2026 INFORMS Special Events
Location: Marriott Marquis San Francisco
Room assignments are subject to change.
| GROUP / EVENT | DATE | START | END | ROOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 INFORMS New Faculty Colloquia (Pre-registration & Additional Fee Required) | 10/31/2026 | 8:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill G (2nd Level) |
| 2026 INFORMS/Organization Science Best Dissertation Proposal Competition | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| ACORD Breakfast Meeting (Members Only/By Invitation Only) | 11/2/2026 | 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill D (2nd Level) |
| Beyond Business Analytics: Integrating the INFORMS Analytics Framework Across Academic Programs | 11/1/2026 | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill E (2nd Level) |
| Beyond the Degree: Building Career-Ready Analytics Competencies with the IAF | 11/1/2026 | 2:45 PM | 4:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill E (2nd Level) |
| CAP INFO Session | 11/2/2026 | 2:45 PM | 4:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill E (2nd Level) |
| CTL-TEN Workshop (Pre-registration & Additional Fee Required) | 10/31/2026 | 7:30 AM | 6:30 PM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific H (4th Floor) |
| Decision Analysis (DECA) Annual Meeting (By Invitation Only) | 11/2/2026 | 9:15 AM | 10:45 AM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific H (4th Floor) |
| Fellows Luncheon (By Invitation Only) | 11/2/2026 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Golden Gate A (B2 Level) |
| INFORMS Doctoral Student Colloquia (Pre-registration & Additional Fee Required) | 10/31/2026 | 8:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill G (2nd Level) |
| INFORMS Editors-in-Chief / Publications Committee Meeting | 11/2/2026 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific I&J (4th Floor) |
| INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (IJAA) Annual Meeting (By Invitation Only) | 11/2/2026 | 6:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific D (4th Floor) |
| INFORMS Journal on Computing Annual Meeting (By Invitation Only) | 11/2/2026 | 4:15 PM | 6:15 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill G (2nd Level) |
| INFORMS Journal on Data Science (IJDS) Editorial Board Meeting | 11/1/2026 | 12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific H (4th Floor) |
| INFORMS Journal on Optimization (IJOE) Editorial Board Meeting | 11/2/2026 | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific G (floor TBD) |
| INFORMS Member Meeting | 11/3/2026 | 6:45 PM | 7:15 PM | Marriott Marquis – Golden Gate A (B2 Level) |
| INFORMS Student Awards Ceremony | 11/2/2026 | 7:30 PM | 8:15 PM | Marriott Marquis – Golden Gate A (B2 Level) |
| INFORMS Transactions on Education Annual Meeting | 11/2/2026 | 6:30 AM | 7:50 AM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific H (4th Floor) |
| International Connections Meet & Greet | 11/1/2026 | 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill F (2nd Level) |
| JFIG Luncheon (Pre-Registration/Additional Fee Required) | 11/2/2026 | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill C (2nd Level) |
| JRING Breakfast Social | 11/2/2026 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill F (2nd Level) |
| M&SOM Journal Editorial Board Meeting (By Invitation Only) | 11/3/2026 | 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill E (2nd Level) |
| Management Science Department Editor Meeting | 11/1/2026 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill C (2nd Level) |
| Mathematics of Operations Research Editorial Board Breakfast Meeting (By Invitation Only) | 11/2/2026 | 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific I&J (4th Floor) |
| MIF Luncheon (By Invitation Only) | 11/1/2026 | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific I&J (4th Floor) |
| Military Veterans Interest Forum Meet and Greet | 11/1/2026 | 2:30 PM | 2:45 PM | Moscone South – Hall A (Exhibit Hall) |
| Minority Issue Forum (MIF) Undergraduate Student Workshop | 10/31/2026 | 8:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill D (2nd Level) |
| New Member Breakfast (By Invitation Only) | 11/1/2026 | 7:00 AM | 7:45 AM | Marriott Marquis – Golden Gate A & B Combined (B2 level) |
| OPRE EIC Meeting with Area and Associate Editors (By Invitation Only) | 11/1/2026 | 12:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Marriott Marquis – SoMa (2nd Level) |
| Public Societal OR (PSOR) Breakfast & Business Meeting (Pre-Registration/Additional Fee Required) | 11/2/2026 | 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill C (2nd Level) |
| Service Science Journal Editorial Board Meeting (By Invitation Only) | 11/3/2026 | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill E (2nd Level) |
| Stand Out: Soft Skills for Success | 10/31/2026 | 2:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Pacific I&J Combined (4th Floor) |
| Student Chapter Officer Mixer: Break, Refuel, Connect (By Invitation Only) | 11/2/2026 | 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Foothill F (2nd Level) |
| Subdivisions Council Meeting | 11/1/2026 | 8:15 AM | 9:15 AM | SoMa (2nd Level) |
| Transportation Science Editorial Board Breakfast Meeting (By Invitation Only) | 11/3/2026 | 7:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Marriott Marquis – TBD |
| WORMS Luncheon (Pre-Registration/Additional Fee Required) | 11/3/2026 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Marriott Marquis – Golden Gate A (B2 Level) |
