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IAP 2012 Activities by Sponsor

Operations Research Center

Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)
Adam Elmachtoub, Martin Bazant
Thu Jan 26, 03-05:00pm, 4-237

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

The Mathematical Contest in Modeling is an international competition where teams of three undergraduates come up with ideas to solve real-world problems using mathematical modeling. The format of the competition is that teams have four consecutive days (Feb 9 – Feb 13) to solve and write up a solution to one of three different problems. In each of the sessions, we will discuss an overview of the competition, tips for competing, forming teams, and mathematical tools. Teams should be well-rounded, interdisciplinary, and have members that can model, program, and write well. We will help people form teams at the sessions. For the first time ever, we will also select one team to be the local MIT winner of the MCM who will win a grand prize of $300, dinner reception, and the title of MIT MCM winners. All courses/disciplines are welcome! (See link for official rules and previous contests.)
Web: http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/
Contact: Adam Elmachtoub, ane@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Mathematics

ORC IAP SEMINAR: Analytics in Internet Business
Brian Crimmel, Jane Evans, Virot Ta Chiraphadhanakul
Tue Jan 31, 09am-03:00pm, 32-155

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 20-Jan-2012
Single session event
Prereq: None

Speakers and topics (see link for full bios/abstracts):
(1) Vivek Farias - High Frequency Revenue Management: Dynamic Allocation With Volatile Demand
Assistant Professor at MIT Sloan
(2) Steve Clark - Email marketing optimization for Online Travel Agencies
Senior Consultant with Analytics Operations Engineering; MIT alum
(3) Nicole Immorlica - Sponsored Search Advertising
Assistant Professor of computer science at Northwestern University; MIT alum
(4) TBD

Additional Information:
Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. We will be getting an approximate head count via email so be sure to RSVP so we have enough food!
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~orc/seminars/iap.html
Contact: Brian Crimmel, E40-149, (617) 253-6185, bcrimmel@mit.edu


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