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201​5​​ ​Call for Submissions for INFORMS Annual Conference

  • 1.  201​5​​ ​Call for Submissions for INFORMS Annual Conference

    Posted 04-30-2015 11:09
    *** Apologies for Cross Postings ***

    The College of Organization Science 

    (COS)
    of INFORMS is accepting 
    submissions for 
    paper
    sessions to be held during the INFORMS 2015
    Annual Meeting in
    Philadelphia
    ,
    Pennsylvania
    November 1-4
    , 2015.  
    Paper
    Sessions are 90 minutes in length and may comprise 
    of
    three or four presentations linked by a common theme or may include short presentations followed by a panel discussion.
    Pre
    sentations do not need to be accompanied by a formal paper.

    We welcome any submissions that are relevant to 
    the field of Organizational Science, which is broadly defined in the Organization Science statement of purpose as: research about organizations, including their processes, structures, technologies, identities, capabilities, forms, and performance."  Additionally, like our flagship journal, we also welcome research at different levels of analysis including the organization, the groups or units that constitute an organization, and the networks in which organizations are embedded.


    If you wish to submit a single paper: please email an abstract of 500 characters (approximately 50 words) to the Program Chair, Sekou Bermiss (ysb@austin.utexas.edu).  

    If you wish to submit an entire paper session: please email (1) the name of the proposed session chair, (2) the proposed session title, and (3) the proposed paper titles and abstracts to the Program Chair, Sekou Bermiss (
    ysb@austin.utexas.edu)
    . 
    Session chairs are responsible for finding speakers, encouraging them to submit titles and abstracts, and chairing the session during the conference. Session chairs may present in their own session, but this is not required.

    T
    he deadline for 
    submitting 
    invited 
    abstracts 
    or paper sessions
    to this year's conference 
    is May 
    12
    , 2015
    . 

    Feel free to email me if you have any questions about the submission process


    Regards,

    --
    Y. Sekou Bermiss, Ph.D.
    2015 Program Chair, College of Organization Science, INFORMS
    Assistant Professor of Management
    University of Texas at Austin
    McCombs School of Business
    979.202.1906 (direct)
    ysb@austin.utexas.edu