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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32, 31, 30);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Call for Abstracts: Continuous Optimisation stream at OR64, The OR Society's Annual Conference - University of Warwick, 13 - 15 September 2022 (in person).</span><span style="color:rgb(32, 31, 30);font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"></span>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Dear Colleagues,</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">We would like to invite you to present your current research in the Continuous Optimisation stream at OR64. This stream will focus on recent discoveries in the theory, algorithms, and applications of continuous optimisation.</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">We are looking for talks that highlight the interactions of continuous optimisation with other fields, such as machine learning and engineering, as well as relevant tools and methodological techniques, including first
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Key dates:</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">- 18 July 2022: Abstract submission deadline</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">- 18 July 2022: Early bird registration deadline</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">- 25 July 2022: Notification of acceptance sent regarding abstracts</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">- 13-15 September 2022: conference held at the University of Warwick, UK</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">Please submit your abstracts and register for the conference using the following link:</span></div>
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<a href="https://theorsociety.eventsair.com/or64-annual-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">https://theorsociety.eventsair.com/or64-annual-conference/</span></a><br>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt">For further inquiries about the continuous optimisation stream, please contact us.</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif">Selin Ahipasaoglu and </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif">Alain
Zemkoho</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif">School of Mathematical Sciences</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif">University of Southampton</span></div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32, 31, 30);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">PS: Please excuse us if you receive this more than us via different channels.</span>
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