CAIMS*SCMAI E-News Volume 02 Number 7 December 8, 2002 Editor: Sue Ann Campbell (sacampbell@uwaterloo.ca) CONTENTS Society News: 1. Membership renewal reminder 2. CAIMS*SCMAI 2003 Election - Call for Nominations 3. 2002 CAIMS*SCMAI Doctoral Dissertation Award - Call for Nominations 4. 2003 CAIMS*SCMAI Research Prize - Call for Nominations 5. Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly 6.* CAIMS*SCMAI 2003 in Montreal - Joint with the SIAM Annual Meeting Conferences: 7.* Seventh Annual International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology 8.* Fourth International Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications 9.* Seventh International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems 10.* Hawaii International Conference on Statistics and Related Fields 11.* 2003 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering 12.* Fourth International Conference on Tools for Mathematical Modelling 13.* Seventh World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics 14.* International Conference on Mathematical Biology and 2003 Annual Meeting Society of Mathematical Biology 15.* International Conference on Delay Differential and Difference Equations with Applications 16.* Workshop on Delay Equations and Their Applications 8-12 Sept 17.* The 1st Meeting of Complex Systems and Sport Positions Available: 18. Senior Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Finance at the University of Alberta 19. Postdoctoral Fellows/Graduate Assistantships in Statistical Climatology at the University of Alberta 20. Head, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland 21. 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 ====== From: Sue Ann Campbell Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2002 16:07:40 +0000 Just a gentle reminder to renew your CAIMS*SCMAI membership if you haven't done so already. A few things to note: * It is now possible to pay your membership fee using Mastercard or Visa. * Membership forms are available on the web at http://www.caims.ca/Society/subscribe.html Just down-load it, fill it in and mail it to: Dr. M. Foreman Treasurer, CAIMS*SCMAI Institute of Ocean Science P.O. Box 6000 Sidney BC V8L 4B2 * Wondering what to do with the rest of your Professional Development Allowance? Why not take out a lifetime membership in CAIMS*SCMAI? Its only $600. * Retired members: Lifetime membership is only $240! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 2 ====== From: Ken Jackson Date: CAIMS*SCMAI 2003 Election - Call for Nominations CAIMS*SCMAI will be holding an election next winter (February or March 2003) for * President-Elect * Treasurer * Secretary * Two Members at Large on the Board of Directors. Nominations should reach the Chair of the Nominations Committee, Ken Jackson (krj@cs.toronto.edu), by 31 December 2002. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 3 ====== From: stockie@unb.ca Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:46:40 +0000 2002 CAIMS Doctoral Dissertation Award Dear Colleague, On behalf of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society, I would like to bring to your attention the "Doctoral Dissertation Award" competition for the year 2002. The Award is meant to recognize an outstanding PhD thesis in Applied Mathematics that is defended at a Canadian university during the calendar year 2002. The award consists of a trophy, monetary prize, and a free society membership. The winner will also be invited to present a plenary talk at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Society to be held in Montreal (see http://www.siam.org/meetings/an03/index.htm). This year's meeting is also the first joint meeting between CAIMS and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Details of the award competition, judging, and nomination requirements are available on the CAIMS web page at http://www.caims.ca/Awards/DDaward.html The deadline for completed applications is January 31, 2003. Please pass on this information to your eligible graduate students, as well as any of your colleagues who you think might have students who would be excellent candidates for the award. Yours sincerely, John Stockie Coordinator, CAIMS Doctoral Dissertation Award (2002) Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 Canada email: stockie@unb.ca phone: (506) 458-7324 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 4 ====== From: peirce@math.ubc.ca Date: 2003 CAIMS*SCMAI Research Prize - Call for Nominations The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society solicits nominations for the CAIMS Research Prize. The recipient of the award will be selected based on her/his innovative research contributions in an emerging area of applied or industrial mathematics. Eligible nominees should hold a permanent position within Canada or be a CAIMS member of at least four years standing. Nominations should reach: Anthony Peirce Department of Mathematics #121-1984 Mathematics Road Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2 peirce@math.ubc.ca no later than January 31, 2003 and should include four copies of each of: a title for the nomination designating research contributions in a specific area; a summary of the contributions in the form of a five-line press release; a detailed description (no longer than two pages) of the research contributions of the nominee in the specified area; a CV including the list of publications; and four reprints. A prize of $1,000 and a commemorative plaque will be presented to the recipient at the CAIMS Annual Meeting. The recipient will be invited to give a plenary lecture at the CAIMS Annual Meeting in the year of the award. CAIMS will provide a travel allowance of $500. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 5 ====== From: Jack Macki Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:01:36 -0700 CANADIAN APPLIED MATHEMATICS QUARTERLY (CAMQ) Sponsored by the Applied Mathematics Institute of the University of Alberta and CAIMS*SCMAI Honorary Editors: ----------------- Werner Israel, U. Alberta Jerrold E. Marsden, U. California, Berkeley Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Courant Institute Editors in Chief: ----------------- Jack Macki, Alberta (jack.macki@ualberta.ca) Bryant Moodie, Alberta (bryant.moodie@ualberta.ca) Associate Editors: ------------------ Uri Ascher, UBC Jerry L. Boan, Texas John Chandam, Pittsburgh Michel Delfour, Montreal Odo Diekmann, Utrecht Robert J. Elliott, Alberta Herbert L. Freedman, Alberta Roger Grimshaw, Monash Karl P. Hadeler, Tubingen John K. Hunter, U. California, Davis Michael C. Mackey, McGill John Mallet-Paret, Brown Robert A. Miura, UBC Alan C. Newell, Warwick Keith Ranger, Toronto Luis A. Seco, Toronto Hal Smith, Arizona State Pauline van den Driessche, Victoria Frederic Y.M. Wan, U. California, Davis Michael Ward, UBC Content: ------- The Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly will consider for publication original research articles relating principally, but not exclusively to the mathematics of the physical, medical, biological, and engineering sciences. All articles submitted must establish a strong connection between the mathematics and the applications. Papers which develop new mathematical theories based upon scientific principles and/or the analysis of data are particularly encouraged Subscriptions: -------------- Institution rate is $205 CDN or $140 US Individual rate - $102.50 CDN or $87.50 US **** Members of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society may subscribe for a special rate of $40 CDN per year. ***** Cheque or money orders can be directed to: CAMQ, Applied Mathematics Institute Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences University of Alberta CAB 632 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G1 Submissions: ------------ The Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly is pleased to accept submissions as TeX files prepared on any standard word processor and attached to an email. We can also retrieve TeX files from your anonymous FTP server. It helps us if you are able to also send the associated dvi or a pdf version of the dvi. Hard copies by regular mail are also acceptable--please send three copies, typed single sided. English and French are the preferred languages. To assist referees, please also send unpublished references which are germane to your manuscript. Computer files can be emailed directly to Dana McCallum (danam@ualberta.ca). Hardcopy manuscripts should be submitted to: CAMQ, Applied Mathematics Institute Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences University of Alberta CAB 632 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G1 Joint Authorship: In case of joint authorship, the corresponding author should be clearly identified in the accompanying email / letter and on the title page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 6 ====== CAIMS*SCMAI 2003 June 16-20, 2003 Fairmont, Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal joint with the SIAM 2003 Annual Meeting CONFERENCE THEMES * Fluid Dynamics * Environment * Mathematical Biology * Nanosciences * Quantum Computing * Numerical Methods CAIMS*SCMAI EVENTS * Board of Directors Meeting June 15, 2003 3:00-6:00pm * CAIMS*SCMAI Annual General Meeting June 17, 2003 12:00-1:00pm a light lunch will be provided HOTEL INFORMATION: Fairmont, The Queen Elizabeth 900 Rene Levesque Blvd. W. Montreal, Quebec Canada H3B 4A5 Telephone: (514) 861-3511 Fax: (514) 954-2256 Email: queenelizabethhotel@fairmont.com DEADLINE DATES * Minisymposium proposals: January 3, 2003 * Minisymposium abstracts and contributed abstracts: January 23, 2003 * Contributed papers in lecture or poster format: January 23, 2003 * Audio-Visual Requirements: April 21, 2003 MINISYMPOSIA A minisymposium consists of four 25-minute presentations, with an additional five minutes for discussion after each presentation. Prospective minisymposium organizers are asked to submit a proposal consisting of a title, a description (not to exceed 100 words), and a list of speakers and titles of their presentations using the Conference Management System available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/an03/part.htm It is recommended that the minisymposium organizer make the first presentation. Each minisymposium speaker should submit a 75-word abstract. The Organizing Committee will referee contributed minisymposia. The number of minisymposia may be limited to retain an acceptable level of parallelism in the conference sessions. For further minisymposium organizer and participant information, please visit: http://www.siam.org/meetings/resources/miniguid.htm CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS IN LECTURE OR POSTER FORMAT Contributed presentations in lecture or poster format are invited in all areas consistent with the conference themes. A lecture format involves a 15-minute oral presentation with an additional 5 minutes for discussion. A poster format involves the use of visual aids such as 8-1/2" x 11" sheets for mounting on a 4' x 6' poster board. A poster session is two hours long. Each contributor, either for a lecture or a poster, must submit a title and a brief abstract not to exceed 75 words. Please submit contributed presentations in lecture or poster format using the Conference Management System available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/an03/part.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 7 ====== From: P.Beziat Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 18:25:06 +0100 FIRST CALL FOR POSTERS The Seventh Annual International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB 2003), organized by the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, and the Berlin Center for Genome Based Bioinformatics, will be held at the Maritim proArte Hotel, Berlin, Germany, on April 10 - 13, 2003. Invited speakers include Edward N. Trifonov, Christiane Nsslein-Volhard, rpd Furka, Andrew G. Clark, David Haussler, Arthur Lesk, Dieter Oesterheld, Terry Speed, and Kari Stefansson. Thirty-five other speakers will be chosen out of 175 submitted abstracts. Posters are sought reporting on original research (both theoretical and experimental) in all areas of computational molecular biology. Typical but not exclusive topics of interest include: - Genomics - Molecular sequence analysis - Recognition of genes and regulatory elements - Molecular evolution - Protein structure - Gene expression - Gene networks - Combinatorial libraries and drug design - Computational proteomics SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS: January 6, 2003 Two page poster abstracts, preferably written in Latex, must be submitted electronically to beziat@molgen.mpg.de The abstracts of accepted posters will be published in book form and will be available at the meeting. Please go to http://www.recomb2003.de/callforposters.html for the specific details. We are looking forward to your submission and participation in this conference. Sincerely, RECOMB 2003 Organizers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 8 ====== From: Dynamic Systems Conference Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 05:06:09 -0700 (PDT) CALL FOR PAPERS The Fourth International Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications ATLANTA, U.S.A., MAY 21-24, 2003 Under the Auspices of the International Federation for Nonlinear Analysts General topics of the conference: Dynamical Systems, Computational Mathematics, Simulation, Stochastic/Deterministic: Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Integral Equations, Integro-Differential Equations, Difference Equations, and related topics. Authors are requested to submit an abstract not exceeding half a page of their research presentation on or before March 1, 2003. Please e-mail the abstract or type each abstract, single spaced on one side of 8.5x11 size paper with one inch margins on all sides. (Abstract can also be submitted at http://at.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/amca/submit/cajw-01) Deadlines: Submission of abstract (on or before): March 01, 2003 Acceptance of abstract: March 31, 2003 Hotel reservation cut off date: April 16, 2003 Pre-Registration: (on or before March 31, 2003) US $175.00, (Students: US $100.00). Registration: (after April 01, 2003) US $200.00, (Students: US $125.00). Banquet: May 22, 2003 *Registration costs includes copy of the Proceedings, Banquet, and Coffee & Snacks during the meeting and is non-refundable. Accommodation: Selected Hotels in downtown Atlanta, and Morehouse dormitory, (look for details in the second announcement). Article for the proceedings should be submitted by August 31, 2003. Publication of papers in the conference proceedings are subject to submitting the paper before the deadline, acceptance of the paper by the reviewers, and registration of one of the authors of each article. Conference address: Department of Mathematics, Morehouse College, 830 Westview Dr, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314, USA. To receive the second announcement send (e-mail) your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address before January 30, 2003. Conference Coordinator M. Sambandham, ICDSA 04, Department of Mathematics Morehouse College, 830 Westview Dr, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314, USA. Ph: (404) 215-2614, FAX: (404) 589-1661; e-mail: icdsa4@yahoo.com, www.dynamicpublishers.com Fourth International Conference on Dynamic Systems and Applications, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., May 21-24, 2003 http://www.dynamicpublishers.com icdsa4@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====== ITEM 9 ====== SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS Boston University May 28 - 31, 2003 Sponsored by the Center for Adaptive Systems and the Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems at Boston University with financial support from the Office of Naval Research. Invited and contributed talks and posters. Abstract deadline: January 31, 2003. See http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/ or contact: Cynthia Bradford Boston University CNS Department 677 Beacon Street Boston MA 02215 fax: 617-353-7755 cindy@bu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 10 ======= From: statistics@hicstatistics.org Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 07:57:36 -1000 Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions Hawaii International Conference on Statistics and Related fields June 5-8, 2003 Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu Hawaii, USA Submission Deadline: January 16, 2003 Sponsored by: University of Hawaii - West Oahu Web address: email address: The Second Hawaii International Conference on Statistics and Related Fields will be held from June 5 (Thursday) to June 8 (Sunday), 2003 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. . The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from statistics and related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular areas of specialization. Cross-disciplinary submissions are welcome. Topic Areas (All Areas of Statistics and Related Fields are Invited) *Agricultural Statistics *Applied Statistics *Bayesian Statistics *Biostatistics *Biomedical Statistics *Business Statistics *Computational Statistics *Computer Simulations *Econometrics *Educational Statistics *Environmental Statistics *Epidemiology *Industrial Statistics *Management Science *Mathematical Statistics *Medical Statistics *Non-Parametric Statistics *Operations Research *Probability *Psychological Measurement and Statistics *Quantitative Methods *Statistics *Statistical Modeling *Teaching of Statistics Other Areas of Statistics The Hawaii International Conference on Statistics and Related Fields encourages the following types of papers/abstracts/submissions for any of the listed areas of Statistics: Research Papers - Completed papers. Abstracts - Abstracts of completed or proposed research. Student Papers - Research by students. Poster Sessions/Research Tables - informal presentation of papers or abstracts. Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for future projects. Reports on issues related to teaching. Panel Discussions, Practitioner Forums and Tutorials. Workshop Proposals. For more information about submissions see: Submission Guidelines 1. Submissions may be made electronically via e-mail to statistics@hicstatistics.org, faxed, or mailed. Electronic submissions are preferred. Submissions will be acknowledged within 72 hours. If submissions are mailed, submit two copies of your paper, report, abstract, proposal or study. Submissions imply that at least one author will register for the conference and be present at the time designated in the conference program. Submissions must be received by January 16, 2003. E-Mail, fax or mail submissions to: Hawaii International Conference on Statistics P.O. Box 75023 Honolulu HI, 96836, USA Telephone: (808) 223-1748 Fax: (808) 947-2420 E-mail: There is a limit of two contributed papers per lead author. 2. Each submission should include a separate title page. The title page should include: a. title of the submission, b. topic area of the submission, c. two or three keywords that describe the submission, d. name(s) of the author(s), e. department(s) and affiliation(s), f. mailing address(es), g. e-mail address(es), h. phone number(s), i. fax number(s), j. corresponding author if different than lead author. Correspondence regarding receipt of submission will be made by e-mail unless otherwise requested. Notification of acceptances will be mailed as soon as the reviewing process is completed. BE SURE AND INCLUDE THE TOPIC AREA AND TWO OR THREE KEY WORDS DESCRIBING THE SUBMISSION. This will help facilitate the reviewing process. If an early acceptance is needed for visa or budgetary reasons, please include that information with the submission. 3. All submissions will be subject to a review process. Submissions will only be published in the conference proceedings if at least one of the authors registers and attends the conference. Instructions for submitting a computer readable format for the proceedings will be provided when the submission is accepted. 4. If you wish to be a reviewer, session chair, or discussant, please e-mail your request to statistics@hicstatistics.org and indicate the topic area in which you are interested. Registration for the conference is required to be a session chair or discussant. 5. If you wish to organize a session in a particular topic area or in a language other than English please contact statistics@hicstatistics.org. Web address: Email Address: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 11 ======= From: Hamid Arabnia Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 15:02:24 -0500 (EST) C A L L F O R P A P E R S The 2003 International Multiconference in Computer Science and Computer Engineering (14 Joint Int'l Conferences) Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA June 23-26, 2003 Dear Colleagues: You are invited to submit a draft paper and/or a proposal to organize a technical session/workshop. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings. The names of technical session/workshop organizers/chairs will appear on the cover of the proceedings/books as Associate Editors. Any help in distributing this announcement would be most appreciated. The 2003 International Multiconference in Computer Science & Computer Engineering is composed of the following 14 conferences. They will be held simultaneously (same location & dates): 1. The 2003 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'03) 2. The 2003 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST'03) 3. The 2003 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI'03) 4. The 2003 International Conference on Internet Computing (IC'03) 5. The 2003 International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications (ESA'03) 6. The 2003 International Conference on Wireless Networks (ICWN'03) 7. The 2003 International Conference on Machine Learning; Models, Technologies and Applications (MLMTA) 8. The 2003 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences (METMBS'03) 9. The 2003 International Conference on Communications in Computing (CIC'03) 10. The 2003 International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (ERSA'03) 11. The 2003 International Conference on VLSI (VLSI'03) 12. The 2003 International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering (IKE'03) 13. The 2003 International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'03) 14. The 2003 International Conference on Security and Management (SAM'03) (a link to each conference's URL is available from http://www.ashland.edu/~iajwa/conferences) You are requested to send your submission to the Multiconference chair whose address appears below (The Chair may be forwarding the papers to respective conference chairs/committees). CONFERENCES CONTACT: H. R. Arabnia, Ph.D. Chair, The 2003 Int'l Multiconference in CS & CE The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 email: hra@cs.uga.edu IMPORTANT DATES: (Some tracks have different deadlines - check the web site) Feb. 17, 2003 (Monday): Draft papers (about 5 pages) due March 21, 2003 (Friday): Notification of acceptance April 22, 2003 (Tuesday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due June 23-26, 2003: All 14 Int'l Conferences Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 12 ======= From: lidiya_linchuk@mail.ru Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:05:58 +0300 MATHTOOLS'2003 Fourth International Conference "TOOLS FOR MATHEMATICAL MODELLING" in honour of 300-anniversary of Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia June 23-28, 2003 ORGANIZERS: St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg University of Airspace Instrumentation, Institute for Informatics, Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Institute of Mechanical Engineering Problems, St. Petersburg Mathematical Society, Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Editorial Board of the Electronic Journal "Differential Equations and Control Processes". LOCAL ORGANIZER: Department of Mathematics and Laboratory "Nonlinear Analysis and Mathematical Modelling" of St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, CONFERENCE CHAIR: George Osipenko (math@math.hop.stu.neva.ru) LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: associate chair - Valentin Zaitsev (zaitsev@osipenko.stu.neva.ru); associate chair - Eugene Ershov (ershov@eug.usr.abu.spb.ru); secretary - Lidiya Linchuk (lidiya_linchuk@mail.ru,mt2003@osipenko.stu.neva.ru). TOPICS OF INTEREST: A list of possible topics includes (but is not limited to) the following: mathematical modelling, fuzzy theory, control theory, mathematical physics, computer algebra, computer simulation, design techniques, numerical methods, parallel and distributed algorithms, computer modelling in dynamical systems, mathematical models in biology, medicine etc., applications to physics, mechanics, electrotechnics and electronics, dynamic economic models, general macro-economic models, market models, tools for mathematical education. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM: The Program consists of hour lectures to be given by plenary speakers and parallel sessions for short 20-minutes communications by participants on their recent research. Detailed schedule will be printed in the conference program. WORKING LANGUAGES: English and Russian. DEADLINES: For special sessions organizers: December 30, 2002, for registration and abstract submission: March 30, 2003. The deadline of the hotel reservation is 30 January since 2003 is 300-anniversary of St. Petersburg and we wait a lot of visitors and guests. WEB CITE: http://www.neva.ru/journal. ABSTRACTS: The paper selection for the meeting will be made based on an abstract. This should describe, in 1 complete page, the objectives, methods and techniques if applicable, essential results already obtained and conclusions of the work. An abstract of a complete typewritten page should include the title of the paper, names of all authors, complete affiliations, addresses, e-mail and appropriate references. A collection of abstracts will be printed before the conference. The participants must send their abstracts (2 copies) in camera ready format to the Organizing Committee by normal mail. We do NOT use electronic versions of abstracts. How to prepare a camera-ready copy of an abstract ------------------------------------------------- Abstracts should be prepared in two copies in camera ready format, viz: - text should be typed in clear letters on one side only of a sheet of white paper of 210x297 mm size in such a way that the space for a text should be 180x250 mm (right and left margins are 15 mm each, top one - 25 mm, bottom - 22 mm): the margin line should not actually be indicated; - text should be one and a half spaced and typed with a middle bold tape; - the title of the paper is to be typed at the middle of the line in capital letters; - name of the author (authors) should be typed in the middle in small letters; no degrees and post should be pointed; - an affiliation, a city and a country are to be typed in small letters, followed by e-mail address; - the text is placed under e-mail; - permissible volume of the abstract (1 pages) should be used in such a way that a minimum spare place is left in the last page (not more than 5-6 lines). We do not use an electronic version of the abstract. PROCEEDINGS: We plan to publish refereed Conference proceedings including full versions of papers accepted for presentation. TOURISTIC INFORMATION: St.-Petersburg is the central point of the northwestern Russia. St.-Petersburg is the second most important scientific and cultural center in Russia and is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is situated on both banks of the Neva River and on the coast of the Finnish Gulf. Many famous museums, among which are the Hermitage and the Russian museum are located in St.- Petersburg. The year 2003 is memorable for Saint Petersburg - 300- anniversary of its foundation. June is a very pleasant season in St. Petersburg - the season of so-called White Nights. CONTACT: Lidiya Linchuk (lidiya_linchuk@mail.ru), MATHTOOLS'2003, Dept. of Mathematics, State Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya st., 29, St.-Petersburg, 195251, Russia ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ REGISTRATION FORM ================= Surname_______________________________Title_______________________ First Name________________________________________________________ Institution________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________ City_______________________________________________________________ Post code _____________________________Country_____________________ Phone_________________________________Fax__________________________ E-mail________________________________ Accompanying person _______________________________________________ I intend to be accommodated in a hotel of St. Petersburg: Yes / No I intend to be accommodated in a student's hostel of the Technical University: Yes / No Please indicate the number of places and duration of stay in St. Petersburg. I wish to receive further information: Yes / No I intend to participate in the meeting: Yes / No I intend to submit an abstract: Yes / No Date / / ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ With best regards conference chair George Osipenko secretary Lidiya Linchuk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 13 ======= From: Nagib Callaos Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 18:08:57 -0400 CALL FOR PAPERS THE 7th WORLD MULTI CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMICS, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS SCI 2003 July 27 - 30, 2003 Orlando, Florida, USA Sheraton World http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/ Honorary Presidents of Past Conferences: Bela Banathy, Stafford Beer and George Klir Program Committee Chair: William Lesso General Chair: Nagib Callaos Organizing Committee Chair: Belkis Sanchez MAJOR THEMES * Information Systems, Technologies and Applications * Communication and Network Systems, Technologies and Applications * Control Systems, Technologies and Applications * Computer Science and Engineering * Optical Systems, Technologies and Applications * Image, Acoustic, Speech and Signal Processing * Applications of Informatics and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering * Systemics ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC CO-SPONSORS + WOSC: World Organization of Systemics and Cybernetics (France) + The Centre for Systems Studies (UK) + System Society of Poland + Society Applied Systems Research (Canada) + Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Society + Simon Bolivar University (Venezuela) + Polish System Society (Poland) + Italian Society of Systemics + ISSS: International Society for the Systems Sciences (USA) + ISI: The International Systems Institute (USA) + IFSR: International Federation for Systems Research (Austria/USA) + Cybernetics and Human Knowing: A Journal of Second Order Cybernetics and Cybersemiotics (Denmark) + Concurrency and Architecture Group of the Telematics Engineering Department of the University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Spain) + CUST, Engineer Science Institute of the Blaise Pascal University (France) + The Tunisian Scientific Society (Tunisia) + American Society for Cybernetics (Canada) + Laboratory of Research in Computacional Intelligence department of Informatica Universidad Nacional de San Luis (Argentina) + ANS (Academy of non-linear Sciences, RUSSIA) ACADEMIC/SCIENTIFIC/PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL CO-SPONSORSHIP + Wolfram Research, Inc. (USA) TECHNICAL CO - SPONSOR + IEEE, Computer Society (Chapter: Venezuela) + Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences + National Research Council of Canada ORGANIZED BY THE IIIS The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION Those interested in participating in: + The Organization of Invited Session(s) + The Organization of Focus Symposium + The Reviewing Process + The Conference Promotion + Recommending Scholars/Researchers in order to have an active participation and/or submit the papers + Proposing Organizations/Institutes/Universities as Academic/Scientific Co-sponsors. Please, enter to the conference web page: http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/ , and fill the respective form. If by any reasons you are not able to access the page mentioned above, please, try the following page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2003/ . If you have any problems linking to the conference web pages, or you need to send or receive additional information, contact: jcastellano@iiis.org. PARTICIPANTS Participation of both, researchers and practitioners is strongly encouraged. Papers may be submitted on: research in science and engineering, case studies drawn on professional practice and consulting, and position papers based on large and rich experience gained through executive/managerial practices and decision-making. For this reason, the Program Committee is conformed according to the criteria given above. TYPES OF SUBMISSION ACCEPTED 1. Papers * Research * Review * Position * Report 2. Panel Presentation, Workshop and/or Round Table Proposals 3. New Topics and Invited Sessions Proposals (which should include a minimum of 5 papers) 4. Focus Symposia (which should include a minimum of 15 papers) EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION FORM Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent taking into account the following: 1. Major theme of the paper, related to the major themes given above. 2. Paper title. 3. Extended abstract of 500 to 1500 words and/or paper drafts of 2000 to 5000 words, in English. 4. Authors and/or co-authors with names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent to the conference web page: http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/ , filling the respective form and uploading the respective paper or extended abstract. If by any reasons you are not able to access the page mentioned above, please, try the following page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2003/ . If the conference web pages are not accessible for you, you can also make your submission by e-mail, attaching it to the following e-mail addresses: nacallao@telcel.net.ve, ncallaos@telcel.net.ve and sciconfer@cantv.net. DEADLINES December 18, 2002: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500 words) or paper drafts (2000-5000 words). December 18, 2002: Invited session proposals. February 19, 2003: Acceptance notifications. April 09, 2003: Submission of camera-ready papers: hard copies and electronic versions. PAPERS REVIEWING AND PUBLICATION Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and electronic proceedings. Best papers will be selected for awards and might be recommended for journal publications. Multiple author books will be published by IIIS based on, the best-invited sessions, the best focus symposia or the best mini-conferences and the topic of the papers. INVITED SESSIONS Based on past conferences experience, we suggest the following steps in order to organize an invited session: 1)Identify a special topic in the scope of SCI 2003, and the invited session title. 2) Fill the invited session organization form, provided in the conference web page http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/ and fill the respective form. If by any reasons you are not able to access the page mentioned above, please, try the following page: http://www.iiis.org/sci2003 . If you dont have access to the web, please, contact the SCI 2003 Secretariat to the following e-mails: jcastellano@iiis.org 3) If the identified topic is suitable, the General Chair will accept the proposal, and you will receive an acceptation by e-mail, in few days. This acceptation is not a final approval of the proposed session, but a pre-approval. The final approval will depend on identifying at least five papers for the proposed session and informing, at least, about their titles. With this acceptation: a) the proposed session will be included in the conference web page as well as its organizer and the chairs names, and b) its organizer will be able to announce his/her invited session in the context of SCI 2003, by any media that he/she thinks appropriated, such as: Web page, hard copy call for papers, call for papers attached to e-mails, etc. 4) Contact researchers and/or practitioners in your field to see if they can contribute a paper to your proposed session and attend at SCI 2003. 5) Collect the extended abstracts or the paper drafts from each prospective participant. 6) Write a summary (1-2 page) with the main objectives, which must be related to the invited/selected papers. 7) As soon as you have 5 papers, you will complete the form regarding the invited session papers, provided in the conference web page http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/ or http://www.iiis.org/sci2003 . 8) Step 7 will take your invited session to the status of an approved one if the papers fulfil all the requirements (i.e. quality). All the approved invited sessions will be included in the SCI 2003 conference program. 9) In order to obtain a more diverse and variety opinions, do not accept more than 2 papers from the same author, unless his/her co-author will be the one who will present the additional paper. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Integrated by (319) prestigious scholars/researchers from 54 countries: Details can be found in the conference web page: http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/ . CONFERENCE FEES The conference fees will be $370 before the deadline, and $420 after the deadline. This fee will include exclusively: * A CD-ROM version of the Proceedings * One volume of the hard copy version of the Conference Proceedings. (Other volumes will be available with a 40% of discount for participants) * Coffee breaks * Welcome Reception Each registration fee might include just one paper, which presentation will be included in the conference program and published in the conference proceedings. Any other expenses must be afforded/provided by the participants. The registration fee does not include any post-conference services. There will be additional shipping and handling costs for those registered authors who, for unforeseen reasons, could not go to the conference. Any post-conference administrative requirements will be charged $20 per staff hour required to elaborate such a requirement, with a minimum of $10. Post-conference requirements will have their own deadline, which in no case will be more than three months, after the last day of the conference. AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT The only audiovisual equipment provided for most meetings will be an overhead projector and a screen. Video projection or any other equipment, if needed, will have to be supplied by the presenter. USA Tel/Fax: +1 (407) 856-6274 Venezuela Tel/Fax (office): +58 (212) 962-1519 Conference Secretariat nacallao@telcel.net.ve ncallaos@telcel.net.ve sciconfer@cantv.net. Details can be found at the Conference web page: http://www.iiisci.org/sci2003/ . Answers to specific questions can also be requested by e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 14 ======= From: Mark Chaplain Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 14:08:53 +0000 (GMT) FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT International Conference on Mathematical Biology and 2003 Annual Meeting Society of Mathematical Biology (SMB) University of Dundee Dundee, UK 6-9 August, 2003 The meeting will consist of: * Six 1 hour plenary lectures * Minisymposia talks of 40 minute duration * Contributed talks of 20 minute duration * One afternoon devoted solely to a Poster Session It is estimated that there will be 8-10 minisymposia (each with 3 speakers), between 100-120 contributed talks (in parallel sessions) and around 70 posters. Further announcements (e.g. minisymposia topics and speakers) regarding the meeting will be made via the SMB Digest until December 2002. A web-page has been set up at URL: http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk/smb03 to give the basic details of the meeting at this stage. In January 2003 the above web-site will be opened up for conference participation and registration and full details of the meeting will appear then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 15 ======= From: DDDEA2003 Organizing Committee Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:33:44 +0100 International Conference "Delay Differential and Difference Equations with Applications" Dedicated to the 60th birthday of Professor Istvan Gyori The conference will be organized by the Department of Mathematics and Computing, University of Veszprem and the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Veszprem, Hungary, and will be held in Veszprem August 25 - 29, 2003. According to our plans, the program of the conference will consist of one hour plenary lectures, 30-minute invited talks and 20-minute contributed talks. For the First Announcement and more information see the conference web site: http://www.szt.vein.hu/~dddea Sincerely yours, Ferenc Hartung and Mihaly Pituk co-chairmen of the conference Department of Mathematics and Computing University of Veszprem P.O.Box 158 H-8201 Veszprem Hungary fax: 36-88421693 email: dddea@szt.vein.hu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 16 ======= From: Bernd Krauskopf Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:45:41 +0000 (GMT) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! !! !! FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT !! !! !! !! DELAY EQUATIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS !! !! !! !! University of Bristol, 8 - 12 September 2003 !! !! !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the first workshop of the EPSRC funded Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics. Organisers: Bernd Krauskopf and Eddie Wilson Confirmed speakers: Uwe an der Heiden (University Witten-Herdecke, Germany) Jack Hale (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) Dirk Roose (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,Belgium) Raj Roy (University of Maryland, USA) Gabor Stepan (Technical University of Budapest, Hungary) Sjoerd Verduyn Lunel (University of Leiden, Netherlands) The programme is not fixed yet, but will be quite varied. Apart from introductory lectures by the invited speakers, there will be talks by young researchers, the presentation of industrial problems, and break-out sessions for special interest groups. If you are interested in this meeting, please reserve the dates and pre-register to receive further announcements by sending an email to Emma Weeks at E.Weeks@bristol.ac.uk. With best wishes, Bernd and Eddie Dept of Engineering Mathematics University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TR, UK http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/anm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 17 ======= From: Amadeu Delshams Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:32:22 +0200 COM & COM The 1st Meeting of Complex Systems and Sport is jointly held with the 4th International Conference of Computer Science in Sport Barcelona 14-17th May, 2003 http://www-ma1.upc.es/comcom/ The 1st Meeting of Complex Systems and Sport will focus on the use of methods from nonlinear mathematics for modeling processes in sport, including exercise physiology, biomechanics and the discussion of open problems. The 4th International Conference of Computer Science in Sport will focus on use of techniques from computer science and their application to sport. The event is organized by the Institut Nacional d'Educacio Fisica de Catalunya (INEFC Barcelona) in cooperation with the Centre de Recerca Matematica (CRM) and the Departament de Matematica Aplicada I, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC). Please visit the conference web site for periodic updates on the program, on-line pre-registration, submission of abstract, grant application and accommodation facilities. Short talks and posters are invited, and a limited number of financial grants are available. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 18 ======= From: "Nicole Riou" Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 09:41:05 -0800 Senior Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Finance Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta All national and international candidates are invited to apply for a Tier I Canada Research Chair (CRC) position in Mathematical Finance at the University of Alberta. The appointment will be at the Full Professor level and will commence on September 1, 2003. It is policy that CRC positions will have a highly competitive salary and a reduced teaching load. Applicants should have an outstanding research record in Mathematical Finance. Candidates with a strong mathematical background, leadership abilities, and communications skills will be considered. The successful applicant will join an active research team in Mathematical Finance at the University of Alberta. The Canada Research Chairs Program imposes no restrictions on nominees with regard to nationality or country of residence. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered. The closing date for applications is January 06, 2003. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, including a list of research and teaching activities. Candidates should arrange for at least three confidential letters of reference to be sent to: Anthony To-Ming Lau, Chair Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G1 Canada For more information about the Department and our University, please see our web page: http://www.math.ualberta.ca. For information about the Canadian Research Chair program please go to http://www.chairs.gc.ca. The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 19 ======= From: Sam Shen Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 15:42:35 -0700 Postdoctoral Fellows/Graduate Research Assistantships in Statistical Climatology The Statistical Climatology Group of the University of Alberta seeks two postdoctoral fellows. They will work on the research projects in following areas: detecting climate change with respect to variance and higher moments, detecting the change of climate extremes, detecting the climate change when regarding the earth climate as a nonlinear and non-stationary process, signal analysis on typical climate time series, estimating the errors of various types of interpolated climate data sets, optimally designing future climate observational networks, and reconstructing benchmark data sets of temperature and precipitation. The time scale of the research ranges from an hour to 200 years, and the spatial scale is from a region to the globe. Skills required include FORTRAN programming, analysis of large climate data sets, climate modeling, GrADS, basic statistics and linear algebra, basic applied mathematics, good verbal and written communication. Recent Ph.D.s in geophysical sciences, statistics, applied mathematics, or related areas are welcome to apply. Salary: $35,000 per year. Starting date: now until when the positions are filled. The initial offer is for one year and the position is renewable up to three years. Please send your application cover letter, CV, abstract of your Ph.D. dissertation, a statement of your research plan, and two reference letters to: Dr. Samuel Shen Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G1 Canada The applications may be submitted via email at shen@ualberta.ca or heeseok@stat.ualberta.ca. For more information about the Statistical Climatology Group, please visit www.ualberta.ca/~shen and www.stat.ualberta.ca/~heeseok. Three Graduate Research/Teaching Assistants are also being recruited by the same group. Salary: $18,000 per year. Additional scholarships may be awarded depending on qualification. The University of Alberta is committed to the principle of equity in employment. As an employer we welcome diversity in the workplace and encourage applications from all qualified men and women, including Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 20 ======= From: Serpil Kocabiyik Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:29:47 -0330 (NST) Head Department of Mathematics and Statistics Memorial University Memorial University is seeking an exceptional individual with vision, dedication and energy to develop and lead the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Applicants should have demonstrated excellence in research and teaching in an area of mathematics or statistics, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show leadership and administrative ability appropriate to the post. The appointment, effective August 1, 2003 or as soon thereafter as is mutually agreeable, is for a 3-year renewable term and includes an appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The department includes over 35 full-time faculty and offers undergraduate and graduate programs at the Masters and Ph.D. levels. For an overview of Memorial or the department visit www.mun.ca or www.math.mun.ca respectively. Memorial University is the largest university in Atlantic Canada. As the province's only university, Memorial plays an integral role in the educational and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Offering diverse undergraduate and graduate programs to almost 16,000 students, Memorial provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for learning in St. John's, a very safe, friendly city with great historic charm, a vibrant cultural life, and easy access to a wide range of outdoor activities. A curriculum vitae and the names of four referees, at least one of whom can comment on leadership ability, should be sent to the address below. The committee will begin active consideration of applications on February 14, 2003. Search Committee Math/Stats Headship c/o Dean of Science Memorial University St. John's, NL A1B 3X7 Memorial University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from qualified men and women, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======= ITEM 21 ======= 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). 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