Dear Prof/Sir/Ms
GREETINGS FROM MSORSM!
Please circulate the Conference Announcement to your professional mailing
lists.
Management Science/Operations Research Society of Malaysia (MSORSM) is
delighted to announce that the 10th Triennial Conference of the
Association of Asia-Pacific Operational Research Societies (APORS 2015)
will be held from 02 - 06 August 2015 in Kuching, in the state of Sarawak,
Malaysia. The Organising Committee is looking forward to welcome the
delegates to the APORS 2015 Conference held for the first time in the
state known as The Land of Hornbills. We are working towards preparing an
attractive scientific programme with diverse topics to create a conducive
environment suitable for encouraging and facilitating our delegates to
share their knowledge and experience of OR. The conference aims to bring
together members of the international OR community to discuss various
aspects of OR with particular emphasis this time on the theme - OR and the
Environment.
The venue of the conference, Kuching, is the perfect setting to highlight
the chosen theme of the conference. Sarawak is the largest state of
Malaysia with a land mass of almost 125,000 square kilometres. Hence it is
no surprise that Sarawak is home to one of the oldest rainforests in the
world, an epicentre of biodiversity. It houses some of the rarest flora
and fauna ever discovered and sustains communities of indigenous people
that still live in harmony with the land; preserving the practices of
their forefathers which allow them to live off the land but not destroy
the ecosystem that sustains it. These two facets of Kuching and her ways
of balancing both its promising economy and her environmental treasure
trove is an example of the potential positive impact OR has on operational
issues for economic prosperity but still being able to preserve and
protect the Environment; the two co-existing in perfect harmony.
As we march into the future, we find that the teachings of the old are
kept and improved thus maintaining the delicate balance between all living
things, very much like the fundamentals of OR. It is amazing that an
interpretation of this is reflected in the Tree of Life, one such
variation found within the living treasures of Sarawak.
The Organising Committee is looking forward to play host to all members of
the OR at the APORS 2015 Conference. It is our hope that you will join us
and learn, enjoy, and most importantly be a part of the APORS 2015
Conference. Organise a session, give a talk and remember to experience
this great city.
For latest information of the conference, please visit our official
website at: http://msorsm.org/apors2015/.
We are also on Facebook (APORS 2015 Conference)!
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
apor2015@gmail.com .
Thank you very much for your kind support.
See you in Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA for APORS 2015!
Best Regards,
Lai Soon, LEE, (Ph.D. in Operational Research)
Programme Chair,
10th Triennial Conference of the Association of Asia-Pacific Operational
Research Societies (APORS2015)
Associate Professor,
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor D.E. MALAYSIA
Associate Researcher,
Laboratory of Computational Statistics and Operations Research,
Institute for Mathematical Research,
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor D.E. MALAYSIA
Tel: +603 8946 8454 | Fax: +603 8943 7958 | Mobile: +6012 791 6527
email: lls@upm.edu.my
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