Finnish Operations Research Society
The Finnish Operations Research Society is a professional non-profit society for the scientific field of Operations Research in Finland. The society is recognized by the International Federation of Operational Research Societies and its subgrouping, the Association of European Operational Research Societies, as the main national society for Operations Research in its country.
History
The society was established in 1973. It was founded by 60 people interested in OR who worked in business, public administration and academia.Governance
The management of the society is overseen by a board of 6 members, including chairman, secretary and four other members and 6 deputy members. The board is elected annually.The current president is Giovanni Misitano. Honorary presidents of FORS include Christer Carlsson, Pekka Korhonen, Raimo Hämäläinen and Jyrki Wallenius.