The Operational Research Society
| Formation | 1948 |
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| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Birmingham |
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Membership
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2500 |
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Key people
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Gavin Blackett |
| Website | www |
The Operational Research Society or The OR Society is an international learned society in the field of operational research (O.R.), with more than 2,500 members (2011). It has its headquarters in Birmingham, England.
The OR Society was created in April 1948 as the Operational Research Club, becoming the OR Society in 1953. It is the world's oldest-established learned society catering to the O.R. profession and one of the largest in the world, with members in 53 countries. A full history of the OR Society can be found on the OR Society website.
Founding members of the OR society included: Charles F. Goodeve, Patrick Blackett, and Charles Tizard.
The OR Society is registered charity number 313713 and also a company limited by guarantee. Its charitable objectives are:
The management of the society is overseen by a General Council, consisting of up to 36 members. Its affairs are managed by a board, consisting of five officers elected by the membership, including the President, the immediate Past President or the President Elect, two vice presidents, an Honorary secretary, and up to five members of the General Council.
The current president is Geoff Royston. Previous presidents have included Sir Owen Wansbrough-Jones, Maurice Kendall, John Giffard, 3rd Earl of Halsbury, George Alfred Barnard, and .
Membership of the OR Society is open to anybody who is or has been in a profession directly connected with the Society's aims. Members of the OR society may apply for accreditation.
There are three types of subscription-based membership:
In addition the Board may elect Honorary Members. Honorary Members are not entitled to vote or to ay other privileges, rights, or liabilities of paying members.
Accreditation indicates that the accreditee has been judged by the OR Society to have reached a certain level of professional development and O.R. capability. There are four OR Society accreditation grades:
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