Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to the next conference dedicated to Data Envelopment Analysis, DEA2011, to be held at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki Greece, August 25-27, 2011.
Paper Submissions
The deadline for abstract submission is March 31st, 2011. All submissions should be done online at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dea2011.
Theoretical and empirical papers on DEA, efficiency and productivity analysis or related fields are welcome.
Special Issue
There will be a Special issue of the Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis (JDEA), devoted to papers presented at the conference. JDEA is the official journal of the International Data Envelopment Analysis Society.
There will also be a panel discussion on 'getting published'. Panelists will include:
- Rajiv Banker (Editor Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis, Associate Editor Journal of Productivity Analysis)
- Ali Emrouznejad ( Co- Editor Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis, Guest Editor Journal of the Operational Research Society)
- Victor Podinovski (Co-Editor Journal of Productivity Analysis, Guest Editor Journal of the Operational Research Society )
- Emmanuel Thanassoulis (Co-Editor Journal of Data Envelopment Analysis, Associate Editor Journal of Productivity Analysis and European Journal of Operational Research.)
Applied Research and Consultancy in DEA
The conference will include a panel session on applied DEA. Panelists will include:
- Antreas D. Athanassopoulos, Professor, ALBA Graduate School, Athens, Greece, (applications of DEA in banking and marketing)
- Dr Mike Graveney, Consultant Public Health Physician and Primary Care R&D Lead for West Midlands (South) Comprehensive Local Research Network, England (Health services delivery applications)
- Dr Nikolaos Maniadakis, Professor and Department Director, Health Services Organisation & Management, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece (ex- CEO & President of University Hospital of Heraklion and University Hospital of Patras, Greece), applications in health technology assessment and economic evaluations and hospital efficiency)
- Joe Paradi, Executive Director and Professor Emeritus, Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Chair holder in Information Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto Canada (Applications in banking and finance)
- Dr Maria Conceição Portela, Lecturer Catholic University of Porto, Portugal (Applications in health and education services).
- Emmanuel Thanassoulis, Professor in Management Sciences, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, England, (Applications in economic regulation, health and education services)
Further information
You can find more information at www.DEAzone.com/DEA2011, or contact [log in to unmask] All updates will be available on this site, so please check it regularly. The site contains information also on the venue city, Thessaloniki close to many seaside resorts in Greece. Tours pre and post conference as well as social events will also be available.
BIDS for future DEA conference
We also highlight a call for BIDS for future DEA conferences. On behalf of the Scientific Committee we solicit bids for the organisation of any future DEA conferences (2012/2013/2014). The deadline for submissions your bid is August 15th, 2011. The selection process of the bid is bound by the rules governing the international DEA society (iDEAs). For any further information, please contact [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] The winning bid will be announced in Thessaloniki.
Attached is the full call for papers.
Please do accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused by cross postings.
Kind regards,
Professor Emmanuel Thanassoulis
Aston University, UK
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