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OR: adding value to society ----------------------------------------------------------------- New deadline for paper submission: March 29 ----------------------------------------------------------------- IO2018 - XIX Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research will be held at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, from 5th to 7th September 2018. The use of Operational Research methods, models and techniques to address complex problems, many of which related to real life situations within organizations, contributes to the improvement of the efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability of those organizations and of society as a whole. In IO2018 the idea is to reinforce the importance of OR for adding value to different sectors of society as well as show how it can increase its impact in the future, encompassing new areas. Authors are thus encouraged to participate by submitting an abstract (in Portuguese or English) or a full paper (in English). Accepted full papers will be published in the “Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics series”. Plenary Speakers: Alexandre Dolgui | IMT Atlantique, Nantes Bernardo Almada Lobo | Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia António Murta | Pathena EstudIO: The conference also includes EstudIO, a session directed at undergraduate and graduate students, with the purpose of showcasing the work developed by them, within the scope of OR. Awards: The winners of the APDIO/IO2018 award for the best PhD thesis presented during 2017, and the Augusto Queiróz Novais award in “Process Systems Engineering” for the best paper published in 2017 in the area of Process Systems Engineering, will be announced during the conference. Important dates: Paper / EstudIO submission deadline: March 9, 2018 March 29, 2018 (new deadline) Abstract submission deadline: April 16, 2018 Notification of acceptance for EstudIO: March 29, 2018 April 9, 2018 Final version of EstudIO submissions deadline: April 16, 2018 Notification of abstract/paper acceptance: May 10, 2018 Final paper submission deadline: May 31, 2018 Deadline for early registration (reduced price): May 31, 2018 Conference: September 5 to 7, 2018 For more information see: http://apdio.pt/en/web/io2018. We hope to see you in Aveiro for IO2018! The Organizing Committee ([log in to unmask])