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<p class=MsoPlainText>FYI<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>======================================================================================<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>*Data Mining Student Paper Award*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>An award of the INFORMS Section on Data Mining<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>The award is given to the best paper, as judged by a
panel of members of the Section, on any topic related to data mining by a
student author.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>*Important Dates:*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Deadline for papers: July 15, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Finalists announced: August 15, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Student presentations: November 7-10, 2010, INFORMS
Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas Winner announced: Section on Data Mining Business
Meeting, November 7-10, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>*Rules and Information:*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText> * A student author must be available to present the
work at a student session at the 2010 INFORMS Annual Meeting if selected as a
Finalist.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * The presenting student author must be a student on
or after January 1, 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * The research must have been conducted while the
presenting author was a student.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * The paper must be written by the student author(s)
with minor assistance from advisors. The effort of the student(s) must
comprise at least 50% of the work presented in the paper.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * The presenting student author must be a member of
the Section on Data Mining.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * Submitted papers must be received by July 15, 2010
to <a href="mailto:informs.dm.studentaward@gmail.com">informs.dm.studentaward@gmail.com</a>
.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * Papers must not exceed 10 typed pages (1 inch
margins, 12 point font, single-spaced).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * Entries must be accompanied by contact information for
student(s) and advisor(s).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * Papers will not be published as part of the
competition.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> * Papers can be in any state with regard to
publication (unpublished, submitted, published, etc.).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>*Review Committee Chair:* Paul Brooks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>J. Paul Brooks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences
and Operations Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity
Virginia Commonwealth University Harris Hall, Room 4126 PO Box 843083 Richmond,
VA 23284 <a href="http://www.people.vcu.edu/~jpbrooks">http://www.people.vcu.edu/~jpbrooks</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>(804)828-5853<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:jpbrooks@vcu.edu">jpbrooks@vcu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Data-mining-section mailing list<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:Data-mining-section@list.informs.org">Data-mining-section@list.informs.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="http://list.informs.org/mailman/listinfo/data-mining-section">http://list.informs.org/mailman/listinfo/data-mining-section</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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