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INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING

INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING. NOVEMBER 7-10, 2010 Austin, TX. Agenda. Introduction Financial statement Web site Election results Tentative INFORMS MCDM activities. Founding Officers. Murat K ö ksalan Hannele Wallenius Esma S. Gel. Objectives of the Section.

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INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING

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  1. INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING NOVEMBER 7-10, 2010 Austin, TX

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Financial statement • Web site • Election results • Tentative INFORMS MCDM activities

  3. Founding Officers • Murat Köksalan • HanneleWallenius • Esma S. Gel

  4. Objectives of the Section • Promoting multiple criteria in decision making. • Promoting the development and application of Operations Research methods, techniques and tools in the Multiple Criteria Decision Making area. • Encouraging the exchange of information among researchers and users in the areas of multiple criteria decision making, including such topics as analytical hierarchy processes, decision analysis, goal programming, multiobjective evolutionary algorithms, multiobjective mathematical programming, and outranking methods. • Encouraging interest by practitioners and students in the Multiple Criteria Decision Making area. • Promoting the maintenance of high professional standards in the application of Management Sciences to the Multiple Criteria Decision Making area.

  5. Election Results • Officers: President: Murat Köksalan Vice President: Jyrki Wallenius Secretary/Treasurer: Esma Gel • Board members:

  6. Financial Statement • No Income in 2010: INFORMS covered expenses • From 2011 on: Memberships and donations

  7. MCDM Web Site • http://www.informs.org/Community/MCDM • Please let us know about • Upcoming events to include in the web site • Ideas and information to improve the web page

  8. Tentative INFORMS MCDM Activities • Sponsoring a (big) MCDM cluster in INFORMS 2011 Charlotte, NC • Collaborating with other INFORMS communities • For later • Special issues on MCDM • Sponsoring an award • …

  9. Becoming a Member • Membership is open to anyone interested in MCDM and is complementary for the rest of 2010. • Please send an email to melissa.forde@informs.org and include your complete mailing address, email address, and phone/fax numbers. • The dues for 2011 will be $5 for INFORMS members and $7 for others.

  10. Discussion Items • Increasing membership • Financial sponsorship to fund various activities • …

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