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                                                             08/2000
                      1st Announcement for the

       AMORE Research Seminar on Railway Optimization Problems 

              Konstanz, Germany, October 16 - 20, 2000

 http://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/algo/amore/ResSemOct2000.html

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The EU-funded Research Training Network "Algorithmic Methods for
Optimizing the Railways in Europe" (AMORE) is organizing a research
seminar on railway optimization problems. It is mainly addressed to
researchers on a pre- or post-doctoral level. Interested individuals
from outside the AMORE network are explicitly encouraged to 
participate.


                        FORMAT AND TOPICS

There will be lectures introducing the participants to known problems
and existing solutions in railway optimization. Problems include line
planning, time table generation, and shunting, and an emphasis in
solution methods will be on shortest paths. The following speakers
have already agreed to give presentations:

        Leo Kroon                     (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

        Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela  (Rome, Italy)

        Rolf H. Moehring              (Berlin, Germany)

        Dorothea Wagner               (Konstanz, Germany)

        Christos Zaroliagis           (Patras, Greece)

        Uwe Zimmermann	              (Braunschweig, Germany)

Besides the lectures, there will be time for discussions and joint
work.


                         TIME AND PLACE

The seminar will take place in Waldhaus Jakob, Konstanz, Germany,
which is a nice conference site directly on Lake Constance (Bodensee),
in Southern Germany, very close to the Swiss border. Arrival of the
participants is planned for Monday evening, October 16, and departure
is planned for Friday afternoon, October 20.
  
 
                          REGISTRATION

The registration fee of 550 DM (approximately 275 Euro) covers the
lectures, accommodation, meals, and social events. To register, 
please fill out the registration form on the indicated WWW site 
before Sunday, September 17, 2000. Besides your name, address, and 
other practical information, you are asked to provide a short CV
indicating your academic stage and background. Attendance is limited 
to about 35 people.


             CONTACT ADDRESS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

All information regarding the research seminar can be found at

 http://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/algo/amore/ResSemOct2000.html

In case of further questions, please send an email to 
Annegret.Liebers@uni-konstanz.de with AMORE in the Subject.

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