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THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for contributed sessions/talks/posters
MOPTA 2012, July 30 to August 1, 2012 , Lehigh University
http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/
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*SCOPE*
The conference is an annual event aiming to bring together a diverse
group of people from both discrete and continuous optimization,
working on both theoretical and applied aspects. Our target is to
present a diverse set of exciting new developments from different
optimization areas while at the same time providing a setting which
will allow increased interaction among the participants. We aim to bring
together researchers from both the theoretical and applied communities
who do not usually have the chance to interact in the framework of a
medium-scale event.
*PLENARY SPEAKERS*
*Kurt M. Anstreicher (University of Iowa)
*Edgar Blanco (MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics)
*Andrew V. Goldberg (Microsoft Research)
*Mark S. Roberts (University of Pittsburgh)
*Michael Trick (Carnegie Mellon University)
*Reha Tütüncü (Goldman Sachs)
*Santosh S. Vempala (Georgia Institute of Technology)
*Henry Wolkowicz (University of Waterloo)
*Stephen J. Wright (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
*AIMMS-MOPTA MODELING COMPETITION*
As part of the Conference, there is an optimization modeling competition
sponsored by AIMMS (http://www.aimms.com). Finalist will present their results
at a special session of MOPTA 2012. The competition problem has been posted
at http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition. Competition entry submission
deadline is May 31, 2012. For more information, visit the competition
website: http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition. For questions, please
contact Frank E. Curtis, frank.e.curtis(a)lehigh.edu.
*CONTRIBUTED TALKS*
Each accepted paper will be allotted a 25 minute talk. Authors wishing
to speak and/or organize a session should submit an abstract via the
conference web page http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/abstracts
by May 21, 2012.
*REGISTRATION*
For registration please go to http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/registration
Early: (by July 2, 2012): $250 (Regular), $125 (Student/Post-doc)
Late: (after July 2, 2012): $300 (Regular), $150 (Student/Post-doc)
On-Site: (after July 30, 2012): $330 (Regular), $165 (Student/Post-doc)
Registration is free for invited plenary speakers and Lehigh students aiding
at the conference.
*IMPORTANT DATES*
Abstract Submission deadline: May 21, 2012
Early registration deadline: July 2, 2012
Conference date: *July 30 to August 1, 2012*.
*IMPORTANT NOTE*
Bethlehem, PA is just one hour drive west of the Newark
International Airport (EWR), less than an hour drive north of Philadelphia.
Participants may fly to the Allentown-Bethlehem (ABE) airport, 10 minutes
drive from Lehigh University.
*QUESTIONS*
Please direct questions to: Luis F. Zuluaga (luis.zuluaga(a)lehigh.edu).
Further information is available at: http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/
We are looking forward to welcoming you at MOPTA 2012 in Bethlehem at
Lehigh University.
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Luis F. Zuluaga
Chair, Organizing Committee,
MOPTA 2012
July 30 - August 1, 2012
Lehigh University
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Harold S. Mohler Laboratory
200 West Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015-1582
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SECOND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:
4th AIMMS/MOPTA International Optimization Modeling Competition
(http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition)
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Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we announce the fourth AIMMS/MOPTA
Optimization Modeling Competition. The competition is jointly
organized by the conference organizers of MOPTA 2012
(http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/) and Paragon Decision
Technology (http://www.aimms.com). Finalists are expected to attend
and present their results at the MOPTA 2012 Conference to be held
July 30-August 1, 2012 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
Teams of at most three students can participate. The team leader has to
be a graduate student, though the other members of the team can be
advanced undergraduate students. Each member of the team must be
registered as a full-time student at a recognized educational institution
during the Spring term of the 2011-2012 academic year. Students with a
background in optimization, regardless of their actual field of study, are
eligible. Collaboration between students from different departments is
strongly encouraged. Each team must declare a team advisor with which
the team may consult about the problem and their solution. It is the team
advisor’s responsibility to ensure that the students have appropriate
knowledge for the competition. The team advisor should not be involved
as a participant in the solution process.
As the conference is international, so is the competition. Teams from all
over the world can participate, as long as at least one team member can
come to the conference, should the team make it to the final round. The
official language of the competition is English.
The competition problem has been posted; please visit:
http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition
for a description of the problem and further details.
All teams must *register* for the competition in order to participate.
Important Dates:
Registration Due: 31 May 2012
Solutions Due: 31 May 2012
Finalists Chosen: 21 June 2012
Conference Begins: 30 July 2012
For questions, please contact Frank E. Curtis, frank.e.curtis(a)lehigh.edu
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Luis F. Zuluaga, Chair
Organizing Committee,
MOPTA 2012
July 30 - August 1, 2012
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA