DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

2005 ISMS Doctoral Consortium
Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
Thursday June 16, 2005

The annual INFORMS Society of Marketing Science (ISMS) Doctoral Consortium will be held on Thursday June 16 from 8:00am to 3:30pm at the Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. It precedes the 2005 INFORMS Marketing Science Conference. The consortium will feature presentations, panel discussions and breakouts with leading marketing science researchers and Marketing Science/Management Science Editors and Associate Editors on topics including choice modeling, analytic modeling, econometric estimation methods, managerial decision aids, empirical research on substantive issues, and behavioral decision theory.

The registration fee for doctoral students participating in the consortium is $25. Students must also register for the conference.

Participation is limited to 100 Ph.D. students. There is no restriction on the number of students that can attend from any one university; however, if demand exceeds capacity, the expected graduation date and the numbers of students already accepted from the university will be considered in selecting students.

The doctoral coordinator for the department should nominate student(s) in their department interested in attending by March 15, 2005. For each student nominated, please indicate their name, email address, and expected date of graduation. Nominations should be emailed to:

Sanjay Dhar
sanjay.dhar@gsb.uchicago.edu
University of Chicago

Once a student’s nomination has been accepted, he/she should register through the form on the conference website by April 15, 2005:
www.bus.emory.edu/MKS2005/DocCons.htm

The doctoral consortium is administered by the INFORMS Society of Marketing Science Education Committee consisting of Greg Allenby (committee chair), Doug Bowman, Eric Bradlow, and Sanjay Dhar. If you have any questions, please contact Greg at allenby_1@cob.osu.edu(Ohio State University).