EUROPT aims at promoting and facilitating communication links among European (and other) researchers working in areas of continuous optimization. In particular EUROPT goals include:

 

• disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge and supporting research in continuous optimization
• contributing to the education of young optimization researchers and students (organizing EURO Summer and Winter Institutes, and by announcing Ph.D. Programs etc.)
• facilitating the gathering of the continuous optimization community in Europe under the umbrella of EURO
• building and maintaining links with special interest groups inside and outside EURO
• supporting the foundation of new EURO working groups
• supporting preparation, refereeing and editing of publications
• establishing regular information channels and regular meetings
• building links to users of continuous optimization methodology
• involving industrial organizations and users of optimization in the activities listed above
• promoting interdisciplinary research with colleagues from science, engineering and economy, with continuous optimization being a key technology.