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IFORS 2023 - OR Education Cluster - Call for Session Organizers and Invited Abstracts

  • 1.  IFORS 2023 - OR Education Cluster - Call for Session Organizers and Invited Abstracts

    Posted 10-27-2022 01:11
    Call for Session Organizers and Invited Abstracts for the OR Education Cluster  

    IFORS 2023 (10-14 July 2023, Santiago, Chile, https://ifors2023.com/) 

    The 23rd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) will take place in Santiago, Chile this summer. With the last IFORS (Seoul, Korea) held remotely, we are excited to resume in-person IFORS conferences. OR Education session cluster aims to engage those involved in OR/MS/Analytics teaching and learning and promote sharing of education experience and best practices.  

    Cluster topics of interest include all aspects of education for operational research/management science/analytics, such as innovative practices, learning tools and techniques, emerging trends, etc. If you are interested in getting involved as a chair, but are an unsure about the topic, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Some particular topics of interest include: 

    ·        Continuous education in OR 

    ·        New OR study programs 

    ·       OR education in specific fields

    ·       OR education and gamification

    ·      Educational activities for OR-Analytics

    ·      Inclusive pedagogy 

    ·      Recent trends in OR-Analytics education  

    ·      Active learning strategies and best practices 

    IFORS conferences are held every three years to bring together academia, practitioners, and experts in the field of Management Science from more than 60 countries and to contribute to its development through mutual academic and information exchange. Since its inaugural meeting in the United Kingdom in 1957, this conference has become a large international academic conference involving more than 2,000 professionals from academia and industry alike.  

    Those interested, please contact any of the OR Education cluster co-chairs: 

    Hulya Julie Yazici hyazici@fgcu.edu  

    Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber gerhard.weber@put.poznan.pl  

    Alexander Vinel alexander.vinel@auburn.edu 

    Contributed talks can be submitted at: https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2023/select_section