{"id":14414,"date":"2026-10-26T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/?page_id=14414"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:20:10","slug":"ifors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/ifors\/","title":{"rendered":"IFORS"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-14414\" data-postid=\"14414\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-14414 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tnhz257 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_oo1l257 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_g8z222 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1596\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2026\/10\/IFORS-Logo.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-14402\" title=\"IFORS-Logo\" alt=\"IFORS-Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2026\/10\/IFORS-Logo.png 1596w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2026\/10\/IFORS-Logo-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2026\/10\/IFORS-Logo-1024x180.png 1024w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2026\/10\/IFORS-Logo-768x135.png 768w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2026\/10\/IFORS-Logo-1536x269.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_inpr133 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r8uq552   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifors.org\/\">IFORS<\/a>) is a 60-year old organization which is currently composed of over 50 national societies. 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