AGIFORS Annual Symposium 2005
Re-Inventing the Industry through OR Innovations

The Agifors Symposium is headed to South America!

This years AGIFORS Annual Symposium will be hosted by EMBRAER in Guaruja’, Sao Paulo, Brazil on 25 -30 September, 2005 at the Casa Grande Hotel. Special thanks are extended to our symposium chair Tassio Carvalho for his extraordinary efforts in helping arrange this year's conference.

Important Announcements - September 2005

Ground Transportation - We have made special arrangements for all arriving symposium delegates on 25th or 26th September.  For more information, click here!

Hotel Accommodation - The official symposium hotel is fully booked.  We have made arrangements with an alternate hotel within walking distanse of the Casa Grande.  For more information on hotel arrangement, click here!

Conference Overview

The Symposium offers the latest on innovation in airline operations research. Among the various topics to be discussed are airline operations, airline strategy, cargo logistics, crew scheduling, e-commerce, information technology, OR management, revenue management, robust planning, and scheduling planning. Representatives from airlines, air transport associations, universities, industrial research labs, and consultants will discuss new ideas and present technical papers. There will also be a vendor program in which the latest products will be displayed. Come and share with us your ideas, thoughts, current trends, philosophies, and latest technological advances on any of the above or related topics.

The 2005 Symposium host, EMBRAER, will offer delegates a tour of its assembly facilities in Sao Jose’ dos Campos. You will have the opportunity to see the assembly lines of EMBRAER’s best selling products, such as the ERJ 145 and the new –170/-190 family of aircraft.

We look forward to seeing you September 25th at the Casa Grande Hotel in Guaruja'. The Casa Grande Hotel is a member of the renowned Leading Hotels of the World. Casa Grande is a beach-front facility that includes conference center and spa. Bring your guest or spouse to enjoy our social activities and spa sessions.

Please click here to register for AGIFORS Annual Symposium 2005.

Sincerely,

Official Sponsors

The Airline Group of the International Federation of Operations Research Societies (AGIFORS) is a society with the avowed purpose of forwarding the practice of Operational Research in airlines. The membership consists of Operational Research workers who are also employed by recognized civil airlines. There are, in addition, correspondents who are people keenly interested in the application of Operational Research to aviation problems.