Save the Date & Call for Abstracts for the Annual Meeting

We are delighted to announce the Annual Meeting of the VVSOR, which will take place at In de Driehoek in Utrecht on Thursday 8 April 2027. Please save the date and consider contributing to the programme.

We warmly welcome abstracts on a broad range of topics related to this year’s theme: “Safe and Secure”. This includes work on statistics and operations research for safety and security, such as risk assessment, threat detection, resilience, and decision-making in areas including healthcare, infrastructure, cybersecurity, public policy, and defense. We also invite contributions on safe and secure statistics and operations research, including robust and trustworthy methods, privacy-preserving data analysis, secure decision-support systems, and the responsible use of models, algorithms, and AI.

We invite you to submit your proposals by Thursday, 7 January 2027. Accepted abstracts will be displayed on the VVSOR website and in STAtOR. Proposals should include:

• Preferred format (individual talk/poster)
• Title of your presentation or session
• An abstract of 200-250 words, describing the content and objectives of your presentation or poster
• A brief biography of the presenter(s), including name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information
• Keywords to describe the main theme

Please submit your abstract by 7 January 2027 by filling in the form https://tinyurl.com/2ktdyrbp

All submissions will be reviewed by our organizing committee, and we will notify you of the outcome by 15 January 2027. We look forward to receiving your proposals and to your participation. Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at annualmeeting@vvsor.nl.