From: bruni@CRT.UMontreal.CA (Brunilde Sanso 514-343-7417)
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: Optimization Days 93
Date: 21 Nov 92 01:00:13 GMT
Expires: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 08:00:00 GMT
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway


                         CALL FOR PAPERS
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Dear Collegue:

         This is an updated (Oct 92) electronic call for papers
for Optimization Days 1993. This message contains four parts written in English:


             the information,
             a summary of important dates,
             the electronic registration form,
             the abstract submission form.

         Please forward this message to your collegues. A TeX version of the
call for papers is available on request.

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Cher collegue,

        Ceci est un appel aux communications pour les Journees de
l'Optimisation 1993. Ce message, ecrit en anglais, contient quatre parties:

               de l'information;
               un resume des dates importantes;
               un formulaire d'inscription electronique;
               un formulaire de soumission de resume.

         Ce message est aussi disponible en francais. Pour en obtenir une copie,
veuillez envoyer un message electronique a: jopt93@crt.umontreal.ca. Des
versions francaises et anglaises en TeX sont aussi disponibles.

         Priere de transmettre ce message a vos collegues.


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                        CALL FOR PAPERS


      Journees de l'Optimisation 1993/ Optimization Days 1993

                 Montreal,
                      Wednesday May 12, 1993
                      Thursday  May 13, 1993
                      Friday    May 14, 1993

                        co-sponsored by

                    GERAD, CRT and CMR.St-Jean

      The scientific meeting "Optimization Days" is organized each year
jointly by the above research centers and institutions of the Montreal
region. The aim of the meeting is to survey current trends of research
in optimization methods and their applications, and to provide a good
opportunity for interaction between various research groups. Topics of
interest include, but are not restricted to:

      Mathematical programming; global optimization; optimal control theory;
numerical methods of optimization; systems theory; statistical methods;
estimation and identification; applications to engineering, transportation,
economics, management sciences, urban and environmental problems, resource
management, biology, telecommunications, networks, robotics, expert systems,
energy modelling, etc.

     All those interested in optimization methods and their present or
potential applications are kindly invited to participate. We appeal
especially to those who can give talks on new methods and their applications.

     Sessions will consist of invited and contributed talks. Papers presenting
original developments as well as those of expository nature will be considered.
The language of the conference will be English and French. The plenary
speakers will be:

     M. Ball (University of Maryland)

     C. Daganzo (University of California at Berkeley)

     G. Laporte (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales  and C.R.T)

     A. Nagurney (University of Massachussetts at Ahmerst)


     In 1993, Optimization Days will be held at Ecole des Hautes Etudes
Commerciales (HEC), 5255 Decelles, Montreal, Canada.

     A 100-200 word summary defining clearly the content of the talk,
together with the enclosed registration form, should be forwarded before
DECEMBER 15, 1992 to:

     Andre Langevin and Brunilde Sanso
     GERAD
     5255, Decelles,
     Montreal, CANADA, H3T 1V6
     Telephone: (514) 340 6043
     FAX: (514) 340 5665

     Authors are PARTICULARLY encouraged to send a copy of their
summary and registration by e-mail to the following e-mail address:

     jopt93@crt.umontreal.ca


     Registration fees are 100$CDN (before April 15), 125$CDN (after),
25$CDN (students). They are payable by a MONEY ORDER in CANADIAN DOLLARS
issued to:


      Optimization Days
      Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

      Personal cheques issued from a CANADIAN bank are also accepted.
Please send your cheque or money order to the GERAD address given above.

    Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their talks by March 15,
1993. Summaries of their talk will be distributed at the conference.

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           I M P O R T A N T S         D A T E S


      December 15, 1992: deadline for abstract submission
      March 15, 1993   : acceptance notification
      April 15, 1993   : last day for pre-registration fees.
      May 12-14, 1993  : Optimization Days 1993



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IN CASE YOU HAVE MAILED THE REGISTRATION FEE, PLEASE CHECK


____Before April 15 (100$CDN)      ____After(125$CDN)      ___Student(25$CDN)


COMMENTS OR PARTICULAR MESSAGES:

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IF THIS IS AN INVITED TALK, PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE CHAIRMAN:_______


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