ANNOUNCEMENT

This EURO Winter Institute will focus on issues of methodology and applications of OR concerning protection and exploitation of renewable resources. In particular, application areas to be covered will include e.g. forestry, agriculture, fishery, and energy.

EURO Summer and Winter Institutes (ESWI) are organised to encourage good social and working relationships among promising young OR scientists in Europe. One important purpose of a EURO Institute is to establish a network of promising young researchers (age < 35) who will continue to work together in future, e.g. as a working group. The participation is limited to a group of about 25. Participation is an honour and a person can be a participant in an ESWI only once in her/his career.

Applicants should submit an unpublished paper within the theme of the Institute together with their curriculum vitae to their National OR Society. Each National Society of EURO will then select up to two candidates and submit the information to the Winter Institute. The scientific committee will make the final choice of the participants.

At the Institute there will be lectures given by invited speakers, but the main emphasis is on the participants/ presentations and on the discussion about the papers. A special issue of EJOR (European Journal of Operations Research) will be prepared based on papers presented at the Institute. Also visits to research institutes, factories and firms which use renewable resources are organised. Besides the scientific activities there are social activities to establish a strong network and friendly relationships for co-operation during the institute and in the future. For this purpose the organisers of EWI will prepare a rich and varied social programme, including a visit to a woodwork art exhibition, a visit to the Finnish-Russian border and the easternmost place of the European Union, snow activities, a survival trip, the original Finnish sauna, and Finnish folk music with the traditional Finnish harp playing.

Scientific activities and accommodation will be sited at the Mekrijarvi research station of the University of Joensuu in Ilomantsi. Ilomantsi is the easternmost commune of Finland and the European Union and it is situated 80 km from Joensuu. The cost of stay at the EWI (scientific programme, accommodation, meals, and social activities) is covered by EURO, the Finnish OR Society and other sponsors. The participants will have to cover the costs of travel expenses to Joensuu or Ilomantsi. However, EURO encourages the National OR Societies to give support to their participants to cover these costs.

Deadline for submission of papers to National Societies: To be decided by the National Society.

Deadline for submission of information about the candidates by the National OR Societies to EWI: October 30, 1998.

Announcement of selected participants by the Scientific Committee of the EWI: November 30, 1998.

EWI Protection and Exploitation of Renewable Resources: February 26 - March 14, 1999.

Information is available from the chairperson of the organising committee:

or from the other members of the organising committee: Tomi Seppala from Turku School of Economics and Business Administration; Tarja Joro, Markku Kuula, Margareta Soismaa and Leena Tanner from Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, P.O.B. 1210, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland, Tel.: + 358 9 43131.