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IFORS Global Webinar Series

IFORS Prize for OR in Development
4th of October 2023, 9:00 am Washington DC / 3:00 pm Rome / 9:00 pm China

Hosts
Janny Leung (IFORS President)
Frits Spieksma (IFORS Vice President)
Mario Guajardo (Award Chair)

Register for this free webinar on the IFORS website:
https://www.ifors.org/ifors-global-webinar-series/

Winner:
Kuo-Hao Chang, National Tsing Hua University,
National Science and Techology Center for Disaster Reduction
Safer Homeland: Developing Evacuation Simulation and
Humanitarian Relief Logistics Models for Effective Disaster
Preparation and Response in Taiwan

Runner-up:
Rodrigo Castro, University of Buenos Aires
Data Science and Simulation Tools Developed at Public Universities
for Supporting Argentina’s COVID-19 Response Decision-Making

AGIFORS 63rd Annual Symposium

Dear Lukas Glomb,

Our 63rd Annual Symposium in Montreal is fast approaching and is just over a month away on October 2–5, 2023. The conference will be held at The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth (900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4A5, Canada)

The organizing committee has secured a limited number of rooms at a negotiated rate of CAD $229 CAD (approximately USD $168) per night (plus tax) for Symposium attendees at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth. However, the room block is only available while supplies last and not after September 11, 2023. Due to high demand, participants are strongly encouraged to book early. 

To book accommodations, click here. If you run into difficulties, you can contact the hotel’s reservations department at +1 514-861-3511.

For more information about the 63rd Annual Symposium Conference:

General questions: Lisa Noell at secretary@agifors.org

Doktorandenkurs „Advanced Topics in Mathematical Programming“

Advanced Topics in Mathematical Programming

The course is aimed at doctoral students in the field of business administration or related subjects which seek to deepen their understanding of mathematical programming methods in modeling and optimization. Successful participants will be able to:

  • analyze structural elements of common optimization models for problems in research and business practice
  • understand important theoretical aspects that drive successful implementations for complex optimization problems
  • employ advanced mathematical programming techniques to strengthen model formulations and improve solution performance
  • develop mathematical decomposition approaches to tackle large-scale optimization problems

Date: 26.9.2023 – 29.9.2023

Location: Hamburg University

Lecturer:

Prof. Dr. Malte Fliedner (Universität Hamburg)
https://www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de/om/team/malte-fliedner.html
malte.fliedner@uni-hamburg.de

Dr. Arne Schulz (Universität Hamburg)
https://www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de/om/team/arne-schulz.html
arne.schulz@uni-hamburg.de

Registration:
Click for information on fees, payment and registration, or email us: prodok@vhbonline.org.
Registration Deadline: August 27, 2023