Monday 2 October 2017
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| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Outgoing Council Meeting
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19:00 - 21:00
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Welcome Reception and Cocktails
Sponsored by Jeppesen
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Tuesday 3 October 2017
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08:30 - 08:50
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Introductions / Conference Overview |
08:50 - 10:10
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[Best Presentation Crew] Making Numbers Count
Afeef Abdul Rahiman - Qatar Airways
[Best Presentation Ops] Probabilistic Decision Making and Operations: Why it pays to play games of chance
Tim Niznik - American Airlines
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10:10 - 10:25
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Coffee Break - Sponsored by FICO
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10:25 - 12:30
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Ken Wang Tribute
Zero based Network Planning Model
Denise Allan - British Airways
A Dynamic Scheduling Methodology Ira Gershkoff - T2RL
A Much Improved Fleet O&D Algorithm with Tight Revenue Cuts
Peter (Xiaoqing) Sun - Sabre
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12:40 - 13:30
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Business Lunch
Sponsored by Hitit
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13:30- 15:15
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Modelling Strategic Trade-offs
Andrew Cook - University of Westminster
Boeing Presentation
Resilient Airline Operations
Goran Stojkovic - Jeppesen
Hitit Presentation
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15:15 - 15:30
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Coffee Break - Sponsored by Jeppesen
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15:30 - 17:35
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Anna Valicek Paper Competition - Mirela Stojkovic
Dynamic programming decomposition for choice-based revenue management with flexible products
Sebastian Koch - University of Augsburg, Germany
Modeling Crew Itineraries and Delays in the National Air Transportation System
Keji Wei - Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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| 17:35 - 18:15 |
Towards the Optimal Balance between Operational Planning and Recovery
John Paul Clarke - Georgia Institute of Technology
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18:15 +
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Drinks at a neighborhood pub
Sponsored by T2RL
List of nearby public houses (aka pubs)
AGIFORS will buy your first pint at (choose one):
The Stanhope Arms
The Hereford Arms
The Gloucester Arms
Dinner on your own
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Wednesday 4 October 2017
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08:30 - 09:15
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Keynote Address
Alex Cruz, Chairman and CEO of British Airways
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09:15 - 10:10
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Armando Silva Tribute
Measuring Value of Revenue Management
PROS
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10:10- 10:25
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Coffee Break - Sponsored by FICO
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10:25 - 12:10
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The End of RMS as We Know It? (Deep) reinforcement learning for airline revenue management
Rodrigo Acuna-Agost - Amadeus
Multi-Dimensional Nesting – A conceptual introduction to a unifying RM model
Benjamin Gordon - Delta Air Lines
FlightAware Presentation
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12:10 - 13:15
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Business Lunch
Sponsored by Gurobi
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13:15- 20:00
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London city tour by Routemaster Bus
Walking tour of Churchill War Rooms
Sponsored by FlightAware
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20:00 - 22:30
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Dinner at Quaglino's Restaurant in St. James
Sponsored by Boeing
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Thursday 5 October 2017
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08:30 - 10:30
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Recent Advancements in Effective Disruption Management
Michael Clarke - Sabre
Determining Optimal Maximum Take-Off Masses (MTOMs) in an Uncertain Flight Network
RWTH Aachen University
Airline updates
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10:30 - 10:45
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Coffee Break - Sponsored by FICO
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10:45 - 12:30
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On the Random Consideration Set Choice Model of Manzini and Mariotti
Guillermo Gallego - HKUST School of Engineering
Passenger Online Reviews Processing Models and Practices
Hari Sankaranarayanan - Amadeus
Optimizing the Baggage Levers to Maximize Ancillary Revenue
Venkat Vemula - Etihad Airways
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12:30 - 13:45
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Business Lunch
Sponsored by Global Eagle
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13:45 - 15:15
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Amazon Air Network Design and Fleeting
Hoda Parvin & David Michael - Amazon
Global Eagle Presentation
Airline Updates
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15:15 - 15:30
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Coffee Break
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15:30 - 17:30
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Gurobi Presentation
[Best presentation RM] The Bid Price - Swiss Army Knife of RM
Jonas Rauch - Lufthansa
Balancing Revenue and Load-Linear Objectives in Capacity-Based Revenue Management
Felix Geyer - RWTH Aachen University
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18:00
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Meet in Hotel Lobby
Busses depart hotel for Westminster Pier
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| 19:00 |
 Gala Dinner Cruise on the Thames
Sponsored by Amadeus
City Cruises at Westminster Pier, Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2JH
BE LATE - BE LEFT!
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| 23:45 |
Arrive back at hotel |
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Friday 6 October 2017
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| 08:30 - 10:30 |
The Future of Aircraft Boarding
Michael Schultz - DLR German Aerospace Center
The Air Cargo Load Planning Problem
Felix Brandt - FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Improving a Path Generation Model
Nikki van Ommeren - Air France/KLM
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break - Sponsored by FICO
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| 10:45 - 11:40 |
FICO Presentation
Flight Efficiency Improvements enabled by Cross-Border Arrival Management for London Heathrow
Thomas Guenther - Harris Orthogon GmbH
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| 12:20 - 13:45 |
Business Lunch
Sponsored by T2RL
Study Group Updates
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| 13:45 - 14:10 |
Business Meeting
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14:10
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Conference End
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| 14:50 + |
New AGIFORS Council Meeting |