{"id":10742,"date":"2026-03-11T12:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/?page_id=10742"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:47:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:47:45","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10742\" data-postid=\"10742\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10742 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-zoom-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"sezn93\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_sezn93 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" 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