<div dir="ltr"><div>The
 SIAM Activity Group on Optimization (SIAG/OPT) invites nominations for 
its three prestigious prizes, to be awarded at the upcoming <a href="https://www.siam.org/conferences-events/siam-conferences/op26">2026 SIAM Conference on Optimization</a>.
 These prizes are awarded every three years and recognize outstanding 
contributions to the field of optimization across different stages of a 
researcher's career and types of scholarly work.<div><br></div><div>
<b>SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Best Paper Prize </b><br></div><div>
Established in 1992, this prize is awarded to the author or authors of 
the most outstanding paper on
 a topic in optimization.

Nominate <a href="https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-best-paper-prize">here</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>
<b>SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Test of Time Award</b></div><div>
Established in 2022, the award is given to an individual or group of 
researchers for an outstanding work that has had significant and 
sustained influence on the field of 
optimization over a time period of at least 10 years preceding the year 
of the award.


Nominate <a href="https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-test-of-time-award">here</a>. <br></div><div><br></div><div><b>
SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Early Career Prize <br></b></div><div>
Established in 2018, the prize is awarded to an 
individual in their early career for outstanding, influential, and 
potentially long-lasting contributions to the field of optimization.


Nominate <a href="https://www.siam.org/programs-initiatives/prizes-awards/activity-group-prizes/siam-activity-group-on-optimization-early-career-prize">here</a>. 

<br></div><div><br>We encourage the SIAM community to recognize and 
celebrate excellence in optimization research by nominating deserving 
candidates for these awards.</div>

<br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">--<br></div><div dir="ltr">Luis Nunes Vicente<br>Timothy J. Wilmott Endowed Chair Professor and Department Chair<br>Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University</div><div dir="ltr">Contact:  <a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/lnv" target="_blank">http://www.lehigh.edu/lnv</a>

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