[Opt-net] 5th International Vilnius Conference and EURO-Mini Conference Knowledge-Based Technologies and OR Methodologies for Strategic Decisions of Sustainable Development (KORSD-2009), September 30 - October 3, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania

[Gerhardwilhelm Weber]

Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited to the 5th International Vilnius Conference
and EURO-Mini Conference "Knowledge-Based Technologies and OR Methodologies
for Strategic Decisions of Sustainable Development" (KORSD-2009),
September 30 - October 3, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Please, find more about conference and conference publications from site
http://www.mii.lt/KORSD-2009.

Introduction:
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The scope of International Vilnius conferences on sustainable development
is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary communication,
emphasising those areas that provide the most benefits for state-of-the-art
of sustainability development including sustainability methodology for  
sustainable economics and sustainable human life connected with
knowledge-based and economic technologies.

The main focus of this conference is to provide a launch pad to
collaborate between the young, dynamic and experienced researchers and
practitioners from disciplinary and inter-disciplinary areas to come
together and help the sustainable development with their models, solutions
and share their in-valuable experiences.

Publications:
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Two kinds of publication:
* The volume of Conference Proceedings will be published,
indexed/abstracted in Thompson ISI Proceedings Web of Science DB, and
delivered during the Conference.
* The organizers will prepare a special issues in top-rated journals
based on a thorough review process of papers presented at the
Conference and submitted by the authors.

Submissions:
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Three kinds of contributions are welcome:
* Submission of abstract (0.3 page) for communication. After
acceptance a presenter deliver 25 minutes communication during the
contributed session.
* Submission of contributed papers (6 pages A4). The accepted
papers will be published in a Conference Proceedings, which will be
indexed /abstracted in ISI Proceedings and delivered during the
Conference (example and guidelines on the site).
* Proposal for a stream session.

Topics:
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We encourage those interested in the following topics to familiarize
themselves with the trends and to work towards a common attitude with
respect to:

  - Knowledge-based technologies for sustainable decision making
  - Intelligent decision support in assessing sustainable development
  - Societal complexity and sustainable development
  - Simulation of sustainable development of transport, industry and economics
  - Information communication technologies for sustainable development
  - Assessing global climate changes
  - Long-term trends and sustainability transition
  - Sustainable development in Developing Countries
  - Interaction and coordination of sectorial and national sustainable
    development strategies
  - Globalization and cultural identity issues.

Contributions on other topics of sustainability theory and practice are
also welcome.

Invited Speakers and Lectures:
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Prof. Dr. Leen Hordijk, Executive Director IIASA, and Director JRC-IES:
"Global Issues in SD and Monitoring of Trends"

Prof. Dr. Lea Kauppi, Director General of the Finnish Enviromental Research
Institute (SYKE): "Sustainable Development on a National Level - The Finnish
Approach"

Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic, IIASA (Leader Energy Programme and
Transitions to New Technologies) and Vienna University of Technology:
"The Changing World: Energy, Climate and Social Futures"

Prof. Dr. Alan Belward, Head of Global Environment Monitoring Unit, JRC-IES:
"Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: The ACP
(African-Caribbean-Pacific) Observatory".

Venue:
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VILNIUS, the capital of the Republic of Lithuania, becomes one of the
most beautiful cities in Central and Eastern Europe. Officially the city
between the rivers Neris and Vilnele was granted this status in 1323,
when Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania invited merchants and
craftsmen from Western Europe to settle in the capital Vilnius.

Vilnius is also a historical centre, its old city is one of the biggest in
Eastern Europe (360 ha). The most precious historical and cultural
heritage is concentrated in the capital. The buildings of the old town
around 1,5 thousand are from different ages and all European styles
of architecture. Though Vilnius is referred to as a baroque city,
here you can also find gothic, renaissance, classicism and jugendstyle
period constructions. The main accents symbolizing the capital are
Gediminas tower and Cathedral square. These are like gates to
historical center of the capital. In 1994 the old city of Vilnius was
included into the list of the UNESCO World cultural heritage.

See more about Vilnius on sites
www.vilnius-tourism.lt, www.vilnius.lt

Registration Fees:
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  Type of registration
             Until May 15, 2009        After May 15, 2009
*Regular (1)    210 Eur                       270 Eur
*Student (2)    100 Eur                       120 Eur
**Acc. persons   50 Eur                        50 Eur

*  Include the volume of Conference Proceedings, access to
conference sittings, conference documentation, get together party,
lunches and coffee breaks.
** Include conference badge, get together party, lunches and coffee

Important Dates:
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March  5, 2009 - proposals for stream session organising,
April 15, 2009 - registration/abstract submission (for those
submiting papers to Proceedings),
May 10, 2009 - paper (6 A4 pages) submission for Proceedings,
July 15, 2009 - paper acceptance notification,
September 5, 2009 - Early registration fee payment,
September 30 - October 30 - Conference,
November 10, 2009 - full paper submission to the special issues in
top-rated journals

Organizing Institutions:
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- European Association of Operational Research Societies (EURO);
- EURO Working Group OR for Development;
- Lithuanian Operational Research Society (Litors);
- German OR Society (GOR);
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Institute of Mathematics & Informatics
- EURO Working Group on Methodology of Societal Complexity

Contact:
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KORSD-2009
Institute of Mathematics & Informatics
Akademijos st 4
Vilnius 08663
Lithuania
E-mail: korsd2009 at ktl.mii.lt
http://www.mii.lt/korsd-2009

Looking forward to meeting you in Vilnius !

With best regards,
Leonidas Sakalauskas
Chairman of KORSD-2009