Hello INFORMS 2009

INFORMS is in full swing.  Check out the conference Blog Central for up close and personal views.

So much talk recently about the Nobel prize.  Did you know that tomorrow (Mon) at INFORMS, you can see a Nobel Laureate speak?   Harry Markowitz .  Here is the session info.

Markowitz is also the recipient of the John von Neumann Prize.  Today, 2009 recipients were awarded: Yurii Nesterov (Catholic University of Louvain) and Yinyu Ye (Stanford University).

See also other awards. Congratulations to all award recipients!

Best Job in America: Systems Engineer

According to CNN Money, Systems Engineers have the best job in America! They estimate the job growth in this field at about 45% over the next 10 years. Take a look at the full list of the top 5o jobs. You can examine them in terms of the quality of life, median salary, benefit to society, job satisfaction, future growth potential and more.

• #3 on the list is Professor.  I guess it is hard to beat being a professor at a Systems Engineering department!
• 10% of the jobs on the list contain the word “analyst”:  #9 – Intelligence Analyst,  #17 – Business Analyst, IT,  #21 – Senior Financial Analyst,  #40 – Applications Systems Analyst,  #49 – Financial Research Analyst.
• Other related jobs that made the list are #37 – Quality Control Engineer and #38 -  Manufacturing Engineer.