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[EWGLA] Newsletter June 2018
by Olivier Péton 12 Jun '18

12 Jun '18

Dear locators, Please find a new EWGLA newsletter, following the meeting in Edinburgh. Note that we have two important calls, for the election of a new member in the EWGLA coordination board and the organization of a EURO winter school. The coordination board ----------------------------------------------------------------- *EWGLA XXIV, Edinburgh, 23-25 May 2018* ----------------------------------------------------------------- The EWGLA XXIV meeting was held in Edinburgh, (perfectly) organised by Sergio Garcia and Jörg Kalcsics. The meeting was attended by 78 persons, coming from 18 countries. - plenary session by Stein Wallace and Andrea Lodi - 53 scientific talks - Four young researchers received grants from EWGLA in order to cover their travel and accomodation expenses. They did a very nice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Election of the EWGLA coordination board* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During the EWGLA session at EWGLA XXIV, we discussed the activity of our EURO Working Group. The main point was the proposal for changing the rules of the coordination board. Here are the rules that were adopted: /1.The board consists of three members from three different countries.// //2.The mandate of a member starts and ends at a EWGLA meeting.// //3.Each member serves for a span of 4 EWGLA meetings, excluding the one she or he came into office.// // That is, the mandate of a member coming into office at a EWGLA meeting will end four meetings later.// //4.Only one member at a time is replaced at every EWGLA meeting./ Following this rule, we started a transition phase, during which the current coordination board will progressively be replaced by three members. - Sergio Garcia left after EWGLA XXIV (Thanks a lot to him for serving the working group for 3 years) - Olivier Péton will leave after EWGLA XXV. - Jörg Kalcsics will leave after the joint ISOLDE 2020 / EWGLA XXVI meeting. Thus, we call for new volunteers to join the coordination board. According to the new rules, only one member can be elected in 2018 and this person cannot come from France nor UK. Candidates are required to send an email to ewgla-board(a)euro-online.org <mailto:ewgla-board@euro-online.org> by *June 25, with their name, affiliation and a bulleted list o**f views and/or ideas about the future of EWGLA*. The list of candidates will be announced short after. If they are several candidates, registered EWGLA members will be asked to vote and the result will be announced in July. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *ORGANISING A EURO WINTER SCHOOL on FACILITY LOCATION* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The last EWI dedicated to facility location was held in Estoril (Portugal) in 2007. This has been a great opportunity for young researchers to get high level courses on facility location, to present their current research and to extend theur professional network. During the last EWGLA session, a large majority of participants agreed that organising a future EWI on facility location would be a great idea. A traditional approach is that participants to the 2007 EURO winter school are supposed to organise the next winter school on the same topic. It would be great to have volunteers in this group. All EWGLA members can also contribute in the new project. We will soon open a separate discussion forum, please contact the coordination board if you are interested. ------------------------------------------------------------- *CONFERENCES ANNOUNCEMENT* ------------------------------------------------------ - EURO 2018 : Valencia, July 8-11. 8 location related sessions organised by EWGLA. - EWGLA XXV, Brussels, June 5-7 2019 (Lieselot Vanhaverbeke) - IWUOR, International Workshop in Urban Operations Research, Nanzan University, Japan, August 2-4 2019 (Atsuo Suzuki). - ISOLDE 2020, EWGLA XXVI, Hamburg and the baltic sea (Anita Schöbel). -- IMT Atlantique <http://www.imt-atlantique.fr> *Olivier PÉTON* Professeur +33 251 85 83 13 olivier.peton(a)imt-atlantique.fr 4 rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes Cedex 3 Site web IMT Atlantique <http://www.imt-atlantique.fr>Twitter IMT Atlantique <https://twitter.com/IMTAtlantique>Facebook IMT Atlantique <https://www.facebook.com/IMTAtlantique>Google+ IMT Atlantique <https://plus.google.com/109356934816329928502>LinkedIn IMT Atlantique <https://www.linkedin.com/company/imt-france>Blog IMT Atlantique <http://blogrecherche.wp.imt.fr> Une école de l'IMT <https://www.imt.fr>

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Proposal for a change of the mandate of the EWGLA board
by KALCSICS Joerg 14 May '18

14 May '18

Dear EWGLA members, we are writing you concerning a proposal to change the regulations and mandate of the EWGLA board. Currently, the board consists of three members and changes every three years. As a result, we effectively "expend" 1 person per year, a rate which we think is not sustainable in the long term. Moreover, changing the board as a whole means that a lot of knowledge is lost after the change (even if previous boards are always very helpful), resulting in a unnecessarily cumbersome start for the new board. As a result, we suggest to change the regulations and mandate for the board as follows: 1. The board consists of three members from three different countries 2. The mandate of a member starts and ends at a EWGLA meeting. 3. Each member serves for a span of 4 EWGLA meetings, excluding the one she or he came into office. That is, the mandate of a member coming into office at a EWGLA meeting will end four meetings later 4. One member at a time is replaced at every EWGLA meeting. This will hopefully mitigate the setup costs for new board members and will result in greater continuity and less "loss of knowledge". As we don't want to decide this ourselves, we think it's best to discuss this at the next meeting in Edinburgh during the EWGLA session and let you vote on it. Until this has been resolved, the current board would stay in power, unless there are objections. Provided that new rules proposed above are accepted by the EWGLA members, the current board would be willing to initiate the transformation process. That is, one member at a time would stop serving at each of the next three meetings, starting with the one in Edinburgh, and would be replaced by a new member. The first one to leave would be Sergio. Best wishes, Jörg, Olivier, 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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FW: ICCL 2018 in Salerno, Italy
by KALCSICS Joerg 09 May '18

09 May '18

*we apologize for cross-postings* Call for Papers of the International Conference on Computational Logistics 2018 * Extended Submission Deadline of full papers: May 14, 2018 * Submission of full papers: April 30, 2018 * Submission of abstracts: June 15, 2018 * Notifications of acceptance: June 30, 2018 Authors are kindly invited to submit their contributions in the area of logistics management, operations, control, and information systems, relevant to all types of logistics activities and on any mode of transportation, with a particular focus on practical cases providing insight and real-world experience. Submissions are invited in one of the two following forms: (a) Full papers for publication in Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (b) Abstracts for presentation only All papers should be submitted electronically following the instructions on this page and by following this link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccl2018 Full paper submissions Full papers should have a length of at most 15 pages following the LNCS style files. For a paper to be included in this volume, it should be presented at the conference by one of the authors. The style files for LNCS submissions can be found here<http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0>. This site contains all relevant style files for CS Proceedings and Multiauthor Volumes as well as the Springer copyright form. If you have any questions concerning the style files, please consult the corresponding technical instructions on the website. Additionally, we kindly ask you to have a look at the "Checklist of items to be sent to the volume editor". The authors are required to use the submission form available at the address https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccl2018 to: * Upload the pdf file of the 15-page regular paper in LNCS style http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html on the easychair platform. * Paste in the Abstract textbox a 1-page abstract (maximum 3000 characters, including spaces) to be included in the abstracts booklet which will be distributed during the conference. At most 4 references can be included. Mathematical formulas can be included in LaTeX notation. Abstracts, presentation only Submitted Abstracts should not exceed one page (maximum 3000 characters, including spaces). At most 4 references can be included. Mathematical formulas can be included in LaTeX notation. Accepted Abstracts should be presented at the conference by one of the authors. To submit an Abstract, please go to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccl2018 and paste the text in the Abstract textbox of the submission form. Do not upload a pdf file of the abstract. Accepted Abstracts will appear in the abstracts booklet which will be distributed during the conference. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Location stream at OR 60 - Lancaster, 11-13 September
by Sergio García Quiles 07 May '18

07 May '18

Dear Locators, I am organizing the Location stream at the 60th Annual Conference of the OR Society that will take place in Lancaster, United Kingdom, 11-13 September. This is a very special edition as it is the diamond anniversary. I would like to invite you to submit your abstract on any aspect of Location Analysis at http://www.theorsociety.com/OR60 *Deadline for abstracts is May 31.* Should you have any question, do not hesitate to ask me (sergio.garcia-quiles(a)ed.ac.uk) I look forward to seeing you all in Lancaster in September. Best regards, Sergio. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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16th International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress (LMSCM2018), Pamukkale, Denizli-TURKEY
by Olcay Polat 16 Apr '18

16 Apr '18

[image: LMSCM2018] <http://www.pau.edu.tr/LMSCM2018> *16th International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress* LMSCM 2018 Call for Papers *October 18-20, 2018 | Pamukkale, Denizli-TURKEY* URL: http://www.pau.edu.tr/LMSCM2018 Dear Colleague, *16th International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress (LMSCM2018)* will be held at Pamukkale University <http://www.pau.edu.tr/>, Denizli with the collaboration of Logistics Association (LODER) <http://www.loder.org.tr/> and NC State University <https://www.ncsu.edu/>on October 18-20, 2018. The congress provides an excellent opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to discuss recent and future trends in logistics and supply chain management. LMSCM2018 encourages multidisciplinary networks and platforms for academics and professionals to identify the challenges and discuss solutions for logistics and supply chain management and welcomes scientific and practical contributions from different disciplines and fields. The main theme of the congress is “*Future Trends in Logistics & Supply Chain Management*”. You can find all necessary details below. Looking forward to seeing you in Denizli. Best regards, Aşkıner GÜNGÖR, Pamukkale University, Congress Co-Chair Mehmet TANYAŞ, Logistics Association (LODER), Congress Co-Chair *Topics of Interest* Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: · Autonomous vehicles in logistics · Big data analytics in logistics · E-commerce and omnichannel logistics · Logistics 4.0 · Sustainability in logistics and supply chains · Green logistics and supply chain management · Transportation and warehouse management · Social responsibility in logistics and supply chains · Best practices in logistics and supply chains · Transportation law · Innovation and technology management Risk management · Retail logistics and supply chains · Service supply chains · Sourcing and outsourcing · Special topics in logistics and supply chains · Innovative and smart technologies in logistics · Smart and durable city logistics · Emergencies and crisis logistics · Humanitarian logistics · Health care logistics *Important Dates* Deadline for Abstract Submission : May 20, 2018 Deadline for Full Paper Submission (Optional) : August 01, 2018 Deadline for Early Registration : July 20, 2018 Deadline for Late Registration : August 31, 2018 Congress Date : October 18-20, 2018 *Keynote Speakers* Alexandre *Dolgui*, IMT Atlantique, FRANCE Surendra M. *Gupta*, Northeastern University, USA Bahar Yetis *Kara*, Bilkent University, TURKEY Michael G. *Kay*, North Carolina State University, USA Russell *King*, North Carolina State University, USA Gábor *Nagy*, University of Kent, UK *Submissions* Authors are invited to submit original research or practices that have not been submitted for publication elsewhere. The submitted papers will undergo a double-blinded review process. Notifications of acceptance will be sent within two weeks. For submission, please visit our website <http://www.pau.edu.tr/LMSCM2018>. *Registration* Each accepted paper must be accompanied by at least one registration. Early Late Regular €150/ $190/ ₺750 €175/ $215/ ₺875 University or LODER Members €125/ $150/ ₺625 €150/ $190/ ₺750 Student €100/ $125/ ₺500 €125/ $150/ ₺625 Accompanying Person €50/ $60/ ₺250 Social Program €25/ $30/ ₺125 Only one paper submission per registration is allowed. For registration details, please visit our website <http://www.pau.edu.tr/LMSCM2018>. *Publications* All accepted submissions will be published in the book of abstracts and full papers (optional) will be published in the conference proceedings and selected papers will be forwarded to LMSCM2018 special issues of selected journals to be announced. *Social Program* There will be a social and cultural program on the last day of the congress. The program includes visits to historical sites such as Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea, etc. *Location and Accommodation* Congress is hosted by Pamukkale University, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and all events will take place in Kınıklı Campus area. For accommodation details, please visit our website <http://www.pau.edu.tr/LMSCM2018>. *Organizers* <http://www.pau.edu.tr/> <http://www.loder.org.tr/> <https://www.ncsu.edu/> ------------------------------------------ Dr.-Ing. Olcay POLAT Dept. of Industrial Engineering Pamukkale University, Engineering Faculty, Room: 450 20160 Denizli, Turkey Tel: +90 258 296 3013 Fax: +90 258 296 3262 E-mail: opolat(a)pau.edu.tr Alt: *olcaay(a)gmail.com <olcaay(a)gmail.com>* Web: opolat.pau.edu.tr

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Registration for EWGLA 2018 in Edinburgh now open
by EWGLA XXIV 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

Dear all, the registration for the upcoming meeting has just opened: www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ewgla/registration.html Please note that we still have a number of affordable accommodations available. Best wishes, Belén, Jörg & Sergio. The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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EURO 2018 Valencia: Sessions on Location Topics, Abstract deadline extended to 19 March
by Sergio García Quiles 09 Mar '18

09 Mar '18

Dear Locators, The deadline for EURO Valencia's abstract submission has been extended to 19 March 2018. Please, take this opportunity to contribute to the stream "Location Analysis and Optimization" and contribute to this exciting scientific event. There are three sessions already organized: *Name* *Code* Facility Location <https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/edit_session?sessid=480> 211289a2 Hub Location <https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/edit_session?sessid=481> 0dc4f8df Supply Chain and Facility Location <https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/edit_session?sessid=483> 3d78bf29 It is also possible to organize your own session. If interested, please, contact the EWGLA board at ewgla-board(a)euro-online.org as soon as possible. Abstract submission should be done through the online system at https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/ Best regards, Joerg, Olivier and Sergio EWGLA Board The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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INFORMS Annual Meeting - Location Analysis Sessions
by Sibel Alumur Alev 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Dear Colleagues, It is already time to prepare for the upcoming INFORMS Annual Meeting, November 4-7, 2018, to be held in Phoenix, Arizona. I'm responsible for organizing the Location Analysis cluster. If you are interested in organizing a session within the SOLA cluster, just let me know a tentative title and I can set-up your session in the system right away. There is also a possibility of organizing a joint session with other societies and sections (TSL, Healthcare, PSOR, Service Science, etc.) to attract more audience. They made some changes for the contributed talks this year such as having 6 talks per session or having "flash" sessions with 10 talks! So, you may want to make sure that you and your students present in an invited session. I can certainly arrange for that. The deadline to add a session chair in the system is March 16th. So, please let me know before then. Here is a list of the sessions that we have within our SOLA cluster so far: 1. Continuous Location I Zvi Drezner 2. Continuous Location II Pawel Kalczynski 3. Location Models Oded Berman & Dmitry Krass 4. Location applications in the context of humanitarian logistics Rajan Batta (joint session with Public Sector OR) 5. Random stow strategies in warehousing John G. Carlsson (joint session with TSL/Facility Logistics) 6. Location Models for Social Good Kayse Maass (joint session with Public Sector OR) 7. Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Refueling and Routing Problems I Ismail Capar & Yudai Honma 8. Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Refueling and Routing Problems II Ismail Capar & Yudai Honma 9. Alternative-Fuel Location Decisions with Service Constraints Ismail Capar & Yudai Honma (joint session with TSL) 10. (Title to be determined) Sibel Alumur Alev If you want to present in any of the above sessions, you may contact the session organizer(s) directly to ask if there is any space. If not, please let me know and I can still arrange for you to present in a SOLA sponsored session. We have quite a good number of sessions already. I seek help from all Location researchers for their participation so that we have well-attended sessions and a productive meeting! Best regards, Sibel Sibel Alumur Alev, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Management Sciences University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 CANADA tel: +1-519-888-4567, ext. 33365 e-mail: sibel.alumur(a)uwaterloo.ca<mailto:sibel.alumur@uwaterloo.ca> url: http://www.mansci.uwaterloo.ca/~salumura/

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EURO 2018 Valencia : Abstract deadline 5 March
by Olivier Péton 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Dear locators, The deadline for EURO Valencia's abstract submission is approaching: 5 March 2018. We invite you to participate to this exciting scientific event. Abstract submission (max 1500 characters): https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/. Three location related sessions are already planned in the Stream "Location Analysis and Optimization". Here are the corresponding codes: *Name* *Code* Facility Location <https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/edit_session?sessid=480> 211289a2 Hub Location <https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/edit_session?sessid=481> 0dc4f8df Supply Chain and Facility Location <https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/edit_session?sessid=483> 3d78bf29 Best regards, Olivier Péton -- IMT Atlantique <http://www.imt-atlantique.fr> *Olivier PÉTON* Professeur +33 251 85 83 13 olivier.peton(a)imt-atlantique.fr 4 rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes Cedex 3 Site web IMT Atlantique <http://www.imt-atlantique.fr>Twitter IMT Atlantique <https://twitter.com/IMTAtlantique>Facebook IMT Atlantique <https://www.facebook.com/IMTAtlantique>Google+ IMT Atlantique <https://plus.google.com/109356934816329928502>LinkedIn IMT Atlantique <https://www.linkedin.com/company/imt-france>Blog IMT Atlantique <http://blogrecherche.wp.imt.fr> Une école de l'IMT <https://www.imt.fr>

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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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