Join us this October in the ancient and exciting city of Antalya, Turkey!

AGIFORS' 51st Annual Symposium will be hosted by Turkish Airlines in the wonderful and historical city of Antalya, Turkey.  This year's conference has been scheduled for the 10th through the 14th of October 2011 at the all-inclusive Titanic Resort. 

Conference Overview

This year, we celebrate the 51 years of AGIFORS and its contributions to the airline industry and operations research community.  This year’s Symposium will offer the latest on innovation in airline operations research. Various topics will be discussed including airline operations, airline strategy, cargo logistics, crew scheduling, e-commerce, information technology, OR management, revenue management, robust planning, and scheduling planning. Representatives from airlines, air transport associations, universities, industrial research labs, and consultants will discuss new ideas and present technical papers. The conference includes a vendor program for you to review the latest products. Come and share with us your ideas, thoughts, current trends, philosophies, and latest technological advances on any of the above or related topics.

Please click here to register for the AGIFORS 51st Annual Symposium.  AGIFORS has negotiated a special all-inclusive hotel rate for delegates attending the symposium.  Early registration for the conference costs 800 Euros ($1,150 USD) and includes the Welcoming Reception, Gala Dinner, Networking Tour, Dinners and Lunches, Coffee Breaks and four nights of lodging at the Titanic Resort during the conference.   The basic registration fee covers the delegate only.  We have negotiated special rates for daily delegates and accompanying guests.  Attendees will also be able to extend their stays at the Titanic Resort at discount rates for each additional night.  Rooms are limited so remember to make your reservations early!

Who Should Attend this Conference

The AGIFORS Symposium provides an ideal forum for airline senior managers, airline personnel, vendors, and members of academia to review and debate the most pressing issues facing the global airline industry today, offer potential solutions, and provide opportunity for high level networking.

• Airline executives in airline operations, cargo and logistics, crew management, revenue management and distribution, strategic and schedule planning
• Business Solution Managers
• Key Information Technology System Users
• Project Managers, Directors, Team Leaders
• Operations research practitioners and managers
• Software vendors in the airline information technology field

Official Sponsors

• Jeppesen
• SigmaZen

The Airline Group of the International Federation of Operations Research Societies (AGIFORS) is a society with the avowed purpose of forwarding the practice of Operational Research in airlines. The membership consists of Operational Research workers who are also employed by recognized civil airlines. There are, in addition, correspondents who are people keenly interested in the application of Operational Research to aviation problems.