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IFORS Prize in OR for Development 2023 - Call for submissions

  • 1.  IFORS Prize in OR for Development 2023 - Call for submissions

    Posted 08-16-2022 06:34

    Call for submissions to the IFORS Prize in OR for Development 2023

    IFORS is pleased to announce that the long-standing IFORS Prize in OR for Development will be awarded again during its 23rd triennial conference to be held in Santiago, Chile, on 10-14 July 2023. The competition aims at promoting the practice of OR for development in developing economy countries and economies in transitions. Past winners and finalists include works that have improved health, wellness, education, public investments and other issues in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The submission process consists of two stages:

    • First stage. Entries should be submitted by email to the Chair of Judges by 24th October 2022. Each entry should comprise a maximum 5-page summary of the work.
    • Second stage. Entrants who are successful in the first evaluation will be invited to submit, by 19th December 2022, a full-length manuscript.
    • After these two stages, the panel of judges will select the finalists who will present their work in a special session of the competition at the 2023 IFORS Triennial conference. The winner will receive a grand prize of US$4,000 and the runner-up a prize of US$2,000.

     Submission guidelines and more information about the competition can be found here:

    https://ifors2023.com/prizes

     

    Inquiries and submissions should be sent by email to the Prize Chair:

    Mario Guajardo
    Professor at the Department of Business and Management Science,
    NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway.
    E-mail: mario.guajardo@nhh.no



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    Mario Guajardo
    Professor
    NHH Norwegian School of Economics
    Bergen
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