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EURO2022 brings world-leading operations research and analytics to Espoo: How can Finnish companies make the most of it?

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This seminar is a kickoff for the 32nd EURO conference organized in Otaniemi in July 2022. EURO is the main European operations research and analytics conference with some 2,500 participants from around the world. The seminar provides an opportunity to hear about how OR and analytics are being utilized in Finnish companies, and what kinds of opportunities the conference offers for companies in terms of visibility, sponsorship, recruitment, and collaboration.

When

8.12.2021 16:00 – 20:00

Where

Startup Hub A Grid

Otakaari 5, 02150 Espoo Hall Jeti, second floor

Registration period:

23.10.2021 2:00 – 6.12.2021 22:00

Event language(s)

English

NOTE! According to the prevailing restrictions, a valid Covid-19 certificate ("koronapassi") is required to participate in the event!

About the seminar

The objective of the event is to bring together company representatives, students, researchers and EURO2022 conference organizers to discuss what kinds of opportunities the conference provides for Finnish companies. For students, the event provides an excellent opportunity to learn how operations research and analytics are utilized in Finnish companies.

The event is organized by Aalto Centre for Operations Research (ACOR) and the Finnish Operations Research Society (FORS).

Where?

The event will take place in Otaniemi at A Grid (Otakaari 5, Espoo) in hall Jeti,2nd floor.

In the Aalto campus map, A Grid referred to by number 4.

Registration

The event is free of charge and open to all interested in the subject, but to estimate the number of participants, please enroll using this link by 6.12. at 10 pm.

Program

16:00	Opening of the event: What is the EURO conference? What is FORS? Antti Punkka, ACOR / Aalto SCI Tommi Ekholm, FORS / The Finnish Meteorological Institute
16:20	Companies' short presentations: How do we utilize OR and analytics? Juha-Matti Kuusinen (Kone) Per Jernström (VR) Riku Tapper (Posti) Marjut Hirvonen (Neste) Matti Vuorinen (UPM)
17:10	coffee break
17:40	What kinds of opportunities the EURO conference offers for Finnish companies in terms of visibility, sponsorship, recruitment opportunities, and possibilities for collaboration? Representatives of Abbey Conference & Events (the professional conference organizer of EURO2022)
17:55	FORS OR person of the year
18:15	Making an Impact – a special EURO conference stream for practitioners Ruth Kaufman, EURO Working Group on Practice of OR/The Practitioners' Forum
18:20	Discussion + closing words
18:30	networking, refreshments, food

Published: 11.3.2020
Updated: 9.12.2022