During our education we all have had some sort of introduction into game theory. Sure, we know what game theory is, we can explain the prisoners' dilemma and we know the Nash equilibrium (and have seen the movie too). But what do we know on top of that? That is where it will stop for a lot of us. Do we see the applications of game theory interwoven in our lives? Are we thriving as a society as a whole because of it? We don't really know, do we?
Noted for the first time in literature in 1713, game theory blossomed really starting from the 1930s. The prisoners' dilemma is dating from the 1950s and that is about the same time John Nash did his most famous work that would deliver him the Nobel prize 44 years later. But since then the research has not stopped. The wide application area of game theory include economics, biology, philosophy, politics, and computer science. In today's world where resources, supply chains, and profit are shared, game theory plays an important role in determining what is "fair". But also in making sure that government policies have the desired effect, or in how market leaders can influence the market developments, game theory can be used. In another area, think about the Internet of Things, how individual sensors and components measure, make decisions, act, and interact, all based on rules and game theory principles. Game theory is used more than most of us are aware.
This year, at the 3rd day of the annual LNMB congress in Lunteren, we will further explore the developments and applications of the game theory area of expertise. With a line-up of national and international renowned speakers you will get an overview of the latest and greatest developments and applications in game theory. It is going to be an exciting day and we hope to see you all there!
"There's a difference between fair game and playing games" - Hillary Clinton

The conference language is English. Registration is possible via the Seminar On-line Registration Form. The conference fee is 100 Euro for LNMB and NGB members, and 150 Euro for others. The conference fee covers lunch, coffee, tea, and the drinks.

Thursday January 19, 2017 NGB/LNMB Seminar "Back to school, learn about the latest developments in Operations Research" Topic: Developments and applications of Operations Research in the area of Game Theory
09.30 - 10.00	Registration and coffee
10.00 - 10.40	Opening and introduction: Inefficiency of Multi-Unit Auctions Speaker: Guido Schäfer (VU University of Amsterdam, CWI) Abstract of the Presentation PDF-file of the introduction
10.40 - 11.20	About Allocation Problems and Equilibrium Bidding Strategies in Procurement Auctions Speaker: Martin Bichler (Technical University of Munich) Abstract of the Presentation PDF-file of the introduction
11.20 - 11.35	Coffee/tea
11.35 - 12.15	Game Theory in supply chains Speaker: Frans Cruijssen (ArgusI) Abstract of the Presentation PDF-file of the Presentation
12.15 - 13.30	Lunch
13.30 - 14.10	E-commerce platforms and optimization: examples and challenges from Booking.com Speaker: Onno Zoeter (Booking.com) - cancelled -
14.10 - 14.50	Games of Cancer Speaker: Katerina Stankova (Maastricht University) Abstract of the Presentation PDF-file of the Presentation
14.50 - 15.05	Coffee/tea
15.05 - 15.45	Game Theory in Spectrum Auctions Speaker: Emiel Maasland (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Abstract of the Presentation
15.45 - 16.25	Terrorism using game theory Speaker: Herbert Hamers (Tilburg University) Abstract of the Presentation PDF-file of the Presentation
16.25 - 16.35	Closing
16.45 - 17.30	Drinks

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The seminar is the 17th annual seminar, following the previous successful seminars:
E-Commerce & Operations Research (2001)
Capacity Management - How Operations Research models support decision makers (2002)
New developments in Operations Research software (2003)
On-line methods: Challenges for OR in a real-time world (2004)
Mathematical Models for Financial Optimization (2005)
Operations Research and Health Care (2006)
Operations Research and Public Transportation (2007)
Operations Research and Energy (2008)
Operations Research and Traffic (2009)
Operations Research and Health Care (2010)
Operations Research in Supply Chain Management and Marketing (2011)
Operations Research in Supply Chain Management and Humanitarian Aid (2012)
Back to school: Robust Optimization and Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (2013)
Back to school: Constraint Programming and Multi Objective Optimisation (2014)
Back to school: Operations Research in a Big Data age(2015)
Back to school: Developments and applications of Operations Research in the area of Networks (2015)