[Opt-net] Conference on Optimization Methods and Software

[Oleg Burdakov]

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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT, CALL FOR PAPERS AND ORGANIZING SESSIONS

The 3rd Conference on Optimization Methods and Software
May 13-17, 2012, Crete, Greece
http://www.ise.ufl.edu/cao/OMS12/OMS_2012/Welcome.html

The conference aims to review and discuss recent advances and promising
research trends in continuous and discrete optimization theory,
methods, applications and software development.

TOPICS INCLUDE, but are certainly not limited to the following subjects:
Linear and Nonlinear Optimization; Integer and Combinatorial
Optimization; Convex and Nonsmooth Optimization; Global Optimization;
Semi-definite Programming; Semi-infinite Programming; Multi-objective
Optimization; Stochastic Optimization; Complementarity and Variational
Inequality Problems; Derivative-free Optimization; Network
Optimization; Scheduling Problems; Optimal Control; Automatic
Differentiation; Optimization Software.

PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Mehiddin Al-Baali (Oman),
Frédéric Bonnans (France),
Yuri Evchenko (Russia),
Masao Fukushima (Japan),
Andreas Griewank (Germany),
Michael Hintermüller (Germany),
Michal Kocvara (GB),
Yurii Nesterov (Belgium),
Panos Pardalos (USA),
Liqun Qi (China),
Andrzej Ruszczynski (USA),
Ekkehard Sachs (Germany),
Marco Sciandrone (Italy),
Philippe Toint (Belgium),
Stefan Ulbrich (Germany),
Luis Nunes Vicente (Portugal),
Yinyu Ye (USA),
Alper Yildirim (Turkey),
Ya-xiang Yuan (China).

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:
Abstracts should not exceed 400 words. Details of the submission are
available on the conference web site. Papers presented at the
conference will be considered for peer-reviewed publication in a
special issue of the journal Optimization Methods and Software.

SESSION ORGANIZATION:
Proposals of organizing sessions are welcome and can be sent to
Luis Nunes Vicente by email lnv<at>mat.uc.pt

DATES AND DEADLINES:
Abstract submissions: January 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2012
Early registration: March 31, 2012

REGISTRATION FEE:
Early registration: EUR 350 (EUR 150 for students and accompanying persons).
Late  registration: EUR 400 (EUR 200 for students and accompanying persons).

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Oleg Burdakov (Sweden), Conference Chair
Panos Pardalos (USA), Conference Chair
Luis Nunes Vicente (Portugal), Program Committee Chair
Alper Yildirim (Turkey), Organizing Committee Chair