The Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) is a regional grouping within the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) whose aim is to promote Operational Research throughout Europe. It was established in 1975.
6-567: The EURO Gold medal of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) is the highest distinction within Operations Research (OR) in Europe. The prize was first awarded to Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann in 1985. The medal is awarded at EURO-k Conferences , which usually take place twice every three years. It is granted to an individual or a group for an outstanding contribution to
12-690: The European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization ( ECCO ), the European Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics ( VeRoLog ), the EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis EWGLA , the Continuous Optimization Working Group EUROPT , and the European Working Group on Metaheuristics ( EU/ME ) are among the most active groups. EURO Forums are groups tasked with progressing a specific initiative that supports
18-533: The Middle East and Africa. Its affairs are regulated by a Council consisting of one representatives of all its members and an executive committee which constitutes its board of directors. The current EURO member societies are: EURO publishes scholarly journals and books about operational research, and organizes international conferences. It also bestows Awards, supports working groups, and organizes educational meetings. EURO publishes 4 scholarly journals: and
24-548: The advancement of knowledge, interest and education in Operational Research by appropriate means, particularly by the exchange of information, the holding of meetings and conferences, the publication of books, papers, and journals, the awarding of prizes, and the promotion of early stage talents. The members of EURO are national Operational Research Societies which are full members of International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) and originate from Europe,
30-674: The book series EURO Advanced Tutorials in Operational Research . EURO bestows a number of prizes: EURO organizes a number of different conferences and events throughout each year: EURO Working Groups are the organizational framework provided by EURO to groups of researchers and practitioners interested in a specific operational research topic. Each EURO Working Group holds at least one meeting per year, organizes sessions at conferences, publishes special issues of OR journals, and organizes conferences or seminars. The European Working Group on Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding ( EWG-MCDA ),
36-474: The field of Operations Research . The Prize is intended to reflect contributions that have stood the test of time, and hence it is awarded for a body of work, rather than a single piece. The award is a medal in gold, a diploma, and a fee waiver for all future EURO-k conferences. Association of European Operational Research Societies EURO is a nonprofit organization domiciled in Switzerland. It aims at
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