January 2018 - Ewgla

IFORS 2017 - Call for invited sessions - OR in Healthcare
by Joana Matos Dias 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

*IFORS 2017 - Call for invited sessions - OR in Healthcare * Dear Colleague, As you may know, IFORS 2017, the 21th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, will be held in Quebec, Canada, from July 17 to 21, 2017 (http://ifors2017.ca/) As organisers of the stream "OR in healthcare" we would like to cordially invite you to organise a session on associated topics. Manifestations of interest should be sent to ana.viana(a)inesctec.pt and joana(a)fe.uc.pt, with an indication of the topic to be addressed in that session and name(s) of the organiser(s). After acceptance of the topic, session organisers will be contacted with additional information regarding the abstract submission process. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Ana Viana Joana Matos Dias

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EWGLA XXIV (23-25 May 2018, Edinburgh) - Extension of deadline
by KALCSICS Joerg 22 Jan '18

22 Jan '18

Dear all, we have decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission to Wednesday, 31 January. Best regards, Joerg. From: Ewgla [mailto:ewgla-bounces@euro-online.org] On Behalf Of KALCSICS Joerg Sent: 10 January 2018 15:56 To: ewgla(a)euro-online.org Subject: [Ewgla] EWGLA XXIV (23-25 May 2018, Edinburgh) - Second Call for Papers Dear Colleagues, this is the second announcement for the XXIV EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis meeting (EWGLA 2018) to be held in Edinburgh (United Kingdom) on May 23-25, 2018. You can find further information regarding the conference at www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ewgla<http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ewgla>. More information will be added in due time, as, for example, the precise schedule and the social activities. There will be an optional visit to The Scotch Malt Whisky Society for a whisky tasting and dinner at their premises in Leith (limited places, more information to come). Aims and Scope The meeting intends to gather the operational research community from different parts of the world to share experiences in the field of locational analysis. We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including, but not limited to: * Network location. * Continuous location. * Discrete location. * Obnoxious location. * Competitive location. * Hub location. * Location and routing. * Advanced location models. * Location applications (logistics, network design). * Exact and heuristic solution methods. Contributions are welcome from academia, industry or the public sector. In addition to presentations, the meeting is intended to be a forum for exchange of recent experiences and results. Important Dates Abstract submission deadline: January 19, 2018. Notification of acceptance: March 2, 2018. Early registration: March 23, 2018. Conference: May 23-25, 2018. Scientific Committee Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo, Canada. Sergio Garcia Quiles, University of Edinburgh, UK (Chair). Boglarka G.-Toth, Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem, Hungary. Ioannis Giannikos, University of Patras, Greece. Joerg Kalcsics, University of Edinburgh, UK (Chair). Mercedes Landete Ruiz, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Spain. Alfredo Marin Perez, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. Belen Martin Barragan, University of Edinburgh, UK. Olivier Peton, Ecole de Mines de Nantes, France. Antonio Rodriguez Chia, Universidad de Cadiz, Spain. Francisco Saldanha da Gama, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Anita Schoebel, Universitaet Goettingen, Germany. Organizing Committee Tom Byrne, University of Edinburgh. Xavier Cabezas, University of Edinburgh. Maxence Delorme, University of Edinburgh. Sergio Garcia Quiles, University of Edinburgh (Chair). Joerg Kalcsics, University of Edinburgh (Chair). Belen Martin Barragan, University of Edinburgh (Chair). Minerva Martin del Campo, University of Edinburgh. Lukas Schaefer, University of Edinburgh. Saranthorn Phusingha, University of Edinburgh. Mengyuan Xiang, University of Edinburgh. We look forward to see you in Edinburgh, Belen, Joerg and Sergio. ---------------------------------------------- Joerg Kalcsics Lecturer in Operational Research School of Mathematics University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK Room: 6226 Phone: +44 (0)131 650 5953 Email: joerg.kalcsics(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:joerg.kalcsics@ed.ac.uk> Web: http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/people/show?person=450 The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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EWGLA XXIV (23-25 May 2018, Edinburgh) - Second Call for Papers
by KALCSICS Joerg 10 Jan '18

10 Jan '18

Dear Colleagues, this is the second announcement for the XXIV EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis meeting (EWGLA 2018) to be held in Edinburgh (United Kingdom) on May 23-25, 2018. You can find further information regarding the conference at www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ewgla<http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ewgla>. More information will be added in due time, as, for example, the precise schedule and the social activities. There will be an optional visit to The Scotch Malt Whisky Society for a whisky tasting and dinner at their premises in Leith (limited places, more information to come). Aims and Scope The meeting intends to gather the operational research community from different parts of the world to share experiences in the field of locational analysis. We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including, but not limited to: * Network location. * Continuous location. * Discrete location. * Obnoxious location. * Competitive location. * Hub location. * Location and routing. * Advanced location models. * Location applications (logistics, network design). * Exact and heuristic solution methods. Contributions are welcome from academia, industry or the public sector. In addition to presentations, the meeting is intended to be a forum for exchange of recent experiences and results. Important Dates Abstract submission deadline: January 19, 2018. Notification of acceptance: March 2, 2018. Early registration: March 23, 2018. Conference: May 23-25, 2018. Scientific Committee Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo, Canada. Sergio Garcia Quiles, University of Edinburgh, UK (Chair). Boglarka G.-Toth, Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem, Hungary. Ioannis Giannikos, University of Patras, Greece. Joerg Kalcsics, University of Edinburgh, UK (Chair). Mercedes Landete Ruiz, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Spain. Alfredo Marin Perez, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. Belen Martin Barragan, University of Edinburgh, UK. Olivier Peton, Ecole de Mines de Nantes, France. Antonio Rodriguez Chia, Universidad de Cadiz, Spain. Francisco Saldanha da Gama, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Anita Schoebel, Universitaet Goettingen, Germany. Organizing Committee Tom Byrne, University of Edinburgh. Xavier Cabezas, University of Edinburgh. Maxence Delorme, University of Edinburgh. Sergio Garcia Quiles, University of Edinburgh (Chair). Joerg Kalcsics, University of Edinburgh (Chair). Belen Martin Barragan, University of Edinburgh (Chair). Minerva Martin del Campo, University of Edinburgh. Lukas Schaefer, University of Edinburgh. Saranthorn Phusingha, University of Edinburgh. Mengyuan Xiang, University of Edinburgh. We look forward to see you in Edinburgh, Belen, Joerg and Sergio. ---------------------------------------------- Joerg Kalcsics Lecturer in Operational Research School of Mathematics University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK Room: 6226 Phone: +44 (0)131 650 5953 Email: joerg.kalcsics(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:joerg.kalcsics@ed.ac.uk> Web: http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/people/show?person=450 The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Second announcement of grants for participation in EWGLA 2018 in Edinburgh
by KALCSICS Joerg 10 Jan '18

10 Jan '18

Dear Locators, this is the second announcement of grants for attending this year’s EWGLA meeting in Edinburgh, UK. These grants will cover your expenses up to a maximum of €750. Eligible expenses are costs for travel & accommodation and the conference fee. To apply, you have to be a EWGLA member and should send the following documents as a single pdf by e-mail to the EWGLA Board (ewgla-board at euro-online.org) - An extended abstract of at least two full pages, - Your CV, and - A letter of recommendation from your supervisor, if you are a PhD student. The deadline for applications is 19 January, 2018. Decisions about grants will be made by 2 March, 2018. We especially encourage young researchers and researchers from economically weak countries to apply. We would appreciate if you could forward this announcement to your PhD students in case they are not yet members of EWGLA and, of course, encourage them to become EWGLA members! If you have questions about the application or the grant, please do not hesitate to contact us. See you all in Edinburgh, Sergio García Quiles Jörg Kalcsics Olivier Péton ---------------------------------------------- Joerg Kalcsics Lecturer in Operational Research School of Mathematics University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK Room: 6226 Phone: +44 (0)131 650 5953 Email: joerg.kalcsics(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:joerg.kalcsics@ed.ac.uk> Web: http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/people/show?person=450 The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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