The OR Society's annual conference
is an important event in delivering its charitable aims
as it has the potential to reach a large number of both
members and non-members.
Whilst the Society does not aim to make vast profits
from the Conference, the price of registration and accommodation
taken together with travel costs can soon mount up. Practitioners
from larger organisations tend to get conference places
paid for by their employers, whilst many academics have
conference budgets to cover their attendance at events
such as this. There are, however, a number of potential
attendees for whom the conference costs represent a significant
barrier. These potential attendees would not only benefit
personally from attendance, but the conference itself and
the wider OR community could gain value.
So, the next step is up to you! Successful applicants
will gain the opportunity to present their work and circulate
with experts in the field. In turn, the OR community
will gain from additional presented papers.
See Laura’s experience below (successful candidate
at OR49):
‘’I attended the OR49 conference whilst completing
a work placement year at HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs),
without the assisted places offered by the OR society I
would not have been given the opportunity to attend. I
felt this not only benefited me by giving me a greater
insight into the different applications where OR was being
within a variety of different companies (insight
which has helped me during my final year when applying for OR graduate positions)
but also allowed me to present the interesting work which I had been undertaking
to other members of the society. ‘’
Laura Bates
So act today, see full instructions
on how to apply below. Applicants are invited to submit
a proposal for funding via email to Gavin Blackett, Secretary & General
Manager (gavin.blackett@theorsociety.com) before
the deadline of 30th June 2008. Successful candidates
will be informed of the awards in July.
Entries will be judged using the following criteria:
- The quality of the case statement.
The benefits the candidate will receive from
- attending the conference.
- The benefits to other delegates and the OR community
as a whole of the candidate attending the conference.
- The availability of alternative sources of funding
to the candidate.
- Candidates are strongly encouraged to give a paper
at the conference
* Successful applicants are liable for their own travel
and incidental expenses. |