Dear Colleagues,
A gentle reminder that the abstract submission deadline for the 2026 INFORMS Optimization Society Conference (IOS 2026) is November 15, 2025. If you are interested in organizing a session, please reach out to the track chairs by November 1, 2025.
The conference will be held on March 20-22, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta, GA. We are honored to feature five outstanding plenary speakers:
- Amitabh Basu (John Hopkins University)
- Stephen Boyd (Stanford University)
- Niao He (ETH Zürich)
- Alexander Shapiro (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Rekha Thomas (University of Washington)
Refereed Proceedings:
Presenters will have the option to submit papers to the conference's refereed proceedings. Accepted papers will be publicly announced, highlighted in the program, and offered the opportunity for expedited review at the INFORMS Journal on Optimization (see the conference website for details). The paper submission deadline is also November 15, 2025.
More Information:
Full details, including deadlines, submission instructions, and program updates, can be found on the conference website: https://ios2026.isye.gatech.edu/
We hope you will join us in Atlanta for what promises to be a vibrant and engaging event for the optimization community.
We look forward to your participation!
Best regards,
Mathieu Dahan
General Chair, IOS 2026
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Mathieu Dahan
Assistant Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta GA
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