<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">The <span class="">INFORMS</span> Optimization Society awards four <span><span class="">prizes</span></span>
 annually at the <span class="">INFORMS</span> annual meeting. We seek nominations (including 
self-nominations) for each of them, due by July 15, 2015. Each of the 
four awards includes a cash amount of US$1,000 and a citation plaque. 
The award winners will be invited to give a presentation in a special 
session sponsored by the Optimization Society during the <span class="">INFORMS</span> annual 
meeting in Philadelphia, PA in November 2015 (the winners will be 
responsible for their own travel expenses to the meeting).  Award 
winners are also asked to contribute an article about their 
award-winning work to the annual Optimization Society newsletter.  The 
four awards are listed below with links to more information about them. 
 For each award, follow the given link to find eligibility information 
and instructions on the nomination process.  Nominations and inquiries 
should be sent directly via email to the chair of the corresponding <span><span class="">prize</span></span> committee.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Khachiyan <span><span class="">Prize</span></span><br>
* Awarded for outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of optimization by an individual or team.<br>
* 2015 Committee Chair:  Ilan Adler (<a href="mailto:adler@ieor.berkeley.edu" target="_blank">adler@ieor.berkeley.edu</a>)<br>
* Other committee members: Michael Ball, Don Goldfarb, Werner Roemisch <br>
*<a href="https://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Khachiyan-Prize" target="_blank"> https://www.<span class="">informs</span>.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-<span>Prizes</span>/Khachiyan-<span><span class="">Prize</span></span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Farkas <span><span class="">Prize</span></span><br>
* Awarded for outstanding contributions by a mid-career researcher to 
the field of optimization, over the course of their career.<br>
* 2015 Committee Chair: Ariela Sofer (<a href="mailto:asofer@gmu.edu" target="_blank">asofer@gmu.edu</a>)<br>
* Other committee members: Jon Lee, Sanjay Mehrotra, Ariela Sofer, Zelda Zabinski <br>
*<a href="http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Farkas-Prize" target="_blank"> http://www.<span class="">informs</span>.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-<span>Prizes</span>/Farkas-<span><span class="">Prize</span></span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span><span class="">Prize</span></span> for Young Researchers<br>
* Awarded to one or more young researcher(s) for an outstanding paper in
 optimization that is submitted to and accepted, or published in a<br>
refereed professional journal.<br>
* 2015 Committee Chair: Nick Sahinidis (<a href="mailto:sahinidis@cmu.edu" target="_blank">sahinidis@cmu.edu</a>)<br>
* Other committee members: Dan Bienstock, Sam Burer, Andrew Schaefer<br>
 <br>
*<a href="http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Young-Researchers" target="_blank"> http://www.<span class="">informs</span>.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-<span>Prizes</span>/Young-Researchers</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Student Paper <span><span class="">Prize</span></span><br>
* Awarded to one or more student(s) for an outstanding paper in 
optimization that is submitted to and received or published in a 
refereed professional journal within three calendar years preceding the 
year of the award.<br>
* 2015 Committee Chair: Mohit Tawarmalani (<a href="mailto:mtawarma@purdue.edu" target="_blank">mtawarma@purdue.edu</a>)<br>
* Other committee members: Fatma Kilinc-Karzan, Warren Powell, Uday Shanbhag <br>
*<a href="http://www.informs.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-Prizes/Student-Paper-Prize" target="_blank"> http://www.<span class="">informs</span>.org/Community/Optimization-Society/Optimization-Society-<span>Prizes</span>/Student-Paper-<span><span class="">Prize</span></span></a><span class=""><font color="#888888"><span><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></font></span></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Jim Luedtke, Associate Professor</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Secretary/Treasurer, INFORMS Optimization Society</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of Wisconsin-Madison</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">3236 Mechanical Engineering Building</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706</span><br></div></div>
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