The Conference NCP07 marks the good period of 25 years of extensive and successful developments in these fields, and, at the same time, pays a tribute to Prof. Hoang Tuy on the occasion of his 80th birthday, in recognition of his pioneering achievements which considerably affected the field of Global Optimization. It will be held at the National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen, France during December 17-21, 2007.

The International Scientific Committee of NCP07 will consist of 140 members of about 30 countries all the world over. The Conference will be composed of featured symposia, plenary lectures, invited sessions, and contributed sessions. It aims to address to a large audience that includes both researchers from academia and practitioners from industry.

We are pleased to invite you to submit extended abstracts and proposals of special sessions. A session consists of 4 talks, 25 min each. Companies interested in presenting their products/softwares/ methodologies are invited to contact the conference secretariat (see the menu item "Contacts"). Further information on the Conference can be found in the website of the Conference.

Special Issues dedicated to NCP07 will publish selected papers presented at this Conference. More details about the papers submissions can be found in the menu item "CFP - Special Issues".