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[Apologies for multiple postings] OR60 - The OR Society Annual Conference, 11-13 September 2018 Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK. URL: http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/Conferences/OR60/OR60.aspx Stream on Timetabling and Scheduling at OR60 ------------------------------ Scope of the Stream ------------------------------ Timetables and schedules are ubiquitous in our lives; indeed it is difficult to imagine a modern society being able to function without them. Yet in many cases, particularly where resources such as time, money, space, or people are limited, the task of constructing feasible and attractive timetables presents serious computational challenges. Such issues make the field of timetabling and scheduling an important area of operational research with contemporary solution approaches including heuristics and metaheuristics, soft computing, evolutionary computation, artificial intelligence, mathematical programming, and constraint-based computing. This stream invites submissions concerned with any aspect of research related to timetabling and scheduling. Potential submission topics include: - Algorithms for timetabling and scheduling in any field (e.g. education, transport, entertainment, health, industry, sports) - Problem, constraint, and algorithm analysis; - Practical issues related to timetabling and their associated problems and case studies of implementing schedules into businesses or organisations; - The ability of timetables and schedules to withstand changes (i.e., robustness). ---------------------- Submissions ---------------------- Each presenter should produce a title and an abstract of up to 300 words maximum. This will appear in the conference handbook given to all delegates. Remember, the abstract should be phrased in a way to attract people to your presentation. Please submit the Title and Abstract here: http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/Conferences/OR60/OR60Abstract.aspx ------------------------- Important Dates ------------------------- 31 May 2018: Deadline for submission of full Keynote Papers and Extended Abstracts. 31 May 2018: Deadline for submission of titles and abstracts to appear in the programme. 30 June 2018: Deadline for submission of Keynote/Extended Abstract camera ready copy. 30 June 2018: Deadline for early reduced registration fee. ------------------------------ Stream Organisers ------------------------------ Jonathan Thompson, Cardiff University, UK Ahmed Kheiri, Lancaster University, UK