CO 2004

CO 2004
28-31 March 2004
Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
CO 2004 is an International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimisation. It is the next in a series of conferences that are normally held once every two years. The last four conferences have been as follows:
CO 2002 Paris, France
CO 2000 Greenwich, UK
CO 98 Brussels, Belgium
CO 96 Imperial College, UK
Program
Plenary Speakers
The following invited speakers will give plenary presentations:
William J. Cook, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Kath Dowsland, Gower Optimal Algorithms Ltd., University of Nottingham, UK
Silvano Martello, University of Bologna, Italy
Gerhard J. Woeginger, University of Twente, Netherlands
Contributed Papers
Contributions are invited on any subject related to Combinatorial Optimisation including, but not limited to,
Integer programming (linear and non-linear)
Polyhedral theory
Computational complexity
Heuristic methods
Metaheuristics (Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search, Evolutionary Algorithms, Ant Colony systems etc.)
Approximation theory
Neural Networks
Constraint Satisfaction
Hybrid algorithms
Stochastic optimisation
Crew scheduling
Vehicle routing and scheduling
Location
Timetabling
Cutting and packing
Production scheduling
Frequency assignment
Network design
Novel applications
Case studies
Submission of abstracts
One page abstracts should be submitted before 17th November 2003. Abstracts should be in the form of a text or LaTeX file. Abstracts should be sent by email to [email protected] . Abstracts should contain the title of the paper and the names and affiliations of all the authors. The speaker should also be identified.
Important dates
17th November 2003 - Deadline for abstract submission
12th January 2004 - Notification of acceptance
30th January 2004 - Last date for early registration fees
28th March 2004 - Start of conference
Venue and accommodation
The conference will take place in Lancaster University Conference Centre. Accommodation will be available on the campus site. There is also a good variety of local hotels available.
Lancaster University is situated on a purpose built campus just south of the historic city of Lancaster. There are good road and rail links to the rest of the country and Manchester and Liverpool airports are only an hour away.
Lancaster is also close to the Lake District National Park and it is planned that participants will be able to visit this area of outstanding natural beauty.
Conference website
Further information including registration fees and payment details will appear on the conference website
Program committee
Richard Eglese (Chair), Lancaster University
Adam Letchford, Lancaster University
Mike Wright, Lancaster University
Chris Potts, University of Southampton
Alistair Clark, University of the West of England
Vitaly Strusevich. University of Greenwic