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Chicago, "the Windy City", and often called the friendliest city in the U.S., will host the 2012 annual POMS conference. While in Chicago make time to visit the Navy Pier and its boardwalk, Millennium Park and the mammoth stainless-steel Cloud Gate sculpture, the 103rd floor of Skydeck Chicago in the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), the 94th floor Hancock Observatory, and the Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago is famous for its theatrical scene. Landmark Loop theaters in the city's bustling Downtown Theater District host mega-hit musicals, plays, and dance productions straight from Broadway as part of Broadway in Chicago. Other theatrical treasures in the city include the Goodman Theatre which consistently produces unsurpassed classic and contemporary works, the Steppenwolf Theatre Company which is well known for its cutting-edge and ground-breaking plays, and the legendary Chicago Theatre, whose famous C-H-I-C-A-G-O marquee lights up State Street. The city's wide variety of ethnic food (ranging from Mediterranean, Indian, to Middle Eastern, and Pacific Islands), astonishing architecture, and 29 miles of lakefront paths, which makes it one of the world's most walkable and beautiful cities, are enough reasons to visit Chicago. |
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2012 Welcome Reception: July 1 & Optional Excursion, July 5 NOTE: This conference
is also the Annual EurOMA conference for 2012 In 2012, the Production and Operations
Management World Conference (P&OM Amsterdam 2012) will return to Europe, after having
had its previous European conference in 2000 in Sevilla. Ever since the 17th century,
the low countries (currently Netherlands and Belgium) have had an international
and open orientation based on trade. Still now, these countries are at the heart
of many global operations, with a strong presence in both (physical) supply chain
and (financial) services. This hub role in many global activities and its focus
to conduct operations in a sustainable manner, make it the ideal place to meet in
the prime worldwide conference in production and operations management. The city
is easy to get around, so you can explore on your lunch break and be back in plenty
of time for the afternoon sessions. You can travel on foot or by bicycle easily
and safely, at night as well as during the day. Amsterdam's canals offer another
way to see the city-take it easy and embark on one of the many canal cruises, or
be adventurous and peddle your way around on a water bike. Be sure to make time
for art and history-the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum and Anne Frank House are just
three of the world-class sites for which Amsterdam is famous.
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Auckland, New Zealand will be the site of our 2013 POMS International Conference.
Our host is the Auckland University of Technology. Auckland is New Zealand's largest
city with approximately 1.4 million people. It is a harbor city with a subtropical
climate. In January the weather is usually calm with temperatures about 30 degrees
Celsius (mid-80s Fahrenheit).
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The 2013 POMS meeting is planned for "The Big Easy," and it's one conference you
won't want to miss! Spend some time in the colorful French Quarter-you can chart
your own course or take a walking tour. The Quarter offers a wealth of opportunities:
plan your next article over a beignet or a steaming bowl of gumbo, pick up souvenirs
for your family at the French Market or Royal Street, and tap your toes to the live
jazz music found all over town. To see the city from a different perspective, ride
the St. Charles streetcar or take a riverboat cruise on the Mississippi. You can
also enjoy New Orleans' most famous celebration at Mardi Gras World, or cool off
at the Aquarium of the Americas or the New Orleans Museum of Art.
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