[Turkmath:6628] Welcome to EURO XXIV, Lisbon, Portugal, July 11-14, 2010

[Gerhardwilhelm Weber]

24TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
Lisbon, Portugal, July 11-14, 2010

WELCOME TO EURO XXIV

www.euro2010lisbon.org

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
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The 24th European Conference on Operational Research, EURO XXIV, will
be held at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.

This large conference is organized by EURO (The Association of European
OR Societies) and APDIO (The Portuguese OR Society), with the support
of FCUL (Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) and CIO
(Operational Research Centre, Portugal).

The Programme and Organising Committees, chaired by Silvano Martello
and Jose Paixao, respectively, are preparing a high quality scientific
programme and exciting social programme for the Conference.

We hope that the unique yet heterogeneous character of seductive Lisbon
will tempt you to come, and help turning this into a memorable event,
both scientifically and socially.
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CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSIONS:
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We invite all researchers, academicians, practitioners, as well as
students interested in any branch of operational research, mathematical
modelling or economic analysis to participate in the conference and to
present their papers.

Invited and contributed papers will be organized in parallel sessions,
with three or four papers in each session. In general, sessions will
be a part of conference streams, and streams are grouped by areas.

Researchers who want to organize an invited session or contribute a
paper within an invited session should contact the Stream organizer,
Area organizer or a corresponding member of the PC with their proposals.

AREAS:
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- Continuous Optimization,
- Control Theory & System Dynamics,
- Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery & Artificial Intelligence,
- DEA and Performance Measurement,
- Decision Analysis, Decision Support Systems,
- Discrete Optimization, Geometry & Graphs,
- Emerging Applications of OR,
- Energy, Environment and Climate,
- Financial Modelling & Risk Management,
- Fuzzy Systems and Soft Computing,
- Game Theory, Mathematical Economics,
- Location, Logistics, Transportation & Traffic,
- Metaheuristics,
- Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Optimization,
- OR Education, History, Ethics,
- OR for Development and Developing Countries,
- OR in Health & Life Sciences,
- OR in Industry, and Software for OR,
- OR in Natural Resources,
- Production Management & Supply Chain Management,
- Revenue Management & Managerial Accounting,
- Scheduling, Timetabling & Project Management,
- Simulation & Stochastic Programming and Modelling,
- Telecommunication & Networks.

IMPORTANT DATES:
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Submission for abstracts starts:  October 2009,
Deadline for abstract submission:  February 28, 2010,
Notification of acceptance:  March 15, 2010,
Deadline for early registration:  March 31, 2010,
Deadline for author registration (for inclusion in the programme):
April 30, 2010,
Conference: July 11-14, 2010.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:
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Chair:  Silvano Martello, Italy,
Jacek Blazewicz, Poland,
Denis Bouyssou, France,
Edmund K. Burke, UK,
Stefan Nickel, Germany,
Jose Fernando Oliveira, Portugal,
Jose Paixao (OC Chair), Portugal,
David Pisinger, Denmark,
Gerhard Waescher (VP EURO), Germany,
Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber, Turkey,
Gerhard Woeginger, The Netherlands.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
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Chair:  Jose M.P. Paixao, Portugal,
Joaquim Borges Gouveia, Portugal,
Maria Eugenia Captivo, Portugal,
Domingos Cardoso, Portugal,
Manuel Furtado Martins, Portugal,
Joao Chambel Leitao, Portugal,
Jose Fernando Oliveira, Portugal,
Joao Patricio, Portugal,
Ana Paula Povoa, Portugal,
Antonio Proenca, Portugal,
Antonio Rodrigues, Portugal,
Joao Miguel Telhada, Portugal,
Jose Valerio de Carvalho, Portugal,
Margarida Vaz Pato, Portugal,
Gerhard Waescher (VP EURO), Germany.

AWARDS:
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During the EURO XXIV conference the following prizes will be awarded:
The EURO Gold Medal 2010,
The EURO Distinguished Service Medal (EDSM 2010),
The EURO Excellence in Practice Award (EPA 2010),
The EURO Management Science Strategic Innovation Prize (MSSIP 2010),
The EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award (EDDA 2010).

REGISTRATION FEES:
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Regular Early (before March 31, 2010):  320 Euros,
Regular Late (after March 31, 2010):   420 Euros,
Student Early (before April 1, 2009):   170  Euros,
Student Late (after April 1, 2009):   220 Euros,
Accompanying persons:  120 Euros.

The regular/student registration fee includes:
- Participation in all sessions, and access to the exhibition area,
- Conference materials (Final Program, Book of Abstracts),
- Participation in the Welcome Reception (July 11),
- 3-day travel card,
- Coffee breaks and lunches (July 12-14),
- Participation in the Farewell boat trip (July 14),

The registration fee for accompanying persons includes:
- Participation in the Welcome Reception, and the Farewell boat trip,
- Lisbon-Estoril-Sintra tour,
- 3-day travel card,
- Lunches.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
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Please check regularly the conference web site, www.euro2010lisbon.org,
where information will progressively be included about all relevant
Programme and Social matters, Guidelines, Lisbon, Conference Venue,
Accommodation, Social Programme, Tours and excursions, Programme Schedule,
Keynote Speakers, Book and Software Exhibitions, Workshops, Satellite
Events, Special Issues of Journals, etc..

CONTACTS:
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prog at euro2010lisbon.org          (Programme),
registration at euro2010lisbon.org  (Registration, travel & accommodation),
info at euro2010lisbon.org          (General inquiries).


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