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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Data61 6th International<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Optimisation Summer School</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Kioloa, NSW, Australia,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">January 14th to 19th 2018<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">http://tinyurl.com/optschool<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Spend a week by the beach learning about the latest optimisation technologies.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">How can you help a business reduce its costs? Or reduce their carbon<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">footprint? Or do both? The school is sponsored by the Decision Sciences<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Group at Data61<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">http://www.data61.csiro.au/Our-expertise/Expertise-Decision-sciences<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The school will focus on solving large scale combinatorial optimisation<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">problems in practice. The school is intended for undergraduate students<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">(3rd year or later), masters or early stage PhD students. Every<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">undergraduate participant will be assigned an individual mentor.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Topics covered include: introduction to constraint programming, modelling,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">integer programming, column generation, vehicle routing,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">scheduling, evolutionary methods and research skills. Lecturers include<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Phil Kilby, Peter Stuckey, Guido Tack, Menkes van den Briel<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">and Toby Walsh.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Please encourage your PhD, Masters and late stage undergraduates to attend.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Registration<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The registration page is open now and applicants will be considered in order<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">of application so please apply as soon as possible. The school costs $685.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Undergraduates and postgraduates will qualify for a grant to reduce this</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">to just $340. Data61 students can attend at no cost for themselves. The fee</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">covers 5 nights accommodation, all food and drink, and the coach transfer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">from Sydney.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Postgraduate, postdoctoral and industry applicants, please complete the form<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">http://tinyurl.com/optschool-apply<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Undergraduate applicants, please complete this form<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">http://tinyurl.com/optschool-undergrad<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Organizer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Prof. Toby Walsh, UNSW and Data61.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Local information<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The School will again be held at ANU's beautiful seaside campus at Kioloa,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">near Bawley Point on the south coast of New South Wales.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kioloa,_New_South_Wales<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Deadline:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Apply immediately to ensure a place. Applications processed in order of receipt.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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