Good Business Analytics Conference

I have not yet written a note about the good experience I had at the 2011 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research in Chicago, where NAG had a booth with demonstrations of our library routines. ....I guess 'now' is as good a time as any to do so. The conference was very well attended, up around 30% over last year by many accounts, and included a wide variety of analytical types; academics and practitioners with many different specialities. It was a good opportunity to understand how the best analytical techniques are applied in different environments. During the three days my colleagues and I managed to talk with lots of people. Some were users of NAG routines and some who did not know us at all. It was a pleasure to meet all of you. My note is just to say thanks to fellow attendees, as well as the organizers, for a stimulating 3 days – hope to speak with many of you again soon