CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The INFORMS Section on Telecommunications and Network Analytics is launching a call for proposals for its next conference to be held in 2020. The section provides a forum for exchanging experiences and ideas for innovative network planning and operations and management of networks. In addition, the section is broadening its area of expertise, by inviting researchers working on Network Analytics in a broader sense, to join the community and contribute to exchanging the ideas, know-how and experiences.

The section organizes a conference every second year. In the tradition of the previous conferences, the 2020 conference will be focused on the theory and application of operations research and management science to problems in telecommunications and network analytics, with particular emphasis on new and emerging technologies. The list of previously organized conferences can be found here: https://connect.informs.org/telecommunications/conferences https://connect.informs.org/telecommunications/conferences

Tentative dates for the conference: between February and May 2020, while avoiding overlaps with major scientific events with a related focus.

Applicants who are interested in organizing the next conference should submit their proposal to the section chair Ivana Ljubic (ljubic@essec.edu ljubic@essec.edu) no later than January 20, 2019.

The application should contain:

- a description of the location and facilities used to organize the conference, - a list of members of the local organizing committee, - a detailed estimation of the budget of the conference, - a calendar of important dates, including a plan for advertisement of the conference.

The Section does not take financial responsibility for a loss. Organizing committees are encouraged to keep this in mind and consider using university facilities for hosting the conference. Actions taken to broaden the scope of the conference and reach a larger audience would also be welcome.

Steering committee M. Bartolacci, B. Fortz, I. Ljubic, S. Raghavan