INFORMS Annual Meeting 2005

Announcing the first “COIN-OR INFORMS Cup” competition — the most coveted prize in computational OR!

Rules:

• The submission or nomination must contain a (i) synopsis of a COIN-OR contribution or usage (industry, education, …) and (ii) a cover letter explaining the significance.
• The winner must accept the prize in person at the 2005 INFORMS meeting — so we can all celebrate appropriately (see “Long Ceremony” below).
• Submission deadline: October 31, 2005.

Submissions will be judged by a committee convened by the INFORMS Conference program committee and the COIN-OR Foundation, Inc.

Long Ceremony: The actual awarding of the COIN-OR INFORMS Cup will take place during a long ceremony at a congenial locale where cups are needed. All entrants and their supporters are welcome to join in the celebration and regale (rile) the prize winners.

• Day: Sunday, Novemeber 13
• Time: 8:30 PM
• Location: Johnny Foley’s, 243 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco

The winner will be posted on the COIN-OR website.

Come on – enter and win! Please send submissions to coin-cup — see you at the cup-raising!