Call for Papers: Special Session: Systems Thinking, Systems Modelling and Systems Practice at ORSNZ Conference: 10-11 December 2012, Wellington, New Zealand. A special stream of the ORSNZ conference this year will be devoted to papers presenting theoretical or applied work in the systems sciences.
This could include any systems related work from a soft systems, hard systems or critical systems perspective. Systems modelling and simulation work will be particularly welcome, but so will any research or applications related to soft OR, problem structuring or soft systems methods. For further details related to the Australian and New Zealand Systems group please refer to the ANZSYS web site: www.anzsys.org.
ORSNZ Conference: 10-11 December 2012, Wellington, New Zealand.
web site: https://secure.orsnz.org.nz/conf46/
The Wellington Branch of the ORSNZ and Victoria University of Wellington are pleased to host the 46th Annual Conference of the Operations Research Society of New Zealand, ORSNZ'12, on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th of December 2012, with a pre-conference breakfast on the morning of Monday 10th December.
Abstract and Paper Submission
We welcome papers on any aspect of operations research or management science, especially practical applications. Submissions from students and practitioners are greatly encouraged. Abstracts should be 200 words or fewer and are to be submitted through EasyChair. Please do not email abstracts to the conference organisers (as in previous years).
Submission deadline for Abstracts is 1 October, 2012.
Submission deadline for Full Papers is 1 November, 2012
Further information is given in the Call for Papers.
Following acceptance of your abstract, we will invite you to submit a full length paper or extended abstract and presentation slides for publication in the conference proceedings.
Young Practitioners' Prize (YPP)
OR practitioners, students and other presenters who will be under 30 years of age the first day of the conference are invited to compete for the ORSNZ Young Practitioners' Prize. Condition for entry is the presentation of a paper at the Conference. Apply by email with your abstract submission, before the abstract submission deadline. Entrants must provide proof of their eligibility (forms will be available from this website soon). The total prize money awarded will be $1,000, split between the authors of the best papers at the judge's discretion.
Full-time students, who are members of ORSNZ, and plan to present a paper at the ORSNZ conference, are eligible for travel assistance from the ORSNZ to attend the conference. More information is available in the Call for Papers.
Special Sessions
The following special sessions are in the process of being organised for the conference. If you would like to propose a special session then please contact the conference organisers.
Systems Thinking, Systems Modelling and Systems Practice
Contact: A/Prof Bob Cavana, email
Outline: A special stream of the ORSNZ conference this year will be devoted to papers presenting theoretical or applied work in the systems sciences. This could include any systems related work from a soft systems, hard systems or critical systems perspective. Systems modelling and simulation work will be particularly welcome, but so will any research or applications related to soft OR, problem structuring or soft systems methods. For further details related to the Australian and New Zealand Systems group please refer to the ANZSYS web site: www.anzsys.org.
Conference Committee
Stefanka Chukova, John Haywood, Mark Johnston, Nokuthaba Sibanda.