The 86th Military Operations Research Society Symposium (MORS) will be held on June 18 to June 21, 2018 in Monterey, CA at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The 86th Symposium will include 500+ sessions taking place in 33 Working Groups, 7 Composite groups, Distributed Working Groups, Special Sessions, Demos, Tutorials and CEU Courses over the four day program.

Keynote Speaker: Retired Vice Admiral Ronald A. Route, President of the Naval Postgraduate School.

This year’s sessions will be conducted at the classified and unclassified clearance level with FOUO options. Corresponding portions of the Symposium are open to U.S. Citizens with or without a clearance and cleared “Five EYES” (FVEY) participants with some restrictions.

For more information, please visit the event page or contact MORS Professional Staff.

Call for Abstracts

All abstracts (limit 250 words) should be submitted through the MORS “Presenter Center” site at www.mors.org/Events/Presenter-Center Once you are on the site please follow the instructions provided. The abstract disclosure process will be included online during your abstract submission. The abstract MUST be Unclassified and Approved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited.

The purpose of the Symposium is to stimulate communication and interaction between practitioners and users, foster an interest in, and development of quantitative analysis of national defense and national security. With that in mind, to present at the Symposium, a presenter simply needs the approved abstract, briefing slides, and distribution statement. If the presentation is deemed notable, you may be invited to compete for the Barchi Prize, at which time a written paper will be required. In addition, work in progress research may be presented at the Symposium. Discussion
of work in progress is an important part of the MORS working groups! This is a good opportunity to receive feedback from your peers regarding how your analysis is perceived and how it may be improved. In the past, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the Naval Postgraduate School have provided excellent papers built around interim results of a Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation efforts.

Procedures for Submitting Presentation Abstracts
In-Person Abstract Submissions — Abstracts for presentations offered to working groups should be of interest to a specific working group. Abstracts for presentations offered to composite groups should be broad and of interest to each of the working groups assigned to the composite group. Abstracts may be submitted to up to two in-person Composite, Working or Distributed Working Groups. You must make two separate complete submissions so that your submission may be considered by each group separately.

Notification — If you are not notified of acceptance or rejection of abstracts offered for presentation at the 86th MORSS by 20 March 2018 please call the WG or Session Chair(s) directly with any questions

Registration

Registration Policies:

• 100% of registration fees will be refunded for cancellations received through 15 May 2018.

• No refunds will be offered after 15 May 2018.