Dear Colleagues,
This is the second call for proposals for organizing a SOLA session at the upcoming INFORMS Annual Meeting!
We invite anyone interested in proposing a session to complete this form (https://forms.gle/sY5TDN3bEVBVx9XVA) by April 1. Organizers of selected sessions will be notified by April 17.
Below is a list of potential topics consistent with the aims of SOLA from prior conferences. We welcome proposals from any of these themes and others you may think of. We will evaluate the proposed sessions and select five of them. Session chairs of selected sessions will be responsible for inviting 5 speakers to present in a 75-minute session, with each presentation lasting approximately 15 minutes. During the conference, you will be responsible for introducing the speakers, ensuring the session runs on time, and moderating the Q&A.
Important Dates
- Deadline to propose a session: April 1
- Deadline for cluster chairs to enter session chairs: April 17
- Deadline for session chairs to add presenters: May 9
- Deadline for presenters to complete their information: May 23.
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List of potential session topics:
- Emerging topics in location analysis
- Location and logistics
- Public sector location analysis
- Location analysis for social good
- Service facility location during a pandemic
- Location analysis for electric vehicle charging
- Algorithmic advances in location science for spatial demands
- Role of location analysis in smart mobility
- Location problems in innovative transportation and logistics applications
- Location problems and geometric optimization
- Ensuring equity in location analysis
- Hub location problems
- SOLA Best Student Paper Award
- Anything else location related!
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Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
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