Call for Papers

The XIV Latin-Ibero American Congress on Operations Research (CLAIO 2008) will be held at the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, during the week of 9–12 September 2008 (www.socio.org.co/CLAIO2008/index_eng.php). Cartagena de Indias is a popular tourist destination. Its downtown district features an impressive display of Spanish colonial architecture. This area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
CLAIO 2008 is sponsored by the Latin-Ibero American Association of Operations Research (ALIO), who has the support of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). The conference will be hosted by the Colombian Society of Operations Research (SOCIO) and it is organized by four Colombian universities: Universidad EAFIT, Universidad del Norte, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar and Politécnico Grancolombiano Institución Universitaria.

CLAIO 2008 invites submissions in all areas of Operations Research. The conference is aimed at providing a platform where significant theoretical contributions as well as insightful new applications will share the stage. To achieve this goal, accepted submissions will be jointly classified in “clusters” (based upon methodological and analytical techniques or application domains) and “workshops” (emphasizing practitioners’ insight and experience). It is expected that this two-fold classification will enable a more lively interaction between academics, practitioners from various industries and recognized suppliers of OR-based technologies.

The preliminary list of clusters include: data mining and machine learning, multi-criteria decision making, optimization theory (semi definite programming, global optimization, stochastic programming, integer programming), applications in the process industry, telecommunications, transportation, energy markets, health systems; queuing systems, dynamic games, financial engineering and risk management. The preliminary list of workshops include: OR applications in logistics and supply chain management, OR applications in urban planning, OR education, financial engineering, energy markets, OR applications in homeland security.

Contributed sessions in subject areas not covered by any of the conference’s clusters and/or workshops are welcome (instructions on how to submit a contributed session are available at the conference’s webpage).

Submissions will be in the form of extended abstracts (max. 3 page length). These should be formatted according to instructions (word format or LaTex format) and should be submitted electronically as a PDF file at

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=CLAIO_2008

The official languages of CLAIO 2008 are: Spanish, Portuguese and English. Special issues dedicated to CLAIO 2008 will be published by Annals of Operations Research and the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.

Deadlines:

• Submission of invited session, March 15, 2008
  
• Submission of the extended abstracts is April 30, 2008
  
• Final decisions will be notified by June 15, 2008
  
• Final program will be published June 20, 2008
  

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