EURO 2018

EURO 2018 is the largest and most important conference for Operational Research and Management Science (OR/MS) in Europe organized by EURO – the European Association of Operational Research Society and the Spanish Statistics and Operations Research Society. It is held by the two major Valencian universities, Universitat de València and Universitat Politècnica de València.

http://www.euro2018valencia.com/

The Scientific and Organization Committees, chaired by Greet Vanden Berghe, Rubén Ruiz and Ramón Álvarez-Valdés, are preparing a high quality scientific program and an exciting social program for the Conference.

We have pleasure in announcing the Plenary Speakers:

Cynthia Barnhart - Chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and IFORS Distinguished Lecturer
https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/cynthia-barnhart/

Roger Z. Ríos-Mercado - Professor of Operations Research, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), México
http://yalma.fime.uanl.mx/~roger/work/index.html

Gerhard Woeginger - Professor at RWTH Aachen University Chair of the Algorithms and Complexity Group
https://algo.rwth-aachen.de/~woeginger/

We are also pleased to announce the Keynote Speakers:

Carol Alexander - University of Sussex

Maria Antónia Carravilla - University of Porto

Elaine Chew - Queen Mary University of London

Santo Fortunato - Indiana University

Patrick Jaillet - MIT
Pinar Keskinocak - Georgia Tech

David Matchar - Duke-NUS Medical School

Dolores Romero Morales - Copenhagen Business School

Anita Schöbel - Universität Göttingen
Tamás Terlaky - Lehigh University
Iris Vis - University of Groningen

Many additional events and speakers will enrich the program, so please visit the webpage for updates http://www.euro2018valencia.com/

We are convinced that EURO 29 will be an excellent opportunity for the OR community to get together again in a pleasant atmosphere, and, thus, we are looking forward to meeting you in sunny Valencia, in 2018!

CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSIONS:
=============================

Researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in any branch of Operational Research, mathematical modelling or economic analysis are invited to submit abstracts or organize sessions.

Invited and contributed papers will be organized in parallel sessions. In general, sessions will be a part of the Conference streams, and streams are grouped in 25 Main Areas. The list of main areas and streams can be followed at http://euro2018valencia.com/streams_and_areas/.

Each participant may present no more than one paper at the Conference.

Abstract submission system is available online, via the Conference web page or directly at https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/.

Abstracts: max. 1500 characters; submission deadline: March 5, 2018.

Researchers who wish to organize a stream or an invited session or contribute with a paper within an invited session should contact a Programme Committee member of the corresponding area.

MAKING AN IMPACT:
==================

“Making an Impact” includes a wide variety of sessions aimed at helping practitioners to do a better job. It is organized by the EURO Working Group on Practice of OR, the network for O.R. practitioners in industry, consultancy, government and beyond. It will be packed with opportunities to:

*Explore the challenges every practitioner faces, and share solutions
*Try out new techniques – are they any good for you
*See case studies showcasing important applications
*Exchange ideas and expertise with people in similar fields
*Meet leading academics and discover what they can do for you – and what you can do for them
*Build your network among like-minded professionals

For more information and to get involved please see the webpage http://euro2018valencia.com/making-an-impact/

We would like to invite you to contribute to the BOR stream by presenting conceptual or empirical work that considers, but is not limited to, the following area topics:

• Modelling behaviour, including decision making and/or learning behaviour, in a variety of application contexts.
• Measuring the impact of OR models, methods and processes on the behaviour of individuals and/or teams, either on the lab or the field.
• Measuring the impact of individuals and/or teams on the use of OR models, methods and processes, either in the lab or the field.
• Modelling or describing the behaviour of OR users and/or practitioners in OR-supported processes, both in the lab and in the field.
• Theoretical and methodological aspects of Behavioural OR.
• Learning from behavioural studies in other disciplines and applied fields, including: information systems, operations management, computer science, engineering, environmental management, urban planning,  economics, psychology, sociology, and organization science.

Please note that the above area topics are not specific to any particular OR approach, and thus we expect contributions from academics and/or practitioners working with a variety of OR approaches (e.g. decision analysis, system dynamics, agent-based and discrete-event simulation, forecasting, problem structuring methods, optimisation). Those who participated in the recent Behavioural OR Winter Workshop hosted by Eawag in Switzerland (http://www.eawag.ch/fileadmin/Domain1/Agenda/2018/div/01/ewg-bor_program.pdf), are also encouraged to present their work at the forthcoming BOR stream in Valencia.

If you are interested in sending an abstract to the BOR stream, please go directly to the abstract submission system page (https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro29/) and use the following invited session code:5356d134

***Deadline for abstract submissions is March 5th, 2018***

Once we start receiving abstracts we aim to organise the stream into themed sessions of 4 presentations led by a Session Chair. We will be inviting those in a themed session to act as Session Chairs (it is possible to have two Co-Chairs in a session). Alternatively, the Board Members of the European Working Group on Behavioural OR (EWG-BOR) attending the EURO conference will be ready to act as Chairs if needed.

If you want to organise a themed session of 4 talks then let us know (see our contact details below). We can create your proposed themed session in the abstract submission system, and then let you have an invited session code so that you can invite speakers to your session conveniently. At this point, you can give a tentative title to your session and modify it later if needed.

If you know a colleague who might be interested in either submitting an abstract or in organizing a themed session, please feel free to forward this invitation.

***If you are an early career academic, post doc or PhD student: please note that prior to the EURO conference there will be a “BEHAVIOURAL OR YOUNG RESEARCHER COLLOQUIUM” to be held in in Madrid, 6-7 July 2018. More details will appear soon in the BOR (www.bor.aalto.fi) and EWG-BOR (https://www.euro-online.org/web/ewg/42/euro-working-group-on-behavioural-or) sites ****

We hope that you are interested in contributing to the Behavioural OR Stream, and that together we can repeat the success of the last four years!

IMPORTANT DATES:
=================

Abstracts: 
Abstract submission open: Friday, October 13, 2017 
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, March 5, 2018

Registration: 
Registration open: Friday, December 1, 2017 
Early registration deadline: Friday, April 6, 2018 
Author registration deadline: Friday, April 20, 2018

REGISTRATION FEES:
===================

Regular: 400 EUR (early); 500 EUR (late), 
Student/Retired: 200 EUR (early); 300 EUR (late), 
Accompanying persons: 125 EUR.

Early registration ends April 6, 2018.

Please note that the Conference Gala Dinner on Tuesday is not included in the registration fee (75 euros).

Registration is available online via the Conference web page http://euro2018valencia.com/registration/.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
=====================

For detailed information about Valencia, please, visit the Conference webpage http://euro2018valencia.com/aboutvalencia/.

We look forward to welcoming you to our very exciting conference in Valencia!

Greet Vanden Berghe, Ramón Álvarez-Valdés, and Rubén Ruiz

For any further information please contact:

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT: 
Address: Plaza Virgen de la Paz, 3, 46001, Valencia, Spain 
Phone: (+34) 963 262 600
Email: euro2018valencia@upv.es 
From Monday to Friday 9:00-15:00 CEST