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The enthusiasm of the speakers and participants clearly demonstrated the respect the scientific community has for George\u0027s professional accomplishments and for him as a person.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EColleagues discussed Nemhauser\u0027s work in the areas of integer programming, combinatorial optimization, airline optimization, and sports scheduling, focusing on the tremendous impact his work has made and continues to make in this field.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGuest speakers included:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\t\u003Cstrong\u003ECindy Barnhart\u003C\/strong\u003E, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\t\u003Cstrong\u003EBob Bixby\u003C\/strong\u003E, Rice University, Houston, TX\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\t\u003Cstrong\u003EGerard Cornuejols\u003C\/strong\u003E, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\t\u003Cstrong\u003EBill Cunningham\u003C\/strong\u003E, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\t\u003Cstrong\u003EMarshall Fisher\u003C\/strong\u003E, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\t\u003Cstrong\u003EDave Goldsman\u003C\/strong\u003E, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*\t\u003Cstrong\u003ERalph Gomory\u003C\/strong\u003E, Alfred P. 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