Service Award: The POMS College of Supply Chain Management Service Award recognizes individuals whose distinguished service to the College has helped to advance significantly its goals and objectives. Nominations for the 2009 Award should include a one paragraph statement of why the person (or persons) are deserving of this honor. Nominations can be emailed to Mark Ferguson at mark.ferguson@mgt.gatech.edu and are due by Friday, February 27th.
Conference 2009: The 2009 Mini-Conference of the POMS College of Supply Chain Management will be held at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Orlando, mmediately following the POMS Annual Meeting. The conference will begin at 3:00 PM on Monday, May 4 and end at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, May 5.
The mini-conference will continue in its tradition of connecting industry experts and academics to explore emerging issues critical to supply chain practice, teaching, and research. This year's theme is "Managing Supply Chains in Turbulent Times". Our exploration of this topic will include a series of industry panels, examining how recent economic and regulatory changes are (or should be) impacting the way supply chains are managed. The mini-conference will also include a keynote address by Yossi Sheffi, MIT professor and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.
More details, including registration information, will be posted shortly.
Student Paper Competition: The annual College of Supply Chain Management Student Paper Competition is chaired this year by Saif Benjaafar, University of Minnesota. Submissions are due by Jan. 12, 2009. Full instructions are available here.