General Information

Registration

Venue: Arora International Hotel, London

Conference Dates: July 21-22, 2003

Chairman: Keith Ware

The AGIFORS Study Group focuses on all aspects of moving cargo from one point to another through the air. The annual meeting provides a forum for airline and OR professionals to discuss the strategic, tactical, and financial challenges related to cargo operations and to share experiences, both successful and unsuccessful, in dealing with these challenges. The group also discusses the changes in the air cargo business and their implications for airline operations research. Items of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Network and capacity planning
• Revenue management
• Interactions with Shippers and Forwarders
• e-Commerce
• Ground, Hub, and Sorting operations
• Routing

Presentations

Active participation by the attendees of this meeting is necessary for it to be successful. We therefore encourage you to share your ideas with the others in our airline OR industry in the form of a presentation to the group. A soft copy of your presentation should be made available for the meeting and for publication.

Presentations do not need to describe a completed or implemented work. An update
on a long-term project or a discussion of ideas for the future development is often as interesting and useful to the group. If you are planning to make a presentation please advise Keith Ware by 4 July 2003.

Provisional Agenda

Monday, July 21st
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Morning Breakfast provided at the hotel
Airline Reviews
Presentations
Noon Lunch provided at the hotel
Afternoon Presentations
Evening Dinner and Cruise

Tuesday, July 22nd
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Morning Breakfast provided at the hotel
Presentations/Panel Discussions
Study Group Administration Business
Noon Lunch provided at the hotel
Afternoon Presentations
Summary

Delegates should arrive in London by the evening of July 20th.

The conference fee of $200 US covers costs of hotel rooms, breakfast and lunch on both days, meeting facilities, coffee breaks, and the Monday evening dinner and social event.

We will also have a vendor/sponsor program. The vendor/sponsor fee is $500 US includes the registration for a single participant and allows the sponsor to set up a display and make a 20-minute presentation during the conference. Please complete the attached registration form and e-mail to Keith Ware at kware@ups.com by 23 June 2003.

Since the hotel is covered in the conference fee, hotel reservations will be made based on the registration form. The conference fee covers hotel rooms for the nights of the July 20 – 22. If you need to make arrangements for additional nights, please contact Colin Craig of British Airways at colin.l.craig@britishairways.com. Colin can also answer additional questions regarding the conference venue.

Remember: e-mail the attached registration form to Keith Ware by June 23rd. If you intend to present a paper, please email an abstract to Keith Ware, by July 4th. His email address is kware@ups.com.