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

该项目支持美国院校的研究生、博士后助理和年轻教职员工参加2009年8月23-28日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的国际数学编程研讨会(ISMP)。今年的ISMP是1949年开始的一系列会议中的第二十次，每三年举行一次。ISMP是优化/数学编程社区的主要会议，也是世界各地该领域研究人员的必参加活动。出席人数从1949年的约40人增加到最近集会的1400多人。大约每两个或三个ISMP都在美国举行。欲了解有关ISMP 2009的更多信息，请访问http://www.ismp2009.org.。ISMP为优化方面的思想交流提供了主要的论坛，特别是为该学科的离散、连续和随机方面之间的相互促进提供了主要论坛。在ISMP的开幕式上，由MPS和共同赞助协会AMS和SIAM组成的评审团决定了优化领域的主要专业奖项。特别值得注意的是塔克奖，它授予在ISMP之前的三年里写的最好的学生论文。在ISMP上举行一次技术会议是一个由来已久的传统，在此期间，三名学生期末考试将介绍他们的工作；这一会议一直是会议的一个亮点。该项目为至少25名来自美国机构的研究生和年轻研究人员提供参加ISMP 2009年的旅费报销，每人最高可达800美元。ISMP是优化领域的顶级会议，每三年举行一次。最优化是数学和计算研究的一个领域，它致力于找到最佳的方式来操作一个受可供选择限制的系统。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，其目标是照射肿瘤，从而在保留健康组织的同时摧毁肿瘤。其次，在满足一定强度和稳健性要求的情况下，对车辆和机器的机械零件进行优化设计，使其重量和成本最小。第三，优化用于企业的预算规划，在不确定的经济环境下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ISMP将对他们的职业生涯和研究项目大有裨益。它最终将为美国的工业、科学和技术带来重要的积极好处。支持申请将由优化研究人员委员会进行筛选和审查。将选出获奖者，以确保代表的个人和机构的广度和多样性，并确保妇女、少数群体和残疾人参与2009年ISMP。

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.