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CO N FERE N C E P R E V I E W S.F conference set to . capture hearts & minds The conference will include more than 4,000 technical presentations by experts from industry, academia and government, from leading-edge advancements in operations research methodologies and analytics to applications in healthcare, energy, environmental management and supply chain management. BY CANDACE “CANDI” YANO 82 | Some of San Francisco’s many landmarks are mobile. Tony Bennett sang that he “left his heart in San Francisco” – and at the 2014 INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, you will begin to understand why as you take advantage of the opportunity to fill both your heart and your mind. To fill your mind, you can attend special presentations: • Alvin Roth, professor of economics at Stanford University and professor of economics and business administration at Harvard University who was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in the area of Game Theory, will talk about his work. • Richard Cottle, emeritus professor at Stanford University, will offer a commemorative and historical perspective on George Dantzig in honor of Dantzig’s 100th birthday. • Jonathan Caulkins, professor at the Heinz School of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, will discuss his work on health and drug-related policy issues. A N A LY T I C S - M A G A Z I N E . O R G W W W. I N F O R M S . O R G