*YoungOR 18 - **Call** for **Papers* * “**Are you interested in presenting at the Young OR 18 conference or do you know someone who is?”*
*9-11 April 2013, The Peter Chalk Centre, Exeter University* * * *OVERVIEW* Young OR is a highly popular conference for academics and practitioners within the first ten years of their careers in O.R. It provides an excellent opportunity to learn about how O.R. and analytics are used in a wide range of applications. The conference programme will include plenaries, keynotes, workshops and parallel stream, as well as a full social programme, where participants will have the opportunity to meet and network with fellow academics and practitioners working in different sectors and areas of O.R.. One key feature that makes the Young OR conference unique is that it provides participants a friendly and supportive environment to present to peers, hence facilitating the sharing of best practice.
*CALL FOR PAPERS AND IMPORTANT DATES* The submission system is now open and presenters are invited to submit their title and abstract using the following link: http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/Conferences/YOR18/YOR18Abstract.aspxhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theorsociety.com%2fPages%2fConferences%2fYOR18%2fYOR18Abstract.aspx .
A number of streams have been already set up as detailed in the list below. For an up-to-date list of streams and their descriptions please refer to: http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/Conferences/YOR18/YOR18Streams.aspxhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theorsociety.com%2fPages%2fConferences%2fYOR18%2fYOR18Streams.aspx. You can alternatively register your interest with one of the stream leaders, * preferably by 1 November 2012*. However, we are open to submissions until the 28th February 2013.
Please submit a *title* and a brief *abstract* not exceeding 300 words. If your talk does not fall into one of the streams listed, please leave your abstract unallocated. You can also contact the Conference Chair (Antuela Tako), or the Programme Scheduler (Tom Odell) Stream Co-ordinators (Miles Weaver and Vicky Forman) or the Conference Manager (Hilary Wilkes) at the email addresses detailed below.
*STREAM LEADERS* *Analytics: *Sayara Beg, Datanut Ltd, sayara@datanut.co.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3asayara%40datanut.co.uk *Consulting: *Faridah Iskandar, Capgemini, faridah.iskandar@capgemini.comhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3afaridah.iskandar%40capgemini.com *Data Envelopment Analysis:* Bing Xu, Aberdeen Business School - b.xu@rgu.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3ab.xu%40rgu.ac.uk *Defence & Security:* Alexander Sheen, Dstl, asheen@mail.dstl.gov.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aasheen%40mail.dstl.gov.uk
*Energy: *Laura Harrison, Sellafield, laura.harrison@nnl.co.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3alaura.harrison%40nnl.co.uk *Health:* Praveen Thokala, University of Sheffield, p.thokala@sheffield.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3ap.thokala%40sheffield.ac.uk *MCDA: *Brian Reddy, University of Sheffiled, b.reddy@sheffield.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3ab.reddy%40sheffield.ac.uk *Optimisation*: Pablo González-Brevis, University of Edinburgh P.Gonzalez-Brevis@sms.ed.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aP.Gonzalez-Brevis%40sms.ed.ac.uk and Kimon Fountoulakis, University of Edinburgh K.Fountoulakis@sms.ed.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aK.Fountoulakis%40sms.ed.ac.uk *Revenue Management*: Rupal Rana, Loughborough University, R.Rana@lboro.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aR.Rana%40lboro.ac.uk *Simulation:* Hara Papachristou, Lanner, HPapachristou@lanner.comhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aHPapachristou%40lanner.com *Soft Methods:* Juan Felipe Henao Piza, Universidad Icesi, jfhenao@icesi.edu.cohttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3ajfhenao%40icesi.edu.co *Supply Chain Management: *Abhijeet Ghadge, Edinburgh University, A.Ghadge@hw.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aA.Ghadge%40hw.ac.uk *System Dynamics:* Armin Leopold, Universität der Bundeswehr Munich, armin.leopold@unibw.dehttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aarmin.leopold%40unibw.de
*CONFERENCE CONTACTS* *Conference Chair:* Antuela Tako, Loughborough University, a.takou@lboro.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aa.takou%40lboro.ac.uk
*Joint Stream Co-ordinators: *Miles Weaver, Edinburgh Napier University*, ** M.Weaver@napier.ac.uk*https://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aM.Weaver%40napier.ac.uk * & *Vicky Forman, Marks and Spencer, vickykforman@gmail.comhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3avickykforman%40gmail.com . *Programme Scheduler: *Tom Odell, Dstl, TEODELL@mail.dstl.gov.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aTEODELL%40mail.dstl.gov.uk *Conference Manager: *Hilary Wilkes, OR Society, hilary.wilkes@theorsociety.comhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3ahilary.wilkes%40theorsociety.com
Dr. Antuela Tako AORS Lecturer in Operations Research School of Business and Economics Loughborough University Loughborough, LE11 3TU
Tel: +44 (0) 1509 228 219 E Mail: a.takou@lboro.ac.ukhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=mailto%3aa.takou%40lboro.ac.uk Web Page: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/sbe/staff/academic-research/bsat2.htmlhttps://owa.exeter.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=rzdhDdR4NkuwQeIn0lLCWlPSaJXhf88IklKCNQrDS7TWjNV7szrFPKVFMb4-F1rtv7qB1ZhLvyc.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lboro.ac.uk%2fdepartments%2fsbe%2fstaff%2facademic-research%2fbsat2.html