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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-GB">CALL FOR PAPER: Scheduling in Healthcare Systems - SCHEALS at the 8<sup>th</sup> International Conference on Applied Operational Research - ICAOR 2016, 28-30 June 2016 Rotterdam, The Netherlands.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">The SCHEALS workshop will take place in conjunction with the International Conference on Applied Operational Research. We invite you to join your colleagues for this international forum. Sharing of ideas, knowledge
and experience is the primary goal of the workshop. The meeting would be ideal for young researchers to present their work, even at a preliminary stage, for constructive discussion and feedback. The workshop covers the general area of scheduling with particular
emphasis on healthcare applications, including, but not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Automation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Expert Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Exact Methods and Optimization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Heuristics and Metaheuristics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Machine Scheduling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Patient Scheduling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Personnel Scheduling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Rescheduling and Shift Timetabling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB">Queuing, Simulation and Uncertainty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Paper Submission<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Researchers wishing to contribute to the conference are invited to submit manuscripts of not more than 6 pages in MS Word either as full papers or extended abstracts. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two
referees and successful papers will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be published in the
<b>Lecture Notes in Management Science series</b>. Please use </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.orlabanalytics.ca/icaor/icaor_template.pdf" target="_blank">ICAOR-template</a>
</span><span lang="EN-GB">when preparing your manuscript for submission. Papers should be submitted in MS Word via email to
<a href="mailto:icaor@orlabanalytics.ca">icaor@orlabanalytics.ca</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-GB">28-Feb-2016 - Paper submission deadline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">The authors of accepted papers may submit extended versions of the journals:
<a href="http://www.orlabanalytics.ca/ormsl.htm">ORMS Letters</a> or <a href="http://www.orlabanalytics.ca/jaor.htm">
Journal of Applied Operational Research</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">15-Jan-2016 - Submission opens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-GB">28-Feb-2016 - Paper submission deadline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">01-Apr-2016 - Notification of decisions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">15-Apr-2016 - Registration deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">25-Apr-2016 - Final manuscript submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">28-Jun-2016 - Conference starts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Chair: Tomas Eric Nordlander, SINTEF, Norway<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-GB">Contacts: <a href="mailto:icaor@tadbir.ca">
icaor@tadbir.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Website: <a href="http://www.orlabanalytics.ca/icaor.htm">
http://www.orlabanalytics.ca/icaor.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks for your attention and sorry for crossposting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Tomas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Dr. Tomas Eric Nordlander</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Research Manager &</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK">Senior Research Scientist</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NO-BOK"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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