1996 AGIFORS Symposium

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The 36th Annual Symposium of was held November 6-10, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Symposium began with registration on the morning of Wednesday, November 6, and ended at noon on Sunday, November 10.

The Symposium was well attended. To see a listing of delegates and guest speakers, please click here!

Location

The Harvey Hotel - Atlanta Powers Ferry was the site of 1996 AGIFORS Symposium. The hotel is located on Powers Ferry Road, Northwest, just off I-285 between I-75 and I-85. The buffet in the Bristol Bar and Grill will fit the taste of delegates for breakfast and lunch. Hotel amenities include computer ports, extra phones, and an iron and ironing board in every room. Unwind after presentations with a dip in the indoor/outdoor pool. Or begin with a workout in a complete fitness center.

Registration Form

For a printable registration form, please click here

Registration Fees

The full registration fee includes hotel, meals, and conference fees from Wednesday midmorning (November 6) until Sunday noon (November 10). To encourage participation, a lower fee has been set.

A limited number of two-day registrations will be accepted including hotel, meals and conference fees from Wednesday midmorning to Friday morning, or Friday evening to Sunday noon. The Friday tour is not included in the two-day registration price, but can be purchased separately, for US$100 per delegate, and US$100 per spouse, including lunch and dinner in the evening. No other partial registrations will be accepted.

	Full	Wed. AM - Fri. AM	Fri. PM - Sun.
Delegate	US$700	US$350	US$350
Spouse	US$350	US$175	US$175
Child (ages 2-12)	US$250	US$125	US$125

Since the number of rooms is limited, early registration is advised. After September 21, we cannot guarantee that rooms will be available. Any registration accepted after that date will be subject to a US$50 per person late booking charge.

Extra nights, pre and post-Symposium, can be purchased for US$120 per night, including bed and breakfast. Addition for spouse, US$20 per night.

Transportation

Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is well served by the major airlines, including many carriers using the new International Concourse. Delegates are expected to arrange their air travel through normal interline channels.

Because of the wide range of arrival times, no ground transportation will be provided from the airport to the hotel. Transportation will be provided at Sunday noon for the return from the hotel to airport.

For all Ground Transportation pickups, please proceed to the Baggage Claim area, collect your luggage, and walk outside to the Ground Transportation mall. A&M Limousine Corporation vans depart from Hartsfield Airport every 20 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. The current price is $20 per person one way. A&M's shuttles are located in shuttle van parking Stall 7. To make reservations, travelers or travel planners should call (770) 919-8888.

Taxi and limousine service is also available from the Ground Transportation mall. The cost of a taxi or limo ride to the hotel from the airport will be approximately $35.

Technical Program

The technical program will consist of a variety of airline Operations Research papers. If you are interested in presenting, please contact the Technical Program Chair. The technical program will feature invited presentations and papers sponsored by AGIFORS study groups, as well as contributed papers; for a listing of planned speakers and presentations, click here.

All papers will be published in the AGIFORS Proceedings, which has wide industry circulation.

Prizes were awarded for the best technical paper, best innovation and best presentation. Delegates were invited to vote for these awards during the Symposium.

Award Catagory	Title of Paper	Author	Affilation
Best Technical Paper	Analysis of Solution Quality in Scheduling Planning	Barry C. Smith, Milorad Sucur	SABRE Decision Technologies
Best Innovation	Bid Price Optimality	Garrett J. van Ryzin, Kalyan Talluri	Pricing Research Corporation
Best Presentation	Real-Life Adventures in Revenue Management	William (Bill) G. Brunger	Continental Airlines

Vendor Program

A number of selected vendors will present their hardware and software products. There will be an exhibition area for live demonstrations from Wednesday through Saturday. Vendors, paying the appropriate registration fees, will be able to attend the Symposium proceedings as well as join delegates at meals and during social program from Wednesday through Sunday. Vendors interested in demonstrating their products at this symposium or future symposia are encouraged to contact the Vendors Liaison Officer or Becky Miller of SABRE Decision Technologies at (817) 931-4833.

Social Program

A full-day tour will be held on Friday, November 8. Saturday will be the day for the traditional banquet and awards ceremony. Educational social and spouses' programs have been developed. If you are a Civil War^* buff, you will not want to miss this year's symposium.

For more information regarding local arrangements, including lodging, meals and Symposium tours, you will want contact the symposium convenor.

Note: Yankees are separated from Southerns by what name they use in reference to the most crucial and deadliest conflict in United States history. The period, 1861-1865, refered to as the Civil War, is known to Southerners as The War of Northern Aggression.

Study Groups

Cargo Study Group Meeting

As a parallel track, the Cargo Study Group will meet in the same location on Thursday, November 7. To see a preview of study group program, please click here! If you are interested in making a cargo-related presentation, please contact the Cargo Study Group chair, or Hossam Zaki of SABRE Decision Technologies.

Maintenance & Inventory Control Study Group Meeting

As of August 5, Setur Kanabar of British Airways is resurrecting the Maintenance & Inventory Control Study Group. Due to lack of interest and a short lead time, plans are for this Study Group to meet this year have been dropped. If you would like to make to a presentation on aircraft maintenance planning and control, or inventory management at a future meeting of this study group, please contact Setur Kanabar.

Other Related Events

The 1996 Symposium is being held in conjunction with the
Fall 1996 Meeting,
to be held November 3-6, 1996, at the Atlanta Hilton and Towers, in Atlanta, Georgia.

You will not want to miss the INFORMS Section on Aviation Applications track (sponsored sessions) at the Fall 1996 INFORMS Meeting. Airline OR/MS presentations will be made on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. To search for a session title or chair, paper, or presenter, click here!

Note: The Fall 1996 INFORMS Meeting is an independent event, for which registration fees are collected separately.

About AGIFORS...

For more information about AGIFORS, you may go to the Next Page, or AGIFORS Home Page. Please see our comprehensive listing of past symposia sites. This site now features a fill-out form version of the AGIFORS Application for Affiliation.

This site includes descriptions about the study groups. For information about the AGIFORS Reservations and Yield Management Study Group, click here and visit the first Study Group Web page.