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<DIV><STRONG>Call for Participation:</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>INOC2003 - International Network Optimization Conference<BR>October 27-29,
2003 Evry/Paris, France </DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003">http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Organized by: INT (Institut National des T�l�communications, France) and
CNRS/SAMOVAR (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)<BR>Supported
by :<BR>INFORMS (Section on Telecommunications), <BR>GET (Groupe des Ecoles des
T�l�communications)<BR>France Telecom<BR>Roadef (French Operation Research
Society) <BR>ITC (international Teletraffic Congress) </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Scope+++</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Information sciences and communication technologies are increasingly both a
main focus and a major application of well-established <BR>as well as emerging
theories and techniques. <BR>Examples are Operations Research, Graph Theory and
Queueing Theory, in addition to Stochastic Search, to state just a few.<BR>The
aim of this conference is to bring together people from those disciplines with a
main focus on network optimization. <BR>Special attention will be given to the
latest technologies and to the challenges encountered therein.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Topics+++</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Topics include, but are not limited to :</DIV>
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<DIV>-Issues : Clustering, Routing, Scheduling, Nomadicity/Mobility, Network
Models, Network Performance, Network loading, Location, Traffic Engineering,
Frequency Assignment, Information Retrieval, Network Planning, Pricing,
Survivability, Reliability,<BR>Uncertainty, Resources Allocation, Topological
Design, Multi-layer Networks, Cryptography, Quality of service, online
problems<BR>-Tools : Distributed Algorithms, Graph Theory, Queueing Theory,
Operations Research, Soft Computing, Integer Programming, Non-linear
Programming, Measurement Techniques, Metaheuristics, Stochastic Models,
Evolutionary Computation, Simulated<BR>Annealing, Taboo Search, Simulation,
Approximation algorithms<BR>-Technologies : IP Networks, MPLS, TCP,
Mobiles(3G,4G), ATM, Adhoc Networks, Wireless, Lower Layers, SONET/SDH, Optical
Networks, Multimedia, World Wide Web</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Important dates+++</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Short Paper submission: (closed) <BR>Deadline
for early conference
registration: September
19,
2003<BR>Conference:
October 27-29, 2003<BR>Long Paper submission (Special Issue of Annals of
Operations Research): November 15, 2003 </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Keynote Speakers+++</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Francisco Barahona (IBM Watson Research Center) "Separation of
partition inequalities and their role in Network Design"<BR>Erol Gelenbe
(University of Central Florida) "Self-Aware Networks and Quality of
Service"<BR>G�rard H�buterne (Institut National desT�l�communications,
France) "Using models with impatient customers for network
modelling"<BR>Ali Ridha Mahjoub (Universit� de Clermont II, France) "Design of
Survivable Networks"<BR>Michel Minoux (Universit� Paris-6, France)
"Discrete cost network optimization models and solution algorithm"<BR>James
Roberts (France Telecom R&D) "Applying traffic theory to
Internet design"</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Program Committee+++</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ravindra Ahuja (University of Florida, USA), Kemal Altinkemer (Purdue
University, USA), <BR>Monique Becker (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France),Walid Ben-Ameur
(INT, France), Daniel Bienstock (Columbia University, USA), <BR>Jacques Carlier
(Universit� Technologie de Compiegne, France), Prosper Chemouil (France Telecom,
France),<BR>Robert Cooper (Florida Atlantic University, USA),<BR>Geir Dahl
(University of Oslo, Norway), Piet Demeester (Ghent University, Belgium),
<BR>Erol Gelenbe (University of Central Florida, USA), Eric Gourdin (France
Telecom R&D, France), <BR>Luis Gouveia (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal),
Richard Harris (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia), <BR>G�rard
H�buterne (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France), Kaj Holmberg (Linkoping University,
Sweden),<BR>Olivier Hudry (Telecom Paris, France), Brigitte Jaumard (Universit�
de Montreal, Canada), <BR>Herv� Kerivin (University of Minnesota, USA), Paul J.
Kuhn(University of Stuttgart, Germany),<BR>Ali Ridha Mahjoub (Universite de
Clermont II, France), Debasis Mitra (Lucent Bell-labs, USA), <BR>Andrew M.
Odlyzko (University of Minnesota, USA), Adam Ouorou (France Telecom R&D,
France),<BR>Alain Petrowski (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France), Mario Pickavet (Ghent
University, Belgium), <BR>Michal Pioro (Warsaw University of Technology,
Poland), Guy Pujolle (Universit� Paris VI, France), <BR>Pierre Rolin (France
Telecom R&D, France), Iraj Saniee (Lucent Bell-Labs, USA), <BR>Marc
Schoenauer (INRIA, France), Patrick Siarry (Universit� Paris XII, France),
</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Proceedings+++</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Authors should submit a short paper (4 to 6 pages) to be publisehd in the
conference proceedings (book format).<BR>Authors of accepted short papers are
invited to submit a longer version of their work to be published in Annals of
Operations Research. </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Location+++</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The conference will be held in Evry (30Km south of Paris). Participants can
stay either in Evry or in Paris. <BR>More details on the conference web site <A
href="http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003">http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003</A></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>+++Social Events+++</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>Two dinners will be organized (one in Evry and one in Paris). Included in
the conference fees.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>+++Information+++</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG><BR><A
href="http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003">http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003</A>
&& <A
href="mailto:inoc2003-oc@int-evry.fr">inoc2003-oc@int-evry.fr</A><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>