International Society on Multi-criteria Decision Making
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The International Society on Multi-criteria Decision Making is a professional association of persons interested in the means by which concerns about multiple conflicting criteria can be formally incorporated into the management planning process.
The purposes of the Society are to develop, test, evaluate and apply methodologies for solving multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problems, to foster interaction and research in the scientific field of MCDM, to help managers and others solve MCDM problems, and to cooperate with other organizations in the study of management from a quantitative perspective.
Every two years, the Society sponsors an international conferences. Since 1992, it has honored distinguished individuals the Gold Medal; the Edgeworth-Pareto Award; and the Georg Cantor Award. The last Conference was held in June 2009 at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
in Chengdu, China. The theme of the Conference was "New State of MCDM in the 21st Century". The 21st International Conference on MCDM will be held in June 2011 at the University of Jyväskylä
in Finland.
Any interested and professionally qualified person can apply for membership. In 2010, the Society had members in 96 countries.
The purposes of the Society are to develop, test, evaluate and apply methodologies for solving multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problems, to foster interaction and research in the scientific field of MCDM, to help managers and others solve MCDM problems, and to cooperate with other organizations in the study of management from a quantitative perspective.
Every two years, the Society sponsors an international conferences. Since 1992, it has honored distinguished individuals the Gold Medal; the Edgeworth-Pareto Award; and the Georg Cantor Award. The last Conference was held in June 2009 at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
-Academic schools:Built on the MIT model and as a member of "Project 985", UESTC is an electronics-centred multidisciplinary leading research university located in Chengdu China, currently enrolling over 10,000 research students and about 14,000 undergraduates in 14 academic Schools:*School of...
in Chengdu, China. The theme of the Conference was "New State of MCDM in the 21st Century". The 21st International Conference on MCDM will be held in June 2011 at the University of Jyväskylä
University of Jyväskylä
The University of Jyväskylä is a university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college , founded in 1863. Around 14,000 students are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university...
in Finland.
Any interested and professionally qualified person can apply for membership. In 2010, the Society had members in 96 countries.