MESS 2018 is aimed at qualified and strongly motivated MSc and PhD students; post-docs; young researchers, and both academic and industrial professionals to provide an overview on the several metaheuristics techniques, and an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art. As first edition, MESS 2018 wants to analyze all metaheuristics from its designing to its implementation. In particular, in MESS 2018 will be analyzed modern heuristic methods for search and optimization problems, as well as the classical exact optimization methods, seen also in the metaheuristics context.

All participants will have plenty of opportunities for debate and work with leaders in the field, benefiting from direct interaction and discussions in a stimulating environment. They will also have the possibility to present their recently results and/or their working in progress through oral or poster presentations, and interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment.

** APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th April 2018 **

More Information:

https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/   --   mess.school@ANTs-lab.it

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school

Dear members of the EURO working group on Automated Timetabling (WATT),

*** Please distribute this message among timetabling researchers ***

EURO - The association of European Operational Research Societies -
encourages its EURO working groups to support members from weak currency
countries and early stage OR researchers.

In compliance with this EURO charter, WATT - The EURO working group on Automated Timetabling - has decided to sponsor two PhD students by paying their registration to the 11th
International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT 2016).

Candidates should:

- be registered as a student in a weak currency country or be an early stage OR researcher (actual Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers for a period not exceeding two years after
their Ph.D. defence);

- submit an abstract by 31 May 2016 (follow the instructions at http://www.patatconference.org/patat2016/instructions/);

OR

- provide the abstract/paper number accepted in the regular call for papers/abstracts;

- submit a letter of support by their university supervisor.
The quality of the abstracts will be assessed by reviewing as usual.  The
winning Ph.D. students will be informed by 15 June 2016."

best regards,

Sanja Petrovic and Greet Vanden Berghe (WATT coordinators)