Call for Nomination

SIAG/OPT Prize

The SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize (SIAG/OPT Prize) will be awarded at the SIAM Conference on Optimization to be held May 10-13, 2008, in Boston, Massachusetts.

The SIAG/OPT Prize, established in 1992, is awarded to the author(s) of the most outstanding paper, as determined by the prize committee, on a topic in optimization published in English in a peer-reviewed journal. The eligibility period is the four calendar years preceding the year of the conference.

Eligibility

Candidate papers must be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal and must bear a publication date in the 2004-2007 calendar years (January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2007). Candidate papers must contain significant research contributions to the field of optimization, as commonly defined in the mathematical literature, with direct or potential applications.

Description of the Award

The award will consist of a plaque and a certificate containing the citation. At least one of the prize recipients is expected to attend the award ceremony and to present the paper at the conference.

Nominations

A letter of nomination, including a bibliographic citation of the paper, should be sent by January 15, 2008, to the address below. Nominations by e-mail are preferred.

SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize Committee
Professor Robert Vanderbei, Chair
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
USA

E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-386-7999

Selection Committee

Members of the selection committee are:
Robert Vanderbei, Princeton University (Chair)
Philip Gill, University of California - San Diego
Raphael Hauser, Oxford University, UK
Dick den Hertog, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
David Karger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.