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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Call for Participation:</DIV>
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<DIV>INOC2003 - International Network Optimization Conference<BR>October 27-29,
2003 Evry/Paris, France </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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 :</DIV>
<DIV>INFORMS (Section on Telecommunications), </DIV>
<DIV>GET (Groupe des Ecoles des T�l�communications)</DIV>
<DIV>France Telecom</DIV>
<DIV>Roadef (French Operation Research Society) </DIV>
<DIV>ITC (international Teletraffic Congress) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>+++Scope+++</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>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>+++Topics+++</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Topics include, but are not limited to :</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>+++Important dates+++</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Short Paper submission: (closed) </DIV>
<DIV>Deadline for early conference
registration: September
19,
2003<BR>Conference:
October 27-29, 2003</DIV>
<DIV>Long Paper submission (Special Issue of Annals of Operations
Research): November 15, 2003 <BR></DIV>
<DIV>+++Keynote Speakers+++</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Doctor Francisco Barahona (IBM Watson Research
Center) "Separation of partition inequalities and their role in Network
Design"</DIV>
<DIV>Professor Erol Gelenbe (University of Central Florida)
"Self-Aware Networks and Quality of Service"<BR>Professor G�rard H�buterne
(Institut National desT�l�communications, France) "Using models with
impatient customers for network modelling"<BR>Professor Ali Ridha Mahjoub
(Universit� de Clermont II, France) "Design of Survivable Networks"<BR>Professor
Michel Minoux (Universit� Paris-6, France) "Discrete cost network
optimization models and solution algorithm"<BR>Doctor James Roberts
(France Telecom R&D) "Applying traffic theory to Internet
design"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>+++Program Committee+++</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ravindra Ahuja (University of Florida, USA), Kemal Altinkemer (Purdue
University, USA), </DIV>
<DIV>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),</DIV>
<DIV>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),</DIV>
<DIV>Ali Ridha Mahjoub (Universite de Clermont II, France), Debasis Mitra
(Lucent Bell-labs, USA), </DIV>
<DIV>Andrew M. Odlyzko (University of Minnesota, USA), Adam Ouorou (France
Telecom R&D, France),</DIV>
<DIV>Alain Petrowski (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France), Mario Pickavet (Ghent
University, Belgium), </DIV>
<DIV>Michal Pioro (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland), Guy Pujolle
(Universit� Paris VI, France), </DIV>
<DIV>Pierre Rolin (France Telecom R&D, France), Iraj Saniee (Lucent
Bell-Labs, USA), <BR>Marc Schoenauer (INRIA, France), Patrick Siarry (Universit�
Paris XII, France), <BR></DIV>
<DIV>+++Proceedings+++</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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
<STRONG>Annals of Operations Research</STRONG>. </DIV>
<DIV><BR>+++Evaluation process+++</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and
soundness.<BR>Each paper will be refereed by at least two researchers in the
topic area.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>+++Location+++</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>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>+++Social Events+++</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Two dinners will be organized (one in Evry and one in Paris). Included in
the conference fees.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>+++Information+++</DIV>
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href="http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003">http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003</A> &&
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