The 42nd National Congress on Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, organised through a three-way collaboration between Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), Gaziantep University (GAÜN) and the Operations Research Society (YAD), was held with a large turnout at the GAÜN Mavera Congress and Culture Centre.
The opening of the Congress, whose main theme this year was determined as “sustainability”, was attended by HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, GAÜN Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Recep Yumrutaş, YAD Chair of the Board Prof. Dr. M. Selim Aktürk, as well as academic staff, business representatives, experts and students.
Speaking at the opening of the Congress, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said he felt great happiness and excitement at holding the 42nd National Congress on Operations Research and Industrial Engineering (YA/EM), the 24th edition of which was held in Gaziantep in 2004, 19 years ago, in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic, with the main theme of ‘sustainability’, in cooperation with GAÜN and YAD. He continued: “I sincerely believe that the inspiring ideas and outcomes arising from the 201 papers to be presented by the 419 participants from 111 different institutions, 88 of them universities, and from the scientific discussions in the sessions will guide and contribute to industry and society for a more sustainable world. We thank all our stakeholders, participants, sponsors and everyone who contributed.”
GAÜN Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Recep Yumrutaş stated that the aim of the congress is to bring together scientists conducting research in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research with distinguished representatives of the business and industrial world, and to enable the sharing of academic and application-oriented work.
YAD Chair of the Board Prof. Dr. M. Selim Aktürk said they were very happy to have held the YA/EM congress with great interest and participation in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic, in Gaziantep, which bears the title of ‘Gazi’ (veteran city).
The detailed programme of the 42nd National Congress on Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, co-chaired by Prof. Dr. Serap Ulusam Seçkiner and Prof. Dr. Eren Özceylan, is available at https://www.yaem2023.org.
