DEA2009
Theme: DEA as a Decision Aid for Multidisciplinary and Complex Problems
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6th International Symposium on DEA
January 5-7, 2009
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/UFRJ
Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Web:   www.ideabr.com
Email: dea2009@ideabr.com


As an individual with an interest in the field of performance management, especially in the measurement and analysis of productivity, you are invited to participate in the 6th International Symposium on Data Envelopment Analysis, which will take place at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 5, 6, and 7, 2009.

Theoretical and empirical papers on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and other related fields such as econometric methods for efficiency and productivity analysis (including parametric frontier analysis) are solicited for presentation at the conference. Management-related studies detailing the implementation of DEA methods in organizations or multi-criteria approaches for policy analysis are also welcome. Contributions from both the academic and the practitioner communities are encouraged.

Important Dates: 
    July 31, 2008:              Abstract submission deadline
    September 30, 2008:    Notice of acceptance of abstracts
    November 30, 2008:     Deadline for pre-registration
    January 5 -7, 2009:      Conference schedule

Further information: 
    Further information about the conference can be found at:
    http:// www. ideabr.com
    http://www.DEAzone.com/DEA2009
    http://astro.temple.edu/~banker/ideas/index.html

Organizing Committee:

Castro Lobo, Maria Stella

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Estellita Lins, Marcos P.

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fernandes, Elton

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Guedes, Luis Eduardo

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marcia Pires, Heloísa

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mello, João Carlos C. B. S.

Fluminense Federal University, Brazil

Moreira da Silva, Angela Cristina

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Neto, Luiz Biondi

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sant’Anna, Annibal Parracho

Fluminense Federal University, Brazil

Vervloet Sollero, Maria Karla

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Scientific Committee:

Banker, Rajiv

Temple University, U.S.A.

Bogetoft, Peter

Royal Agricultural University, Denmark.

Chang, Hsihui

Drexel University, U.S.A.

Emrouznejad, Ali

Aston University, U.K.

Estellita Lins, Marcos P.

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Forsund, Finn

University of Oslo, Norway.

Green, Rodney

University of Bath, U.K.

Greene, William

New York University, U.S.A.

Krivonozhko, Vladimir

Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Lovell, C.A. Knox

University of Queensland, Australia

Paradi, Joseph

University of Toronto, Canada.

Ray, Subhash

University of Connecticut, U.S.A.

Sickles, Robin

Rice University, U.S.A.

Thanassoulis, Emmanuel

Aston University, U.K.

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