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IFORS 2017 | Stream Teaching OR

  • 1.  IFORS 2017 | Stream Teaching OR

    Posted 02-02-2017 15:36

    Dear Colleagues

    We would like to invite you to share your educational experiences and successes within the stream "Teaching OR" at the IFORS conference in Québec City on July 2017  (http://ifors2017.ca/)

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    IMPORTANT

    Delegates can submit a paper in this Teaching and Learning Stream in addition to a paper in another stream.

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    All the contributions are most welcome. Some ideas for topics that could be addressed are:

    - Computational Tools in OR Education

    - Use of Open-Source Software in OR Education

    - Using Games in OR Education

    - teaching OR/MS in MBA courses

    - teaching OR/MS in engineering courses

    - teaching OR/MS in  xxx courses

    - Undergraduate Education in OR/MS

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    In order to submit an abstract, please go to https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2017

    and use the session code: e15abc29

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    Abstracts: max. 1500 characters; 

    Submission deadline: February 10, 2017.

    We look forward to seeing you in Québec City.

    Kind regards,

    Maria Antónia Carravilla (mac@fe.up.pt)

    José Fernando Oliveira (jfo@fe.up.pt)

    Stream Organizers IFORS 2017

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    IFORS 2017

    OR/Analytics for a Better World

    21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2017)

    Québec City Convention Centre, Québec City, Canada

    July 17-21, 2017

    http://ifors2017.ca/

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    The 21th triennial conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies will bring together operational researchers from around the globe to discuss the full spectrum of topics in OR.  

    The Convention Centre that will host IFORS 2017 is conveniently located in the heart of Québec City, at walking distance from its UNESCO Word Heritage historic center.  

    Outstanding plenary speakers and keynote speakers, who will deliver tutorials on a variety of topics (see http://ifors2017.ca/), will make the conference a memorable scientific event. 

    All researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in all branches of operational research are invited to participate to IFORS 2017 by submitting an abstract, or organizing a session or a stream of sessions. Abstract submission will be open from November 1st to February 10th, 2017.

    IFORS 2017 is an exciting international forum and a great opportunity to meet new and old friends and colleagues from all over the world.



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    Maria Antonia Carravilla
    Professor
    Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
    Porto
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