Prix IFORS - OR application in a developing country

http://ifors2017.ca/prizes

IFORS is pleased to announce that the Prize will be awarded during the 21st Triennial conference on "OR/Analytics for a better world" to be held in Quebec City, Canada, from July 17-21, 2017.

*Awarded at the close of the IFORS Triennial Conference and carries with it a grand prize of US$ 4,000.00 and a runner-up prize of US$ 2,000.00.
*The finalist papers are automatically considered for publication in the IFORS Publication, International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR). Publication is contingent upon the usual refereeing process. Authors of these papers agree that the first right to publish their papers lies with ITOR; as such, they will not publish the same until and unless they receive permission to do so by the ITOR editor.

Important details about the competition follow:

Topic of paper

*The paper describes a practical OR application in a developing country, conducted to assist a specific organization in its decision-making process with regard to education, health, and other basic services, water, technology, resource use (physical or financial), infrastructure, agricultural/industrialization and environmental sustainability, with original features in methodology or implementation, aimed at helping development in developing countries. The idea is to optimize the development within local constraints and limited resources.
*The paper includes some description of the application’s social context and its impact on the decision making process or on the organization for which it was conducted. Where appropriate, the relevance of the country’s state of development to the study is addressed. A stress on developmental issues will be an important factor in the judging. Papers of a purely technical nature, or those, which have no relevance in the developmental context, will not be considered.

Judging Criteria

*Qualifying papers will be evaluated on the following criteria: problem definition, creativity and appropriateness of approach, MS/OR/Analytics content, stress on developmental issues, innovative methodology, impact of the study, paper organization and structure, participation of local researchers and quality of written and (if selected as finalist) oral presentation in English.

Other Information

*Principal authors and presenters of any nationality are welcome. If selected to be among the finalists, the entry must be presented by one of the principal authors during the IFORS Triennial Conference to be held in Quebec City, Canada from July 17-21, 2017.
*Finalists’ registration fees (one per team of authors) will be sponsored by IFORS.
*All contributions must be submitted using the submission site http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/itor, indicating in their cover letters that they are intended for this competition and submit to the special issue called "IFORS Prize 2017".


Other inquiries should be sent directly to the Prize Chair:
Prof. Mikael Rönnqvist
Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering
Université Laval
Quebec City, Canada
mikael.ronnqvist@gmc.ulaval.ca
 
Last date of submission of the full paper: November 30, 2016
Finalists will be notified by: February 28, 2017
Date of oral presentation: July 17, 2017