UK Nonlinear News, August 1998.

Conferences Listed in Previous issues

• August 1998.
• September 1998.
• October 1998.
• November 1998.
• December 1998.
• January 1999.
• February 1999.
• April 1999.
• May 1999.
• June 1999.
• July 1999.

August 1998

• The Third World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB'98), 2-8 August 1998.

  Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

• Mathematical Geophysics Summer School, 3-21 August 1998.

  Department of Mathematics, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.

  Information:The three-week program will be divided into three roughly equal parts covering theory, applications and computation. There will be daily introductory lectures in the mornings. More specialised lectures (for smaller groups) and seminars will be scheduled in the afternoons.

• Modelling and Analysis in Medicine and Biology, 6-8 August 1998.

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

  Information: There will be only twelve talks, each suitable for a wide audience, summarising the state of the field, and outlining the outstanding problems. The talks will be appropriate, not only for specialists in the field, but also for those outside the field who wish to learn more about it, as well as for graduate students. There will be poster sessions on the evenings of the 6th and 7th, and participants are encouraged to submit abstracts.

• Stokes Summer School, 6-10 August 1998.

  Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland.

  Purpose: A celebration at his birthplace of the many areas of physics and mathematics to which Sir George Gabriel Stokes made major contributions. Among the speakers are some of the world's leading authorities.

  Invited Speakers (Confirmed)

  Introduction about Stokes and Skreen	Professor Alastair Wood (Dublin City University)
  Fluid Motion (Navier-Stokes equation)	Professor Keith Moffatt (Cambridge).
  Water Waves	Professor Howell Peregrine (Bristol), Professor Michael Longuet-Higgins (La Jolla)
  Polarisation	Professor Rajendra Bhandari (Raman Institute, Bangalore), Dr.Susanne Klein (Bristol)
  Diffraction	Professor Michael Berry (Bristol), Professor Allan Newell (Warwick).
  Asymptotics	Dr. Adri Olde Dalhuis (Edinburgh), Dr. Christopher Howls (Brunel).
  Analysis	Dr. Tom Korner (Cambridge).
  History and Philosophy	Professor David Wilson (Ames, Iowa), Professor Robert Batterman (Ohio).

  Information: Ms. Carmel Morley, School of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland; e-mail carmel.morley@dcu.ie; tel +353-1-704-5293; fax +353-1-704-5786.

• Integral Methods in Science and Engineering '98, 10-13 August 1998.

  Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.

  Participation: Participation is open to all scientists and engineers whose work makes use of analytic and numerical methods, integral equations, ordinary and partial differential equations, finite element methods, conservation laws, hybrid approaches, vortex methods, etc.

• From Individuals to Populations: International Workshop and Young Scientists School, 10-14 August 1998.

  Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.

  Announcement: The workshop is an interdisciplinary meeting of biologists and mathematicians focused on effects of individual behavioural decisions of animals on population dynamics. Such decisions include, for example: optimal prey selection (i.e., prey model), optimal path selection (i.e., path model), ideal free distribution, optimal anti-predatory behaviour (including effect of refuges), various trade-offs in behaviour of parasitoids (superparasitism, host-feeding etc.) and other game theoretical models.
  
  Although it is generally believed that such behavioural decisions have a strong impact on population dynamics, qualitative work on effects of these behavioural choices on population dynamics seems to have started quite recently. The workshop should bring together scientists working in behavioural ecology, and/or in population biology both from theoretical and experimental point of view (including mathematicians and theoretical population biologists). Moreover, the workshop is also intended to attract some bright young mathematically orientated participants for whom the meeting would provide a starting point for their PhD thesis in theoretical population biology.

• Ninth International Colloquium on Differential Equations18-23 August 1998.

  Plovdiv, Bulgaria

  Topics: Ordinary differential equations: ordinary differential equations, functional differential equations, impulsive differential equations, integro-differential equations, stochastic differential equations, dynamical systems and symplectic geometry, bifurcation theory, invariant manifolds of ordinary differential equations, oscillation theory of ordinary differential equations, differential-difference equations, control theory, numerical analysis for ordinary differential equations, mathematical population dynamics, differential games, integral transforms and special functions, strange attractors and chaos, Partial differential equations: linear partial differential equations, nonlinear partial differential equations, impulsive partial differential equations, scattering theory and inverse problems, nonlinear evolution equations - blow-up of solutions, global existence and stability of solutions, periodic solutions, stability and boundedness of solutions, Stokes and Navier-Stokes equations, solitons, Korteweg-de Vries, Burgers, sine-Gordan, sinh-Gordan, Ginzburg-Landau, Monge-Ampere and Kirchoff equations, nonlinear Schrodinger and Klein-Gordon equations, PDE in relativity, numerical analysis for partial differential equations, mathematical population dynamics, applications in mechanics, physics, chemistry, biology, technology, and economics.

  Organisers: The colloquium is organised by the International Federation of Nonlinear Analysts, the Japan Mathematical Society, UNESCO, and other prestigious national and international mathematical institutions.

  Call for Papers: Abstracts for contributed papers should be received by March 1, 1998.

  Information: D. Bainov, P.O. Box, 1594, Sofia, Bulgaria.

• International Congress of Mathematicians, 18-27 August 1998.

  Berlin, Germany.

• Fourth International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications, 27-31 August 1998.

  Poznan, Poland.

  Topics:

  1. General theory of difference equations.
  2. Asymptotic behaviour.
  3. Oscillation theory.
  4. Stability theory.
  5. Chaos.
  6. Discrete dynamical systems.
  7. Discrete transformations.
  8. Discrete inequalities.
  9. Numerical methods.
  10. Approximation theory.
  11. Control theory.
  12. Stochastic processes.
  13. Applications in industrial mathematics and engineering.
  14. Discrete models in natural sciences, biology, economics etc.
  15. Miscellaneous.

• Workshop on Dynamical Systems, 31 August-18 September.

  Trieste, Italy.

  Aim: The aim of this meeting is to expose the participants to a variety of the current research problems in dynamical systems. The activity will be divided into seminars and minicourses. The main topics to be covered are: chaotic systems; strange attractors; invariant measures; bifurcations: homoclinic and singular cycles; variational methods in Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems; elliptic and nonuniformly hyperbolic behaviour; one-dimensional real and complex dynamics.

September 1998

• Alcala First International Conference on Math Ecology, 4-8 September 1998.

  Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain

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• International Conference on Partial Differential Equations and Related Topics, 7-12 September 1998.

  Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia.

  Introduction: In conjunction with a Special Year on Partial Differential Equations and Related Topics, the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications, in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the Australian National University is organising an international conference. The main themes for the conference are:

  • Nonlinear elliptic and parabolic problems;
  • Variational problems;
  • Geometric analysis;
  • Nonlinear waves.

• Non Linear Theory and Its Applications, 14-17 September 1998.

  Le Regent, Crans-Montana, Switzerland..

• Nonlinear Dynamics and Statistics, September 21-25, 1998 .

  Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge.

  As part of the Isaac Newton Institute programme on Nonlinear and Nonstationary Signal Processing, there will be a one week workshop on Nonlinear Dynamics and Statistics. The workshop will bring together statisticians, signal processing engineers, and workers in the application of nonlinear dynamical systems to time series analysis.
  There has been a good deal of work in the nonlinear dynamics community on novel approaches to understanding time series. This has sometimes been controversial, but it is clear that new and potentially important results have been produced; at the same time, some of the work there has been done in ignorance of standard signal processing and statistical approaches. On the other hand, many people in the more traditional time series analysis areas are not well-informed about this area, or have misconceptions about it. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together workers with different approaches to nonlinear time series analysis and, it is hoped, to begin a synthesis which will eventually lead to better theory and practice in all the related areas.
  There will be a relatively small number of formal talks, since the intention is to encourage discussion. However, there will be one day of traditional conference-style short talks, and poster presentations are encouraged.
  Applications are invited from researchers in any area who are engaged in understanding of nonlinear time series. Younger researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. Very limited funds may be available to assist younger researchers with accommodation.
  The size of the workshop is limited by available space to at most 50 participants.

• Tempos in Science and Nature: Structures, Relations and Complexity, 23-26 September 1998.

  Siena, Italy.

  Information: This workshop will consist of invited lectures and open discussion divided into the following sections:

  • Complexity: an opportunity for re-unification of the scientific culture and the humanities;
  • Complex molecular behaviour and structure;
  • Ecological and environmental modelling.

  Objective: The complexity of nature has made it necessary to develop concepts and theories that have little in common with the reductionist and mechanical approach that has dominated scientific thought for two centuries. Science has not so far been able to unravel the molecular and macroscopic complexity of natural phenomena, with their nonlinear and irreversible patterns. The objective of this workshop is to promote a "cross fertilisation" between the humanities and the sciences, to interlace the world of the arts with the world of natural laws and theories. Although the process is still in the early stages and the outcome is uncertain, the scientific community is aware of the need to open new paths of exchange between the sciences and the arts.

• Interdisciplinary Conference on Waves and Continuation Methods in Biology, 26-28 September 1998.

  Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

  Program: There will be a series of general lectures addressed to both mathematicians and biologists and also separate sessions where more specialised discussions will be held.

• Year of Mathematics In Biology, September 1998- Spring 1999.

  Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Background: The IMA believes the time is right for a Special Year in Mathematical Biology at the IMA in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The program will be built upon a selected series of workshops highlighting some of the mathematical challenges emerging from the consideration of biological issues. The focus will endeavour to show how the mathematics can be applied to the resolution of those issues. The following a list of three quarters each focusing on a different area of mathematical biology that has had profound success.

Theoretical Problems in Developmental Biology and Immunology QUARTER 1- Fall Program: September 1- November 30, 1998 Organisers: J. Cook, B. Goldstein, C. Wofsy, L. Segel, P. Maini

• Workshop 1: Pattern Formation and Morphogenesis: Basic Processes, J. Murray, P. Maini and H. Othmer
• Workshop 2: Pattern Formation and Morphogenesis: Model Systems, J. Murray, P. Maini and H. Othmer
• Workshop 3: Immune System Modelling and Cell Signalling , A. Perelson, B. Goldstein, L. Segel, D. Kirschner
• Workshop 4: Dynamics and Control of AIDS , A. Perelson and D. Kirschner

Partial Differential Equations in Physiology QUARTER 2- Winter Program (tentative): January 1- March 31, 1999 Organisers: L. Fauci, M. Reed, J. Sneyd, R. Tranquillo

• Workshop 1: Intracellular Transport
• Workshop 2: Cell Signalling, Motility and Adhesion
• Workshop 3: Tissue and Organ Physiology
• Workshop 4: Animal Locomotion

Global Change and Biodiversity QUARTER 3: Spring Program (tentative): April 1- June 30, 1999 Organisers: S. Levin, C. Castillo-Chavez, S. Blower, R. Durrett, C. Neuhauser, P. van den Driessche, D. Kirschner

• Workshop 1: Linkage Between Climate Change and Vegetation
• Workshop 2: Models of Schooling and Aggregation
• Workshop 3: Interacting Particle Models
• Workshop 4: Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

Further Information: If you are interesting in participating or would like more information, please contact any one of the directors listed or the director of the IMA, Avner Friedman, at friedman@ima.umn.edu.

DEADLINE: The deadline for applications for postdoctoral, long-term and short-term visitors is January 15, 1998.

• UKACC International Conference on CONTROL'98, 1 - 4 September 1998,

  University of Wales Swansea, UK.

  On behalf of UKACC (United Kingdom Automatic Control Council), we warmly invite members of the international control community to participate in the CONTROL'98 Conference to be held in Swansea in September 1998. Evolving from the successful series of "Control" Conferences which have been staged for many years in the UK by the IEE, CONTROL\02298 is the second to be organised by UKACC, the UK national member organisation of IFAC, whose members include the major UK professional institutions with interests in control. Conference topics will therefore include a wide variety of control systems engineering interests across the major engineering disciplines. The Conference will take place at the University of Wales Swansea.

  You can find more information and CALL FOR PAPERS at: http://www.iee.org.uk/Conf/Control/

  We look forward to seeing you there.

• International Conference on Pattern Formation and Biology, 20-24 September 1998.

  University of Dundee, Scotland.

  Purpose: To celebrate the life and work of D'Arcy Thompson on the 50th anniversary of his death a conference will be held on spatio-temporal pattern formation in developmental biology. The format of the meeting will consist of invited plenary talks during each morning and early afternoon with the rest of the day devoted to poster sessions and workshop discussion sessions. Participation by graduate students and young post-doctoral researchers is strongly encouraged.

• International Conference " Dynamical Systems: Stability, Control, Optimisation (DSSCI;98)", 28 September - 4 October 1998,

  Minsk, Belarus.

  Organisers: Institute of Mathematics of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Byelorussian State University.
  Focus: Papers describing original work in all aspects of dynamical systems and their applications are invited. The conference will include plenary, lecture and poster sessions.
  Topics: Stability and stabilisation of dynamical systems; variable structure control systems; general dynamical systems; optimal control problems; robust control under conditions of uncertainty; differential games; differential-algebraic systems; nonsmooth optimisation.
  Dedication: Dedicated to the 80th birthday of academician E.A. Barbashin.

   

October 1998

• Third School on Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Applications to Differential Equations, 12-30 October 1998.

  Trieste, Italy

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  Aim: This third school will be more advanced than the 1996 and 1997 schools, devoted mainly to research problems. It will be divided into two parts. In the first two weeks there will be advanced lectures on the following topics: Harmonic and Wave Maps; Critical Point Theory: Min-Max principles, Morse theory and problems in the absence of the Palais-Smale condition; Elliptic Problems: Singularly perturbed semilinear equations; Hamiltonian Systems: Periodic solutions and connecting orbits; Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations; Applications to Mathematical Physics. The last week will be devoted to seminars on current research problems by several experts.

• 18th Annual Southeastern-Atlantic Regional Conference on Differential Equations, 16-17 October 1998.

  Auburn University, AL, USA.

• FRACTAL 98: Complexity and Fractals in the Sciences. 5th International Multidisciplinary Conference, 25-28 October 1998.

  Valletta, Malta.

November 1998

• Complex Systems '98: Complexity Between the Ecos-From Ecology to Economics, 30 November-4 December 1998.

  Sydney, Australia.

December 1998

• Symmetry and Perturbation Theory, 16-22 December 1998.

  Rome, Italy

  This follows the workshop with the same title held in Torino in December 1996.

• International conference, December 28-30 1998.

  Mysore University, Mysore, Karnatak State, India.

  There will be special sessions on stochastic modelling and nonlinear dynamical systems.

  Further Information: T.Subba Rao, Department of Mathematics, UMIST, Manchester M60 1QD; e-mail mcbstsr@fs1.ma.umist.ac.uk

January 1999

• Nonlinear Differential Equations: A Meeting Honouring Professor Alan Lazer on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday, 8-9 January 1999.

  The University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

February 1999

• ANZIAM 199: The 35th Annual Australia-New Zealand Applied Mathematics Conference, February 7-11 1998.

  Mollymook Golf Club, Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia.

April 1999

• Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Wave Phenomena: Computation and Theory, 12-15 April 1999.

  Athens, Georgia, USA.

  Focus: The conference will focus on mostly computational, but also theoretical, aspects of nonlinear wave phenomena. It will be interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together topics in computational mathematics, applied mathematics, and applications in physics.

  Contact: T. Taha, Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; e-mail: thiab@pollux.cs.uga.edu.

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May 1999

• 1999 SIAM Annual Meeting, 12-15 May 1999.

  Atlanta, GA, USA.

• 5th SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, 24-28 May 1998.

  Snowbird, Utah.

June 1999

• 5th Experimental Chaos Conference, June 1999.

  Torino, Italy.

  Local Contact Mark Spano ( mark@chaos.dt.navy.mil).

  Local Organiser: Al Osborne ( OSBORNE@ph.unito.it).

   

July 1999

• ICIAM 99 5th to 9th of July 1999

  Edinburgh

  The Fourth International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics will be held in Edinburgh from 5th to 9th of July 1999 (one week before the 1999 Dundee Numerical Analysis Conference). It will be jointly organised by the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, with the involvement of the Mathematics Departments at Edinburgh University and Heriot-Watt University. It will be the largest mathematics meeting to be held in the UK since 1958 with over 2500 applied mathematicians expected to attend. Previous Congresses met in Paris in 1987, Washington, DC in 1991, and Hamburg in 1995. Broad developments and the latest advances in industrial and applied mathematics will be presented. Cross disciplinary themes within mathematics, between mathematics and other disciplines, and between mathematics and particular industries will be covered. The main features of the programme will be: General lectures by leading international experts on current and recent developments of industrial, computational and applied mathematics. Mathematical methods for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of models will be presented and important practical applications will be discussed extensively. Mini-symposia and organised discussion sessions to provide integrated presentations and discussion by international panels on the latest mathematical and computational techniques. Research on industrial, commercial and environmental applications will be discussed as well as other issues including education and the public perception of mathematics. Special all day sessions will be run in conjunction with learned societies and other organisations discussing new research in the mathematical and computational sciences and outlining novel applications. Further information on the Edinburgh Congress can be found on the World Wide Web under the address http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/conferences/iciam99/

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