美国北卡罗来纳州三角研究园– 先正达 and the Analytics Society of 通知 invite analytics and operations research students and professionals to contribute to the future of agriculture by entering the 先正达作物分析挑战. 竞赛的提交期现已开放，报名截止日期为2018年1月11日。

今年是“先正达作物分析挑战赛”举办的第三个年头，它强调了为养活不断增长的人口所需要的跨行业合作。 A collaborative effort between 先正达 and the Analytics Society of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (通知), the 2018 competition provides entrants with a real-world data set and tasks them to develop a unique equation or methodology to address the research question: Based on historic observations and genetic composition, how will a corn hybrid perform in new locations with varying environmental conditions?

“If corn breeders could accurately predict the performance of each individual hybrid in untested environments, they could make better decisions on which hybrids to move forward and provide to growers,” said Greg Doonan, head of oilseeds genetic projects, 先正达. “With this competition, we’re tasking participants to apply their analytical and mathematical modeling skills to help solve this question. It is a great opportunity for those outside the ag industry to contribute their expertise to help deliver on the 21st century food production challenge: growing more food to meet the needs of a growing population.”

参赛作品将根据决定选择哪种澳门新葡京线上赌场杂交品种的过程的严谨性和有效性进行评估。 获胜者将获得5000美元； 亚军，2500美元； 第三名，奖金1000美元。 参赛作品必须在2018年1月11日前提交，入围名单将于2018年3月1日左右公布。 入围者将被邀请出席2018年4月在马里兰州巴尔的摩举行的商业分析与运营研究通知会议。 获胜者将于2018年4月17日公布。

"In the last two years, I have been a witness of the impact of the 先正达 Crop Challenge,” said Nicolas Martin, assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and committee chair of the Crop Challenge prize committee. “With hundreds of participants and submissions from all over the world from teams from backgrounds in engineering, computer sciences and economics, they provide unparalleled insights to solve complex problems in agriculture."

先正达作物分析挑战赛成立于2015年，由先正达公司支持，通知分析学会主办。 该项目由该公司获得2015年Franz Edelman运筹学和管理科学成就奖所获得的奖金资助。 The competition exemplifies 先正达’s commitment to make crops more efficient—an essential pillar of 良好的增长计划, 先正达’s global initiative to improve the sustainability of agriculture.

For more information about the 先正达作物分析挑战, including eligibility criteria and deliverables, visit www.ideaconnection.com/syngenta-crop-challenge.

关于先正达

先正达是一家领先的农业公司，通过帮助数百万农民更好地利用现有资源，帮助改善全球粮食安全。 通过世界一流的科学和创新的作物解决方案，我们在90多个国家的28,000名员工正在努力改变作物的种植方式。 我们致力于拯救土地免于退化，增强生物多样性，振兴农村社区。 To learn more visit www.syngenta.com and www.goodgrowthplan.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/先正达 and www.twitter.com/先正达US.

关于通知

通知拥有来自近90个国家的12,500名成员，是最大的运筹学（O.R.）和分析专业人士和学生的国际协会。 通知为个人专业人士和各种类型和规模的组织提供了独特的网络和学习机会，以更好地理解和使用手术室和分析工具和方法来转变战略愿景并取得更好的成果。

通知分析学会，通知的一个分支，促进广泛的分析技术的整合，并支持在不断发展的分析领域阐明重大创新和成就的活动。

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