[cmath] Thematic program on Challenges and Perspectives in Probability

[Brauer, Susan (PIMS Reception)]

This is announcement for a Thematic program on Challenges and Perspectives in Probability to be held at the CRM in Montreal and PIMS-UBC in Vancouver in May - July 2009. 

 

Combinatorics, Randomization, Algorithms and Probability <http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/CARP09/index_e.php>  

http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/CARP09/index_e.php

Organisers: L. Addario-Berry (Montreal), L. Devroye (McGill), B. Reed (McGill)
At CRM: May 4-8, 2009

New Directions in Random Spatial Processes
Organisers: O. Angel (UBC), A.E. Holroyd (UBC), A. Járai (Carleton)
At CRM: May 11-15, 2009

Interacting Stochastic Particle Systems <http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Stochastics09/index_e.shtml> 

http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Stochastics09/index_e.shtml

This workshop is part of the CRM Program on Probabilistic Methods in Mathematical Physics and may be of interest to participants in the above two workshops.
Organisers: K. Khanin (Toronto), J. Lebowitz (Rutgers), J. Quastel (Toronto), T. Seppalainen (Madison)
At CRM: May 18 - 23, 2009

Random Walks in Random Environments
Organisers: M.T. Barlow (UBC) , E. Bolthausen (Zürich), O. Zeitouni (Technion/Minneapolis)
At PIMS-UBC: June 15-19, 2009

Symposium in Honour of David Brydges and Joel Feldman <http://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/%7Esalmhof/SymposiumBrydgesFeldman.html>  

http://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~salmhof/SymposiumBrydgesFeldman.html

Organisers: R. Froese (UBC), T. Kennedy (Tucson), M. Salmhofer (Heidelberg), G. Slade (UBC)
At PIMS-UBC: July 5, 2009

The Renormalization Group and Statistical Mechanics
Organisers: D.C. Brydges (UBC), J. Feldman (UBC), A. van Enter (Groningen)
At PIMS-UBC: July 6-10, 2009

Mathematical Challenges from Molecular Biology and Genetics <http://www.birs.ca/birspages.php?task=displayevent&event_id=09w5062> 

http://www.birs.ca/birspages.php?task=displayevent&event_id=09w5062

Organisers: R. Durrett (Cornell), E. Perkins (UBC)
At BIRS: September 6-10, 2009 

 


Summer School 


The 2009 Summer School in Probability <http://www.math.ubc.ca/%7Edb5d/SummerSchool09/index.html> will take place at PIMS-UBC, June 8 to July 3, 2009, with two 30-hour graduate courses: 

http://www.math.ubc.ca/~db5d/SummerSchool09/index.html

Renormalisation Group and Related Topics , David Brydges (UBC) 

Stochastic Population Systems , Don Dawson (Carleton and McGill) 

Deadline for funding requests Dec 31.  Instructions on website listed above.

 

Scientific Activities 

Aisenstadt Chair Svante Janson <http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Janson/>  will visit the CRM October 13-25, 2008



PIMS Distinguished Chair Don Dawson will visit PIMS-UBC during the 2009 Summer School.



The Postdoctoral Programme in the Probability Group at UBC has been expanded during 2008-09. Those interested in future postdoctoral appointments should apply as described here: http://www.math.ubc.ca/Research/Probability/

 

Scientific Committee:

David Brydges and Gordon Slade (co-chairs, UBC)
Martin Barlow (UBC)
Erwin Bolthausen (Zürich)
Luc Devroye (McGill)
Frank den Hollander (Leiden)
Greg Lawler (Chicago)
Yvan Saint-Aubin (Montréal) 

 

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