<![CDATA[<a name="welcome"> </a><center><img src="apors97m.GIF"><p><b><font size=+1 color="slategray">The Fourth Conference of the Association of Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies within IFORS<p><font size=+1 color="red">November 30 - December 4<br>1997</font><p><table><tr><td><img src="http://www.maths.mu.oz.au/cgi-bin/wormsc1?dd=A|tr=T|pad=0|trgb=green|lit=30:11:97" align="middle"> </td><td><img src="australia.gif" align="middle"> </td><td><img src="http://www.maths.mu.oz.au/cgi-bin/wormsc1?dd=A|tr=T|pad=0|trgb=green|lit=4:12:97" align="middle"></td></t></table><p>Melbourne Convention Centre</font><br><font size=+1 color="red">Melbourne, Australia</b><p></font>supported by<p><font size=+1 color="slategray"><b>The Australian Society for Operations Research Inc<p>Operational Research Society of New Zealand</b></font><p><hr size=2 noshade><p></center>Welcome to the APORS'97 Conference Web Site!<p>The conference is organised by the <a href="http://www.maths.mu.oz.au/~worms/asor/melbourne/">Melbourne Chapter</a> of the Australian Society for Operations Research (<a href="http://www.maths.mu.oz.au/~worms/asor/">ASOR</a>) with the support of ASOR's other chapters, and the Operational Research Society of New Zealand (<a href="http://www.esc.auckland.ac.nz/Organisations/ORSNZ/">ORSNZ</a>).<p>We hope that the information provided below will be useful to you in planning your trip to Melbourne. We shall continually provide more information on the conference and the OR/MS community in Australia and New Zealand.<p>The Organising Committee invites you to attend this exciting conference whose theme is<h3 align=center><font color="slategray">Coexistence between Human, Natural and Technological Resources</font></h3>If you plan to attend the Conference you are encouraged to visit this site and make use of the facilities it provides. In particular, you might be interested in making <a href="#papers">full papers</a> of your presentation(s) available on your web site and linked to this site so that it would be accessible prior to the Conference.<p><a font color="red">We would like to encourage OR students to attend and participate in the Conference. A prize of AUD 500 will be awarded to the best student presentation. </font><p><center><h3><font color="slategray"><hr>Information Desk<hr></font></h3><!--<table width=100% cellpadding=7><tr><td bgcolor="lightblue" align="center" valign="middle"> <br><a href="right.html#press"><img src="press.gif" border=0></a><p><a href="right.html#press">Deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended!</a></td></tr></table>--><table border=10><tr><td bgcolor="yellow" align="center"> <br><a href="right.html#hot">Hot Line</a><br> </td></tr><tr><td><table width=100%><tr><td width=40%><li><a href="right.html#registration">Registration</a><p><li><a href="right.html#abstracts">Submission of Abstracts</a><p><li><a href="http://volans.cbr.dit.csiro.au:8001/apors/abstract.db.html">Abstract Database</a><p><li><a href="right.html#audio">Audio Visual Equipment</a><p><li><a href="right.html#deadlines">Important Dates</a><p><li><a href="right.html#organising">Organising Sessions/Streams</a><p><li><a href="right.html#program">Program</a><p><li><a href="right.html#papers">Full Papers</a><p></td><td width=20%> </td><li><a href="right.html#workshop">Post Conference Workshop</a><p><li><a href="right.html#exhibitors">Exhibitors</a><p><li><a href="right.html#sponsorship">Sponsorship</a><p><li><a href="right.html#social">Social Program</a><p><li><a href="right.html#hotels">Accommodation</a><p><li><a href="right.html#travel">Travel</a><p><li><a href="right.html#melbourne">About Melbourne</a><p><li><a href="right.html#committee">Organising Committee</a><p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="lightgrey" width=50% align="center"> <br><a href="right.html#www" target="right">Web Site Matters</a><br> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="lightgreen" width=50% align="center"> <br><a href="right.html#golf.html">Golf</a><br> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="sandybrown" align="center"> <a href="http://www.maths.mu.oz.au/~moshe/dp/DPstudio.html">Recreational OR</a><br>You'll Need Netscape 3<p></td></tr></table></center><hr><p>This is the frameless version of the home page.<p><center>Visit number<p><img src="http://www.maths.mu.oz.au/cgi-bin/wormsc1?dd=A|tr=T|pad=0|trgb=green|df=aporsframeless.dat"><p>since January 1, 1997<p></center>You might be interested in having a quick look at the <a href="left.html#counter"> counter for the framed version.</a><p> <hr></table>]]>