▁practical ▁applications ▁of ▁optimization ▁methods ▁and ▁the ▁corresponding ▁software ▁development ▁in ▁all ▁branches ▁of ▁technology ; ▁ ▁to ▁fost er ▁the ▁inter change ▁of ▁ideas ▁amongst ▁various ▁fields ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁struct ural ▁and ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁optimization ; ▁ ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁optimization ▁in ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁design ; ▁ ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁framework ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁meet ings ▁and ▁other ▁means ▁for ▁the ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁knowledge ▁on ▁struct ural ▁optimization ; ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁promote ▁teaching ▁of ▁struct ural ▁optimization ▁in ▁t ert i ary ▁institutions . ▁ ▁The ▁society ▁works ▁towards ▁these ▁object ives ▁by ▁organ izing ▁a ▁bien n ial ▁" World ▁Congress ▁of ▁Struct ural ▁and ▁Mult id is cipl inary ▁Opt im ization " ▁and ▁publishing ▁an ▁official ▁journal , ▁Struct ural ▁and ▁Mult id is cipl inary ▁Opt im ization , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Springer ▁Science + Bus iness ▁Media . ▁ ▁Past ▁Pres idents ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 5 : ▁George ▁Ro z v any ▁( Found er ▁President ) ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 5 - 1 9 9 9 : ▁Rap ha el ▁H aft ka ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 3 : ▁N iels ▁Ol hoff ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 7 : ▁Martin ▁P . ▁B ends ø e ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 1 1 : ▁K K ▁Ch oi ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 1 -