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12th Annual MOPTA Conference at Lehigh University, July 30-August 1, 2012
by Luis Zuluaga 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

=============================================================== THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for contributed sessions/talks/posters MOPTA 2012, July 30 to August 1, 2012 , Lehigh University http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/ =============================================================== *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. -- 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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4th AIMMS/MOPTA International Optimization Modeling Competition
by Luis Zuluaga 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

================================================= SECOND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: 4th AIMMS/MOPTA International Optimization Modeling Competition (http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition) ================================================= 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 ================================================= Luis F. Zuluaga, Chair Organizing Committee, MOPTA 2012 July 30 - August 1, 2012 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

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