Second Madrid Conference on Queueing Theory

July 3-7, 2006
Faculty of Informatics
Department of Statistics and Operations Research
Complutense University of Madrid

MCQT'06 GENERAL INFORMATION

The Madrid Conference on Queueing Theory (MCQT) aims to be a meeting place where scientists and technicians in the field could find a discussion forum to promote research, encourage interaction and exchange ideas. The conference is open to all trends including the development of the theory, methodology advances, computational aspects and applications of Queueing Theory.

Information about the previous edition (MCQT'02) is available from the Web address http://www.mat.ucm.es/~mcqt/confe/conf.html

MCQT'06 PROGRAM COMMITTEE

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

    I.J.B.F. Adan (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
    E. Altman (INRIA, France)
    J.R. Artalejo (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain), Chairman
    H. Bruneel (Ghent University, Belgium)
    S.R. Chakravarthy (Kettering University, USA)
    X. Chao (North Carolina State University, USA)
    B.D. Choi (Korea University, Korea)
    A.N. Dudin (Belarus State University, Belarus)
    G. Koole (Vrije University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
    G. Latouche (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
    V. Ramaswami (AT&T Labs-Research, USA)
    T. Takine (Osaka University, Japan)
    P.G. Taylor (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
    U. Yechiali (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)

Prof. O.J. Boxma (Eindhoven University of Technology) will give a Plenary Talk to be scheduled in the Opening Session.

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

    M.J. Alcón
    J.R. Artalejo (Chairman)
    I. Atencia
    A. Gómez-Corral (Secretary)
    M.J. López-Herrero (Secretary)
    P. Moreno
    A. Rodrigo

MCQT'06 PARTICIPANTS AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE

List of potential participants (click here) and program schedule (click here).

MCQT'06 SPONSORS

    Applied Probability Society of INFORMS
   Complutense University of Madrid (UCM)
    Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia

MCQT'06 REGISTRATION FORM AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

    If you plan to attend the conference, please fill the registration form and write your abstract. Then send the file via email to our address

    mc_qt@mat.ucm.es

    We appreciate very much your prompt response.

    Registration and abstract forms (click here).

MCQT'06 CALL FOR PAPERS

A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in special volumes of the journals Annals of Operations Research (AOR) and Queueing Systems (QUESTA). The papers will be refereed following the usual standards of all major international journals. AOR will devote one volume to high quality papers on the topic "Computational Methods and Applications in Queueing Theory" whereas QUESTA will devote two issues (200-250 pages) to papers which make a significant contribution to the topic "Theoretical and Methodological Advances in Queueing Theory".

SOME GENERAL RULES

The deadline for submission of papers will be September 20, 2006.
Authors must choose the journal at which they are submitting their papers.
Papers are recommended to be no longer than 20 pages.
Manuscripts must be typewritten in English, double-spaced with wide margins.

     SPECIFIC RULES FOR AOR SUBMISSIONS

    Papers should be submitted via email to the conference address mc_qt@mat.ucm.es. Please note that pdf files are strongly preferred.

    SPECIFIC RULES FOR QUESTA SUBMISSIONS

    Papers must be submitted through the QUESTA web system (http://www.editorialmanager.com/ques/). When you submit your paper, you will need to select the article type "Special Issue: 2nd Madrid Conference".

SATELLITE WORKSHOP

The 6th International Workshop on Retrial Queues (6th WRQ) will take place on July 8-10, 2006, as a satellite workshop of the MCQT'06. The workshop will be held at La Cristalera, Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid.

For detailed information about the 6th WRQ, click here.

MCQT'06 GRANTS

The Organizing Committee will intend to have a few grants for participants coming from developing countries. Each such a grant will cover local accommodation and registration fee. Grant applicants must send no later than October 30, 2005, an extended abstract (no more than 4 pages) and Curriculum Vitae.

MCQT'06 IMPORTANT DATES

October 30, 2005: Deadline for applications for MCQT'06 grants.
February 20, 2006: Third announcement.
March 10, 2006: Deadline for abstract submissions and registration forms.
April 1, 2006: Acceptance notification.
May 1, 2006: Deadline for payment of the MCQT'06 and the 6th WRQ registration fees.
July 3, 2006: First day of MCQT'06 conference.
July 8, 2006: 6th WRQ, satellite event.
September 20, 2006: Submission of papers to the special volumes of AOR and QUESTA.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The travel agency VIAJES OMVESA may organize your accommodation. To this end a block of rooms at a special rate has been reserved for the participants in a variety of hotels.
To ensure your accommodation reservation, you are strongly advised to reserve your room as soon as possible by contacting with VIAJES OMVESA. For hotel booking information (xls format), click here.

   VIAJES OMVESA
    Travel Agency
    Francisco Silvela, 21
    28028 Madrid, Spain
    Phone: +34 913092223
    Fax: +34 913091296
    Email: buzon@omvesa.com
      Contact person: Víctor Real

MCQT'06 REGISTRATION FEE

The conference fee is 260 EURO. This fee covers a visit to the Royal Palace, the conference dinner, coffee breaks and the booklet of abstracts. The fee for accompanying persons is 70 EURO, covering a visit to the Royal Palace and the conference dinner.
The above amount does not include the fee of the satellite workshop. Participants desirous of attending the "6th International Workshop on Retrial Queues" may find the workshop fees at the website http://www.mat.ucm.es/~mcqt/confe06/workshop.html

    The deadline for payment of the MCQT'06 conference is May 1, 2006. After this date the conference fee will be 286 EURO for participants and 77 EURO for accompanying persons.
     Registration cancellations must be notified no later than June 1, 2006, for total refund. After this date a charge of 20% will be retained.
     The methods of payment are bank transfer or credit card.

A. BANK TRANSFER PAYMENT

    Please address your payment to:

        Beneficiary: FUNDACION GENERAL DE LA UCM (MCQT'06)
        Bank: CAJA MADRID
        Account: 2038-1735-91-6000402693
        BIC / SWIFT number: CAHMESMMXXX
        IBAN number: ES90 2038-1735-91-6000402693
        Bank address: Donoso Cortes 80, Madrid

    Participants are strongly requested to fax a copy of their bank transfer to:

        Jesus R. Artalejo
        Department of Statistics and O.R.
        Fax: +34 913944606

    Please make sure that your bank arranges the transfer free of charges to the beneficiary. This means that any charge originated at the bank sender must be covered by the participant.

B. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

    Please send an authorization by email (mc_qt@mat.ucm.es) or by fax (+34 913944606) to charge the registration fee amount. The following data should be specified:

       Credit card type
       Credit card no. (16 digits)
       Cardholder's name
       Expiration date
       Amount to be charged

    Please note that credit card payment has a charge of 3.5% if you use American Express and 2.5% for the rest of credit card types.

CONFERENCE VENUE

WHAT TO DO AT YOUR ARRIVAL TO BARAJAS AIRPORT?

    The line 8 of Metro (station Aeropuerto) connects the airport (terminal 2) with the city. The Metro runs from 6.00 and the last train departs from the head of each line at 1.30. In addition, for participants travelling only with cabin luggage, the bus number 200 connects the airport with Avenida de América Metro station. Of course, you can also reach the city by taxi. Fare to the downtown should be around 25 Euro.
    For more information about Madrid-Barajas airport (including info about the new terminal area T4), please visit the Web addresses http://www.aena.es and http://www.madrid-mad.com/.
    Last Minute Metro News: Line 3 and Line 8 (from Mar de Cristal station to Nuevos Ministerios station) are closed due to improvement works.

HOW TO ARRIVE AT THE CONFERENCE VENUE?

The conference will be held at the Faculty of Informatics (Facultad de Informática) which is a 20 minutes walk from Metro (line 6) station Ciudad Universitaria. We recommend to take bus G at the Metro exit or in Moncloa. For the location of the conference venue see the Map of the University Campus (Ciudad Universitaria).
From the Faculty of Informatics to the Metro stations Ciudad Universitaria or Moncloa, take bus number 82.

TOURIST INFORMATION

Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula and has excellent air connections to and from most leading world cities. Madrid contains a wide range of sites of historic interest ranging from excellent museums (Prado Museum, Reina Sofia Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum) to the Royal Palace, the Madrid of the Austrias and the Monastery of the Royal Barefoot Franciscans. Many pleasant places can be visited in one day excursions. These include Toledo (70 km. southwest of Madrid), El Escorial (50 km. northwest of Madrid) and Segovia (87 km. northwest of Madrid).
A detailed information about major museums and galleries, tourism in the city of Madrid and surroundings and useful links to interesting websites (art, transport, accommodation, etc.) is available from the Web address

http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/ingles/ciudad/turismo.asp

A selection of websites of interest is as follows:

Prado Museum: http://museoprado.mcu.es
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum: http://www.museothyssen.org
Royal Palace: http://www.patrimonionacional.es/en/preal/preal.htm
El Escorial: http://www.patrimonionacional.es/en/escorial/escorial.htm
Toledo: http://www.cyberspain.com/ciudades-patrimonio/itoledo.htm
Segovia: http://www.cyberspain.com/ciudades-patrimonio/isegovia.htm
Metro of Madrid: http://www.metromadrid.es/

MCQT'06 CONTACT ADDRESS

Questions can be directed to:

       Jesus R. Artalejo
       Department of Statistics and O.R.
       Faculty of Mathematics
       Complutense University of Madrid
       28040 Madrid, Spain
       Fax: +34 913944606
       Email: mc_qt@mat.ucm.es