The objective of the symposium is to present novel use of game and decision theory in reliability and risk analysis and to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines such as economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, medical sciences, probability and statistics who find themselves...

The Conference theme: Common Disciplines that Separate Us: Local Contexts in Global Networks. Tracks: - Researching and Practicing the Science of Supply Chains - Health Care Policies and Decision-Making - Social Network Analysis in Decisions - Higher Education Reforms - Competitiveness Rankings...

Thematic sessions: Session I: Investment in Knowledge for Sustainability I, II Session II: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: From Policy to Actions Session III: Science and Innovation as a Global Enterprise Session IV:...

Papers addressing the issue of innovation and the management of innovation are welcome. In particular we invite papers that engage with the fascination contemporary academics seem to have for the ‘new’: new knowledge, new products, new services, new ventures and even the ‘new economy.’