INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING

NOVEMBER 13-16, 2011Charlotte, 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: Jyrki Wallenius Secretary/Treasurer: Esma Gel Board Members: Harold BensonJim DyerMark KarwanLarry SeifordHannele WalleniusStan Zionts

Activities: MCDM ClusterAll sessions in Track 63, Tryon North, Westin Hotel second floor

Sunday Nov 1308:00 - 09:30 : MCDM for Sorting Methods11:00 - 12:30 : Goal Programming: Theory and Application13:30 - 15:00 : MCDM Algorithms and Applications16:30 - 18:00 : MCDM and Data Mining

Monday Nov 1408:00 - 09:30 : Applications of Multiple Criteria Decision Making11:00 - 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 ClusterTuesday Nov 1508:00 - 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 1608:00 - 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