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Additional Fee Required)<\/td> <td>10\/31\/2026<\/td> <td>7:30 AM<\/td> <td>6:30 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific H (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Decision Analysis (DECA) Annual Meeting (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>9:15 AM<\/td> <td>10:45 AM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific H (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Fellows Luncheon (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>12:00 PM<\/td> <td>1:00 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate A (B2 Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Doctoral Student Colloquia (Pre-registration &amp; Additional Fee Required)<\/td> <td>10\/31\/2026<\/td> <td>8:00 AM<\/td> <td>7:00 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill G (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Editors-in-Chief \/ Publications Committee Meeting<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>1:00 PM<\/td> <td>4:00 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific I&amp;J (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (IJAA) Annual Meeting (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>6:30 PM<\/td> <td>7:30 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific D (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Journal on Computing Annual Meeting (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>4:15 PM<\/td> <td>6:15 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill G (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Journal on Data Science (IJDS) Editorial Board Meeting<\/td> <td>11\/1\/2026<\/td> <td>12:15 PM<\/td> <td>1:15 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific H (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Journal on Optimization (IJOE) Editorial Board Meeting<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>6:00 PM<\/td> <td>7:00 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific G (floor TBD)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Member Meeting<\/td> <td>11\/3\/2026<\/td> <td>6:45 PM<\/td> <td>7:15 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate A (B2 Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Student Awards Ceremony<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>7:30 PM<\/td> <td>8:15 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate A (B2 Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>INFORMS Transactions on Education Annual Meeting<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>6:30 AM<\/td> <td>7:50 AM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific H (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>International Connections Meet &amp; Greet<\/td> <td>11\/1\/2026<\/td> <td>2:30 PM<\/td> <td>3:00 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill F (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>JFIG Luncheon (Pre-Registration\/Additional Fee Required)<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>12:00 PM<\/td> <td>1:30 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill C (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>JRING Breakfast Social<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>8:00 AM<\/td> <td>9:00 AM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill F (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>M&amp;SOM Journal Editorial Board Meeting (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/3\/2026<\/td> <td>7:30 AM<\/td> <td>9:00 AM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill E (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Management Science Department Editor Meeting<\/td> <td>11\/1\/2026<\/td> <td>1:00 PM<\/td> <td>3:00 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill C (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Mathematics of Operations Research Editorial Board Breakfast Meeting (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/2\/2026<\/td> <td>7:30 AM<\/td> <td>9:00 AM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific I&amp;J (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>MIF Luncheon (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/1\/2026<\/td> <td>12:00 PM<\/td> <td>1:30 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Pacific I&amp;J (4th Floor)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Military Veterans Interest Forum Meet and Greet<\/td> <td>11\/1\/2026<\/td> <td>2:30 PM<\/td> <td>2:45 PM<\/td> <td>Moscone South \u2013 Hall A (Exhibit Hall)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Minority Issue Forum (MIF) Undergraduate Student Workshop<\/td> <td>10\/31\/2026<\/td> <td>8:00 AM<\/td> <td>6:00 PM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Foothill D (2nd Level)<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>New Member Breakfast (By Invitation Only)<\/td> <td>11\/1\/2026<\/td> <td>7:00 AM<\/td> <td>7:45 AM<\/td> <td>Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate A &amp; 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