Dear Colleagues,
The aim of the IFORS Developing Countries On-Line Resources page is tooffer the OR worker all publicly-available materials on the topic ofOR for Development. It also aims to provide a venue for people who areworking in the area to share their completed or in-process work, learnfrom others, and stimulate comments and discussions on the work.Regarding IFORS Developing Countries OR resources website, its regularupdates - and your possible submission of "free" (not copyright protected)material, you might occasionally visithttp://ifors.org/developing_countries/index.php?title=Main_Page."Operational Research" (OR) is the discipline of applying advancedanalytical methods to help make better decisions. By using techniquessuch as problem structuring methods and mathematical modelling toanalyze complex situations, Operational Research gives executives thepower to make more effective decisions and build more productivesystems.The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS;http://ifors.org/) is an almost 60-year old organization which iscurrently composed of 51 national societies.Regional Groups of IFORS are:ALIO (The Latin American Ibero Association on Operations Research),APORS (The Association of Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies),EURO (The Association of European Operational Research Societies),NORAM (The Association of North American Operations Research Societies).IFORS conferences are taking place every three years; IFORS 2017 has beensuccessfully celebrated in Quebec City, Canada.Thank you very much for your attention.With kind regards,best wishes,Luciana Buriol, Sue Merchant, Gerhard-Wilhelm WeberPS: Feedback is welcome via [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],[log in to unmask].