Friday, January 23, 2026

[DMANET] IFORS2026: Call for Sessions on Freight Transportation

Dear colleague,____

We are pleased to announce a set of *stream**son freight
transportation* at the *24th IFORS Conferenc**e* to be held in *Vienna
in 2026*.____

1. *Emerging Delivery Ideas and Alternative Modes*: organized by Ann
Campbell (*ann-campbell@uiowa.edu*)____

2. *Freight Network Design and related problems*: organized by Michel
Gendreau (*michel.gendreau@cirrelt.net*)
3. *Vehicle Routing and related problems*: organized by Claudia
Archetti (*claudia.archetti@unibs.it*)____

We cordially invite you to *organize a session* within one of
thesestreams. As a session organizer, you will be responsible for
selecting abstract submissions and/or inviting speakers to present their
work. Each session will last *90 minutes* and will typically consist of
*three to four talks*.____

If you are interested in organizing a session, please let us know *by
February 15, 2026*, by emailinga *tentative title* for your proposed
session to the *organizer of the appropriate stream* (Ann, Michel, or
Claudia). Once approved, the session will be included in the electronic
Abstract Submission System, allowing you to conveniently invite
speakers.____

We also welcome *individual talk submissions* to this stream. Abstract
submission is open and will close on *March 15, 2026*.____

If you are interested in presenting a talk, please contact the
appropriate stream organizer. We will provide you with a *submission
code* to ensure that your contribution is correctly assigned to the
stream.____

Further information about *IFORS 2026* is available at:
*Vienna, Austria, July 12–17, 2026*
https://ifors2026.at/home/____

If you know colleagues who may be interested in organizing a session
within this stream, please feel free to forward this invitation. Should
you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.____

Best regards,____

*AreaChairs*____

Claudia Archetti____

Michel Gendreau
Ann Campbell


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