Overview

• Sunday, August 23, 6PM, Opening Ceremony, Orchestra Hall.
• Tuesday, August 25, MPS Business Meeting.
• Wednesday, August 26, Conference Banquet, Field Museum.
• Friday, August 28, 5PM, Conference Conclusion.

Program Schedule

The printable detailed program schedule of talks is now available

• Program Front Material
• Monday Schedule
• Tuesday Schedule
• Wednesday Schedule
• Thursday Schedule
• Friday Schedule

The program can also be searched

Plenary and semi-plenary speakers

• Eddie Anderson, University of Sydney
• Mihai Anitescu, Argonne National Lab
• Stephen Boyd, Stanford University. Presentation Slides
• Friedrich Eisenbrand, EPFL
• Matteo Fischetti, University of Padova
• Lars Peter Hansen, University of Chicago
• Jong-Shi Pang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Pablo Parrilo, MIT
• Andrzej Ruszczynski, Rutgers
• Martin Skutella, Technische Universität Berlin
• David Shmoys, Cornell
• Eva Tardos, Cornell
• Paul Tseng, University of Washington
• Shuzhong Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Clusters/Sessions

[Printable PDF of invited cluster chair list]
Papers on all theoretical, computational and practical aspects of mathematical programming in one of the clusters listed below will be presented. The list of the clusters and associated cluster organizers is the following:

Prizes

The following prize will be awarded during the symposium:

• Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize: For excellence in computational mathematical programming
• Fulkerson Prize: For outstanding papers in discrete mathematics
• Dantzig Prize: For original research having a major impact on mathematical programming
• Tucker Prize: For an outstanding paper by a student
• Lagrange Prize: For outstanding works in the area of continuous optimization

   

   

  Opening Ceremony & Reception - Orchestra Hall & Marriott
  Sunday, August 23
  6:00pm - 9:30pm
  (5:30pm - Buses begin departure from Marriott to Orchestra Hall)
  
  We welcome you to Chicago and ISMP 2009 with an opening ceremony at famed Orchestra Hall, followed by a reception at the Marriott Magnificent Mile. Orchestra Hall, home of the Chicago Symphony, is a national landmark building opened in 1904 and the site of thousands of performances by musical legends from Toscanini to B.B. King.
  
  The welcome ceremony will feature the presentation of awards by the Mathematical Programming Society. In addition, the Midwest Young Artists Big Band will perform and narrate a program on Chicago jazz - a combination of history and performance that will introduce you to the city's unique musical heritage.
  
  Following the ceremony, we invite you to enjoy the Welcome Reception, held at the Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel.
  
  Bus transportation will be provided between the Marriott Hotel and Orchestra Hall. Some people may prefer to take the ten-minute walk, and directions will be provided.
  
  Conference Banquet - Field Museum
  Wednesday, August 26
  7:00pm-10:00pm
  (6:30pm - Buses depart Marriott Hotel for the Field Museum)
  Tickets - $95
  
  A Chicago icon, the Field Museum is one of the premier natural history museums in the United States. Our banquet will take place in Stanley Field Hall, a stunning architectural space with gleaming marble interiors and "Sue," the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen in the world. Key exhibits will be open for our exclusive viewing, including The Ancient Americas, a new installation that tells the 13,000-year story of human life on the American continents. Other open exhibits are: The Hall of Jade, Evolving Planet, Traveling the Pacific, and Pacific Spirits.
  
  Busing will be provided between the Marriott Hotel and the Field Museum. You can purchase ticket(s) for the banquet when you register for the conference. If you have registered already and would like to add the banquet, please contact Jessica Bennett: Email; 443-757-3591 or 443-757-3500 (800-446-3676).
  
  
  

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