On the 18th of November, the Dutch OR society board organizes the annual Young OR Day at the Port of Rotterdam! This event aims to bring together young professionals and academics in the field of Operations Research.

UPDATE: important information!

• We will kick off the day with a boat tour. The boat is called Nehalennia and is located at Rhijnspoorkade, directly in front of Tropicana. You can find the exact location on the image. Please make sure you arrive on time as the boat will depart promptly at 13:30. Latecomers will not be able to join the tour. After the boat tour, we will disembark at Nieuwe Maze, near Hotel New York. Please note that this is a different location from where we started.
• Don’t forget to bring a valid ID for entry into the office of the Port of Rotterdam. A personal access QR code will be sent to your mail, please also check the junk folder.

The day will include several presentations, featuring an introduction to the Port of Rotterdam and their activities, along with a presentation from a more academic perspective. The most exciting part is a boat tour to the nearby port! This tour includes short pitches on current projects by the Port of Rotterdam that focus on Operations Research and Data Science. You can read more about the different departments on the following webpages: https://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/to-do-port/futureland/the-digital-port and https://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/port-future/innovation/artificial-intelligence-port.

13:15 Gather at Rhijnspoorkade, Rotterdam (in front of Tropicana)
13:30 Departure boat tour (be on time!)
13:30 – 15:30 Boat tour of the harbor, with brief pitches on ongoing projects
15:30 – 16:00 Break and walk to office Port of Rotterdam
16:00 – 16:45 Presentation academic viewpoint
16:45 – 17:30 Presentation about OR in practice
17:30 – 18:30 Drinks and pizza

The event costs 15,- euro for members of the NGB and 30,- euros for non-members. Note, there is a maximum number of participants, so don’t wait too long to enroll. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to network, learn, and be inspired!

To enroll, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/kBSRpFKU9hfSPf1U8. If you have any questions, you can send us an email at youngor@vvsor.nl.