Second announcement and Call for Papers
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EU/ME presents
a FREE workshop on
** REALLIFE APPLICATIONS OF METAHEURISTICS **
Antwerp (Belgium), 18-19 December 2003
http://www.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/workshops/reallife
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Sponsored by
EU/ME - the European Chapter on Metaheuristics
The University of Antwerp
Metaheuristics are used ever more often as effective tools to aid decision
makers in solving real-life problems. This workshop aims to stimulate the
discussion on this interesting field of research. Researchers and
practitioners will be given the opportunity to discuss recent advances in
diverse topics such as:
- actual implementations of metaheuristics in real-life situations;
- solution methods and modelling techniques for so-called rich models,
incorporating non-standard constraints
- practical problems involved when implementing metaheuristics
- and many more
*1. Registration*
Participation is free of charge, but on-line registration is required for
organisatorial purposes.
Please visit http://www.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/workshops/reallife/registration.php
*2. Call for papers*
Authors are encouraged to submit an abstract of 3 to 5 pages to
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*3. Accommodation*
Participants should arrange their own accommodation. However, we have
reserved some rooms at nearby hotels. For more information, see
http://www.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/workshops/reallife/accommodation.php
*4. Invited speakers*
The following speakers will present a tutorial or overview of the
state-of-the art in reallife applications of metaheuristics
- Eric Taillard (Switzerland)
- Celso Ribeiro (Brazil)
- Olli Bräysy (Finland)
A preliminary programme will be available soon.
*5. Publication*
After the workshops, authors will be encouraged to submit full papers for
publication in a special volume. These papers will be subjected to a
refereeing process.
*6. More information*
For more information, contact one of the conference organisers.
Visit http://www.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/workshops/reallife/information.php
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