{"id":870,"date":"2024-12-26T10:40:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T10:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/?page_id=870"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:13:29","slug":"21st-esicup-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/21st-esicup-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"21st ESICUP Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"340\" class=\"wp-image-917\" style=\"width: 851px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/01\/banner.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/01\/banner.png 606w, https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/01\/banner-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"405\" class=\"wp-image-890\" style=\"width: 347px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/lectra-logo-1024x405.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/lectra-logo-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/lectra-logo-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/lectra-logo-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/lectra-logo.jpg 1252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"182\" class=\"wp-image-891\" style=\"width: 341px;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/ubordeaux.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/ubordeaux.png 454w, https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/ubordeaux-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Meeting aims and objectives<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p>ESICUP gathers practitioners, researchers and Operations Research educators with interests in the area of Cutting and Packing. The purpose of ESICUP is to improve communication among individuals working in this field.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><br \/>The 21st ESICUP Meeting in Bordeaux (France) is the 2025 regular meeting of ESICUP and follows meetings in Wittenberg (Germany), Southampton (United Kingdom), Porto (Portugal), Tokyo (Japan), L\u2019Aquila (Italy), Valencia (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Copenhagen (Denmark), La Laguna (Spain), Lille (France), Beijing (China), Portsmouth (UK), Ibiza (Spain), Li\u00e8ge (Belgium), Zoetermeer (The Netherlands), Mexico City (Mexico),2021 \u2013 online (ZOOM), Toledo (Spain), Bologna (Italy), and Guimar\u00e3es (Portugal) last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Besides the promotion of publications, the activities of the group include the maintenance of a web page and the organization of meetings. Founded in 1988, during the EURO\/TIMS Conference in Paris, by Prof. Gerhard Waescher and Prof. Harald Dyckhoff, it has now around 600 members, registered on the web site, from the entire world. ESICUP is since 2003 a Working Group of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Topics of interest<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p>In this meeting contributions dealing with any aspect of the Cutting and Packing problems formulation, resolution or application are welcomed. This includes theoretical achievements, algorithms development and real-world implementations. Different problems, related with Cutting and Packing, are also welcomed. Typical, but not exclusive topics of interest are:<\/p>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Industrial applications<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>One-Dimensional Problems<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Two-Dimensional Rectangular Problems<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Nesting and irregular shapes packing<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Three-Dimensional Packing<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Bin-Packing<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Container Loading<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Problem generators and benchmarks<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Additional Objectives and Constraints in C&amp;P<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Typologies<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Committees<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p><strong>Organising Committee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Philippe Bousquet, Lectra<br \/>Juan Jos\u00e9 Lastra-D\u00edaz, Lectra<br \/>Fran\u00e7ois Clautiaux, Universit\u00e9 de Bordeaux<br \/>Tony Wauters, KU Leuven<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Program Committee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tony Wauters (Chair), KU Leuven<br \/>Fran\u00e7ois Clautiaux, Universit\u00e9 de Bordeaux<br \/>Michele Monaci, University of Bologna<br \/>Antonio Martinez, University of Southampton<br \/>Elsa Silva, University of Minho<br \/>C\u00e9lia Paquay, University of Li\u00e8ge<br \/>Francisco Parre\u00f1o, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha<br \/>Ant\u00f3nio Galr\u00e3o Ramos, ISEP<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Important dates<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p><s>16th February 2025\u00a0<strong>21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of February 2025<\/strong>\u2013 (<strong>Extended<\/strong>) Deadline for Abstract Submission.<\/s><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><s><strong>28th February 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Notification of acceptance.<\/s><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><s>10th March 2025 \u2013 Deadline for EARLY registration.<\/s><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>24th March 2025 \u2013 Deadline for LATE registration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>09th \u2013 11th April 2025 \u2013 21st ESICUP Meeting.<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Abstract submission<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p><strong>CLOSED.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The abstracts of the accepted communications will be included into the 21st ESICUP Meeting proceedings book that will be available to download.<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Conference fees<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p>Early Registration (before 3rd March 2025): 210 \u20ac<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Late Registration (before 17th March 2025): 240 \u20ac<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The fee includes the Welcome buffet on Wednesday evening, the breaks and lunches on Thursday and Friday, the social dinner on Thursday evening and a tour of Bordeaux on Friday afternoon (to be confirmed). The fee also includes the transportation by shuttle bus.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Accompanying person: 140 \u20ac<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Accompanying person wil have access to the Welcome buffet on Wednesday evening, the social dinner on Thursday evening and a tour of Bordeaux on Friday afternoon (to be confirmed). Registration of accompanying persons is also done in the same \u2018Registration and Payment\u2019 page.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Registration and payment<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<br \/><br \/>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/congres.adera.fr\/congres\/21st-ESICUP-Meeting\/uk\">Register here<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>You will find all the essential information directly on the registration platform.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Please find below the different payment methods authorised:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; By credit card\u00a0;\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; By bank transfer, the account details required for the transaction are available here\u00a0;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; By order form (only for French establishments).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Transfer Description: When making the transfer, ensure the description includes \u201c21th ESICUP.\u201d This will assist us in accurately tracking and processing your payment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Accompanying person\u00a0: instructions are the same.<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Conference venue<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lectra.com\/en\">Lectra, 23 chemin de Marticot, 33610 Cestas, France<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>How to get to Bordeaux from the Bordeaux airport:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.fr\/maps\/dir\/A%C3%A9roport+de+Bordeaux+(BOD),+33700+M%C3%A9rignac\/H%C3%B4tel+de+Normandie+Bordeaux+Centre,+Cours+du+30+Juillet,+Bordeaux\/@44.833045,-0.7042035,12z\/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0xd54daf55f7d4389:0x610c52b21795ac26!2m2!1d-0.7129039!2d44.82968!1m5!1m1!1s0xd5527da2502afc3:0x7c5ffdbb5f32053e!2m2!1d-0.5748128!2d44.8439735!3e3?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Tram<\/a>\u00a0in 1 hour.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr\/acces-transports\/taxis\">Taxi<\/a>\u00a0in 45 min.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>How to get to Lectra from Bordeaux:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shuttle bus (from\u00a0downtown: 2 all\u00e9es de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux) must\u00a0beselected\u00a0in the registration\u00a0form<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The hotel will advise\/provide a taxi company number but will not reserve for the participants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<p>Recommendation to book a hotel near the shuttle picking point (2 all\u00e9es de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux).<br \/>Negotiated fare with the Hotel Le Normandie \u2013 central Bordeaux with the code ESICUP (limited number of rooms).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>General information and schedule<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<h4>The booklet with practical information can be downloaded here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Practical-information-ESICUP-25.pdf\">Practical information ESICUP 25<\/a>.<\/h4>\r\n<h4>The scientific program schedule can be downloaded here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/ESICUP21st-4.pdf\">ESICUP21st-4<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<summary><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/summary>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"970\" class=\"wp-image-945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/21stESICUPagenda-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/21stESICUPagenda-1.png 483w, https:\/\/www.euro-online.org\/websites\/esicup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/21stESICUPagenda-1-149x300.png 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/details>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] &nbsp; 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