EWGLA XX THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS – 10 days to submission deadline

 

Dear colleagues,

 

This is the third announcement for the 20th EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis Meeting, EWGLA XX, to be held in Ankara, Turkey on April 17-19, 2013. The conference will take place in the conference center of the TOBB University of Economics and Technology.

 

Our keynote speakers are now announced:

·        Prof. Aharon Ben-Tal – Robust Optimization

·        Prof. Marielle Christiansen – Optimization of Maritime Transportation

 

More information regarding the conference can be found in the conference web site: www.ewgla2013.org

 

We apologize for cross-posting.

 

Aims and Scope

The meeting intends to gather the operations 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:

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.

 

A special issue will be devoted to recent developments on location analysis in the journal Computers & Operations Research published by Elsevier.

 

Keynote Speakers

·        Prof. Aharon Ben-Tal – Robust Optimization

·        Prof. Marielle Christiansen – Optimization of Maritime Transportation

 

Important Dates

·        Abstract submission deadline: 18 January 2013, Friday

·        Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2013, Friday

·        Early registration: 8 March 2013, Friday

·        Conference: 17-19 April 2013

 

Committees

 

Scientific Committee:

Sibel Alumur Alev – TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey (Co-Chair)

Giuseppe Bruno – University of Naples Federico II, Italy

James Campbell – University of Missouri St. Louis, United States

Emilio Carrizosa – University of Sevilla, Spain

H.A. Eiselt – University of New Brunswick, Canada

Erhan Erkut – Özyeğin University, Turkey

Elena Fernandez – University Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain

Ioannis Giannikos – University of Patras, Greece

Horst Hamacher – University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

Mercedes Landete Ruiz – University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain

Vladimir Marianov – Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile

Alfredo Marin – University of Murcia, Spain

Stefan Nickel – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Justo Puerto – University of Sevilla, Spain

Francisco Saldanha da Gama – University of Lisbon, Portugal

Barbaros Tansel – Bilkent University, Turkey

Bahar Yetiş Kara – Bilkent University, Turkey (Co-Chair)

 

Local Committee:

Sibel Alumur Alev – TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Co-Chair)

Burçin Bozkaya – Sabancı University

Nilgün Fescioğlu Ünver – TOBB University of Economics and Technology

Oya Ekin Karaşan – Bilkent University

Gültekin Kuyzu – TOBB University of Economics and Technology

Haldün Süral – Middle East Technical University

Hünkar Toyoğlu – Bilkent University

Hande Yaman – Bilkent University

Bahar Yetiş Kara – Bilkent University (Co-Chair)

 

EWGLA Coordination Board:

Sibel Alumur Alev – TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey

Ioannis Giannikos – University of Patras, Greece

Mercedes Landete Ruiz – University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain

 

 

You can contact the conference secretariat regarding all the academic and organizational issues by e-mailing to info@ewgla2013.org.