2024 POMS College of Sustainable Operations Mini-Conference
Dear friends:
The Board of the POMS College of Sustainable Operations welcomes all of you to the 2024 mini-conference. The mini-conference has been a great place to facilitate discussions, exchange thoughts, and foster research ideas and collaborations. Here are some logistic details:
- Registration/Check-in: The POMS registration counter for the mini-conference will open at 8:30 am on April 25th (Thursday).
- Lunch: Lunch will be provided for all registered participants from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm at the Northstar Ballroom in the conference hotel (Hyatt Regency Minneapolis).
- Mini-conference: The main event will occur in Greenway B-C, H-I.
- Reception: The joint mini-conference reception will take place from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Great Lakes Ballroom.
The following is the schedule of the mini-conference:
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm – 1:15pm Welcome Remarks: POMS College of Sustainable Operations Board
1:15pm – 2:00pm Research Showcase: Presentations from the CSO Student Paper Competition Finalists
2:00pm – 2:30pm Presentation: The Backhaul Project: Farm to Rural Grocery to Wholesale
Dr. Kathryn J Draeger (University of Minnesota, Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships)
2:30pm – 3:00pm Networking Break
3:00pm – 4:30pm Presentations: Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
Paul Gardner (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Recycling Association of Minnesota)
James Schuld (Medtronic)
Courtney Panther (Sleep Number)
4:30pm – 5:00pm Networking Break
5:00pm – 5:40pm From the Editors: Conversations with DEs from the POMS Sustainable Operations Department
Professor Yanchong (Karen) Zheng (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Professor Nicholas C Petruzzi (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
5:40pm – 5:50pm Concluding Remarks
6:00pm POMS Joint Mini-Conference Reception
For speakers' bios, please refer to the document attached.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Sincerely,
The POMS College of Sustainable Operations Board
