February 15, 2008 - Isenberg School of Management
Room 210, 11:00 - 12:00

The Development of Transport Corridors in Asia

Dr. Denise Sumpf

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand

February 22, 2008 - Isenberg School of Management
Room 112, 11:00 - 12:00

Murder Markets: Group Dominance and the Social Contagion of Gang Homicide in Chicago

Professor Andrew Papachristos

Department of Sociology
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

March 7, 2008 - Isenberg School of Management
Room 112, 11:00 - 12:00

The Decision to Use an Analysis is a Decision Process in Itself: How a Business Framework Can Help Us Rigorously Study this Process

Professor Jenna Marquard

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

March 27, 2008

TBD

Billiards Night. Come have fun with us. Great chance to meet people across the campus and some networking

March 28, 2008 - Isenberg School of Management
Room 112, 11:00  - 12:00

Airplane Boarding and Space-Time Geometry

Professor Eitan Bachmat

Department of Computer Science
Ben Gurion University - Israel
(Visiting Brandeis University)

April 4, 2008 - Isenberg School of Management
Room 112, 11:00  - 12:00

Lessons Learned from Malaria Research in Africa (Or How I Moved from Operations Research Training to a Career in Biostatistics)

Professor David Wypij

Department of Biostatistics
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard University

April 11, 2008 - Isenberg School of Management
Room 112, 11:00  - 12:00

Overview of New England's Power System and Markets

Dr. Vamsi Chadalavada

ISO - New England
Holyoke, MA

April 18, 2008 - Isenberg School of Management
Room 112, 11:00  - 12:00

A News-vendor Model for Dynamic Investment and Financing Decisions: Capital Structure Implications and Empirical Results

Professor John R. Birge

Jerry W. and Carol Lee Levin Professor of Operations Management
Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago

May 16, 2008 – Isenberg School of Management Room 112, 4:00-6:00

INFORMS End of Semester Party

 May 27, 2008 – ISO New England, 2:00-3:30

ISO New England Tour