International Symposium on Mathematical Programming 2009; Chicago, IL; August 2009

该项目支持美国机构的研究生、博士后助理和年轻教员前往参加将于2009年8月23日至28日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的国际数学规划研讨会（ISMP）。今年的ISMP是1949年开始的系列会议的第20次会议，大约每三年举行一次。ISMP是优化/数学规划社区的主要会议，是世界范围内研究人员必须参加的活动。从1949年的40人左右，到最近的1400多人。大约每两到三次ISMP中就有一次是在美国举行的。关于ismp2009的更多信息可在http://www.ismp2009.org找到。ISMP提供了优化思想交流的主要论坛，特别是在学科的离散，连续和随机方面之间的交叉施肥。优化领域的主要专业奖项将在ISMP的开幕式上颁发，由mps和联合主办协会AMS和SIAM组成的评审团决定。特别值得注意的是塔克奖，该奖项颁发给在ISMP前三年完成的最佳学生论文。在ISMP举办技术会议是一个长期的传统，在此期间，三名学生进入决赛，展示他们的作品；这个环节一直是会议的亮点。该项目为来自美国机构的至少25名研究生和年轻研究人员提供参加2009年国际学术会议的旅费报销，最高可达每位参与者800美元。ISMP是优化领域的首要会议，每三年举行一次。优化是数学和计算研究的一个领域，它关注的是在可做出的选择受到限制的情况下，找到操作系统的最佳方法。它在科学、工程和商业的许多领域都有应用，下面三个例子说明了这一点。首先，优化是为癌症患者设计放射治疗计划的重要工具，其目标是在照射并因此摧毁肿瘤的同时保留健康组织。其次，优化用于设计车辆和机器的机械零件，使其具有最小的重量和成本，同时满足一定的强度和坚固性要求。第三，优化用于企业的预算规划，在不确定的经济环境中以最大化预期利润的方式分配资源。支持年轻的美国研究人员参加atISMP将对他们的职业生涯和研究计划大有裨益。它最终将为美国的工业、科学和技术带来重要的积极利益。支持申请将由优化研究人员委员会征求和审查。获奖者的选择将确保个人和机构代表的广度和多样性，并确保妇女，少数民族和残疾人参与ismp 2009。

This project supports travel by graduate students, postdoctoralassociates, and young faculty members from US institutions to theInternational Symposium in Mathematical Programming (ISMP), to be heldon August 23-28, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. This year's ISMP is thetwentieth conference in a series that began in 1949 and is held aboutevery three years. ISMP is the major conference for the optimization /mathematical programming community and is a must-attend event forresearchers in the area worldwide. The attendance has grown from about40 participants in 1949 to over 1400 at more recent gatherings. Aboutevery second or third ISMP is held in the US. Further information onISMP 2009 can be found at http://www.ismp2009.org. ISMP provides themain forum for the exchange of ideas in optimization, and inparticular for cross-fertilization between the discrete, continuous,and stochastic aspects of the discipline. The major professionalprizes in optimization, which are decided by juries assembled by MPSand co-sponsoring societies AMS and SIAM, are awarded during theopening ceremony of ISMP. Particularly notable is the Tucker Prize,which is awarded to the best student thesis written during the threeyears preceding ISMP. It has been a long-standing tradition to hold atechnical session at ISMP during which the three student finalistspresent their work; this session is always a highlight of the meeting.The project provides reimbursement of travel costs for at least 25graduate students and young researchers from US institutions to attendISMP 2009, to a level of up to $800 per participant. ISMP is thepremier conference in optimization, held triennially. Optimization isa field of mathematical and computational research that concernsitself with finding the best way to operate a system subject torestrictions on the choices that can be made. It has applications in agreat many areas of science, engineering, and commerce, which areillustrated by the following three examples. First, optimization is avital tool in designing radiation treatment plans for cancer patients,where the goal is to irradiate and thus destroy tumors while sparinghealthy tissue. Second, optimization is used in designing mechanicalparts for vehicles and machines that have minimum weight and costwhile meeting certain strength and robustness requirements. Third,optimization is used in budget planning for businesses, to allocateresources in a way that maximizes expected profit in an uncertaineconomic environment. Support of attendance by young US researchers atISMP will be of great benefit to their careers and researchprograms. It will eventually have important positive benefits for USindustry, science, and technology. Applications for support will besolicited and reviewed by a committee of optimizationresearchers. Awardees will be chosen to ensure breadth and diversityof individuals and institutions represented, and to ensureparticipation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities inISMP 2009.