I myself have volunteered for all these reasons and more, at different times in my life, for different organisations and causes. And I’m sure that the motivations for everyone here today, and OR Society volunteers more widely, include all of these and more.
It’s just as well that there are all these reasons for different people at different life stages to volunteer, because the ORS has been reliant on volunteers since day one. I’m told that the ORS was run by volunteers for 10 years until we had our first paid staff member. We still couldn’t run The OR Society without them- volunteers touch all elements of the Society to this day.”
Ruth handed over to Professor Christine Currie, current chair of the Research Committee. Christine spoke about the present and future of volunteering with The OR Society.
“The UK is very lucky to combine OR academics and practitioners in one society, enabling a transfer of ideas and knowledge in both directions. The diversity of views is crucial to ensuring that we remain current and can spot future trends.