Let’s see how far we’ve come: Looking back at 2023 with our INFORMS President

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Let’s see how far we’ve come: Looking back at 2023 with our INFORMS President

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Dec 21, 2023

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As 2023 draws to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the past year with our 2023 INFORMS President Laura Albert, professor and department chair of industrial & systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Dec 21, 2023

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Let’s see how far we’ve come: Looking back at 2023 with our INFORMS President

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