CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize (SIAG/OPT Prize) will be awarded at the SIAM Conference on Optimization to be held
May 15-18, 2005, in Stockholm, Sweden.
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 award 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 bearing a publication date within the award period. Thus, to
be eligible for the prize, a paper must appear with a publication date in the 2001-2004 calendar years. 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 citation of the paper, should besent by January 15, 2005, to:
SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Prize
Professor Robert Vanderbei, Chair
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
Selection Committee
The members of the selection committee are: Robert Vanderbei (Chair), Princeton University; Aharon Ben-Tal, Technion; Adrian Lewis, Simon
Fraser University; S. Thomas McCormick, University of British Columbia; and Yinyu Ye, Stanford University.