The second issue will be printed and distributed in July and will contain the extended abstracts of the winners of the 1999 MSOM Student Paper Competition. The journal plans to become web-based with respect to manuscript processing before the end of 2000. Sponsors are listed in every issue of the journal. Last, but most important, the journal is an intellectual success. Ananth then concluded by strongly encouraging members to subscribe.
Students receive discounts.
A second proposal was made to simply raise the MSOM dues and support the journal more significantly. It was therefore agreed that Ron would check into some numbers and bring a few concrete proposals to the membership at the next conference. Richard Steinberg mentioned that it would help the journal if more universities could subscribe. The question of which universities, or at least, how many of them, currently subscribe was posed and Ron volunteered to look into that. Student Paper Competition Ron Askin reminded members that we need a volunteer for the 2000 Student Paper Competition.