The 16^th Triennial Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS ) will be held in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, July 8 - 12, 2002. Our host is the UK Operational Research Society . There is a Conference Home Page (www.ifors2002.org) , which offers a wealth of administrative and technical information. Ben Lev, serving as Program Chair, together with the members of his Program Committee, is setting up an impressive array of presentation streams and plenary speeches which all bring to life and  fill with action what has been selected as topic of the 16th conference:

OR in a Globalised, Networked World Economy

In case you are not familiar with ways and means of this kind of international conference, this is a good place to go into details and start preparations. For those who need only the keywords, such as where to register, place special requests, or make reservations, the respective links and information can be accessed from this web site directly.

Edinburgh, Greyfriars Bobby's Picture: S. Wegner

Choice Engineering

Under the umbrella of the Decision Analysis Stream several Choice Engineering presentations will be given. As in previous conferences, the programmatic title for presenting research and applications in the field of Decision Analysis, Utility Theory, and Behavioral Decision Making has served successfully to gather scholars of high expertise.

Edinburgh is definitely a place you do not want to miss on your agenda of outstanding destinations. To gather some information on what to expect from a visit right here from the internet, please visit the well stuffed web sites of  Scotland and the City Edinburgh. In addition, you might find the information provided by Lonely Planet about Scotland , Edinburgh , and the Scottish Highlands and Islands    like to point you to 'Destination Beijing' by ; there you find a well-structured and very informative resource. Upon registering or by referring to the contact options listed on the Conference Home Page , you can learn more about pre- and post-conference tours the Local Organizing Committee is preparing for.