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INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING. NOVEMBER 13-16, 2011 Charlotte, NC. Agenda. Activities in 2011 MCDM Cluster at INFORMS 2011 Wikipedia project MCDM in INFORMS journals Financial statement Election results Discussion Items. Officers. Pres i dent : Murat K ö ksalan
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INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING NOVEMBER 13-16, 2011 Charlotte, NC
Agenda • Activities in 2011 • MCDM Cluster at INFORMS 2011 • Wikipedia project • MCDM in INFORMS journals • Financial statement • Election results • Discussion Items
Officers • President: Murat Köksalan • Vice President/President Elect: JyrkiWallenius • Secretary/Treasurer: Esma Gel • Board Members: Harold Benson Jim Dyer Mark Karwan Larry Seiford HanneleWallenius Stan Zionts
Activities: MCDM Cluster All sessions in Track 63, Tryon North, Westin Hotel second floor Sunday Nov 13 08:00 - 09:30 : MCDM for Sorting Methods 11:00 - 12:30 : Goal Programming: Theory and Application 13:30 - 15:00 : MCDM Algorithms and Applications 16:30 - 18:00 : MCDM and Data Mining Monday Nov 14 08:00 - 09:30 : Applications of Multiple Criteria Decision Making 11:00 - 12:30 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 1 13:30 - 15:00 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 2 16:30 - 18:00 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 3
Activities: MCDM Cluster Tuesday Nov 15 08:00 - 09:30 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 4 11:00 - 12:30 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 5 13:30 - 15:00 : :Panel Disussion: The Future of Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Where Do We Go From Here? Chair: Stanley Zionts. Participants: Ralph Keeney, Roman Slowinski, Ralph Steuer, Jyrki Wallenius. 16:30 - 18:00 : Algorithms for Multi-Objective Optimization Wednesday Nov 16 08:00 - 09:30 : Advances in Preference Modeling for MCDM 11:00 - 12:30 : Methods and Application Issues in MCDM Models 12:45 - 14:15 : Multiobjective Programming 14:45 - 16:15 : Multiobjective Optimization for Engineering Design
Activities • Wikipedia Project • MCDA/MCDM Introduction page rewritten • A structure has been prepared. Several colleagues volunteered writing parts • Several parts have been already written • Will follow up for the rest • Initiatives to have better MCDM representation in Management Science and Operations Research editorial bodies
Membership Report • 192 members as of November 2, 2011 • A healthy growth in one year • Further growth is desirable • Suggestions?
Financial Statement • Income: membership dues • Expenses: Almost none so far • Reception sponsored by Aalto University School of Economics
Election Results • Vice President: Ralph E. Steuer, Professor, Department of Banking and Finance, University of Georgia, USA. • Secretary/Treasurer: Gilberto Montibeller, Tenured Lecturer, Department of Management, London School of Economics, UK. • New Board members: Theodor J. Stewart, Professor Emeritus of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa and Margaret M. Wiecek, Professor, Mathematical Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, USA.
MCDM Web Site • http://www.informs.org/Community/MCDM • Let us know about • Upcoming events to include in the web site • Ideas and information to improve the web page
Becoming a Member • Membership is open to anyone interested in MCDM. • To become a member, visit: https://online.informs.org/informsssa. After filling the necessary information you will be able to select membership type (Community only member or INFORMS+Community member). • The dues for 2012 will be $5 for INFORMS members and $7 for others.
Future Conferences • INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, October 14- 17, 2012 • MCDM Tutorial(s) • Strong MCDM cluster • 22nd International MCDM Conference, June 17-21, 2013, Málaga, Spain, Francisco Ruiz
Discussion Items • 2012 activities • Financial sponsorship to fund various activities • Increasing membership base