Call for Participation: 2nd International Optimisation Summer School, Jan 2014, Kioloa, NSW, Australia.

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2nd International Optimisation Summer School
Kiola, New South Wales, Australia
Call for Participation
http://tinyurl.com/optschool

The next Summer School on Optimisation will take place
12th to 17th January 2014. The school is sponsored by
the Optimisation Research Group of NICTA
http://www.nicta.com.au/research/optimisation

The school will focus on solving large scale combinatorial
optimisation problems in practice. The school is intended
for PhD and Master students, and will include both introductory
and advanced material.

Lectures

Topics covered include: introduction to constraint programming,
modelling, integer programming, column generation, uncertainty,
vehicle routing, scheduling, supply networks and research skills.

Lecturers include Simon Dunstall, Phil Kilby, Pascal van Hentenryck,
Martin Savelsbergh, Peter Stuckey, Mark Wallace and Toby Walsh.

Registration

The registration page is open now and applicants will be considered
as they are received.

http://acpshcool.wufoo.com/forms/registration-form/

Whilst you should register your details now, a registration fee
will be required of all accepted participants towards the end of 2013.
The exact amount will depend on sponsorship being currently raised
but will be less than 200 USD. The registration cost will include all
food and accommodation.

Organizer

Prof. Toby Walsh, NICTA.

Local information

The School will again be held at ANU's beautiful seaside campus at
Kioloa, near Bawley Point on the south coast of New South Wales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kioloa,_New_South_Wales