The Decision Sciences Institute also publishes two journals and hosts annual award competitions for contributions to innovation education, the best case study, and best doctoral dissertation.
In addition, the Institute offers job placement services, doctoral student and new faculty consortia, and a variety of professional development activities.
In addition, the publication Decision Line, includes a wide range of practical and educational feature columns (international studies, ecommerce, academic research, production/operations management issues, information technology, doctoral studies, and classroom instruction), as well as news items that inform the membership of past, present, and future events.
In November 1968, a small group of faculty members met in Atlanta, Georgia to propose an academic society that would encourage interdisciplinary (now cross-disciplinary) participation in the new field of decision sciences.
In 1986, the name of the organization was changed to the Decision Sciences Institute "once the name AIDS became linked in the public's mind with a newly emerging disease.
One way in which DSI distinguishes itself from similar organizations is in addressing educational issues including curriculum, pedagogy, and careers.
[1] Each of the following regions has their own constitution and bylaws and hold regular meetings: Asia-Pacific,[11] European,[12] Indian subcontinent, Mexico, Midwest U.S.,[13] Northeast U.S.,[14] Southeast U.S.,[15] Southwest U.S.,[16] and Western U.S.[17]