OR/MS Today - December 1998

December 1998

Call for Papers

Computers & Operations Research (C&OR) Special Issue

C&OR will publish a special issue dedicated to the topic of "Computers & Operations Research in Emerging Economies" in 1999. Computer and OR researchers will have the opportunity to share ideas and work in this special issue to find ways to enhance industry and business operations in the context of emerging economies, especially in high-tech, manufacturing, service industries and the public sector.

More information about C&OR and the notes to contributors can be found at http://www.elsevier.nl. Interested authors should submit five copies (hard copy only) of their article by March 31, 1999, to: Dr. Ling X Li, College of Business Administration, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN 46208-3485, USA; Ph: (317) 940-8435; Fax: (317) 940-9455; E-mail: lli@butler.edu

EJOR Focused Issue

EJOR will publish a focus issue dedicated to the topic of "Management Science/Operations Management in China" in 1999. The theme of the issue reflects the contributions made by management science and operations management to China's rapidly growing economy. MS/OM researchers and practitioners will have the opportunity to share ideas and work in this focused issue to find ways to enhance industry operations in China, especially in high-tech, manufacturing and service industries.

More information about EJOR and the instructions to authors can be found at http://www.elsevier.nl.

Interested authors should submit five copies (hard-copy only) of their article by Jan. 1, 1999, to: Dr. Ling X Li, College of Business Administration, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN 46208-3485, USA; Ph: (317) 940-8435; Fax: (317) 940-9455; E-mail: lli@butler.edu

Business Education Review, Business Education Sharenet

Papers are invited for two new refereed journals on management of business that will complement each other: Business Education Review, a printed journal, and Business Education Sharenet, an electronic journal, co-sponsored by business schools at Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Northwester, AT&T, Honeywell, Baxter, Proctor & Gamble and Thermo Electron.

The two journals will address all issues related to managing business education, including curriculum development, teaching, pedagogy, distance learning, attracting quality students, executive development programs, faculty development, collaboration between traditional and corporate universities and relevance of research to the business community.

Send five copies of the manuscript to: Professor Kalyan Singhal, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, 1420 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD, 21201. More information can be found at http://ubmail.ubalt.edu/beducation

21st ITI Conference

The 21st International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces (ITI) '99 will take place on June 15-18, 1999, in Pula, Croatia. This year's conference will focus on researchers in computer science, information systems, operations research and statistics.

Topics to be covered at the conference will include: artificial intelligence and expert systems, biometrics, computer systems and networks, data analysis and statistics, information systems and databases, mathematics and computation, multimedia, and software engineering.

Authors who wish to present a paper at the conference should submit three copies of a paper related to any of the topics. Invited papers, and original contributed papers reviewed and accepted by two referees, will be published in the Conference Proceedings.

A camera-ready copy of the full paper (prepared according to the Instructions to Authors) must be submitted no later than March 10, 1999.

For more information, contact the conference secretariat at: SRCE University Computing Centre, J. Marohnica bb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Phone & Fax: 385 1 616 55 91; E-mail: iti@srce.hr

More information can be found at http://www.srce.hr/iti

International Conference on Industrial Logistics

ICIL '99, the International Conference on Industrial Logistics, will take place June 28-July 1, 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Conference proceedings are reviewed by an editing board and published by well-known universities or a publisher. Topics include: product support themes, production support themes and industrial sector support topics such as transportation policy, industrial and technological parks, large investment projects and foreign investment.

Authors interested in presenting a paper at the conference should contact: Professor Lilian Barros, ICIL '99 General Chairperson, BP 8, 10800 St. Julien les Villas, France; E-mail: barros2@univ-troyes.fr; or Professor Raymond Marie, ICIL '99 Co-chairman, Technical Programme Committee, IRISA, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France; E-mail: marie@irisa.fr; or Dr. Gerardo Rubino, ICIL '99 Co-Chairman, Technical Programme Committee, IRISA, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France; E-mail: rubino@irisa.fr

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management Special Issue

Technological learning, the management of knowledge, and firm growth and performance will be the topics of a special issue of the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. Both conceptual and empirical scholarly research relevant to these broad topics is welcomed by the editors.

Manuscripts must be received by March 1, 1999 by one of the following: Professor Michael A. Hitt, Department of Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4221; Phone: 409-845-5577; E-mail: HYPERLINK mailto:mhitt@cgsb.tamu.edu; or Professor R. Duane Ireland, Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798-8004; Phone: 254-710-4983; E-mail: HYPERLINK mailto:duane_ireland@baylor.edu

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