The activities on our ESI are twofold. Firstly, there is the common scientific exchange which we, students from all over Europe and renowned international teachers, are going to have together. At the Institute, there will be lectures delivered by invited speakers, but the main emphasis will be on the young participants' presentations, on the discussion, extension and refinement of their papers. A special issue of European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) will be prepared, based on the papers submitted after ESI. Secondly, besides scientific exchange, there is the common time spent by all ESI participants, students and teachers, being so valuable. EURO considers the social activities to be most important for the success of the ESI. In fact, by common time spent for sportive activities, visiting museums, ancient places and various other sights, enjoying Turkish food specialities and entertainment and by a bus tour to wonderful Cappadocia, we will get better acquainted with each other  and friendship can just begin. This might be a stable basis for an initialization of scientific collaboration and of the development of a personal network, a scientific home of young scientists who made valuable experiences and even let other  colleagues and friends benefit from them. Herewith, of course, we also hope that the teachers will enjoy young people’s interest and enthusiasm, and see them  in a new generation of colleagues. The organizers of the Ankara ESI are looking forward to a scientificly and personally attractive and exciting Institute that encourages, supports and enjoys all participants and gives various impulses among them, in and with hospitable Turkey.