Fun and Game Theory

Chinook, the computer that challenges man to checkers: Prof. Jonathan Schaeffer of the University of Alberta recounts his 18-year quest to develop a computer program that could beat the masters at checkers. Sunday Oct 11, 13:30 - 15:00 It's not your imagination: monopoly never ends-: Prof. Shane Henderson of Cornell University explains why a straightforward game of Monopoly could go on forever!

The chair of the INFORMS Annual Meeting in San Diego is Dr. Soheila Jorjani of California State University San Marcos.

Source: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences