1. INFORMS MCDM BUSINESS MEETING
NOVEMBER 13-16, 2011
Charlotte, NC

2. Agenda Activities in 2011 Financial statement Election results
MCDM Cluster at INFORMS 2011
Wikipedia project
MCDM in INFORMS journals
Financial statement
Election results
Discussion Items

3. Officers President: Murat Köksalan
Vice President/President Elect: Jyrki Wallenius
Secretary/Treasurer: Esma Gel
Board Members: Harold Benson
Jim Dyer
Mark Karwan
Larry Seiford
Hannele Wallenius
Stan Zionts

4. Activities: MCDM Cluster
All sessions in Track 63, Tryon North, Westin Hotel second floor
Sunday Nov 13
08: :30 : MCDM for Sorting Methods
11: :30 : Goal Programming: Theory and Application
13: :00 : MCDM Algorithms and Applications
16: :00 : MCDM and Data Mining
Monday Nov 14
08: :30 : Applications of Multiple Criteria Decision Making
11: :30 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 1
13: :00 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 2
16: :00 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 3

5. Activities: MCDM Cluster
Tuesday Nov 15 08: :30 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 4 11: :30 : Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 5 13: :00 : :Panel Disussion: The Future of Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Where Do We Go From Here? Chair: Stanley Zionts. Participants: Ralph Keeney, Roman Slowinski, Ralph Steuer, Jyrki Wallenius. 16: :00 : Algorithms for Multi-Objective Optimization Wednesday Nov 16 08: :30 : Advances in Preference Modeling for MCDM 11: :30 : Methods and Application Issues in MCDM Models 12: :15 : Multiobjective Programming 14: :15 : Multiobjective Optimization for Engineering Design

6. Activities Wikipedia Project
MCDA/MCDM Introduction page rewritten
A structure has been prepared. Several colleagues volunteered writing parts
Several parts have been already written
Will follow up for the rest
Initiatives to have better MCDM representation in Management Science and Operations Research editorial bodies

7. Membership Report 192 members as of November 2, 2011
A healthy growth in one year
Further growth is desirable
Suggestions?

8. Financial Statement Income: membership dues
Expenses: Almost none so far
Reception sponsored by Aalto University School of Economics

9. Election Results
Vice President: Ralph E. Steuer, Professor, Department of Banking and Finance, University of Georgia, USA.
Secretary/Treasurer: Gilberto Montibeller, Tenured Lecturer, Department of Management, London School of Economics, UK.
New Board members: Theodor J. Stewart, Professor Emeritus of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa and Margaret M. Wiecek, Professor, Mathematical Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, USA.

10. MCDM Web Site http://www.informs.org/Community/MCDM Let us know about
Upcoming events to include in the web site
Ideas and information to improve the web page

11. Becoming a Member Membership is open to anyone interested in MCDM.
To become a member, visit: After filling the necessary information you will be able to select membership type (Community only member or INFORMS+Community member).
The dues for 2012 will be $5 for INFORMS members and $7 for others.

12. Future Conferences
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, October , 2012
MCDM Tutorial(s)
Strong MCDM cluster
22nd International MCDM Conference, June 17-21, 2013, Málaga, Spain, Francisco Ruiz

13. Discussion Items 2012 activities
Financial sponsorship to fund various activities
Increasing membership base