The International Conference on

The International Conference on
Nonlinear Programming with Applications
(NPA2006)

Date : 29 May - 1 June, 2006

Venue : Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Shanghai is known as the "Oriental Paris" and "Pearl of China". As the largest and most prosperous city in the nation, Shanghai is the economic, financial and cultural center. What make Shanghai particularly attractive are the many different styles of architecture and design throughout the city. Shanghai has a rich history and culture with more than 70 popular historic and cultural sites. In Shanghai, there is a rapidly growing new Pudong district, China’s largest Economic Zone. It is characterized by its famous landmark, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and a cluster of newly built skyscrapers. Shanghai is within 1-2 hours driving distance of the famous garden cities Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Aims :

The conference aims to provide a forum for eminent researchers and practitioners working in nonlinear programming and its applications to gather together to report and exchange their latest works.

Sponsors :

Fudan University (FU)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)

The Institute of Systems Science (ISS) at Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS)

National Natural Science Foundation of China

* The conference is also endorsed by the Pacific Optimization Research Activity Group and the AMSS-PolyU Joint Research Institute.

Topics :

Engineering Applications

Financial Optimization

Generalized Convexity

Global Optimization

Nonlinear Programming

Variational Analysis

Optimal Control

Vector Optimization

Variational Inequalities

Set-valued Optimization

Organizing Committees

Conference Co-Chairs :

Shouyang Wang (ISS), Xiaoqi Yang (PolyU) and Daoli Zhu (FU)

Program Committee :

Xuexiang Huang (Co-Chair, FU) and Heung Wong (Co-Chair, PolyU), Xinmin Yang (CQU) and Hanqin Zhang (AMSS)

Local Organizing Committee :

Qing Xu (Chair, FU), Xi Dai (FU) and Qinmin Wu (FU), Xiaoguang Yang (AMSS) and Shushang Zhu (FU)

Secretary :Eva Yiu (PolyU)

Keynote Speakers

Alfred Auslender, Université Claude-Bernard (Lyon I)

Alexander D. Ioffe, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

R. Tyrrell Rockafellar, University of Washington

Invited Speakers :

Jim Burke, University of Washington

Guangya Chen, TheInstitute of Systems Science

Shucherng Fang, North Carolina State University

David Yang Gao, Virginia Tech University

Vaithilingam Jeyakumar, TheUniversity of New South Wales

Masao Fukushima, Kyoto University

Nicolas Hadjisavvas, University of the Agean

Xuexiang Huang, Fudan University

Adrian Lewis, Cornell University

Dinh The Luc, Université d'Avignon

Juan Enrique Martinez Legaz, Universitat de Barcelona

Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State University

Liqun Qi, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Alex M. Rubinov, University of Ballarat

Jie Sun, National University of Singapore

Marc Teboulle, Tel-Aviv University

Michel Thera, Université de Limoges

Jen-Chih Yao, National Sun Yat-Sen University

Jane Ye, University of Victoria

Shouyang Wang, The Institute of Systems Science

Yin Zhang, Rice University

Daoli Zhu, Fudan University

Qiji Zhu, Western Michigan University

Scientific Committee :

Guangya Chen (Co-Chair), The Institute of System Sciences, CAS, China

Shucherng Fang, North Carolina State University, USA

David Yang Gao, Virginia Tech University, USA

Masao Fukushima, Kyoto University, Japan

Carl T. Kelley, North Carolina State University, USA

Duan Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida, USA

Liqun Qi (Co-Chair), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

Alex M. Rubinov, University of Ballarat, Australia

Siegfried Schaible, University of California, Riverside, USA

Jie Sun, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Michel Thera, Universite de Limoges, France

Wenyu Sun, Nanjing Normal University

Kok Lay Teo, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Jen-Chih Yao, National Sun Yat-Sen University

Yaxiang Yuan, Institute of Computing Mathematics and Engineering Computations

Wuyi Yue, Konan University, Japan

Xiangsun Zhang, Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences

Yin Zhang, Rice University, USA

Special Journal Issues :

Optimization – Guest editors :

Shouyang Wang, Xiaoqi Yang and Daoli Zhu

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research – Guest editors :

Guangya Chen, Xuexing Huang and Xinmin Yang

How to participate :

If you wish to contribute a talk in NPA2006, please send your abstract before April 1, 2006, to one of the Program Co-Chair.

The e-mail addresses of the Program Co-Chairs are:

Xuexiang Huang (xxhuang@fudan.edu.cn) and

Heung Wong (mathwong@inet.polyu.edu.hk)

If you wish to attend NPA2006 but not to give a talk, you may also contact one of the Program Co-Chair before April 30, 2006.

Conference Tour

The conference tour is arranged to visit the beautiful garden city Suzhou.Suzhou is located in the south of Jiangsu province, some 50 miles west of Shanghai, along the old Grand Canal. The city has been famous for its gardens for many centuries. A well-known Chinese proverb says: “In heaven there is paradise. On earth there are Suzhou and Hangzhou.”

Visa and Invitation Letter : Xuexiang Huang (xxhuang@fudan.edu.cn)

Registration Fees

The registration fees include the expenses of the food, the 4/5 nights accommodation and/or the conference tour.

Registration Fees for NPA2006 are:

Single Room Occupancy with Tour: USA$300

Single Room Occupancy without Tour: USA$250

Twin Share Room Occupancy with Tour: USA$200

Twin Share Room Occupancy without Tour: USA$150

Payment method : Please transfer your registration fee to the following bank account before April 30, 2006:

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Account Name : Fudan University

Account Number : 044159-8850-05131208093001

(International Swift Code : BKCHCNBJ300)

Bank Name : Bank of China, Shanghai Shidong Sub-Branch, Guo Ding Road Sub-Office

Bank Address : No. 288, Guo Ding Road, Shanghai 200433, China

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Transportation to the hotel

Hotel address : Fudan Zhengda Guest House, No. 220, Handan Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai. Tel:021-65643777, 021-55664871

(Note : the guest house is inside of Fudan University.)

a. From the Shanghai Pudong International Airport to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House:

(i) Take Airport Bus Line No. 4 to Wujiao Chang (Approx. 15 RMB) and then take a taxi to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House via the Guo Ding Road Gate of Fudan University (Approx. 10 RMB).

(ii) Take a taxi directly from the airport to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House via the Guo Ding Road Gate of Fudan University (Approx. 130 RMB).

b. From the Hongqiao Airport to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House:

(i) Take a taxi directly to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House via the Guo Ding Road Gate of Fudan University (Approx. 60 RMB).

c. Shanghai railway station to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House:

(i) Take No. 942 bus to Fudan University and then walk about 200 meters to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House.

(ii) Take a taxi directly to the Fudan Zhengda Guest House via the Guo Ding Road Gate of Fudan University (Approx. 25 RMB).

(US$1 = 8 RMB)

Local contact address and phone numbers

Department of Management Science,

Management School,

Fudan University,

No. 670, Guoshun Road

Yangpu District

Shanghai

Phone numbers : 021-65644528, 021-65642412, 021-65104089

Mobile : 13918156907, 13764433253

Homepage Address and general enquiry :

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~ama/events/conference/NPA2006/an1.htm

Eva Yiu (maevayiu@polyu.edu.hk)

Last updated on 24 May 2006