<div dir="ltr"><div><div><p>**Apologies for any multiple copies of this message**</p><p></p><p>Dear Colleagues, </p><p><b>we
 are writing to inform you that the deadline for submitting your talk 
for the ORAHS 2026 conference has been extended to 5 May 2026</b>.<br></p><p>ORAHS is the <span style="font-weight:400">annual conference organised by the </span><a href="https://orahs.di.unito.it/"><span style="font-weight:400">EURO Working Group on Operational Research Applied to Health Services</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">. </span>This year marks the 52nd edition.</p><p>The
 main theme of this year’s conference is “The transformation of 
healthcare systems through digital innovation and artificial 
intelligence”, a topic that will be discussed at the prestigious Queen’s University Belfast from 19 July 2026 to 24 July 2026.</p><p>Once again this year, the organisers are putting together a high-calibre scientific (<a href="https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/scientific-programme/" target="_blank">https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/scientific-programme/</a>) and social (<a href="https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/social-programme/" target="_blank">https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/social-programme/</a>) programme, in keeping with ORAHS tradition.<br></p><p>For PhD students, ORAHS also offers a fascinating and highly popular Doctoral Colloquium: <a href="https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/doctoral-colloquium/">https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/doctoral-colloquium/</a><br><br>We
 would also like to highlight the opportunity to stay at the 
university’s Elms Student Village at reasonable rates. Details here: <a href="https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/plan-your-trip/recommended-hotels/" target="_blank">https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/plan-your-trip/recommended-hotels/</a></p><p></p>Further details and information here: <a href="https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/" target="_blank">https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/orahs-2026/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Melanie Reuter-Oppermann & Roberto Aringhieri :: EWG ORAHS co-chairs</div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Prof. Roberto Aringhieri, Ph.D.<br>Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di Torino<br>Corso Svizzera 185, I-10149 Torino, Italy<br>Office: +39 011 6706755 - <a href="http://di.unito.it/aringhieri" target="_blank">http://di.unito.it/aringhieri</a><br><br>   My message may reach you outside of the working day. Please feel <br>   free to respond (if necessary) during your normal working hours<br></div></div></div>