SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS 
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This workshop provides the first-ever opportunity for doctoral 
students to present and discuss their research within a focused 
environment and with other academics and practitioners  with 
similar interests in Operational Research (OR) and Development. 
It is organized by EURO ORD, the new EURO Working Group on 
OR for Development ( http://www2.ing.puc.cl/~fcrespo/eurofdv/  ). 
The symposium will comprise plenary sessions, research clinics 
as well as the opportunity to have research dialogues led by senior 
academics working in the field. 

Aim 
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To provide a forum for doctoral students and others involved in 
OR and Development to 
-  share and discuss their research activities,   
-  encourage students to establish and maintain a research 
  network, 
-  foster a research environment to support career development in 
  the any domain of a practical OR discipline. 

On a wider basis the workshop will 
-  demonstrate the value of collaborative research in the OR field,   
-  explore the merits of an interdisciplinary approach to OR research. 

Scope of Subject Area 
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OR and Development covers a wide field and we encourage 
anyone who has an interest in some aspects of the subject.   

Programme 
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Preference will be given to papers that raise questions about the 
process or nature of the research undertaken. 

Invited Speakers 
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To be announced. 

Invitation to Participate 
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We invite short papers (25 minutes) from students working on areas 
such as (but not confined to): 
- methodologies, 
- theoretical models, frameworks and standards, 
- ethics and professional practice, 
- user needs, roles and responsibilities, 
- distribution problems and transportation,   
- infrastructure planning,   
- health care,   
- natural disasters,   
- employment and migration,   
- good governance, 
- energy, 
- sustainability. 

Who Should Apply/Attend? 
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Everyone interested, especially, 
- students registered for a PhD in developing countries, 
- academics with supervisory responsibilities, 
- international students registered for a PhD at a European 
 University. 

Registration and Fees 
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This workshop is supported by EURO, the University of Economics, 
Prague, and EURO ORD. There will be no registration fees. 

July 7, 2007 
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09.15 Registration 
10.00-12.15   Plenary sessions 
12.15-13.30   Lunch 
13.30-15.00   Participants  can choose from a list of workshops 
                       to be announced 
15.00-15.30   Refreshment Break 
15.30-17.00   Research dialogues 

This workshop will take place as a satellite event of EURO XXII 
2007 ( http://euro2007.vse.cz/ ) to where you are likewisely 
cordially welcome. 

For any queries on the workshop, please contact: 
Leroy White 
Department of Management 
University of Bristol 
leroy.white@bris.ac.uk 

EURO ORD, our EURO Working Group ?OR for Development?, cordially 
invites you to join us as members (membership is free 
of charge) and to collaborate with us closely and fruitfully! 

Please visit our homepage http://www2.ing.puc.cl/~fcrespo/eurofdv/  .