Aloha! The 17th Triennial Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) will take place July 11-15 in Honolulu. The conference is being hosted by INFORMS.

The conference Organizing and Program Committees together represent 17 countries and all five continents, bringing the research, applications and perspectives of their areas of the world to this truly international forum. Thirty-seven invited streams of papers have been organized and more than 1,300 invited and contributed abstracts received as of press time. A stream of tutorials is being organized by experts in their areas. In addition, the plenary address on Monday morning will be delivered by George Nemhauser from the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech.

Our hotel and the site of the IFORS 2005 technical program is the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, a 22-acre resort set along Waikiki Beach and offering the perfect mix of exceptional hotel accommodations and classic Hawaiian hospitality. Imagine lush tropical gardens, waterfalls, exotic wildlife and priceless artwork. It is truly a perfect blend of luxurious accommodations, more than 20 restaurants and lounges, shopping, recreational and cultural activities, nightly entertainment and more! For more information and to make reservations, go to: www.informs.org/Conf/IFORS2005/hotel.htm.

Sharing of ideas, knowledge and experience is the primary goal of the conference and of IFORS itself. These exchanges take place not only during the formal scientific program, but also informally in hallways, over cups of coffee and at social events. IFORS 2005 will offer a full social program. We invite you to meet old friends and new at the welcome reception on Sunday night. The Wednesday excursion to Hawaii's famous Polynesian Cultural Center (http://polynesianculturalcenter.com/) will introduce you to the lifestyles, habitats, entertainment and hospitality of seven Pacific cultures. And on Thursday evening our closing banquet will feature an authentic Hawaiian luau held under the stars right along the ocean.

Several special issues of the International Transactions in Operations Research (ITOR) have been reserved for publication of papers presented at the conference. Participants are invited and encouraged to submit full papers to the journal. Papers on all areas presented at IFORS Hawaii 2005 are welcome. The guest editors for the special issues of ITOR are Professors Janny Leung (CUHK), Chris Tang (UCLA) and Stefan Voss (IWI-Hamburg).

IFORS is pleased to continue the tradition of the IFORS Prize for OR in Development, to be awarded during the 2005 IFORS Triennial Conference. A grand prize of $2,000 and a runner-up prize of $1,000 are offered. Entries are automatically considered as formal submissions for publication in the International Transactions in Operational Research.

The IFORS Triennial 2005 Conference will bring operational researchers from around the globe together in one of the world's most beautiful locations. We invite you to join your colleagues for the pre-eminent international conference in our field, offering an intensive scientific program covering the full spectrum of topics in operational research. And don't forget the sun, surf and sand. For additional details about all meeting events, go to www.informs.org/Conf/IFORS2005/.

Aloha and mahalo!



Jeff Arthur is Organizing Committee chair, and Martine Labbé; is Program Committee chair for IFORS 2005.







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