Call for Papers

Qingdao, China

We cordially invite you to attend the 2012 China International Conference on Game Theory and Applications. This conference is a continuation of China Meeting on Game Theory and Applications (CMGTA) and the First Conference of Chinese Game Theory and Experimental Economics (CGTEEA). The conference will provide an open platform to worldwide scholars for presenting research and exchanging ideas of new developments in game theory and applications. The conference will be held on August 29-30 in Qingdao, a beautiful coastal city of Shandong province and the home of China乫s most famous beer. Every summer, starting the second weekend of August, Qingdao hosts the largest beer festival in Asia with international breweries from all over the globe.

Sponsoring Institutions: China Association of Game Theory and Experimental Economics, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Operation Research Society of China,Research Center for Games and Economic Behavior at Shandong University,and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Plenary Talks: Xiaotie Deng (University of Liverpool), Rodney Garratt (University of California at Santa Barbara), Ehud Kalai (Northwestern University), and Leon A. Petrosyan (St.-Petersburg University).

Topics: We hope to highlight synergies between various research areas in game theory and applications and encourage discussions among participants. Topics include but not limited to:

Cooperative and non-cooperative games, Game-theoretic applications to economics, finance, and management sciences, Dynamic games, Evolutionary games, Stochastic games, Network games, Auctions, Experimental Economics, Mechanism Design, Assignment games.

Program Committee:

. Chair: Shouyang Wang (Chinese Academy of Sciences).

. Co-Chair: Cheng-Zhong Qin (SDU and UCSB).

. Members: Chih Chang (National Tsing Hua University), Bo Chen (University of Warwick), Youngsub Chun (Soul National University), Baomin Dong (Zhejiang University), Qizhi Fang (Ocean University of China), Hongwei Gao (Qingdao University), Tao Huang (Beijing University), Yuan Ju (York University), Mamuro Kaneko (University of Tsukoba), Rongzhu Ke (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Duozhe Li (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Qingmin Liu (Columbia University), Xiao Luo (National University of Singapore), Puyan Nie (Jinan University), Tatsuyoshi Saijo (Osaka University), Ning Sun (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), Frank Thuijsman (Maastricht University), Guocheng Wang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Ruqu Wang (Queens University and Zhejiang University), Wenju Wang (Capital University of Economics and Business), Adam Wong (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), Tiaojun Xiao (Nanjing University), Chun-Lei Yang (Academia Sinica), Xiaoguang Yang (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zaifu Yang (York University), Qiang Zhang (Beijing Institute of Technology), Jingang Zhao (University of Saskatchewan).

Local Organizing Committee: Hongwei Gao (gaohongwei@qdu.edu.cn, Qingdao University),

Li Song (mysisterxiao@sina.com, Qingdao University), Wei Liu (lwlsn@sohu.com, Beijing Information Science &Technology University), Chuang Qu (qc@sdu.edu.cn, Shandong University).

Paper Submission: All papers will be peer-reviewed by two reviewers from the Program Committee. Once the paper selection is complete, parallel sessions for the conference will be formed based on the topics of the accepted papers. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail before June 30. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically atcicgta2012@163.com. Deadline for submission is June 15. General queries regarding the submission process can be sent to: (E-mail:cicgta2012@163.com)

Lodging/Travel:

Arrangements have been made with a 4-star hotel at Qingdao University (International Center for Academic Exchange, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, P.R. China, 266071, phone: +86-532-859895220, fax丗+86-532-85952417). The hotel offers favorable rates for the conference attendees. More information and instructions for reservations (with advance purchase) can be found at (http://maths.qdu.edu.cn/gametheorysociety/default.htm). Many premium hotels are also available nearby Qingdao University. Inquiries about these hotels via e-mail can be sent tocicgta2012@163.com.