ISORA'2005
Announcement and Call for Papers


The 5th International Symposium on Operations Research and Its Applications
August 9-13, 2005, Lhasa, Tibet, China


THEME AND SCOPE:
The 5th International Symposium on Operations Research and Its Applications (ISORA’05), organized by Asia & Pacific Operations Research Center, Institute of Applied Mathematics, Academy of Mathematics & System Science of The Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Operations Research Society of China, will be held in Lhasa, Tibetan Autonomous Region, China from August 9 to 13, 2005. Cosponsors of ISORA2005 also include Natural Science Foundation of China and China United Front Foundation.

ISORA is a series international symposium with goals to provide an international forum for scientists, researchers, educators, and practitioners to exchange ideas and approaches, to present research findings and state-of-the-art solutions, to share experiences on potentials and limits, and to open new avenues of research and developments, on all issues and topics related to the theories and applications of Operations Research. Theme of the ISORA’05 will be focused on “OR in the Global and Networked World”. We are particularly interested in submissions that report on experimental and applied research motivated by real-world problems. Theoretical and applied papers are expected to show convincingly the usefulness and efficiency of optimization algorithms discussed in a practical setting. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are:

Optimization theory

Algorithm analysis and design

Logistics Management

Telecommunication Networks

Bioinformatics

Applications in industry, service, finance, business and biology.


PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Xiangsun Zhang (China), CoChair

Masanori Fushimi (Japan), CoChiar

Yaxiang Yuan (China)

Richard C. Larson (USA)   

Toshiharu Hasegawa (Japan)       

Hanqin Zhang (China)   

Toshihide Ibaraki (Japan)    

Xiuli Chao (USA)

Sung Joo Park (Korea)          

Tatsuo Oyama (Japan)

Weiwu Fang (China)      

Wuyi Yue (Japan)

 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Degang Liu (China)

Mingzhe Li (Japan)

Yuzhong Zhang (China)

 

 

LANGUAGE

The working language of the conference will be English.

IMPORTANT DATES

April 30, 2005

The deadline for abstract submission (extended)

May 31, 2005

Acceptance notification

July 1, 2005

The deadline for full paper submission and early registration

August 9-13, 2005

ISORA’05, Lhasa

 

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Paper on issues related to OR theory, methods, solution techniques, and applications are welcome. The papers should be written in English. While submitting your abstract before March 15, 2005, please make sure it has included the following information:

Paper will be peer-reviewed for technical merit and content. Full papers for the conference proceedings will be submitted after the acceptance announcement. The proceedings of the conference will be published by China World Publishing Corporation in the series Lecture Notes in Operations Research, and will be available at the conference.

 

REGISTRATION

Registration fee is $480 USD before July 1, 2005 and $550USD after.

 

All attendees should be registered. The registration fee will include a copy of the conference proceedings, welcome reception, conference banquet, lunches and dinners, local bus transportation and teas/coffee. Because of the Tibetan high-plateau climate conditions and for conference manageable resources, number of attendees is limited to no more than 60 and on-site registration is not possible. Early registration is strongly encouraged. Please look at the Registration Form for detailed information on payment arrangements.

VISIT TIBET

Tibet (Tibet Autonomous Region, TAR for short), the Roof of the World, borders India, Burma, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal. Covering a massive 1,220,000 square kilometers (470, 920 square miles), the plateau is surrounded by the highest mountain ranges, the Himalaya to the south, the Karakoram to the west, and the Kunlun to the north. The massive, snowy land has exerted an awesome draw to travelers and adventurers ever since. With an average height of 4,000 meters above sea level, Tibet encompasses some of the world's highest mountains. Mt. Everest towers over the region. Four mountains exceed altitudes of 8,000 meters (26,240 feet). Thirty-eight mountains exceed altitudes of 7,000 meters (22,960 feet). This "Roof of the World" is the dreamland of mountaineers and adventurers. The vast land is also the cradle of great rivers like the Yangtze, Yellow River, Nu River (Salween), Lancang River (Mekong), Yarlong Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), Indus, and Ganges. Tibet also offers awe-inspiring scenery of heavenly lakes and valleys. Its majestic and grand scenery, mysterious and exotic religious culture, and wonderful people reward every tourist with an indelible life long memory!

Tibet has a plateau climate featuring a remarkable change vertically and a big temperature change during the daytime and the night. The North Tibet Plateau is dry and cold. It has a low temperature, a long sunshine time, a strong radiation, less rainfalls and a small density of air. Although the Tibetan climate is not as harsh as many people imagine, be prepared for sudden drops of temperature at night, particularly in Western Tibet. The best time of year to be in Tibet is between May and early November, after which temperatures start to plummet. However, in May and June there is a wind factor to consider, and dust storms are not unusual. These are not pleasant if you're hitching or trekking but usually come in squalls and can be seen coming. Lhasa and Shigatse experience very mild weather between May and November although July and August can be rainy. These two months usually see around half of Tibet's annual rainfall.

For more information about visiting Tibet you can visit http://www.tibettour.com.cn/ent/index.asp.

 

 

 

 

For more information or to be placed on the update mailing list, please contact the Conference Secretary

Prof. Degang LIU

Operations Research Society of China

Institute of Applied Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Beijing 100080, China

Tel: 86-10-62541695, Fax: 86-10-62620394

Email: dliu@amt.ac.cn

Conference arrangement: Download

Proceedings (pdf)  Program

Registration form can be downloaded.   DOWNLOAD

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