What is IFORS ?

IFORS is an international organization of national societies whose primary object is the advancement of Operational Research. Its aims are the development of Operational Research as a unified science and its advancement in all nations of the world.

IFORS was established in 1959 and its initial membership consisted of the Operations Research of America, the Operational Research Society of the United Kingdom, and the Société Francaise de Recherche Opérationnelle.

More information concerning IFORS can be obtained from the following web page :

http://www.ifors.org/

Executive Committee 2002

o President : Paolo Toth (Italy)
o Immediate Past President : Andres Weintraub (Chile)
o Vice-President : Elise del Rosario (Philippines)
o Vice-President (IFORS-at-large) : Graham K. Rand (Great Britain)
o Vice-President (representing ALIO) : Sergio Maturana (Chile)
o Vice-President (representing APORS) : Moshe Sniedovich (Australia)
o Vice-President (representing EURO) : Yannis Siskos (Greece)
o Vice-President (representing NORAM) : Michel Gendreau (Canada)
o Treasurer : Hugh Bradley (USA)
o Secretary : Loretta Peregrina (Canada)

IFORS XVI in Edinburgh (July 8-12, 2002)

Conference theme : OR in a globalised, networked world economy

This will be a historic conference - the first IFORS conference of new millennium and a return by IFORS to the United Kingdom, the country that hosted the first IFORS conference and was the originator of OR as we know it.

The conference will feature an eclectic mix of plenary sessions, and invited and contributed talks from practitioners and academics. We hope to substantial practitioner contribution, generating a strong interaction between those who have to address the real problems of industry and commerce and those who have knowledge of the techniques and methodologies of Operational Research. This conference will be at the cutting edge of research. It will not only discuss some of the problems of the new economy but also use new technology - you will be able to submit a paper and book on the web. Programme details and other information about the conference will also be provided via the web (http://www.ifors2002.org).

Marino Widmer, ASRO representative to IFORS
marino.widmer@unifr.ch