Mission
The Speakers Program facilitates access to excellent speakers who are experts in some aspect of OR/MS. Such speakers are in demand by INFORMS chapters seeking non-local speakers, university-level students and faculty (especially those trying to strengthen their OR/MS program or to launch an OR/MS-related program), practitioners and managers at organizations with established OR/MS projects and at those trying to establish such activities, and kindred societies and members of the press seeking information about OR/MS activities.
2024 Committee Membership
Anna Svirsko, Chair, U.S. Naval Academy, 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2024
Xiaonan Shang, University of Tulsa and WeThunder.com, 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2024
Scharan Johnson, Staff Liaison, Director of Membership and Communities
Anahita Khojandi, Board Liaison, VP of Membership and Professional Recognition
For further information on this committee, please see Section 9 - April 2011.pdf of the Policy & Procedures Manual.