SIAM Conference on Optimization 2002
	The Seventh SIAM Conference on Optimization featured the latest research in algorithms and software for the solution of optimization problems. It also featured important applications of optimization in control, networks, manufacturing, medicine, finance, aeronautical engineering, operations research, and other areas of science and engineering. The conference brought together mathematicians, operations researchers, computer scientists, engineers, and software developer, thus providing an excellent opportunity for sharing ideas and problems among specialists and users of optimization in academia, government, and industry   Sponsored by SIAM Activity Group on Optimization
	Organizing Committee Thomas Coleman (Co-chair),Cornell University Ariela Sofer (Co-chair), George Mason University Masakazu Kojima, Tokyo Institute of Technology  Trond Steihaug, University of Bergen Virginia Torczon, College of William and Mary  David P. Williamson, IBM Almaden Research Center Henry Wolkowicz, University of Waterloo
	Invited Plenary Speakers John Birge, Northwestern University Optimization in Financial Engineering in the Post-Boom Market Chris Bishof, Technical University of Aachen Recent Experiences with (Semi-)Automatic Differentiation Ron Dembo, Algorithmics The Role of Optimization in Finance Toshihide Ibaraki, Kyoto University General Problem Solvers for Combinatorial Optimization Problems by Metaheuristics Tim Kelley, North Carolina State University Optimal Design Using Sampling Methods John Straub, Boston University Central Challenges in Complex Optimization Problems Arising in Chemistry and Biophysics Eva Tardos, Cornell University Approximation Algorithms and Games on Networks Steve Wright, University of Wisconsin The Ongoing Impact of Interior-Point Methods
	Short Courses Numerical Optimization - Algorithms and Software Organizer: Robert Vanderbei, Princeton University Co-Instructors: Robert Vanderbei, Princeton University; David F. Shanno, Rutgers University; and Hande Y. Benson, Princeton University Automatic Differentiation Organizer: Andreas Griewank, The Institute of Scientific Computing (IWR) Co-Instructors: Andreas Griewank, The Institute of Scientific Computing (IWR); Uwe Naumann, INRIA; and Andrea Walther, Technical University Dresden
	SIOPT Prize Solving Large Quadratic Assignment Prolems on Computational Grids Kurt Anstreicher, University of Iowa Nate Brixius, University of Iowa Jean-Pierre Goux, Argonne National Lab, Northwestern University and Artelys Inc. Jeff Linderoth, Argonne National Lab, Lehigh University, and Axioma Inc.