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one of our mentors in the ArtScience Prize organised students into groups based on their stated preferences using a software programme called Inspiration I think this is the link http://www.inspiration.com/visual-learning/graphic-organizers good luck Rick On 25 April 2014 08:32, Joseph Trakalo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > I've been struggling to find a solution to a pending problem of allocating > delegates to parallel sessions at a Congress we have coming up. I thought I > would try PSCI-COMM and BIG-chat (apologies if you get this twice) as you > all are the most amazing source of information I know. > > > > So, here's the issue: I believe what I'm looking for is referred to as the > Allocation Problem. But finding an algorithm, or better a bit of coding in > an easy to interface program, has proven difficult. I've found a few > promising leads in my google searches, but none have panned out. Here's > what I need: > > > > Delegates (660) will rank a set of talks (5) from 1 to 5, 1 being their > first choice. > > They will have 5 sets of talks to rank, each to occur at a different time, > so they are non-overlapping. > > We then need to sort delegates into the 5 sets of 5 talks (25 talks in > all) such that they each get at least one 1st choice, do not get any last > choices, and each delegate is given the best possible set of choices > (maximizes the number of 1st choices). > > Bin sizes will either be 300 or 100. We have one marquee to hold 300, and > 4 rooms at 100 capacity). > > We also have capacity to run a session twice if we need to, so a session > may appear in two or more sets, but the preference was only given once. In > that case, we may manually adjust the delegates choices for that set before > running the algorithm if we need to. > > > > It would be good to have some other options like setting the minimum > number of 1st choices a delegate gets to 2, and running it again to see if > it works. Or 1 first choice, and 2 second choices, etc.... > > > > Does anyone know of a programme, website, down-loadable code, script, > algorithm, whatever that will do this? I was surprised I didn't find a > dozen options within an hour of searching. Maybe my search terms are > inadequate? In any case, your help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Barring that, anyone want to take on the challenge? We're not interested > in ownership so you can use the results whatever way you want afterwards. > > > > Thanks. You can reply to me directly at [log in to unmask] And if > you want to know what we come up with, send me an e-mail and I'll keep you > apprised. > > > > A very hopeful Joseph > > > ********************************************************************** > > Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with > one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) > > * set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) * set > psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) * signoff psci-com (to leave the > list) * Subscribe here > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com > > Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and > JISCMail acceptable use policy > https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print > > ********************************************************************** > -- Rick Hall Director of Programmes, Ignite! 0780 103 4732 *We have successfully raised our funding target via the Kickstarter campaign; many thanks to all 103 backers for their interest and support.* *http://ignitionpopupshop.wordpress.com <http://ignitionpopupshop.wordpress.com> explains.* 11 East Circus Street Nottingham NG1 5AF NEW OFFICE LINE: 0115 873 6249 Skype - rick.hall1 Twitter - @Rick_Hall and - @Ignition7 and - @ignitefutures www.ignitefutures.org.uk www.ignitefutures.org.uk/ignition www.artscienceprize.org/uk http://lab13network.wordpress.com http://ignitionpopupshop.wordpress.com <http://www.ignitefutures.org.uk/ignition> ********************************************************************** Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • Subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **********************************************************************