Travel Support for Minority to Attend INFORMS Annual Meeting; November 13-16, 2005; New Orleans, LA

计算的增长正在推动计算运筹学（OR）的重新增长。 与任何偏重计算、数学和工程的学科一样，OR领域需要吸引最优秀和最聪明的人才，以提高国家的竞争力。 吸引和留住妇女和少数民族更为重要，这笔赠款旨在帮助来自全国各地的这些学生参加运筹学最大的会议，即INFORMS会议。 通过展示该领域研究的广度，将更容易留住这些研究生。

The growth in computing is fueling a renewed growth in computational operations research (OR). As with any discipline heavy on computations, mathematics, and engineering, the field of OR needs to attract the best and the brightest to enhance the nation's competitiveness. Attracting and retaining women, and minorities is all the more important, and this grant is intended to help bring such students from across the country to participate in the largest venue for Operations Research, the INFORMS conference. By showing the breadth of research in the field, it will be easier to retain these graduate students.