ISOLDE XVII
June 21-25, 2026
The 17th International Symposium on Location Decisions (ISOLDE XVII) invites both researchers
and practitioners to submit papers in the field of location theory and analysis for its 2026 conference.
We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including, but not limited to:
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Continuous Facility Location
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Network Facility Location
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Discrete Facility Location
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Competitive Facility Location
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Hub Facility Location
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Location and Logistics
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Location Decisions in Traffic Planning
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Network Design
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Stochastic Facility Location
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Location-Routing Problems
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Undesirable Facility Location
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Applications of Location Models
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Territorial Design and Districting
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Humanitarian Logistics and Emergency Response
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Clustering and Partitioning in Facility Location
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Covering and Set Covering Models for Service Design
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Decomposition Approaches for Large-Scale Location Problems
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Location-Routing with Assignment Optimization
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Facility Layout within Location Decisions
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Game-Theoretic Models in Competitive Location
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Equilibrium Analysis in Network Facility Design
Abstract Submission Guidelines
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Abstracts should include title, author's name(s) and affiliation(s).
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The presenting author must be indicated by underlining his/her name.
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Maximum two pages.
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Word files (.doc or .docx) and PDF files (.pdf) are acceptable.
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Confirmation e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author immediately after receipt of the submission.
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Submission deadline is December 15, 2025.
Submission Process
About the Conference
ISOLDE XVII will take place from June 21-25, 2026, at Loyola University in Downtown Chicago, IL. The conference, held every three years, involves scientists and practitioners, whose research interests deal with quantitative and qualitative methods for location
theory, modeling and planning. All related areas of economics, engineering, geography, mathematics and operations research from both academic and business points of view are welcome to participate.
Logistics Note
ISOLDE conferences have been characterized by hosting the event in two different geographic locations. Based on survey feedback received from our community, we have decided to keep the conference in a single city. Many respondents indicated that cost is a major
factor in their ability to attend, and hosting the second portion in a hotel would have significantly increased expenses. Despite the present uncertainties and huge financial risk involved in organizing the conference in its original form, we are still keeping
up with the ISOLDE spirit by hosting the conference in two "locations" within the same city. The first and second half of the event will both be held in downtown Chicago, likely at a different facility or building. We will also provide a boat excursion in
the middle of the conference.
Please consider joining us and celebrate location analysis in the middle of the FIFA World Cup!
We look forward to hosting you next year in Chicago!
Best regards,
Diana Ramirez-Rios, University at Buffalo,
dgramire@buffalo.edu
Gita Taherkhani, Loyola University Chicago,
gtaherkhani@luc.edu
ISOLDE XVII Co-chairs