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will take place from the 8th to the 11</span><sup style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">th</sup><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> of
August 2023 in Southampton, UK (</span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bilevelconference2023.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CA.B.Zemkoho%40soton.ac.uk%7C1d65e197006b499e41da08dac3e3b226%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C638037679947077968%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j4EzZlXv7EHJEWRHajs8wHlxf%2BF%2BG3S9v10duSYpqVk%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.bilevelconference2023.org/" shash="wlTQ6gFlNrPIEztTHpMl6uf0Qj9og8vsmxmM8oAT6FKT68y5XJYhHv6Zpb7rTCuEYWBYDOnsvTAwsK0v/dZpO/ea9s6U/pNC5HM/OXu3+xrGPZCnpHAacXeDEH2CBn2FIZ6mDPonSGOSQ7Rey5Cz57gBIZ0W3IEv7RuB7lOEGco=" title="https://www.bilevelconference2023.org/" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">bilevelconference2023.org</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">). </span><br>
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><b>Key notes speakers:</b> Stephan Dempe, Ivana Ljubic, Martin Schmidt, and Jane Juan Ye.<br>
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_x_x_ContentPasted2"><b>Call for abstracts:</b> abstracts are invited for talks and posters on any theoretical, numerical, or application topic related to bilevel optimization, including, but not limited to optimistic and
pessimistic bilevel optimization, hierarchical optimization, Stackelberg games, minmax optimization, mathematical programs with equilibrium or complementarity constraints, semi-infinite programming, optimization under uncertainty, and applications of bilevel
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hierarchical </span>optimization. Submission opens on April 3rd, 2023. </div>
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_x_x_ContentPasted2"><b class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted5" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Poster competition:</b><span class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted5" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important"><span class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted5"> as
part of the conference, </span>PhD students and early-career researchers are invited to take part in a poster competition by making a submission on any topic related to bilevel optimization, as described above in the themes of the conference. </span><span class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted3 x_x_x_x_ContentPasted5" style="margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Submission
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><b>Summer school:</b> the conference includes a summer school on two of the fastest growing areas of bilevel optimization; that is, (a) Bilevel Optimization Algorithms & Models for Contemporary Energy Challenges and (b) Bilevel
Optimization in Machine learning.</div>
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><b>Location and social programme:</b> The conference will take place on the main campus of the University of Southampton located in Highfield. Southampton, located approximately 70 mi (110 km) south-west of London, is a vibrant
city (and one of the sunniest places in the UK!), and was the departure point for two of the most famous ships in history: the Titanic (which met its unfortunate fate in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg, thus setting a gruesome
record as the deadliest sinking up to that time) and the Mayflower (on which the Pilgrim sailed on 5 August 1620 on their way to the Americas before the vessel was forced to return to Dartmouth and then to Plymouth for repairs). As part of the conference,
we will visit the SeaCity Museum, which makes an account of the great marine and maritime history of the city. </div>
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><b style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:inherit; font-style:inherit; font-variant-ligatures:inherit; font-variant-caps:inherit">Key dates:</b><br>
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Abstract submission opening (talks and posters): April 3rd, 2023</div>
<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Abstract submission deadline (talks and posters): May 28th, 2023</div>
<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Latest notification of acceptance: June 18th, 2023</div>
<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Registration opening: April 3rd, 2023</div>
<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Early bird registration deadline: June 25th, 2023</div>
<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Final registration deadline: July 9th, 2023</div>
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<div class="x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">More information on the conference can be found on the website (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bilevelconference2023.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CA.B.Zemkoho%40soton.ac.uk%7C1d65e197006b499e41da08dac3e3b226%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C638037679947077968%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j4EzZlXv7EHJEWRHajs8wHlxf%2BF%2BG3S9v10duSYpqVk%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.bilevelconference2023.org/" shash="wlTQ6gFlNrPIEztTHpMl6uf0Qj9og8vsmxmM8oAT6FKT68y5XJYhHv6Zpb7rTCuEYWBYDOnsvTAwsK0v/dZpO/ea9s6U/pNC5HM/OXu3+xrGPZCnpHAacXeDEH2CBn2FIZ6mDPonSGOSQ7Rey5Cz57gBIZ0W3IEv7RuB7lOEGco=" title="https://www.bilevelconference2023.org/">bilevelconference2023.org</a>),
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