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<div> Optimization 2017</div>
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<div> Lisboa, Portugal</div>
<div> September 6-8, 2017</div>
<div> (second announcement)</div>
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<div>School of Sciences</div>
<div>University of Lisboa</div>
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<div>Optimization 2017 is the ninth edition of a series of Optimization </div>
<div>international conferences held every three or four years, in Portugal. </div>
<div>This meeting aims to bring together researchers and practitioners </div>
<div>from different areas and with distinct backgrounds, but with common </div>
<div>interests in optimization. This conference series has international </div>
<div>recognition as an important forum of discussion and exchange of </div>
<div>ideas, being organized under the auspices of APDIO (the Portuguese </div>
<div>Operations Research Society). </div>
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<div>In this edition, we feel honored to celebrate the 60th anniversary</div>
<div>of our dear colleague Luís Gouveia (Univ. of Lisbon).</div>
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<div>Confirmed plenary speakers:</div>
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<div>Immanuel Bomze | Universität Wien</div>
<div>Marco Campi | Università degli Studi di Brescia</div>
<div>Donald Goldfarb | Columbia University</div>
<div>Jacek Gondzio | The University of Edinburgh</div>
<div>Martine Labbé | Université Libre de Bruxelles</div>
<div>Giovanni Rinaldi | IASI Roma, CNR</div>
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<div>Invited and contributed presentations will be scheduled during </div>
<div>the three days.</div>
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<div>Important Dates:</div>
<div>Deadline for abstract submission - May 15, 2017</div>
<div>Notification of acceptance - June 15, 2017</div>
<div>Early registration - before June 30, 2017</div>
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<div>Additional information regarding registration, </div>
<div>contributed talks, deadlines, and accommodation will </div>
<div>be available from the conference web site:</div>
<div> http://optimization2017.fc.ul.pt</div>
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<div>For any questions regarding Optimization 2017, please contact:</div>
<div> opt2017@fc.ul.pt</div>
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<div>We look forward to meeting you in Optimization 2017,</div>
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<div>Miguel Constantino (Co-chair of the Organizing Committee)</div>
<div>Pedro Moura (Co-chair of the Organizing Committee)<br>
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