COIN-OR INFORMS CUP
INFORMS Annual Meeting 2007
Announcing the third annual "COIN-OR INFORMS Cup" competition --- the most coveted prize in computational OR!
Rules:
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A submission or nomination must contain:
- A synopsis of an effective use of COIN-OR or valuable contribution to COIN-OR.
- A cover letter explaining the significance.
- The winner must accept the prize in person at the 2007 INFORMS meeting --- so we can all celebrate appropriately (see "Long Ceremony" below).
- Submission deadline: October 31, 2007.
- Self-nomination is welcomed.
- We especially encourage nominations of effective use of COIN-OR that the community may not know about.
Submissions will be judged by a committee of members of the INFORMS Conference program committee and the COIN-OR Foundation, Inc.
Long Ceremony: The actual awarding of the COIN-OR INFORMS Cup will take place during a long ceremony at a congenial locale where cups are welcome (see below). All entrants and their supporters are welcome to join in the celebration and regale (rile) the prize winners.
- Day: Monday, November 5
- Time: from 9:00 - 11:00
- Resturant: The Seattle Cheesecake Factory (206) 652-5400
- Location: 700 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98109 (one block from the convention center)
- Directions: From WA State Convention Center to Cheesecake Factory
- The Bar Menu:
The winner will be posted on the COIN-OR website.
Please e-mail your submissions to coin-cup
Enter, Come, possibly win, and raise your cup with us !