Business, Engineering and Math Students:

If you are considering going into operations research/ management science or a related field within the engineering, information, decision, mathematical, and social sciences, why not join INFORMS?

INFORMS, The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, specializes in helping students like you to find the tools you need for a successful career. Some of the great benefits we offer are:

Research Resources

  • Scholarly Journals provide students with easy access to the latest OR/MS application and theories in both print and electronic formats. Students receive one FREE online journal subscription, and significant discounts on additional print and online subscriptions. www.informs.org/Pubs

  • OR/MS Today gives students news stories, feature articles, case studies, software reviews and classified advertisements, and is FREE with membership. www.informs.org/Pubs

  • Affiliated and Related Publications cover specialized areas of OR/MS theory and practice, and OR/MS practices around the globe, and are available at substantial discounts to student members. Affiliated Journals: www.informs.org/Pubs/Affiliated. Related Journals: www.informs.org/Pubs/Related.

Networking Opportunities

  • The Doctoral Colloquium provides a unique opportunity for students to network with other students as well as professional OR/MS practitioners and academicians. doctoralcolloquium.informs.org

  • Meetings are richly varied in scope, location, and size. Students receive admissions to all meetings at greatly discounted prices. www.informs.org/Conf

  • Student Chapters have been established at 46 institutions in the U.S.. Membership to most student chapters is FREE. There are also 35 sections, societies, and fora devoted to specific areas of OR/MS study and practice. Students receive membership to one section, society or fora FREE with membership. www.informs.org/Subdiv

Career Development

  • Career Profiles in OR/MS provides articles on the wide variety of careers in OR/MS, as described first hand by the professionals who work in them. www.informs.org/Profiles

  • Our Job Placement Service is a fully web-enabled career service with corresponding on-site services at INFORMS national meetings. The service is FREE to all INFORMS members. www.informs.org/JPS.