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<span style="font-family: Arial">We are very proud to announce that
the 2014 <b><a
href="https://www.informs.org/Recognize-Excellence/INFORMS-Prizes-Awards/Impact-Prize">INFORMS
Impact Prize</a></b> has been awarded to nine COIN-OR
pioneers: Brenda Dietrich, JP Fasano, John Forrest, Lou Hafer,
Brady Hunsaker, Laszlo Ladanyi, Robin Lougee, Ted Ralphs, and
Matthew Saltzman. INFORMS's recognition of COIN-OR's impact is a
tribute not only to these pioneers, but also to the wider
community of contributors and users who have made COIN-OR the
success it is today. <br>
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More details of this award are available at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.coin-or.org/news.html#impact">http://www.coin-or.org/news.html#impact</a><br>
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This prize will be awarded at the 2014 INFORMS Conference Awards
Ceremony & Dessert Reception<b>:<br>
</b>Sunday 9 Nov 2014 8:30pm-9:45pm (Doors close at 8:45pm)<br>
Hilton – Imperial Ballroom<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://meetings2.informs.org/sanfrancisco2014/social.html">http://meetings2.informs.org/sanfrancisco2014/social.html</a><br>
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More COIN-OR activities planned for this INFORMS conference are
detailed at:<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Arial"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://projects.coin-or.org/Events/wiki/InformsSanFrancisco">https://projects.coin-or.org/Events/wiki/InformsSanFrancisco</a></span>
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Dr Andrew J Mason
Associate Professor
Acting Deputy Head of Department
Dept of Engineering Science
University of Auckland
New Zealand
+64 9 3737599 x87909
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.esc.auckland.ac.nz/Mason">www.esc.auckland.ac.nz/Mason</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:a.mason@auckland.ac.nz">a.mason@auckland.ac.nz</a>
OpenSolver.org: Open-source Solver-compatible LP/IP optimizer for Excel
SolverStudio.org: Excel modelling using AMPL, GAMS, PuLP, GMPL & Gurobi
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