Category: Events

ORSNZ Conference Planning 2020

We are starting to think about the location and timing of this year’s conference.

In terms of the 2019’s conference: we found that that having sessions based around research topics (rather than YPP / non-YPP) went well; however, in future it would be great to be able to conclude the conference with an analytics forum (or similar) event / drinks, rather than have that on the same night as the dinner.

We think that last year’s conference went well by ourselves, but for organisational reasons, would prefer to align with other conferences, where appropriate.

We are conducting a survey to see what other societies are hosting conferences in late November / early December 2020, so we can either: join them, align with them, or avoid a clash.

For example, we are aware that the 2020 NZMS Colloquium is running from 1-3 December 2020 at AUT.

Please submit any conferences that you know of, using the link below:
Go to Survey

This survey will close on Friday 31 January; and will be followed up with another survey to determine a preferred location for the conference.

ORSNZ Annual General Meeting 2019

At the upcoming ORSNZ conference, we will have our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 4 (exact time has yet to be determined).

The agenda for the meeting is:

  1. Apologies (to [email protected]);
  2. Minutes of the previous AGM;
  3. Matters arising from the minutes;
  4. President’s report;
  5. Honorary Treasurer’s report and financial statements;
  6. Future Conferences;
  7. Election of officers and auditor;
  8. Other business.

Please send through additional agenda items to [email protected] by 5pm Friday 22 November.

If you cannot attend the meeting, you can assign a proxy to vote on your behalf using the 2nd page of this form. (So long as the form is emailed to [email protected] by the morning of Wednesday December 4, that is fine.)

Extended Deadline for Abstracts and Early-bird Registration for upcoming ORSNZ conference

We have just extended the deadline for abstract submissions and early-bird registration by 1 week, these are now due by Friday November 8.

We have made a minor change to the programme, with Prof. Vicky Mabin’s plenary address entitled: Use of Reframing in Evidence-Based Modelling to Support Policy Decisions now scheduled for Tuesday morning (December 3).

We are also fortunate to now have a keynote address by Dr James Tipping from the Electricity Authority, which has been scheduled for Wednesday (December 4), to kick-off the sessions on energy and emissions. These sessions will conclude with a panel discussion chaired by Adjunct Prof. Grant Read.

More details about the programme are available here.

CHANGE OF DATE: ORSNZ Conference 2019

Due to a scheduling conflict with another conference, the ORSNZ conference has been shifted by one day. We have already individually contacted everyone who has already registered.

The conference will therefore be held from Tuesday, December 3 to Wednesday, December 4; below is an updated schedule, which can also be found on the conference website, here.

Tuesday, December 3

The first day of the conference (Tuesday) will have a Healthcare Analytics focus, with at least session on Healthcare, a plenary by Prof. Margaret Brandeau (Stanford University), and an Analytics Forum event, focussed on Healthcare.

The conference dinner will be held from 6:30 on Tuesday evening.

Wednesday, December 4

The second day of the conference will have a plenary by Prof. Vicky Mabin, (Victoria University of Wellington), and at least one session on Energy and Emissions as well as a panel discussion on emissions and carbon-neutral policies.

YPP and JAG prizes will be awarded at the conclusion to the conference.

Monday, December 2

Sponsored by Healthier Lives – He Oranga Hauora

Prior to the conference, on Monday December 2, Prof. Margaret Brandeau (Stanford University) is running a day-long workshop on Health Systems Modelling. The workshop runs from 9am-4:30pm and workshop details can be found here.

CfP: AUT Mathematical Sciences Symposium 21-22 Nov 2019

The Mathematical Sciences Research Group (MSRG), Department of Mathematical Sciences, School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology is hosting a Symposium over the period Thursday 21st November – Friday 22nd November 2019. The symposium will be held at Auckland University of Technology, WF Building, AUT City Campus, Auckland Central, rooms WF710 and WF711.

The following invited speakers have been confirmed:
• Boris Choy, The University of Sydney, Australia
• Simona Fabrizi, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Rachel Fewster, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Andreas W. Kempa-Liehr, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Fabien Montiel, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Thomas Yee, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Contributed talks (20 minutes) from the mathematical sciences community are welcomed. Abstracts (up to 250 words) should be submitted through the symposium website by Monday 11th November 2019.

Attendance at the symposium is open to all members of the mathematical sciences community. There is no registration fee, however participants are required to register on the Symposium website by Thursday 7th November 2019.

For further information, including abstract submission and registration, refer to the symposium website: https://www.aut.ac.nz/events/2019-aut-mathematical-sciences-symposium
For general enquiries, please contact [email protected] or visit the symposium’s website.

ORSNZ SIG Streams at the 2019 ORSNZ Conference

At this year’s ORSNZ annual conference (2-3 December) there will be sessions run by the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) and the Healthcare Analytics (OSHA) SIGs.

The Healthcare Analytics stream will have a plenary address by Prof. Margaret Brandeau from Stanford.

The Energy and Natural Resources stream will focus on modelling and policies around the New Zealand government’s emissions targets for 2050.

Both streams are accepting abstract submissions as outlined in these posts:
ENR, OSHA.

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