ESICUP gathers practitioners, researchers and Operations Research educators with interests in the area of Cutting and Packing. The purpose of ESICUP is to improve communication among individuals working in this field.

The 21st ESICUP Meeting in Bordeaux (France) is the 2025 regular meeting of ESICUP and follows meetings in Wittenberg (Germany), Southampton (United Kingdom), Porto (Portugal), Tokyo (Japan), L’Aquila (Italy), Valencia (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Copenhagen (Denmark), La Laguna (Spain), Lille (France), Beijing (China), Portsmouth (UK), Ibiza (Spain), Liège (Belgium), Zoetermeer (The Netherlands), Mexico City (Mexico),2021 – online (ZOOM), Toledo (Spain), Bologna (Italy), and Guimarães (Portugal) last year.

Besides the promotion of publications, the activities of the group include the maintenance of a web page and the organization of meetings. Founded in 1988, during the EURO/TIMS Conference in Paris, by Prof. Gerhard Waescher and Prof. Harald Dyckhoff, it has now around 600 members, registered on the web site, from the entire world. ESICUP is since 2003 a Working Group of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO).

In this meeting contributions dealing with any aspect of the Cutting and Packing problems formulation, resolution or application are welcomed. This includes theoretical achievements, algorithms development and real-world implementations. Different problems, related with Cutting and Packing, are also welcomed. Typical, but not exclusive topics of interest are:

• Industrial applications
• One-Dimensional Problems
• Two-Dimensional Rectangular Problems
• Nesting and irregular shapes packing
• Three-Dimensional Packing
• Bin-Packing
• Container Loading
• Problem generators and benchmarks
• Additional Objectives and Constraints in C&P
• Typologies

Organising Committee

Bousquet Philippe, Lectra
Lastra Diaz Juan Jose, Lectra
François Clautiaux, Université de Bordeaux
Tony Wauters, KU Leuven

Program Committee

Tony Wauters (Chair), KU Leuven
François Clautiaux, Université de Bordeaux
Michele Monaci, University of Bologna
Antonio Martinez, University of Southampton
Elsa Silva, University of Minho
Célia Paquay, University of Liège
Francisco Parreño, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
António Galrão Ramos, ISEP

16th February 2025 – Deadline for Abstract Submission.

28th February 2025 – Notification of acceptance.

03rd March 2025 – Deadline for EARLY registration.

17th March 2025 – Deadline for LATE registration.

09th – 11th April 2025 – 21st ESICUP Meeting.

Please submit your abstract using the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBdAMXcDj7ed7iR8gN6kNDeklXeptjGIOsFKOQFtoQG5QAlQ/viewform?usp=header

The abstracts of the accepted communications will be included into the 21st ESICUP Meeting proceedings book that will be available to download.

Early Registration (before 3rd March 2025): 210 €

Late Registration (before 17th March 2025): 240 €

The fee includes the Welcome buffet on Wednesday evening, the breaks and lunches on Thursday and Friday, the social dinner on Thursday evening and a tour of Bordeaux on Friday afternoon (to be confirmed). The fee also includes the transportation by shuttle bus.

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Accompanying person: 140 €

Accompanying person wil have access to the Welcome buffet on Wednesday evening, the social dinner on Thursday evening and a tour of Bordeaux on Friday afternoon (to be confirmed). Registration of accompanying persons is also done in the same ‘Registration and Payment’ page.

Registration will be open soon. 

You will find all the essential information directly on the registration platform.

Please find below the different payment methods authorised:

– By credit card ; 

– By bank transfer, the account details required for the transaction are available here ;

– By order form (only for French establishments).

Transfer Description: When making the transfer, ensure the description includes “21th ESICUP.” This will assist us in accurately tracking and processing your payment.

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Accompanying person : instructions are the same.

Lectra, 23 chemin de Marticot, 33610 Cestas, France

How to get to Bordeaux from the Bordeaux airport:

Tram in 1 hour. 

Taxi in 45 min. 

How to get to Lectra from Bordeaux:

Shuttle bus (from downtown: 2 allées de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux) must beselected in the registration form

The hotel will advise/provide a taxi company number but will not reserve for the participants.

Recommendation to book a hotel near the shuttle picking point (2 allées de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux).
Negotiated fare with the Hotel Le Normandie – central Bordeaux with the code ESICUP (limited number of rooms).

Coming soon.