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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:blue'>Call for Papers – INFORMS 2014 Data Mining Best Student Paper Award</span></b><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The Data Mining (DM) Section of INFORMS announces the Best Student Paper Award to recognize excellence among its student members. Four finalists for the Best Student Paper Award will be selected by a panel of members of the DM section on any topic related to data mining by a student author.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Rules and Information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The presenting student author must be a student on or after January 1, 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The research must have been conducted while the presenting author was a student. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The paper must be written by the student author(s) with minor assistance from advisors. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The effort of the student(s) must comprise at least 50% of the work presented in the </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>paper. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The presenting student author must be a member of the Section on Data Mining. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>A student author must be available to present the work at a student session at the 2014 INFORMS Annual Meeting if selected as a finalist. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Papers must be submitted with a maximum of 10 printed pages (1 inch margins, single column, single-spaced, 12 point font, and Times New Roman). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Papers will not be published as part of the competition. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:20.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-20.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Papers can be in any stage with regard to publication (unpublished, submitted, published, etc.). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Students who meet the above criteria and wish to submit their paper for consideration can submit their papers to the competition chair, Dr. Onur Seref via email (<a href="mailto:seref@vt.edu">seref@vt.edu</a>), by<b> July 15, 2014</b>. The subject of the email should be “<b>2014 DM Best Student Paper Award Submission</b>”. Late submissions will not be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Four finalists will be announced on or before <b>August 15, 2014</b>, and will make presentations at the INFORMS 2014 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California (November 9-12, 2014). The winner will be announced at the INFORMS DM Business Meeting and all finalists will receive an award certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Please send any questions to Dr. Onur Seref (<a href="mailto:seref@vt.edu">seref@vt.edu</a>).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Onur Seref, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Business Information Technology / Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2060 Pamplin Hall (0235) Blacksburg, VA 24061<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (540)231-7749 Fax: (540)231-3752<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.seref.bit.vt.edu/">http://www.seref.bit.vt.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>