CAIMS*SCMAI E-News Volume 03 Number 3 August 2003 Editor: Sue Ann Campbell (sacampbell@uwaterloo.ca) CONTENTS Awards and Honours: 1. Michel Delfour awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Applied Mathematics 2. Recent appointments to Canada Research Chairs in Applied Mathematics News from the Institutes: 3. BIRS 2005 Call for Proposals Other News: 4. Towards a Canadian Research Strategy for Knowledge Dissemination 5. News from the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction 6. Pirelli INTERNETional Award 2003 Conferences: 7.* Dynamics Days 2003 8.* SIAM Conference on Mathematics for Industry: Challenges and Frontiers 9.* Workshop on Discrete Models for Genetic Regulatory Networks 10.* The 33rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering 11.* International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Evolution Equations 12.* 2004 International Conference on Computational Science 13.* 2004 Gordon Research Conference on Theoretical Biology & Biomathematics 14.* 2005 International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations Position Announcements: 15. Director of the Fields Institute 16. MITACS-CRC PDF in Mathematical Epidemiology of SARS (York/Queen's) 17. CAIMS*SCMAI E-News Information * Links to the web pages for these and other conferences can be found by clicking on "Upcoming Meetings and Workshops" at the CAIMS*SCMAI home page: www.caims.ca. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 1 ====== Congratulations to CAIMS*SCMAI member Michel Delfour, Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and member of the Centre de recherches mathématiques of the University of Montreal who has been nominated Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 2003-2004. This nomination comes with a grant to relieve him from his teaching and administrative duties and devote his time to his project Intrinsic theory of thin and asymptotic shells. His interests cover a very broad range of subjects in Applied Mathematics including control, optimization, design, scientific computing, shape optimization, with applications such as assignment of radio frequencies in large urban areas, image processing, control of structures, design and control of medical devices. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Félicitations à Michel Delfour, membre du CAIMS*SCMAI, professeur au Département de Mathématiques et de Statistique et membre du Centre de recherches mathématiques de l'Université de Montréal, qui a été nommé Fellow de la John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation pour lannée 2003-2004. Cette nomination est accompagnée d'une bourse qui lui permettra de se consacrer à plein temps au projet Théorie intrinsèque des coques minces et asymptotiques qu'il avait soumis à la fondation. Ses intérêts en mathématiques appliquées couvrent un très large spectre de sujets incluant le contrôle, l'optimisation, le design, le calcul scientifique, l'optimisation de forme, avec des applications comme l'affectation des fréquences radio, le traitement des images, le contrôle des structures, et le design et le contrôle des dispositifs médicaux. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 2 ====== Congratulations to CAIMS*SCMAI member Lindi Wahl, who has recently been appointed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Biology at the University of Western Ontario. Other recent CRC appointments in Applied Mathematics include: Ivar S. Ekeland (Tier 1, Mathematical Economics) British Columbia Rachel A. Kuske (Tier 2, Industrial Mathematics) British Columbia David Sankoff (Tier 1, Mathematical Genomics) Ottawa David J. Thomson (Tier 1, Statistics and Signal Processing) Queen's ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 3 ====== From: krj@cs.toronto.edu Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:02:42 -0400 (EDT) BIRS 2005 CALL FOR PROPOSALS BIRS is now accepting proposals for programmes for its 2005 season. Guidelines and online application forms for the 2005 season are available on the BIRS website (http://pims.math.ca/birs/). The application DEADLINE is October 10, 2003. BIRS will be operating for 40 weeks in 2005 and will be running one full workshop (40 people for 5 days) or two half-workshops (20 people for 5 days) each week. As usual, BIRS provides full meals, accommodation, and facilities at no cost to the organizers and participants. (Unfortunately we still are unable to help with travel). In addition BIRS will operate its Research in Teams and Focused Research Groups programs, which allow small groups of researchers to get together for up to 2 weeks of uninterrupted work in a self-contained facility in our magnificent mountain setting. BIRS welcomes proposals from all areas of the mathematical sciences and disciplines with a strong mathematical/statistical components. Its continued success depends on the quality of the proposals it receives. We look forward to many exciting applications! Sincerely, Robert Moody Scientific Director Banff International Research Station ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 4 ====== From: Bill Birdsall Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 21:39:02 -0300 HALIFAX, June 17, 2003-Towards a Canadian Research Strategy for Knowledge Dissemination A group of researchers from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, l'Université de Montréal, and the University of Western Ontario are launching a two-year study of knowledge dissemination in Canada. Using an innovative methodology, the investigators, William F. Birdsall, Jean-Claude Guédon, and Robert E. Babe, along with a team of collaborators and partners, will examine the current system for disseminating research knowledge and identify whether Canada needs a national research strategy in this area. Knowledge gained through scholarly research contributes to economic, social, and cultural well-being. However, this research has little value if it is not shared and disseminated widely. Currently, the Canadian system for disseminating research knowledge is being challenged on several fronts, by new technology, globalization, and changing research patterns. Canada's response to these drivers will determine its ability to make use of research knowledge and remain competitive on the international scene. This study will identify critical areas within the Canadian scholarly communication system that must be addressed and propose a comprehensive research strategy for knowledge dissemination in Canada. Participation by Canadian researchers, the users and creators of knowledge, is a crucial aspect of this study. Investigators will employ a web-based consensus process to collect the input of Canadian researchers and the larger stakeholder community. The study is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. Members of the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, the Canadian National Site Licensing Project, Dalhousie University, and the National Library of Canada are collaborating in the study. For more details, visit the project website at www.kdstudy.ca or contact the Principal Investigator: William F. Birdsall Canadian Association of Research Libraries Tel: (902) 835-2821 Email: billbirdsall@accesswave.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HALIFAX, le 17 juin 2003- Vers une stratégie de recherche canadienne pour la diffusion des connaissances Un groupe de chercheurs de l'Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada, de l'Université de Montréal et de l'University of Western Ontario se préparent à lancer une étude biennale portant sur la diffusion des connaissances au Canada. En s'appuyant sur une méthodologie novatrice, le directeur des recherches, William F. Birdsall, et ses collaborateurs attitrés, Jean-Claude Guédon et Robert E. Babe, ainsi qu'une équipe de collaborateurs et de partenaires, examineront le système actuel de diffusion des connaissances scientifiques, et détermineront si le Canada doit établir une stratégie de recherche nationale dans ce domaine. Les connaissances acquises dans le cadre de recherches savantes contribuent au bien-être économique, social et culturel d'un pays. Toutefois, ces recherches ont peu de valeur si elles ne sont pas partagées et diffusées à grande échelle. Actuellement, le système canadien de diffusion des connaissances scientifiques fait face à plusieurs défis, notamment : les nouvelles technologies, la globalisation et les tendances changeantes au niveau de la recherche. La réaction canadienne à l'impact de ces facteurs déterminera de sa capacité à utiliser efficacement les connaissances scientifiques et à demeurer concurrentiel sur la scène internationale. Cette étude permettra de déterminer les secteurs critiques au sein du système de communication savante canadien, et proposera une stratégie de recherche exhaustive en ce qui concerne la diffusion des connaissances au Canada. La participation des chercheurs canadiens, des utilisateurs et des créateurs des connaissances scientifiques est un aspect essentiel de cette étude. L'équipe de recherche utilisera un processus de création de consensus par le truchement d'Internet, qui lui permettra de recueillir les commentaires des chercheurs canadiens et de la communauté des intervenants en général. L'étude est financée par le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines et l'Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada. De plus, des membres de l'Institut canadien de l'information scientifique et technique, du Projet canadien des licences de site nationales, de Dalhousie University et de la Bibliothèque nationale du Canada y collaborent. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, veuillez visiter le site Web du projet, à l'adresse suivante, www.kdstudy.ca, ou communiquer avec le directeur des recherches : William F. Birdsall Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada Tél. : (902) 835-2821 Courriel : billbirdsall@accesswave.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 5 ====== From: Eric Muller Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:03:02 -0400 The following announcement may be of interest to your members. Thank you Eric Muller Canadian ICMI representative Dear ICMI Representatives and Chairs/presidents/convenors of ICMI Affiliated Study Groups, It is my pleasure and honor to inform you that the Executive Committee of ICMI has recently approved the request presented by the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (ICTMA) to become an Affiliated Study Group of ICMI. The group will be known as the International Study Group for Mathematical Modelling and Applications and will be designated under the acronym ICTMA, which has been in use for a long time among members of the international community that support its activities. Information about ICTMA and its activities can be found on the website http://www.infj.ulst.ac.uk/ictma/. The 11th International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications will take place in Milwaukee, USA, next week. Please go to the site http://mscs.mu.edu/~sue/ICTMA/ictma_11.html for more information. ICTMA is already close to activities of ICMI, as some of its members are involved in the 14th ICMI Study on "Applications and Modelling in Mathematics Education" (http://www.uni-dortmund.de/icmi14), whose conference will take place next February in Germany. ICTM of ASGs is described as follows in the (new) Terms of Reference of ICMI: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 8. The Commission may approve the affiliation to ICMI of Study Groups, focussing on a specific field of interest and study in mathematics education consistent with the aims of the Commission. These Affiliated Study Groups are independent of ICMI, financially and otherwise, but they shall produce quadrennial reports to be presented at the General Assembly of ICMI. The Commission will cooperate, to the extent possible, with the work of the Study Groups, for example by regularly publishing information on their activities in the ICMI Bulletin. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% The following information appeared in the ICMI Bulletin No 47 (December 1999), p. 24, as a presentation of the ASGs: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Since the mid-70's, a number of study groups, each focussing on a specific field of interest and study, have obtained affiliation to ICMI as so-called Affiliated Study Groups. The current Affiliated Study Groups, with their year of affiliation to ICMI, are HPM The International Study Group on the Relations between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (1976) PME The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (1976) IOWME The International Organization of Women and Mathematics Education (1987) WFNMC The World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions (1994) The Affiliated Study Groups are neither appointed by ICMI nor operating on behalf or under the control of ICMI. In other words, they work independently of ICMI, also in terms of finances, but they produce quadrennial reports to be presented to the General Assemblies of ICMI, held during the International Congresses on Mathematical Education. In addition to meeting in connection with the ICMEs, the Affiliated Study Groups hold separate meetings on a more or less regular basis. Readers interested in the activities of a specific Affiliated Study Group should consult its website or be in contact with one of its officers. Addresses will be found in the pages that follow. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% You will find in the same issue of the Bulletin the Terms of reference of these four AGSs. More information on the ASGs can be accessed on each Group website: HPM: http://www.mathedu-jp.org/hpm/index.htm PME: http://igpme.org/ IOWME: http://www.stanford.edu/~joboaler/iowme/index.html WFNMC: http://www.amt.canberra.edu.au/wfnmc.html ICTMA: http://www.infj.ulst.ac.uk/ictma/ Best regards to all, Bernard -- ____________________________________________ Bernard R. Hodgson Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secretaire general de la CIEM (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction / Commission internationale de l'enseignement mathematique) Departement de mathematiques et de statistique Universite Laval Quebec G1K 7P4 Canada Telephone : +1 418 656 2131, poste 2975 Telecopie : +1 418 656 2817 Courriel : bhodgson@mat.ulaval.ca ____________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 6 ====== From: "Technical Committee" Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 18:36:10 +0200 Registration is now officially open to the VIII Edition of the Pirelli INTERNETional Award 2003: http://www.pirelliaward.com This year, the overall prize is of 100,000 Euros (more than US$ 114,000), for the first international multimedia competition for the diffusion of scientific and technological culture, entirely carried out on the Internet, online since 1996. The Pirelli Group awards, yearly, the best multimedia works oriented towards Education, the Environment and the latest Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Specifically, the Eighth Edition of the Award is composed of six prize categories for the best multimedia work: - coming from an Educational Institution (15,000 Euros) - oriented towards Educational purposes (15,000 Euros) - concerned with Safeguarding the Environment (15,000 Euros) - concerned with Describing the Environment (15,000 Euros) - illustrating its own Delivery Technology (ICT Award of 20,000 Euros) - made by an under-21 junior on any of the above subjects (10,000 Euros) In addition, the best of the above main categories will receive the 'Top Pirelli Prize,' consisting in an added prize of 10,000 Euros (please note that additional prizes are currently under consideration; further information will be released early after the summer holidays.) Looking forward to your participation, we remain, Yours faithfully Technical Committee Pirelli INTERNETional Award c/o Pirelli, Rome Office Foro Romano, 3 00186 Rome, Italy e-mail: info@pirelliaward.com phone ++39 06 69517610 fax ++39 06 69517608 http://www.pirelliaward.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 7 ====== From: Julyan Cartwright Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 20:25:59 +0200 Dynamics Days 2003 XXIII Annual Conference 4 decades of chaos 1963-2003 http://www.imedea.uib.es/~ddays 24-27 September Palma de Mallorca, Spain Dynamics Days is an annual interdisciplinary conference designed to stimulate interactions amongst researchers with interests in dynamical systems, particularly those with nonlinear aspects. Dynamics Days 2003 will take place from Wednesday 23 September to Saturday 27 September, on the campus of the University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Organizers: Oreste Piro (Palma), Julyan Cartwright (Granada) OPENING SESSION SPEAKER: Edward Lorenz CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS: Michael Berry Oriol Bohigas Leonid Bunimovich Yves Couder Pierre Coullet Theo Geisel Ray Goldstein Celso Grebogi Mogens Jensen Rafael de la Llave Marcelo Magnasco Giorgio Mantica Igor Mezic Heinz Georg Schuster Jorge Tredicce Angelo Vulpiani Apart from the plenary talks by the invited speakers, contributed oral and poster communications by participants are expected to form a large and important part of the meeting. Abstract submissions are therefore enthusiastically encouraged. Most of the accepted oral contributions will be arranged together with the plenary talks in a single session. Additionally, a part of the conference will be devoted to special minisymposium sessions around common selected themes. These sessions will contain both key note talks and contributions. We anticipate having minisymposia on the following themes, but additional ones may be announced later. MINISYMPOSIA Biological systems Socio- and econodynamics Quantum chaos Noise Chaotic communication Mixing and fluids Patterns Deadlines for submissions: To be considered for an oral presentation, abstracts must be received by the organizers by 31st July. No limit will be placed on the number of posters. The registration fee is 250 euros; there is a reduced fee of 150 euros for students. There is a limited amount of funding available to enable students to attend who could not otherwise afford to do so, especially those from eastern Europe. Details of the funding and how to apply for it are given on the conference Web site - see below. Accommodation for participants may be booked through the conference Web site. Online registration and further information can be found on the conference web pages at http://www.imedea.uib.es/~ddays These pages are being updated as further information is available, so please check them regularly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 8 ====== SIAM Conference on Mathematics for Industry: Challenges and Frontiers (MI03) The Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto, Canada New Dates: October 13-15, 2003 New registration deadline! Pre-Registration Deadline is Monday, September 15, 2003. Registration for this conference is available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/mi03/ For additional information, contact SIAM Conference Department at meetings@siam.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 9 ====== Workshop on Discrete Models for Genetic Regulatory Networks Hilton Conference Center College Station, TX November 5-6, 2003 The workshop will consist of from 12 to 14 invited talks, each 45 minutes with 15 minutes for discussion. Topics for the workshop will be probabilistic (and deterministic) Boolean networks, Bayesian networks, other models for discrete genetic regulatory networks, and measures of multivariate gene interaction. The number of attendees will be limited to 75 in order to create an atmosphere for meaningful dialogue in this newly emerging area. Chair: Edward Dougherty, Texas A&M University Technical Committee: Ilya Shmulevich, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Ioan Tabus, Tampere University of Technology Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University Seungchan Kim, Translational Genomics Research Institute Ronaldo Hashimoto, University of Sao Paulo Details about the workshop (list of invited speakers and workshop registration, etc) are available at http://gsp.tamu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 10 ======= International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Evolution Equations July 6-10, 2004, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's SPONSORS: Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences Centre de Recherches Mathématiques Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences PURPOSE: This conference will provide an opportunity for scientists in the fields of differential equations and dynamical systems with applications to expose their recent new results, to exchange their new ideas, to explore new methods and new applications, to discuss future directions of research, and to initiate possible research collaborations. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Hermann Brunner (Memorial), Andy Foster (Memorial), Margarita Kondratieva (Memorial), Brian Sleeman (Leeds), Jianhong Wu(York), Yuan Yuan (Memorial), Xiaoqiang Zhao (Memorial, Co-Chair), Xingfu Zou (Memorial, Co-Chair). INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS: P. Bates (confirmed), Michigan State University, USA; S.-N. Chow (confirmed), Georgia Institute of Technology, USA; J. Cushing (confirmed), University of Arizona, USA; W. Craig (confirmed), McMaster University, Canada; E. N. Dancer (confirmed), University of Sydney, Australia; M. Lewis (tentative), University of Alberta, Canada; W. Langford (confirmed), University of Guelph, Canada; T. T. Li (confirmed), Fudan University, China; K. Mischaikow (confirmed), Georgia Institute of Technology, USA; W. M. Ni (tentative), University of Minnesota, USA; C. Rousseau (confirmed), University of Montreal, Canada; B. D. Sleeman (confirmed), University of Leeds, UK; H. L. Smith (confirmed), Arizona State University,USA; H.-O. Walther (confirmed), University of Giessen, Germany; G. Webb (confirmed), Vanderbilt University, USA; J. Wu (confirmed), York University, Canada; P. van den Driessche (confirmed), University of Victoria, Canada; Z. J. Xia (confirmed), Northwestern University, USA; Y. Yi (confirmed), Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. INFORMATION: The conference website is at http://www.math.mun.ca/~icndeeo4 Participation is by invitation in general. However, any researcher (including graduate students and postdocs) active in this fields and interested in attending the conference is encouraged to contact the organizers (E-mail: icndee04@math.mun.ca). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 11 ======= From: "Call for Paper" Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:42:07 +0900 First Announcement & Call for Papers The 33rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering March 25-27, 2004 Ramada Plaza Hotel, Jeju, Korea. The 33rd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering will provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators in Industrial Engineering, Information Engineering and related areas can share and exchange theirs and issues in a professional and friendly environment. The conference theme is "New Paradigm of Industrial Engineering - Creative Enhancement of IE Technology and Application". TRACKS: All topics of IE/MS and information engineering are welcome, including but not limited to: - Manufacturing Systems & Processes - Logistics & Supply Chain Mgmt - Industrial Engineering Education - Intelligent manufacturing Systems - Project Management - Engineering & Technology Mgmt - CAD/CAM - Deterministic Operations Research - Information Technology - Environmentally - Conscious Mfg - Probabilistic Operations Research - Web Applications, e-Business - Agile/Lean Manufacturing - Computational Intelligence - TOC applications - Facilities Planning & Design - Statistical Modeling and Simulation - Ergonomics and Human Factors - Planning and Scheduling - Quality, Reliability & Maintenance - Knowledge Management - Inventory Control - Decision Analysis - Engineering Economy - Customer Responsive Manufacturing - Heuristics/Meta - Heuristics - Networking and Communications Call for Invited Session Authors are encouraged to organize a session in the topics relevant to the Conference. Interested session organizers are requested to submit a proposal, including the title of session, title of papers, and a list of participating authors and their affiliation, by October 31, 2003 to janghhk@cheju.ac.kr. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Interested authors should submit a 350-word abstract in English by October 31, 2003. Please submit abstracts electronically on the website, http://cie2004.cheju.ac.kror to janghhk@cheju.ac.kr. Identify your preferences for the tracks in order to assist us in the arrangement of your presentation in an appropriate session. Include the following details in the abstract: Title, Track (List shown above), name(s) of Author(a), Affiliation(s), and E-mail address(es), and the full contact information of the corresponding author, including mailing address, telephone and fax numbers. After receipt of the acceptance of the abstract, send full papers to the same address above. - Submission of extended abstract (to be received by) Oct. 31, 2003 - Notification of acceptance Nov. 30, 2003 CONTACT For more information, please visit:http://cie2004.cheju.ac.kr ORGANIZERS Hosted By : Cheju National University (Korea) Sponsored By : Computers and Industrial Engineering, An International Journal Co-Sponsored By : Korean Institute of Industrial Engineering The Korean Society of Supply Chain Management The Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society Center for Industrial & Management Engineering Research Resources The Asia-Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE Dr. Mohamed I. Dessouky, Conference Chair, Editor, COMPUTERS AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, an International Journal, University of Southern California (USA), dessouky@rcf.usc.edu Dr. Jin Hwan Ha, Conference Co-Chair & Organizing Chair, Dean of College of Engineering, Cheju Nat. University, jinhha@cheju.ac.kr. Dr. Jang-Hyung Kim, Organizing Co-Chair, Computer Engineering, Cheju National University (Korea), +82-64-754-3651, janghhk@cheju.ac.kr Dr. M. Sadek Eid, Program Chair, Industrial Engineering, Universite de Moncton (Canada), eids@umoncton.ca Dr. Heung-Suk Hwang, Program Co-Chair, Former President of KIIE, Industrial Engineering, Dongeui University(Korea), +82-51-890-1657, hshwang@dongeui.ac.kr Dr. Mitsuo Gen, Program Co-Chair, Graduate School of Information, Production & Systems, Waseda University (Japan), +81-93-693-5273, gen@waseda.jp Dr. Chiung Moon, Secretary, Information & Industrial Engineering, RIET, Hanyang University (Korea), +82-31-400-5268, cumoon@hanyang.ac.kr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 12 ======= From: "ICCS Conference Secretary" Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:11:34 +0200 (CEST) ****************************************************** * ICCS'2004 * International Conference on Computational Science * Krakow, Poland * June 7 - 9, 2004 * * http://www.cyfronet.krakow.pl/iccs2004/ ****************************************************** ICCS'2004 is the follow-up of the highly successful ICCS'2003 in St. Petersburg and Melbourne, ICCS'2002 in Amsterdam, and ICCS'2001 in San Francisco. We kindly invite you to submit: - a paper - a proposal to organise a workshop For more informatation please see: ---------------------------------- http://www.cyfronet.krakow.pl/iccs2004/ The ICCS'2004 Proceedings will be published in Springer LNCS(on CD and/or in full print). Important dates: ---------------- Proposal of workshops...................... October 15, 2003 Paper submission........................... December 01, 2003 Proposal of exhibitions.................... January 15, 2004 Notification of acceptance of papers....... February 01, 2004 Camera ready papers........................ February 15, 2004 Contact: -------- iccs2004@cyfronet.krakow.pl Marian Bubak......... Scientific Chair Dick van Albada...... Workshop Chair Jack Dongarra........ Overall Co-chair Peter M.A. Sloot..... Overall Chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 13 ======= Gordon Research Conference on Theoretical Biology & Biomathematics June 6 - 11, 2004 Tilton, School Tilton, NH Chairs: Tim Elston & Ray Mejia Vice-Chair: Paul Bressloff This Gordon Research Conference serves to introduce students and bring participants to the forefront of areas of investigation covered by Theoretical Biology & Biomathematics. This year the topics given below have been selected for discussion at the plenary sessions. Poster sessio= ns will afford participants an opportunity to present and discuss work in all areas of Theoretical Biology & Biomathematics. Emergent Species/Diseases and Invasion Discussion Leader: Carlos Castillo-Chavez Theoretical Ecology Discussion Leader: Graciela Canziani Immunology Discussion Leader: Ramit Mehr Neurobiology Discussion Leader: Paul Bressloff Motors and Motility Discussion Leader: Ed Pate Systems Biology/Molecular Regulatory Networks Discussion Leader: John Tyson Stochastic Effects in Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction Discussion Leader: Jeff Hasty Biofluids Discussion Leader: Aaron Fogelson The Future of Biomathematics and Theoretical Biology Discussion Leader: Alan Hastings A detailed program will be posted within the next few months at http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2004/theobio.htm . Be sure to apply early and submit an abstract for a poster presentation. See http://www.grc.uri.edu/ for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 14 ======= From: Samuel Shen Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 09:23:20 -0600 SciCADE 2005 2005 International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations May 23-27, 2005 Nagoya Congress Center (NCC), Nagoya, Japan http://www.math.human.nagoya-u.ac.jp/scicade05/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 15 ======= From: "Elaine Riehm" Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 14:37:57 -0400 The Fields Institute invites applications and nominations for the position of Director, effective 1 July 2004. The Fields Institute, founded in 1992, carries on specialized year-long programs, seminars, workshops, short courses, and a broad spectrum of activities across the mathematical sciences that bring together experts, young mathematicians, and graduate students to work on issues of current interest. It is housed in its own building on the campus of the University of Toronto. The Institute has a staff of fifteen and can accommodate up to seventy-five visiting members. The Director is the chief executive officer with responsibility for scientific leadership and overall operations. Candidates should have a strong international stature in the mathematical sciences as well as proven administrative experience. The term of office is three to five years renewable once. For further information: www.fields.utoronto.ca Search committee: Derek Corneil, Alan George (Chair), Bradd Hart, Richard Kane, Philip Siller, Margaret Wright Director Search Fields Institute 222 College Street Toronto, Ontario M5T 3J1 Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 16 ======= MITACS-CRC PDF in Mathematical Epidemiology of SARS Applications are being sought for a postdoctoral fellowship in Mathematical Epidemiology, to be held jointly in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at York University in Toronto, Canada and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. The successful applicant will be the focal participant of a team of mathematicians, statisticians, virologists, epidemiolgists, and biologists developing theory for understanding and containing the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Duties will involve carrying out mathematical analyses and simulations, facilitating communication with members of the research team working on different aspects of the project, and writing scientific manuscripts for publication. Salary: $35,000/year, renewable for 2 years. This position is jointly funded by MITACS (Mathematics for Information Technology and Complex Systems: http://www.mitacs.math.ca/) and the Canada Research Chair Program (http://www.chairs.gc.ca/). Email applications are encouraged. Send applications to: Professor Jianhong Wu Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University fax:614-736-5757 phone:416-736-5250 wujh@mathstat.yorku.ca OR Professor Troy Day Department of Mathematics and Statistics Jeffery Hall, Queen's University fax:613-533-2964 phone:613-533-2431 tday@mast.queensu.ca Review of the application will start on August 1st, although later applications will be considered ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 17 ======= CAIMS*SCMAI E-News Information CAIMS*SCMAI E-News is distributed electronically several times a year by the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society/Societe Canadienne de Mathematiques Appliquees et Industrielles (http://www.caims.ca). Past issues are available on the web at http://www.caims.ca/Society/pub.html Submissions are welcome and should be sent in plain text format to: sacampbell@uwaterloo.ca. 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