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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>===========================================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt'>(CO 2012)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>17-19 September 2012, University of Oxford, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>===========================================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CALL FOR PAPERS #1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CO 2012 is an International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization. It is the next in a series of biennial conferences. The last few conferences were held in Malaga (2010), Warwick (2008), Porto (2006), Lancaster (2004), Paris (2002), Greenwich (2000), Brussels (1998), and London (1996). CO 2012 is hosted by the University of Oxford. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The program topics will be on any subject related to theory and applications of combinatorial optimization, which includes but not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PROGRAM TOPICS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Computational complexity<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Constraint satisfaction<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Crew scheduling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Cutting and packing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Data Mining<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Exact and approximation algorithms<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Frequency assignment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Graphs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Heuristic methods<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Integer programming<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Location<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Meta-heuristics<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Network design<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Polyhedral theory<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Production and logistics scheduling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Timetabling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>* Vehicle routing and scheduling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PAPER SUBMISSION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contributed papers are cordially invited. Please submit your contribution <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>on-line via EasyChair at <a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=co2012">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=co2012</a>. Your submission <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>should be a one-page (A4) abstract, which includes a list of key words and <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>is in the PDF format. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CONFERENCE WEBSITE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Further information will be found soon on the conference website: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.sbs.oxford.edu/co2012">http://www.sbs.oxford.edu/co2012</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>