• EWGLA 15 - Saarbrücken, Germany, 5-8 September 2004
• ISOLDE 10 - Spain, 2-8 June 2005
• Other conferences of interest, but not fully devoted to location

EWGLA 15

ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS for the XV Meeting of the European Working Group on Locational Analysis

Saarbrücken, Germany 5-8 September 2004

The XV International Meeting on Locational Analysis, organized under the auspices of the European Working Group on Locational Analysis, will be held at the Saarland University in Saarbrücken , Germany from September 5-8, 2004.

The meeting will cover both quantitative and qualitative methods for location theory, modelling and planning. Talks addressing how to put location theory to work in fields like Supply Chain Planning or GIS are especially welcome. All related areas from operations research, economics, mathematics, geography and engineering in both the academic and business community are invited for participation.

To stimulate discussions we are trying to avoid parallel sessions. Therefore we are limited in the number of abstracts which can be accepted. A presentation should take no longer than 20 minutes + 5 minutes for discussions. In addition there will be three longer overview presentations (approx. 45 minutes). Everybody is invited to volunteer for an overview presentation by indicating this in his abstract submission. The scientific committee will then choose the three most suitable ones.

Moreover, a special issue of Computers & OR is planned, containing papers of the meeting.

Meeting web site (under construction)

How to get to Saarbrücken:
Saarbrücken (www.saarbruecken.de) is the pleasant capital of the Saarland, the smallest of the 16 German federal states. It is located on the border to France and directly in the heart of Western Europe.
Saarbrücken can be reached by plane, train and car easily. The distance to Frankfurt is about 1.5 hours by car/train and to Paris about 3.5 hours.
For flight information please check www.flughafen-saarbruecken.de/"
For train information please check www.bahn.de

Attending the EWGLA XV can ideally be combined with the OR2004 conference in Tilburg (Netherlands) jointly with the German OR Society (Web: www.uvt.nl/OR2004). There are several train connections from Tilburg to Saarbrücken each day and by car Saarbrücken can be reached within 3.5 hours.

Accommodation
Detailed information will soon be available at the conference web site.

Important dates
April 30, 2004: Very early registration ends
May 1, 2004: Abstract submission deadline
June 30, 2004: Early registration ends
September 5, 2004: Meeting starts

Abstracts can be e-mailed to EWGLAXV@orl.uni-saarland.de

Regular mail submissions to:
Prof Dr. Stefan Nickel, Lehrstuhl für Operations Research und Logistik (Chair of Operations Research and Logistics) Geb. 14.1, Universität des Saarlandes Postfach 15 11 50 D-66041 Saarbrücken Deutschland

Registration / Payment
Very Early Registration Fees (until 30 April 2004): 100 Euro
Early Registration Fees (until 30 June 2004): 130 Euro
Late Registration Fees (after 1 July 2004): 160 Euro
Student Fees: 70 Euro
Method of payment: See information on the Web page
(Please note that the early registration fee is non refundable).

Scientific Committee
Maria Dimopoulou, Ioannis Giannikos, Alfredo Marin, Juan Antonio Mesa, Teresa Melo, Martine Labbé, Stefan Nickel (chair), Frank Plastria, Justo Puerto

Organizing Committee
Nadine Cwikla, Karin Hunsicker, Jörg Kalcsics, Stefan Nickel, Sebastian Velten

ISOLDE 10

The first ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS is due to be released in September 2004.
Those interested in receiving the announcement are invited to indicate so by sending an email to isoldeX@us.es
Information on the Symposium will appear in the Web Site