IFORS/EURO EXCHANGE OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS PROGRAM XVIII Latin American
Summer School on Operations Research ELAVIO 2014

Areia (Para¨ªba) February 12©\18, 2014
https://sites.google.com/site/elavio2014/ Call for Candidates

The Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) is
pleased to  announce its sponsorship of two young OR researchers from EURO
countries willing to  participate and to present a short communication to
the XVIII ELAVIO organized by ALIO,  the Latin©\Ibero©\ American
Operations   Research   Association,   with   the   support   of   the
International Federation of OR Societies (IFORS). Travel expenses will be
covered by EURO while local expenses will be covered by IFORS.

To apply, early stage researchers with a good knowledge of English should
respond to the call by sending their National OR Society their application
including (1) a complete CV, and (2) a paper proposal (complete text or a
3©\5 pages extended abstract).

Each EURO member Society is responsible for selecting one early stage
researcher from the corresponding country and to forward her/his
candidature to the IFORS EURO Regional Vice©\ President. Candidatures must
be sent through email and before 20 December 2013.

Candidates will be ranked on the basis of two criteria, each counting for
50%:
©\ CV (Diplomas, Publications, Conference presentations, Awards, etc.)
©\ Paper proposal (originality, quality of results, closeness to OR, real
word applications, etc.).

The IFORS EURO Regional VP will inform the selected candidates as well as
IFORS, the Chair of the Scientific Committee of the IFORS Institute, and
the involved national societies about the final decision.

Announcement of the selected candidates will be given before January 15 2014.

All selected candidates must send a report to the IFORS EURO Regional VP
no later than one month after the termination of the EWSI. The report must
summarize the activities of the candidate in the Institute as well as the
benefit obtained from her/his participation.