A Tutorial on
“New” Analysis Techniques:
Understanding & Applications
25-27
January 2005
Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Laurel, Maryland
Dear
Colleague,
In
the past several years, the program committees for the MORS annual symposia have
had many potential topics for Tutorials but found that scheduling them to get
maximum attendance is difficult because of so many conflicting events at the
symposia. Compounding this problem
is the fact that it’s hard to cover Tutorials on scientific applications in
one hour. The state-of-the-art of our profession in terms of tools and
techniques is advancing rapidly and many of our members need an opportunity to
catch up on the latest topics and techniques.
MORS
has a legacy of conducting education and professional development mini-symposia
for the education of its members. The complexity and scope of challenges that
are confronting today’s decision-makers have served to broaden the set of
analytical tools and techniques that should be considered by the practitioners
of military operations research. As such, it is appropriate that MORS convene a
Mini-Symposium to ensure that MORS’ members have the opportunity to maintain
their currency. To this end, MORS has scheduled a Tutorial Mini-Symposium on
“New” Analysis Techniques: Understanding and Applications.
The target audience for this mini-symposium includes both OR analysts and
OR managers.
This
mini-symposium will be the third in a series of MORS-sponsored tutorials and
follows the highly successful tutorial on New
Techniques: A Better Understanding of their Application to Analysis, held in
the Fall of 2002, and the earlier workshop on Warfare
Analysis and Complexity, conducted in September, 1997. Both of these
meetings were extremely well attended, received laudatory comments from the
participants and MORS Sponsors, and subsequently enabled analysts to use the
tools and techniques to better inform decision-makers
This
mini-symposium will be held 25-26-27 January 2005 at the Kossiakoff Center,
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland.
Registration will begin at 0700 on Tuesday, the 25th.
You are invited to apply to participate in this special meeting.
Attendance will be limited by the space available.
An
application form to attend the workshop is enclosed.
Registration fees are: Entire
Mini-Symposium – US Federal
Government -
$260; All others -
$520; One-day attendance – US Federal Government -- $140; All others -- $280.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Columbia Hotel, 10207
Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044,
phone 1-800-638-2817 or 410-730-3900. The
room rate is $105 single/$115 double and is subject to applicable state and
local taxes. When you call to make
your reservation, state that you are with the MORS workshop.
Cut-off date for rooms in the block is Wednesday, 5 January 2005.
There will be a catered buffet lunch each day.
The cost of lunch is $14 per day. Please include lunch fees with your
registration fees.
The
workshop will be at the Unclassified level.
If you present a paper, you need to fill out Form 712 AU or BU -- a MORS
Disclosure Form -- and submit it to the MORS Office. All presentations must be
UNCLASSIFIED AND APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.
A Disclosure Form is attached. Also
enclosed is a copy of the Terms of Reference including a Draft Agenda.
NOTE:
Please bring a laptop computer (with Microsoft Excel and equipped with a
CD player) to get the most out of the hands-on tutorials portion of the
mini-symposium.
For
more information about this workshop, you can visit the MORS web site at
“www.mors.org” or contact the MORS office by phone at (703) 933-9070, FAX at
(703) 933-9066, or email at morsoffice@mors.org.
Presentations
Terms of Reference
Agenda
