OR2016 - Plenary and Semi-Plenary Speakers http://or2016.de/keynotes.html
This presentation will attempt to present the specific context of humanitarian operations, introduce some key issues and research questions, and illustrate these with some examples from successful studies. Thursday (Sept. 1), 13:30-14:15 - Hörsaal 2. University of Twente, The Netherlands. Decentralized Energy Management: New Challenges for Operations Research. Thursday (Sept. 1), 13:30-14:15 - Hörsaal 3. Revenue Management: Selected Concepts and Applications. During the last three decades, Revenue Manage...
Seismic Risk Perceptions & Paradigms: January 2010 http://seismicrisk.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html
The 10% Solution: How to Respond to the Haitian Earthquake. After taking care of the victims in Haiti, we should approach the people who allowed hospitals and schools to be constructed in ways that would collapse during an earthquake. Wouldn't it have been a wonderful symbol if the United Nations building in Haiti had been properly built or retrofitted to resist earthquakes, and we could all observe it standing now? How will impoverished Haiti pay for these programs? Monday, January 18, 2010. As usually ...