AFROS 2018: The 2018 International Conference of the African Federation of Operational Research Societies Tunis, Tunisia, July 2-4, 2018 |
Conference website | http://afros.tdasociety.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=afros2018 |
Submission deadline | March 30, 2018 |
The AFROS 2018 is the African conference for Operational Research and Management Science (OR/MS) and is a forum for the presentation of recent developments and applications in the field of OR/MS. This Conference aims to disseminate recent models and techniques related to OR/MS through researchers and practitioners from Africa and all over the world. There will be rigorous plenary talks by invited speakers as well as contributed talks. A Doctoral Workshop for doctoral students at the early stage of their dissertation research will be organized during the conference and will include a variety of panels as well as, practical sessions on developing dissertation proposals and launching academic careers, and a meet-the-editors session.
Submission Guidelines
All submitted Extended Abstracts (2-4 pages) should be written in English and submitted online via EasyChair before March 30, 2018.
Selected extended-abstracts will be considered as potential full-paper publications, subject to peer reviews in International journals.
List of Topics
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Stream 1: Decision Theory and Multiple Criteria Decision Aid
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Stream 2: Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
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Stream 3: Supply Chain and Logistics Management
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Stream 4: Optimization and Metaheuristics
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Stream 5: Simulation and Statistical Modeling
- Stream 6: ORMS in Manufacturing and Service Management
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Stream 7: ORMS for Development
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Stream 8: ORMS in Finance and Economics
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Stream 9: ORMS Models in Business
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Stream 10: ORMS and Engineering
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Stream 11: ORMS and Health Care Management
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Stream 12: ORMS in Agriculture and Water Resource Management
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Stream 13: ORMS and Information Systems
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All other applications in relation to ORMS
Committees
Program Committee
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General Chair: Fouad Ben Abdeaziz, NEOMA Business School, France
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Program and Publication Chair: Hatem Masri, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
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Financial Chair: Saleh Ben Abdallah, University of Tunis, Tunisia
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Organizing Committee Chair: Rimeh El Fayedh, University of Carthage, Tunisia
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Members of the Organizing Committee:
- Meryem Masmoudi, University of Bahrain, Bahrain,
- Houda Alaya, University of Tunis, Tunisia
- Haifa Jemmali, University of Tunis, Tunisia
AFROS Executive committee
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Charles Malack Oloo,President of AFROS
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Olusegun Taiwo Opaleke, Vice President of AFROS
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Bernie Lindner, Secretary of AFROS
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Hatem Masri, Treasurer of AFROS
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Serigne Gueye, Database manager/ webmaster of AFROS
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Joe Kakeneno, Public relation manager of AFROS
- Obasohan Edomwonyi Phillips, President of INFORN, Nigeria
- Winnie Pelser, President of ORSSA, South Africa
- Fouad Ben Addelaziz, President of TDAS, Tunisia
- Eric Soubeiga, President of ORPA
- Isaac Mbeche, President of ORSEA
Venue
The conference will be held in Tunis, the Tunisian capital – home to one in ten of the population – combines a modern, European-style city of tree-lined avenues with a vibrant, atmospheric medina listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to hatem.masri@gmail.com
Sponsors
The Operations Research Society of South Africa (www.orssa.org.za)
The Operational Practice in Africa (www.orpagroup.net)
The Tunisian Operational Research Societies (www.tors-tn.org)