts from an INFORMS Newbie
As a total newbie to the business analytics realm and not really sure what to expect, I am extremely eager and excited for this conference! I have always had an interest in statistics and quantitative...
View ArticleSan Antonio INFORMS!
I am so excited for the INFORMS conference starting tomorrow, and as as one of the official bloggers of the conference, I wanted to provide a few preparatory comments to all of you. First off – the...
View ArticleStarting! Don’t forget the IPC.
As almost traditional for the Annual INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research, the weather is mild and pleasant. That may have made packing easy, but for the rest it will do...
View ArticleGreat Day tomorrow!
Looking forward to the opening of the conference tomorrow. This is my 6th conference, it all started with an invitation from my MBA program director to apply to the INFORMS Professional Colloquium back...
View ArticleSpreadsheet Guru 2013 – Come on down!
For those who missed the preliminary round held from the 23rd to the 30th of March, it is not too late to enter. You just have to go to...
View ArticleSPRIG 3.0?
Two years ago just after the Chicago conference, SPRIG 1.0 was dissolved and SPRIG 2.0 rose from the ashes to ensure a continued home for spreadsheets in OR and MS. We’ve noticed that we have a lot...
View ArticleT minus 8 hours
We are T minus 8 hours from the official start of the INFORMS Analytics 2013 meeting. It will be my pleasure to bring you my notes and impressions from the conference. A little about me: I am a...
View ArticleAnalytics is like a dentist. It’s all in the inside.
I am now attending the annual INFORMS conference in San Antonio. There are a large number of attendees. The recent buzzword for the type of attendees is “data scientist.” Can you imagine them wearing...
View ArticleHere we go…
Today on my agenda is IPC, IPC and some more IPC. With about 30 other Masters and PhD students we will learn and discuss the challenges of transitioning from academia to the high-paced world of...
View ArticleCAP complete
Congratulations to all who braved the uncertainty of a new test and took the Certified Analytics Professional exam this morning! About 25 people were in the room to take the challenge of 100 multiple...
View ArticleThe Final Three!
The Final Four in NCAA Men’s Basketball is being played this weekend in Atlanta and at the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference there is the Final Three. Three schools (MIT, Lehigh, Naval Postgraduate...
View ArticleAttending the Technology Workshops
I attended a few of the technology workshops today. It’s really interesting to hear about all the programs and analyses at your fingertips. As a student, I have used SPSS, R and Frontline Solutions for...
View Article2013 Spreadsheet Guru Results are in!
Congratulations to Essam Alshreafi, our 2013 Spreadsheet Guru winner with a time of 17 minutes and 34 seconds, down from 69 minutes in the 1st round! Drew Pulvermacher took 2nd place, just 54 seconds...
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