[DMANET] COIN-OR Cup call for submissions: due Mon 16 Sep 2013

Apologies for cross-posting.

We are now seeking submissions for the ninth annual

COIN-OR INFORMS Cup

competition.

Rules:

- A submission or nomination must contain:
1. A synopsis of an effective use of COIN-OR or valuable
contribution to COIN-OR (or both!).
2. An explanation of its significance.

- The winner must accept the prize in person at the 2013 INFORMS
meeting - so we can all celebrate appropriately (see "Celebration"
below).

- Submission deadline: Monday, September 16, 2013

- Please email submissions to: coin-cup@coin-or.org

- Self-nomination is welcomed.

- We especially encourage nominations of effective use of COIN-OR that
the community may not know about.

Submissions will be judged by a committee including members of the
COIN-OR Foundation, Inc.

Celebration: The 2013 COIN-OR INFORMS Cup will be awarded during the
INFORMS Annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN. All entrants and their
supporters are welcome to join in the celebration and regale, rile, and
roast the prize winners.

- Celebration sponsorship: to be announced, see
http://www.coin-or.org/coinCup/coinCup13.html.

- Date, time and location: to be announced, see
http://www.coin-or.org/coinCup/coinCup13.html.

Details of the winning entry will be announced at this celebration
event, and posted on the COIN-OR Cup website
http://www.coin-or.org/coinCup/coinCup.html.

Please e-mail your submissions to coin-cup@coin-or.org

Previous Winners: http://www.coin-or.org/coinCup/coinCup.html

Enter, come, possibly win, and raise your cup with us!

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