{"id":20,"date":"2018-05-23T17:07:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T17:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/regional-analytics-midwest2019\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2024-09-17T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T16:23:58","slug":"about-informs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/regional-analytics-midwest2024\/about-informs\/","title":{"rendered":"About INFORMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-20\" data-postid=\"20\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-20 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"j1ib822\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_j1ib822 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\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o5r9822 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5ipw822   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>About INFORMS<\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_t71236 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_n61v48 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qjdk50   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Saving Lives, Saving Money, Solving Problems<\/h2><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KkVDcwzs6Ik?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" align=\"right\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>With 12,500 members, INFORMS is the largest association of operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals and students. 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