*Announcement and Call for Papers

IFORS 2014. Barcelona, Spain, July 13-18 2014 **(www.ifors2014.org http://www.ifors2014.org)*

We invite you to participate in the IFORS 2014 Conference and to submit an abstract.

*Important dates***

Abstract submissions opens: 1 November 2013 Abstract submissions closes: 31 January 2014 Early Registration: 1 November 2013- 28 February 2014 Regular Registration: 1 March - 30 April 2014 Late and on-site registration:1 May - 13 July 2014

The IFORS 2014 Triennial Conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, July 13-18 2014. It will bring operational researchers from around the globe together.

Barcelona is a dynamic, open, and inviting city, in the Mediterranean coast of Spain, which displays the characteristics of major Mediterranean cities and inherits a millenarian tradition in science, art and commerce. The venue is Barcelona International Convention Center, which was built for Barcelona's International Cultural Forum in 2002 and counts with all the facilities to host major conferences.

The Conference Organizing and Program Committees together represent many countries from all five continents, bringing the research, applications and perspectives of their areas to this international forum. We are working to prepare an attractive scientific program covering the full spectrum of topics in our field, with a diverse and high quality number of participants sharing their knowledge and experience of operational research.

All attendees, including speakers and session chairs, must register and pay the registration fee. If you need an early confirmation for visa or budgetary reasons, please contactinfo@ifors2014.org mailto:info@ifors2014.org. For all other aspects, please contact the conference secretariatifors2014@pacifico-meetings.com mailto:ifors2014@pacifico-meetings.com.

Learn, enjoy, and be part of the great IFORS community by participating in IFORS 2014. Organize a session, give a talk and experience this great city!

Elena Fernández. Organizing Committee Chair Stefan Nickel. Program Committee Chair

*See more at*www.ifors2014.org http://www.ifors2014.org