Forecasting for Social Good
30 January 2018
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Abstracts are now being received for presentation at the 24th International Institute of Forecasters Workshop, Forecasting for Social Good to be held at Cardiff University on 12-13 July 2018.
The free event, hosted by Cardiff Business School, will address the imbalance surrounding scholarship on forecasting – a planning tool which helps organisations use historical information and judgement to determine the direction of future developments.
Dr Bahman Rostami-Tabar, Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff Business School and the organiser and event chair, said: “Much has been published on forecasting for financial and economical motives...”
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“The aim of this year’s workshop is to expose the importance of forecasting for social good, a concept which aligns with our public value strategy.”
To present at the workshop, submit your abstract (600 word limit) to Bahman Rostami-Tabar by 1 May 2018.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Health and healthcare | Humanitarian operations |
Disaster relief | Education |
Social services | Environment |
Sustainability | Sharing economy |
Transportation | Urban planning |
Fraud, collusion, and corruption | Government policy |
Poverty | Privacy |
Cyber security | Crime and terrorism |
Following the event, selected presentations will be invited to submit full papers for publication in a special issue of the International Journal of Forecasting and Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting.
To attend the workshop, register now.