The conference was organized in order to assemble a group of researchers and practitioners in the area of Multiple Criteria Decision Making. The purpose was to discuss the current state of the art with respect to both theory and practice. This conference considered such points as recent t_heoretical developments in terms of models, the behavioral aspects of multiple criteria decision making, as well as practical applications already realized and 1n progress. In addition, there was interest in the problems of implementation of multiple-criteria methods, and the interface between theory and practice, Approximately 78 participants from 15 different countries attended the conference - both theorists and practitioners. A list of participants and their addresses is found on page 411 . Because of the relatively large number of papers presented, large morning sessions followed by smaller parallel afternoon sessions were employed'. In general a discussant commented on each paper. In addition, considerable time was reserved for small-group discussion and interaction. In addition to expressing our gratitude to the participants for their enthusiastic reception and participation in the conference, we want. to thank particularly the speakers, session chairmen and discussants. We also wish to thank the C.E.S.A. and the European Institute for their support, as well as Mrs. Randee Pomerantz and Miss Dina Nagler.~oth of the E.I.A.S.M.,for their active role in the organization and arrangements for the conference, and Mrs. Jessie Goveas, E.I.A.S.M. for typing the conference proceedings.

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From Optimisation to Multi-Criteria Decision Aid: Three Main Operational Attitudes.- An Algorithm for Combined Quadratic and Multiobjective Programming.- Quasi-Kernels of Outranking Relations.- Existence and Duality in Multiple Objective Linear Programming.- On the Relationship of the Tchebycheff Norm and the Efficient Frontier of Multiple-Criteria Objectives.- Large Group Decision Making with Multiple Criteria.- Multi-Person Multi-Criteria Decision-Making: A Sample Approach.- Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Application of Goal Programming with Preemptive Priority Structures.- R&D Project Selection Behavior: Study Designs and some Pilot Results.- An Interactive Objective Function Generator for Goal Programmes.- A Five Phase Procedure for Implementing a Vector-Maximum Algorithm for Multiple Objective Linear Programming Problems.- Multiple Criteria Public Investment Decision Making by Mixed Integer Programming.- A Comparative Study of Four Multiple-Criteria Methods.- Multiple-Criteria Decision Making with a Special Application on Defense Problems.- Multi-Level Planning in the Public Sector.- Rational Solution Principles and Information Requirements as Elements of a Theory of Multiple Criteria Decision Making.- Pareto Optimality with Nondifferentiable Cost Functions.- The Notion of Characteristic Set and Its Implication for the Analysis and Development of Multicriterion Methods.- Two-Level Planning with Conflicting Goals.- Possibilities to Consider Multiple Criteria in Decision Situations.- Quantifying Corporate Preferences for Policy Analysis.- A Series-Parallel Multiple-Criteria Model for a Scheduling Problem in the Dress-Making Industry.- Some Tests of an Interactive Programming Method for Multicriterion Optimization and an Attempt at Implementation.- A New Method for Interactive Multiobjective Optimization: A Boundary Point Ranking Method.- A New Approach to Multiple Criteria Decision-Making.- Selecting a Strategy for Joint Ventures in Fisheries: A First Approximation.- La Promotion de l'electricité dans l'industrie et l'utilisation de méthodes multicritères.- Some Behavioural Aspects of Information Use in Decision Making: A Study of Clinical Judgements.- A Behavioural Model of Company Development.- Program.- List of Participants.