December 94 |
A meeting of timetabling researchers
from the University of Edinburgh, Napier University
and the University of Nottingham decided to hold a
conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated
Timetabling in Summer 1995. |
August 1995 September 1995 |
The first in our series of timetabling conferences was held in Edinburgh, UK. It was called the 1st International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (
ICPTAT'95). A decision was taken by the Steering Committee of this conference to propose to EURO that a new working group on Automated Timetabling be set up. |
October 1995 |
The conference Steering Committee changed the conference acronym from ICPTAT to PATAT. The full conference name remained unchanged. |
November 1995 |
A proposal was put to EURO. Edmund Burke and Jan Schreuder were the co-ordinators. |
March 1996 |
EURO agreed to fund the new working group. WATT was formed. |
April 1996 |
The Organising Committee was set up. This has not changed since it was first formed. Click here for a list of the members. |
May 1996 |
Springer published a volume of selected papers from the 1st PATAT conference in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series. |
August 1996 |
The WATT website was launched. Dave Corne was appointed WWW co-ordinator and WATT Digest editor. Kirk Jackson designed the WATT logo. |
December 1996 |
The first WATT Digest was sent out to members. |
July 1997 |
The 1st WATT Workshop was organised by Dave Corne at the EURO conference in Barcelona. |
August 1997 |
The 2nd PATAT conference was held in Toronto, Canada. Andrea Schaerf took over the editorship of the WATT Digest. |
December 1997 |
Graham Kendall took over maintenance of the WATT web pages.. |
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May 1998 |
Springer published a volume of selected papers from the 2nd PATAT conference in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series. |
July 1998 |
The 2nd WATT Workshop was organised by Jan Schreuder at the EURO conference in Brussels. |
August 1999 |
The 3rd WATT Workshop was organised by Mike Carter at the IFORS conference in Beijing.
Dario Landa Silva was appointed WATT WWW site administrator. |
August 2000 |
The 3rd PATAT conference was held in Konstanz, Germany. Graham Kendall was appointed new WATT Digest Editor. |
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May 2001 |
Springer published a volume of selected papers from the 3rd PATAT conference in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series. |
July 2001 |
The 4th WATT Workshop was organised by Sanja Petrovic at the EURO conference in Rotterdam. |
August 2002 |
The 4th PATAT conference was held in Gent, Belgium.
Gareth Beddoe was appointed new WATT Digest Editor |
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May 2003 |
Springer published a volume of selected papers from the 4th PATAT conference in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series. |
July 2003 |
The 5th WATT Workshop was organised by Jonathan Thompson at the EURO XIX/INFORMS conference in Istambul. |
July 2004 |
The 6th WATT Workshop was organised by Sophia Daskalaki at the EURO XX conference in Rodhes. |
August 2004 |
The 5th PATAT conference was held in Pittsburgh, USA. |
July 2005 |
The 7th WATT Workshop was organised by Dario Landa Silva at the IFORS 2005 conference in Hawaii. |
August 2006 |
Sanja Petrovic is taking over from Edmund Burke the role of a co-ordinator of the WATT. |
March 2007 |
John Woodward was appointed a new WATT Digest Editor. |
