[DMANET] ISMP 2018 - INVITATION FOR PRELIMINARY BIDS

ISMP 2018 - INVITATION FOR PRELIMINARY BIDS

The Symposium Advisory Committee of the Mathematical Optimization Society
issues a call for pre-proposals to organize and host ISMP 2018, the
triennial International Symposium on Mathematical Programming.

ISMP is the flagship event of our society, regularly gathering over a
thousand scientists from around the world. The conference is usually held
in or around the month of August. Hosting ISMP provides a vital service to
the mathematical optimization community and often has a lasting effect on
the visibility of the hosting institution. It also presents a significant
challenge. This call for pre-proposals is addressed at local groups willing
to take up that challenge. The tradition would be that only sites outside
of USA and Canada are eligible to host ISMP 2018.

Preliminary bids will be examined by the Symposium Advisory Committee
(SAC), which will then issue invitations for detailed bids. The final
decision will be made and announced during ISMP 2015 in Pittsburgh. Members
of the SAC are

Michael Juenger, Germany <mjuenger@informatik.uni-koeln.de>
Jan Karel Lenstra, The Netherlands (chair) <jkl@cwi.nl>
Jeff Linderoth, USA <linderot@cae.wisc.edu>
Andy Philpott, New Zealand <a.philpott@auckland.ac.nz>
Kim-Chuan Toh, Singapore <mattohkc@nus.edu.sg>
Luis Nunes Vicente, Portugal <lnv@mat.uc.pt>

Preliminary bids should be brief and contain information pertaining to the

(1) location,
(2) facilities,
(3) logistics: accommodation and transportation, and
(4) likely local organizers.

Further information can be obtained from any member of the advisory
committee. Please address your preliminary bids until October 15, 2014 to
Jan Karel Lenstra <jkl@cwi.nl>.

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