Belgian Operations Research in three movements

Authors

  • J.P. Brans Centrum voor Statistiek en Operationeel Onderzoek, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • J. Teghem Jr. Service de Mathematique et de Recherche Operationnelle? Faculte Polytechnique de Mons
  • F. Broeckx (retired professor) President of the SOGESCI-BVWB 1994-1996, Department of Statistics, Universiteit Antwerpen

Abstract

Allegro : The international key role played by the Sogesci-BVWB for the promotion and the developments of OR in Europe and in the world

Jean Pierre Brans

The role of the Begian OR Society on the international scene is sketched. An overview is given of the activities of the Sogesci- BVWB and some of its members in EURO. Names and places are given of participations and organisation of the EURO-conferences, the mini EURO-conferences, the Euro Summer Institute and the Euro Gold Medal.

Andante : A look to the past : Happy Birthday Jorbel

Jacques Teghem

The Sogesci-BVWB written channel to the outside world is its journal. The history of the journal is drawn from its roots started by three societies to its current state, 35 years later, with its name JORBEL, its current committee and its changed policies.

Adagio : Origin and history of the ORBEL congresses

Fernand Broeckx

Scientists like to join each other at conferences. Our societies’ conferences got the name ORBEL. The author being president of the society both at the first Orbel conference as at the tenth jubilee makes a report on the various locations, chairmen and invited speakers. The origins to the conference series is highlighted by drawing up list of one-day conferences organised earlier, known under the name of Round Tables.

 

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Published

1995-01-01

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Brans, J., Teghem Jr., J., & Broeckx (retired professor), F. (1995). Belgian Operations Research in three movements. JORBEL - Belgian Journal of Operations Research, Statistics, and Computer Science, 35(1), 11–27. Retrieved from https://www.orbel.be/jorbel/index.php/jorbel/article/view/210

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