编者注：在国外尤其是美国，医疗卫生领域已经成为工业工程师、运筹学者们新的研究方向。INFORMS（Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences）是美国最知名的运筹学机构之一，INFORMS Healthcare 2011 是该机构今年将要组织的有关医疗卫生领域运筹学应用的学术会议，将于2011年6月20日到22日再加拿大蒙特利尔举行。以下是会议的信息：

A new INFORMS thematic conference on the HEALTH SECTOR that brings together researchers and stakeholders to elaborate on current challenges.

• The best, most current research in healthcare O.R. and analytics in one highly-focused conference.
• Top-quality presentations by leading researchers and practitioners, selected through a review of extended abstracts.
• Cross-cultural view of healthcare systems and analysis of operational impacts.
• Structured networking opportunities, including birds-of-a-feather discussion groups and facilitated networking over lunch.
• Intimate, small-scale setting in a great hotel in a dynamic city.