The DFG Research Unit "Design and Behavior - Economic Engineering of Firms and Markets" (FOR 1371) is proud to host the 9th Behavioral Operations Conference at the University of Cologne, Germany, on June 12 - 14, 2014.

The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers with a common interest in the operations interface between human behavior studies and analytical modeling, with the aim of sharing current work, identifying new research problems, and developing relationships between scholars in the field.

Key note speakers of the conference will be:

• Jacob Goeree (University of Zurich)
• Wilhelm Hofmann (University of Cologne)
• Michael H. Kramarsch (Hostettler, Kramarsch & Partner)

The conference will start with a one day "Young Scholars Workshop" (Thursday, June 12, 2014). The main conference will be held on Friday, June 13, 2014 and Saturday, June 14, 2014.

We look forward to seeing you in Cologne.