June 1997 • Volume 24 • Number 3

Calendar

1997

July 23-25, 1997: Special Year on Logic and Algorithms - One Year Later at DIMACS Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1179. The purpose of the workshop is to follow up on the Special Year on Logic and Algorithms (SYLA). The workshop will cover the three major topics of the Special Year: computer-aided verification, finite-model theory and proof complexity. For more information, contact Moshe Vardi; E-mail: vardi@cs.rice.edu; URL: http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/index.html

July 27-31, 1997: The Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering & Technology at the Portland Hilton in Portland, Ore. Organized by Portland State University with cooperation from the University of Tokyo and the University of Cambridge, England, the conference focuses on technology management research, education and implementation throughout the world. For more information contact the PICMET '97 coordinator, Ann White, Portland State University, Engineering Management Program, P.O. Box 751, Portland, Ore. 97207-0751; Phone: (503)725-3525; Fax: (503)725-4667; E-mail: picmet@emp.pdx.edu; URL: http://www.emp.pdx.edu

Aug. 15-16, 1997: The Nordic Operations Research Conference at the Campus of Natural Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The conference will bring together researchers and practitioners to present and discuss operations research themes. For more information, contact Claus C. Caroe, Department of Operations Research, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; Phone: +45 353 20685; Fax: +45 353 20678; E-mail: caroe@math.ku.dk; URL: http://www.math.ku.dk/~caroe

Sept. 3-5, 1997: Symposium on Operations Research (SOR 97) Annual Conference of the DGOR and GMÖOR at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany. For more information, contact Dr. P. Kischka, Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3, 07743 Jena, Germany; Phone: +49(0) 3641-6-3 19 79; Fax: +49(0) 3641-6-3 19 22; E-mail: sor97@wiwi.uni-jena.de; URL: http://www.wiwi.uni-jena.de/sor97.html

Oct. 20-23, 1997: Fourth Balkan Conference on Operational Research in Thessaloniki, Greece. Topics of this year's conference will include agriculture and forestry, business and economics, combinatorial optimization, computing, decision support systems, forecasting manpower planning, mathematical programming, networks - telecommunications, and production planning simulation. For more information, contact Mrs. M. Goudara at the Hellenic Operational Research Society, Maceonia-Thrace Branch, 25 Plataion St., GR-542 49 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Nov. 13-14, 1997: The 36th Annual U.S. Army Operations Research Symposium (AORS XXXVI) in Fort Lee, Va. A social and registration will be held on Nov. 12. The theme of this year's event is, "Building an Analytical Bridge to the 21st Century." Special sessions will cover the following areas: force development, army and joint operational analyses, and T&E support to army warfighting experiment/Force XXI. For more information, contact the Director, U.S. Army Concepts Analysis Agency, Attn. CSCAEN, 8120 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, Md. 20814-2797. Phone inquires should go to Bob Barrett, DSN: 295-1655 or (301)295-1655; E-mail: aors36@caa.army.mil

Nov. 25-28, 1997: The Second International Conference on Operations Research/Management Science at the EDSA Plaza Hotel in Metro Manila, Philippines. Hosted by the International Federation of Operational Research Societies and the Operations Research Society of the Philippines, the conference will serve to unite OR/MS practitioners, academicians and enthusiasts to discuss recent developments in OR/MS techniques and pertinent issues in the field. For more information, contact Dr. Elvira Zamora, E-mail: elvira@mnl.sequel.net or Dr. Aura Matias, E-mail: matias@engg.upd.edu.ph

Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 1997: The Fourth Conference of the Association of Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies (APORS) within IFORS at the World Congress Centre Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. This year's theme is the coexistence between human, natural and technological resources. For more information, contact the Conference Organizer: PR Conference Consultants Pty Ltd., P.O. Box 326, Deepdene Delivery Centre, 3103 Australia; Phone: +61 3 9816 9111; Fax: +61 3 9816 9287; E-mail: prcc@mail.austasia.net

Dec. 7-10, 1997: The 1997 Winter Simulation Conference at the Rennaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. The conference will feature introductory and advanced tutorials on the fundamentals of system simulation, simulation success stories from industry applications, and panel discussion on current issues. For more information, contact the Talley Management Group, Inc., 875 Kings Highway, Suite 200, Woodbury, N.J. 08096-3172; Phone: (609) 845-1720; Fax: (609) 853-0411. Details on the conference can be found at: http://www.wintersim.org

1998

Jan. 8-10, 1998: International Conference on Stochastic Processes and Their Applications at Anna University, Madras, India. For more information, contact Dr. A. Vijaykumar, Department of Mathematics, Anna University Chennai (Madras)-600 025, India; Fax: 91-44-2350397; E-mail: annalib@sirnetmernet.in

Feb. 16-20, 1998: The International Conference on Management of Technology at the Grosvenor Resort in Orlando, Fla. For more information, contact Dr. Tarek M. Khalil, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248294, Coral Gables, Fla. 33124-0623; Phone: (305) 284-2344; Fax: (305) 284-4040.

March 19-20, 1998: The Third International Conference ADPM '98 Automation of Mixed Processes: Dynamic Hybrid Systems in Reims, France. For more information, contact the Secretariat ADPM '98, Facultée des Sciences de REIMS, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2 - France; Phone: +33 (0) 3 26 05 32 36; Fax: +33 (0) 3 26 05 31 06; E-mail: adpm98@BAHIA.univ-reims.fr; URL: http://www.univ-reims.fr/CongresADPM98/adpm.html

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