From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Jan 3 18:42:15 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Mathematics/Economics - Trent University Message-ID: MATHEMATICS/ECONOMICS - Trent University The Department of Mathematics and the Department of Economics invite applications for a joint tenure track appointment commencing July 1, 2006, subject to budgetary approval. The competition is open to entry level candidates but higher rank will be considered for exceptional candidates. The Departments are particularly interested in individuals who have established a record of academic achievements in both research and teaching. The position will be the core of a new financial mathematics/economics group involving both departments. Responsibilities will include teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the area of financial mathematics and financial markets; maintaining an active research program; and assuming a leadership role in the Applications of Modelling Graduate Program. This graduate program takes an interdisciplinary approach towards quantitative methods, utilizing computational, mathematical or statistical techniques in providing M.Sc. or M.A. degrees in the application of techniques and the theory of modelling. The ideal applicant will have a PhD and a strong background in research and teaching. Applications should include in hard copy a covering letter; a statement of research and teaching interests; curriculum vitae; sample publications or manuscripts (not exceeding three); and letters from three referees. In the event the applicant is short-listed, the department will invite each of the referees to comment on scholarly potential and teaching capability. Deadline for receipt of the application is February 3, ?2006.? The application should be sent by directly to: Prof. Bing Zhou, Chair Department of Mathematics Trent University 1600 West Bank Drive Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J 7B8 Phone: 705-748-1011 Ext 7531 e-mail: bzhou@trentu.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian and permanent residents will be given priority. Trent University is an employment equity employer and especially invites applications from women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: trent.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 79541 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060103/a2860529/trent.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Jan 4 09:38:17 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE Message-ID: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2006 David Borwein Distinguished Career Award The David Borwein Distinguished career award recognizes mathematicians who have made exceptional, broad, and continued contribution to Canadian mathematics. A complete nomination dossier consists of: * A signed nomination statement from a present or past colleague, or collaborator (no more than three pages) having direct knowledge of the nominee's contribution; * a short curriculum vitae, no than five pages; * Two to four letters of support in addition to the nomination; * Other supporting material may be submitted, no more than 10 pages. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. Six copies of the complete nomination dossier must arrive at the CMS Executive Office no later than March 31, 2006. **************************** APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE Prix David-Borwein de mathématicien émérite pour l'ensemble d'une carrière 2006 Le prix David-Borwein de mathématicien émérite pour l'ensemble d'une carrière rend hommage un mathématicien qui a fait une contribution exceptionnelle et soutenue aux mathématiques canadiennes. Le dossier de candidature comprendra les éléments suivants : * une lettre de mise en candidature signée par un collègue ou un collaborateur actuel ou des années passées (trois pages maximum) qui connaît très bien les réalisations de la personne proposée; * un bref curriculum vitae, maximum de cinq pages; * de deux à quatre lettres d'appui, en plus de la mise en candidature; * tout autre document pertinent, maximum de 10 pages. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant trois ans. Le dossier complet, en six exemplaires, doit parvenir au bureau administratif de SMC au plus tard le 31 mars 2006. Selection Committee / Comité de sélection David Borwein Distinguished Career Award Prix David Borwein pour carrière distinguée Canadian Mathematical Society / Société mathématique du Canada 577 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Jan 4 09:44:34 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2006 DOCTORAL PRIZEAPPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE - PRIX DE DOCTORAT 2006 Message-ID: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2006 DOCTORAL PRIZE - APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE - PRIX DE DOCTORAT 2006 The CMS Doctoral Prize recognizes outstanding performance by a doctoral student. The prize is awarded to the person who received a Ph.D. from a Canadian university in the preceding year (January 1st to December 31st) and whose overall performance in graduate school is judged to be the most outstanding. Although the dissertation will be the most important criterion (the impact of the results, the creativity of the work, the quality of exposition, etc.) it will not be the only one. Other publications, activities in support of students and other accomplishments will also be considered. Nominations that were not successful in the first competition, will be kept active for a further year (with no possibility of updating the file) and will be considered by the Doctoral Prize Selection Committee in the following year's competition. The CMS Doctoral Prize will consist of an award of $500, a two-year complimentary membership in the CMS, a framed Doctoral Prize certificate and a stipend for travel expenses to attend the CMS meeting to receive the award and present a plenary lecture. Nominations: Candidates must be nominated by their university and the nominator is responsible for preparing the documentation described below, and submitting the nomination to the address below. No university may nominate more than one candidate and the deadline for the receipt of nominations is January 31, 2006. The documentation shall consist of: o A curriculum vitae prepared by the student. o A resum? of the student's work written by the student and which must not exceed ten pages. The resum? should include a brief description of the thesis and why it is important, as well as of any other contributions made by the student while a doctoral student. o Three letters of recommendation of which one should be from the thesis advisor and one from an external reviewer. A copy of the external examiner's report may be substituted for the latter. More than three letters of recommendation are not accepted. Pr?sident du Comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat Chair, Doctoral Prize Selection Committee Soci?t? math?matique du Canada / Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5 ******************************************************************************************** La SMC a cr?? ce Prix de doctorat pour r?compenser le travail exceptionnel d'un ?tudiant au doctorat. Le prix sera d?cern? ? une personne qui aura re?u son dip?me de troisi?me cycle d'une universit? canadienne l'ann?e pr?c?dente (entre le 1er janvier et le 31 d?cembre) et dont les r?sultats pour l'ensemble des ?tudes sup?rieures seront jug?s les meilleurs. La dissertation constituera le principal crit?re de s?lection (impact des r?sultats, cr?ativit?, qualit? de l'exposition, etc.), mais ne sera pas le seul aspect ?valu?. On tiendra ?galement compte des publications de l'?tudiant, de son engagement dans la vie ?tudiante et de ses autres r?alisations. Les mises en candidature qui ne seront pas choisies dans leur premi?re comp?tition seront consid?r?es pour une ann?e additionelle (sans possibilit? de mise ? jour du dossier), et seront r?vis?es par le comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat l'an prochain. Le laur?at du Prix de doctorat de la SMC aura droit ? une bourse de 500 $. De plus, la SMC lui offrira l'adh?sion gratuite ? la Soci?t? pendant deux ans et lui remettra un certificat encadr? et une subvention pour frais de d?placements lui permettant d'assister ? la r?union de la SMC o? il recevra son prix et pr?sentera une conf?rence. Candidatures Les candidats doivent ?tre nomm?s par leur universit?; la personne qui propose un candidat doit se charger de regrouper les documents d?crits aux paragraphes suivants et de faire parvenir la candidature ? l'adresse ci-dessous. Aucune universit? ne peut nommer plus d'un candidat. Les candidatures doivent parvenir ? la SMC au plus tard le 31 janvier 2006. Le dossier sera constitu? des documents suivants : o Un curriculum vitae r?dig? par l'?tudiant. o Un r?sum? du travail du candidat d'au plus dix pages, r?dig? par l'?tudiant, o? celui-ci d?crira bri?vement sa th?se et en expliquera l'importance, et ?num?rera toutes ses autres r?alisations pendant ses ?tudes de doctorat. o Trois lettres de recommandation, dont une du directeur de th?se et une d'un examinateur de l'ext?rieur (une copie de son rapport serait aussi acceptable). Le comit? n'acceptera pas plus de trois lettres de recommandation. Pr?sident du Comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat Chair, Doctoral Prize Selection Committee Soci?t? math?matique du Canada / Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5 ************************************************************************************ From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Jan 5 12:14:34 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_Nominations_-_CAIMS_Cecil_Graham?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Annual_Doctoral_Dissertation_Award_/_Appel_de_candidature?= =?iso-8859-1?q?s_-_Prix_Cecil_Graham_pour_th=E8se_de_doctorat?= Message-ID: [version fran?aise au-dessous] CAIMS CECIL GRAHAM ANNUAL DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OBJECTIVE The award has been established by the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS) to recognize and to publicize an outstanding PhD thesis in Applied Mathematics defended at a Canadian University during the calendar year prior to the year of the award. THE AWARD The award consists of a certificate, a monetary prize, and a free one-year membership in the Society. The winner will be invited to present a communication based on the thesis at the Annual Meeting of the Society. Assistance with expenses to attend the meeting will be provided. COMPETITION Normally, the Award Coordinator must receive by January 31, 2006 four (4) copies of the thesis together with a covering letter from the thesis supervisor indicating why the thesis is suitable as an entry in the Competition (including a description of the problem, techniques and results, potential impact, ...). The candidate must also submit a separate letter identifying the possible applications of the work, as well as proof of the official date of acceptance of the thesis. JUDGING The submitted theses will be evaluated by a panel of judges appointed by the President of the Society. Their decision will be final. Judging will be on the basis of the level of originality in the ideas and techniques, the possible applications and their treatment, and the potential impact on science and engineering. The panel of judges may seek advice from other experts. The panel may arrive at the conclusion that more than one or none of the submissions merits the award or an honourable mention. The Award Coordinator: Dr. Matt Davison Department of Applied Mathematics Middlesex College, Room 265 University of Western Ontario London ON Canada N6A 5B7 email: mdavison@uwo.ca Phone: (519) 661-2111 ext. 88784 Fax: (519) 661-3523 -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* LE PRIX CECIL GRAHAM POUR TH?SE DE DOCTORAT L'OBJECTIF Le prix a ?t? cr?? par la Soci?t? Canadienne de Math?matiques Appliqu?es et Industrielles (SCMAI) pour r?compenser et faire conna?tre une th?se de doctorat exceptionnelle en math?matiques appliqu?es. Cette th?se devra avoir ?t? soutenue par une universit? canadienne au cours de l'ann?e civile qui pr?c?de celle de l'attribution du prix. LE PRIX Il comporte, outre une certificat et une somme d'argent, la participation gratuite pour un an dans la Soci?t?. Le gagnant sera invit? ? pr?senter une communication portant sur sa th?se ? la r?union annuelle de la Soci?t?, cette invitation allant de pair avec de l'aide financi?re pour assister ? la r?union. LE CONCOURS Habituellement, le coordinateur du prix doit recevoir, d?s le 31 janvier 2006, quatre (4) exemplaires de la th?se soutenue durant l'ann?e civile pr?c?dente ainsi qu'une lettre du directeur de th?se expliquant pourquoi la th?se en question est acceptable pour le concours (description du probl?me, techniques, r?sultats, impact possible, ... ). Le candidat doit ?galement soumettre une lettre d?crivant les applications possibles de ses travaux. Enfin, une attestation officielle de la date d'approbation de la th?se doit accompagner l'envoi. LE JURY Les th?ses soumises seront ?valu?es par un jury de juges nomm?s par le pr?sident de la Soci?t?. Leur d?cision sera sans appel. Les crit?res d'appr?ciation seront le niveau d'originalit? des id?es et des techniques, les possibilit?s d'application et leur traitement, l'impact possible sur le d?veloppement des sciences et de g?nie. Le jury pourrait consulter d'autres experts. Celui-ci pourrait d?cider d'attribuer le prix ? une ou plusieurs personnes ou de ne pas l'attribuer de tout, il en serait de m?me pour les mentions honorables. Le Coordinateur du Prix Dr. Matt Davison Department of Applied Mathematics Middlesex College, Room 265 University of Western Ontario London ON Canada N6A 5B7 email: mdavison@uwo.ca Phone: (519) 661-2111 ext. 88784 Fax: (519) 661-3523 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From lchang at fields.utoronto.ca Mon Jan 9 11:48:43 2006 From: lchang at fields.utoronto.ca (Luke Chang) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] Fields Institute Fellows - Call for Nominations Message-ID: In 2002, the Fields Institute designated a number of people as Fields Institute Fellows in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Fields Institute and its activities. It is a lifetime appointment. Each year, new appointments may be made to recognize others who have contributed in a significant way to activities at the Fields Institute and within the Canadian mathematical community. This is a call for nominations for 2006 Fields Institute Fellows. To nominate someone, please send a CV plus a letter briefly outlining why your candidate is a worthy nominee, to: The Director Fields Institute 222 College Street, 2nd floor Toronto, Ontario M5T 3J1, CANADA or to proposals@fields.utoronto.ca The deadline is February 15, 2006. Winners of the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize are automatically recommended for fellowship. No member of the current Fields Institute Board of Directors nor any continuing member of the Fields Institute Scientific Advisory Panel will be eligible. Nominations are encouraged from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. The selection committee for 2006 consists of: Barbara Keyfitz (chair) Mayer Alvo Ram Murty Tom Salisbury Catherine Sulem -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060109/6c294500/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Jan 12 09:28:26 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE Message-ID: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2006 David Borwein Distinguished Career Award The David Borwein Distinguished career award recognizes mathematicians who have made exceptional, broad, and continued contribution to Canadian mathematics. A complete nomination dossier consists of: * A signed nomination statement from a present or past colleague, or collaborator (no more than three pages) having direct knowledge of the nominee's contribution; * a short curriculum vitae, no than five pages; * Two to four letters of support in addition to the nomination; * Other supporting material may be submitted, no more than 10 pages. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. Six copies of the complete nomination dossier must arrive at the CMS Executive Office no later than March 31, 2006. **************************** APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE Prix David-Borwein de mathématicien émérite pour l'ensemble d'une carrière 2006 Le prix David-Borwein de mathématicien émérite pour l'ensemble d'une carrière rend hommage un mathématicien qui a fait une contribution exceptionnelle et soutenue aux mathématiques canadiennes. Le dossier de candidature comprendra les éléments suivants : * une lettre de mise en candidature signée par un collègue ou un collaborateur actuel ou des années passées (trois pages maximum) qui connaît très bien les réalisations de la personne proposée; * un bref curriculum vitae, maximum de cinq pages; * de deux à quatre lettres d'appui, en plus de la mise en candidature; * tout autre document pertinent, maximum de 10 pages. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant trois ans. Le dossier complet, en six exemplaires, doit parvenir au bureau administratif de SMC au plus tard le 31 mars 2006. Selection Committee / Comité de sélection David Borwein Distinguished Career Award Prix David Borwein pour carrière distinguée Canadian Mathematical Society / Société mathématique du Canada 577 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From paradis at CRM.UMontreal.CA Thu Jan 12 11:37:14 2006 From: paradis at CRM.UMontreal.CA (Suzette Paradis) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_nominations_2006_CAP-CRM_Prize_/?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Appel_=E0_candidatures_Prix_ACP-CRM_2006?= Message-ID: Please find enclosed call for nominations for the 2006 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics / Veuillez trouver l'appel ? candidatures pour le Prix ACP-CRM 2006 de physique th?orique et math?matique ? ? -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/mixed From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri Jan 13 11:48:14 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] CMS Development Coordinator Message-ID: CMS Development Coordinator The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS), one of the leading mathematics organizations in Canada, works to enhance Canada's capacity to innovate and compete globally by promoting the discovery, learning and application of mathematics in Canada. With approximately 1000 members from across Canada and beyond, the CMS's active volunteers support efforts to identify and develop young mathematicians (through its math competitions, math camps and other educational activities) and to enhance the practice of mathematics in Canada (through national conferences, publishing research journals and books as well as newsletters). Reporting to the Executive Director (CMS), the Development Coordinator will be on the ground floor of a new fundraising effort to help ensure the CMS can continue to expand its programming for the benefit of mathematicians and mathematics in Canada. The Development Coordinator will manage the CMS's fundraising efforts working closely with its volunteers and professional staff. The Development Coordinator will also draft proposals to prospective donors and assist with CMS's direct response and marketing efforts. The successful candidate will be an effective fundraiser with superior organizational skills and the ability to inspire and manage volunteers as part of a national organization. He/she will be creative, energetic, tactful, and flexible and will have good judgement. He/she will have excellent interpersonal skills and a strong service orientation. Ability to speak and write in French is an asset. Please submit your application, including a resume, letter of introduction and the names of three references by fax, email or mail to: Development Coordinator Competition Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward, Suite 109 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5 Attention: Dr Graham Wright Tel: (613) 562-5702 FAX: (613) 565-1539 e-mail: director@cms.math.ca This position is a two-year contract position. The deadline for applications is January 25, 2006, 4pm. **************************************************************************** From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri Jan 13 11:49:18 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Coordonnateur_/_coordonnatrice_du_d=E9vel?= =?iso-8859-1?q?oppement_de_la_SMC?= Message-ID: Coordonnateur / coordonnatrice du d?veloppement de la SMC La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC), l'un des principaux regroupements math?matiques du pays, a pour mission de rehausser la capacit? du Canada d'innover et d'?tre concurrentiel ? l'?chelle mondiale en favorisant la d?couverte et l'apprentissage des math?matiques, et les applications qui en d?coulent, au Canada. Forte de ses quelque 1000 membres du Canada et d'ailleurs et gr?ce au travail b?n?vole de ses membres, la SMC d?piste et forme de jeunes math?maticiens (par l'entremise de concours, de camps et d'autres activit?s math?matiques ?ducatives) et rehausse l'activit? math?matique au pays (par l'organisation de congr?s nationaux et la publication de revues, de livres et de bulletins). Le coordonnateur ou la coordonnatrice du d?veloppement rel?vera du directeur administratif de la SMC et dirigera une nouvelle campagne de financement visant ? assurer l'expansion des activit?s de la SMC au profit des math?matiques et des math?maticiens canadiens. La personne choisie dirigera la campagne de la SMC en collaborant ?troitement avec les b?n?voles et le personnel de la Soci?t?. Elle pr?parera en outre les demandes destin?es aux donateurs potentiels et participera aux activit?s de publicit? directe et de marketing de la SMC. La personne retenue sera un agent de sollicitation efficace, poss?dera d'excellentes comp?tences organisationnelles et saura stimuler et diriger les b?n?voles de cette association nationale. Elle sera en outre cr?ative, ?nergique, diplomate et souple, et saura faire preuve de discernement. Elle aura beaucoup d'entregent et sera tr?s d?vou?e. Savoir parler fran?ais sera un atout. Veuillez faire parvenir votre demande, accompagn?e d'un curriculum vitae, d'une lettre de pr?sentation et de trois r?f?rences, par fax, par courriel ou par la poste ? : Concours - Coordonnateur / Coordonnatrice du d?veloppement Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577, avenue King-Edward, bureau 109 Ottawa (Ontario) Canada K1N 6N5 ? l'attention de : M. Graham Wright T?l. : (613) 562-5702 Fax : (613) 565-1539 Courriel : directeur@smc.math.ca Ce poste est un contrat de deux ans. Les demandes seront accept?es jusqu'au 25 janvier 2006 ? 16 h. From bigatti at dima.unige.it Mon Jan 16 06:11:06 2006 From: bigatti at dima.unige.it (Anna Bigatti) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] Calculemus 2006 in Genova Message-ID: =========================================================================== Calculemus'06 Symposium July 7-8, 2006, Genova, Italy 13th Symposium on the Integration of Symbolic Computation and Mechanized Reasoning 2006 http://www.loria.fr/~ranise/calculemus06 (Co-located with ISSAC 2006) =========================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS =========================================================================== Background ----------- The scientific and technological goal of the Calculemus network is to design a new generation of mathematical software systems and computer-aided verification tools based on the integration of Deduction and Computer Algebra Systems. Both Deduction Systems (DSs) and Computer Algebra Systems (CASs) are receiving growing attention from industry and academia. On the one hand, CASs have been commercially very successful in recent years. On the other hand, the use of formal methods in hardware and software development has made DSs indispensable not least because of the complexity and sheer size of the reasoning tasks involved. Such systems are now making the transition from academic applications into regular industrial practice. In spite of these successes there is still need for improvement as many application domains still fall outside the scope of existing DSs and CASs. For instance, the scope of CASs could be significantly enhanced by adding deductive reasoning power. In fact this lack of expressivity together with the unsolved problem of correctness prohibit large classes of applications. DSs, which - on the other hand - provide such an expressivity, as well as the guarantee of correctness, still lack computational power as they are not suited to directly carry out algebraic or numerical calculations. This severely restricts their scope of application in mathematics and - more importantly - in engineering applications. The main goal of the Calculemus symposiums serie is to stimulate significant research advancements in combining the reasoning capabilities of DSs and the computational power of CASs as well as to foster possible cross-fertilizations. The field of DSs has diversified into the areas of automated theorem proving and interactive proof-development, which have their own traditions, conferences and technical methods. The field of CAs has specialised on devising highly efficient methods for symbolic calculations. The mission of the Calculemus symposiums serie is to bringing together such research communities so to create new generation of expressive, automatic, and easy-to-use systems capable of performing a wide range of mathematical tasks. Goals & Topics --------------- Calculemus 2006, the 13th symposium in the series, will be held July 7-8, 2006 at the Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy, in conjunction with the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation (ISSAC) 2006. The main theme of Calculemus 2006 will be the interactions between automated deduction and computer algebra with particular emphasis on the applications to verification, mathematical assistants, and web services. Calculemus 2006 welcomes research papers on all aspects of integrating symbolic computation and formal deduction including: * Combining computer algebra and computer deduction systems * Adding deductive capabilities to computer algebra systems * Adding computational capabilities to computer deduction systems * Combining methods of symbolic computation and formal deduction * Design and implementation issues in integrated systems * Design and implementation of computer algebra and deduction services for the web * Formal method problems requiring mixed computing and proving * Applications of formal methods to the construction of integrated systems * Design and implementation of mathematical assistants requiring both computer algebra and deduction * Case studies and applications Audience --------- The intended audience of the symposium is mainly researchers and practicioners in the fields of computer algebra and automated deduction. More in general, anyone interested in the design of mathematical software systems and computer-aided verification tools based on the integration of the deduction and computation. Call for papers ---------------- Papers addressing the topics listed above and more in general involving techniques in both computer algebra and automated deduction are solicited. Submitted papers should not exceed 12 pages and should be written in LaTeX with the following settings: 11pt, one column, a4paper and standard margins. Submissions should be done electronically via the web page. Submissions will be peer-reviewed. The authors of accepted submissions are expected to give a 25' presentation at the symposium. The proceedings of Calculemus'06 will be distributed at the workshop and later published possibly as a special volume of the Electronic Notes in Computer Science (ENTCS). IMPORTANT! In order to ease the (possible) publication in the ENTCS volume of the workshop proceedings, please, use the following LaTeX header in your submission: \documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article} \textwidth 14.63cm \textheight 22cm \oddsidemargin 0.65cm \evensidemargin 0.65cm \topmargin 0.55cm \headheight 0.0pt \headsep 0.0pt Important Dates (tentative...) ------------------------------- * Submission of title and abstract: April 8, 2006 * Submission of papers: April 15, 2006 * Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2006 * Final version of papers: June 4, 2006 * Symposium: July 7-8, 2006 Program Committee ------------------ * Anna Bigatti (Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy) [Co-chair] * Christoph Benzmuller (Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany) * Olga Caprotti (University of Helsinki, Finland) * Jacques Carette (McMaster University, Canada) * Hoon Hong (North Carolina State University, USA) * William M. Farmer, McMaster University, Canada * Steve Linton (University of St. Andrews, UK) * Madan Musuvathi (Microsoft Research, USA) * Silvio Ranise (INRIA-Lorraine, France, and Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy) [Co-chair] * Christoph Ringeissen (INRIA-Lorraine, France) * Renaud Rioboo (University of Paris 6, France) * Pino Rosolini (Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy) * Roberto Sebastiani (Università di Trento, Italy) * Volker Sorge, University of Birmingham, UK * Carlo Traverso (Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy) * Stephen Watt, (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Registration ------------- Details will be avaiable soon. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Jan 16 10:55:18 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] Student Committee: Call for Nominations (fwd) Message-ID: Please forward to interested students SVP faire suivre aux etudiants interesses The CMS Student Committee is looking for proactive mathematics students interested in building a dynamic community for Canadian mathematics students. The Committee wishes to fill vacancies in its membership, including a student representative from Quebec, a student representative from Eastern Canada, and a general member position. Among the Student Committee's current projects are: publishing a national student newsletter, developing a resource Web site for students, helping the CUMC in preparing its proceedings, supporting local student math conferences and seminars. For more information on the Committee's responsibilities and duties visit: http://www.cms.math.ca/Docs/Terms/TofRef/studc.html For more information on the Committee in general, visit our webpage: http://www.cms.math.ca/Students The Committee members' terms will run from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008. Both graduate and undergraduate students are invited and encouraged to apply. Joining the student committee is an excellent opportunity to learn about how mathematics in Canada is organized, to meet students and professors from across the country, to do some meaningful work, and to have a great time! In addition, student members will receive funding (both travel and accommodations) to attend the next four CMS meetings, taking place in Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg, and London, Ontario. If you are an interested student, or know someone who may be, please contact the Chair of the Student Committee via e-mail at chair-studc@cms.math.ca. We'd love to send you an application form, and to talk to you about the responsibilities and benefits of joining the Student Committee! The nomination period for these positions will be open until February 28, 2006. We appreciate early applications. Sincere thanks, Joy Abramson & Antoine Khalil Chairs, CMS Student Committee ------- Le Comit? ?tudiant de la SMC recherche des ?tudiants actifs en math?matiques int?ress?s ? aider ? b?tir une communaut? dynamique pour les ?tudiants en math?matiques au Canada. Le Comit? ?tudiant veut combler les postes vacants suivants: un(e) repr?sentant(e) du Qu?bec, un(e) repr?sentant(e) de l'est du Canada et un(e) repr?sentant(e) additionnel(le) provenant de n'importe quel endroit au Canada. Parmi les projets actuels du comit? des ?tudiants, on trouve les suivants: publier un p?riodique national ?tudiant, d?velopper une ressource Web pour les ?tudiants, aider la CC?M dans ses pr?parations, soutenir des conf?rences et colloques locaux pour les ?tudiant-e-s en math?matiques. Pour plus d'information au sujet des responsabilit?s et des fonctions du Comit?, veuillez SVP visiter: http://www.cms.math.ca/Docs/Terms/TofRef/studc.html Pour d'autres informations sur le Comit? en g?n?ral, veuillez visiter notre page Web: http://www.cms.math.ca/Students Le mandat des membres du Comit? et du d?l?gu? au Conseil d'administration sera du 1 juillet 2006 au 30 juin 2008. Vous joindre au Comit? des ?tudiants est une opportunit? excellente d'apprendre commment s'organisent les sciences math?matiques au Canada, de rencontrer des ?tudiant(e)s et professeurs de toutes les provinces canadiennes, de faire du travail qui aura un impact et de vous ?clater! Les membres ?tudiants assisteront, frais pay?s, aux quatres prochaines r?unions de la SMC, qui auront lieu ? Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg et London. Si vous ?tes int?ress?(e) ou si vous connaissez quelqu'un qui pourrait l'?tre, veuillez SVP contacter les Pr?sidents du Comit? des ?tudiants par courriel ? . Il nous fera plaisir de vous faire parvenir une formulaire d'application et de vous en dire un peu plus sur les responsabilit?s et les avantages qui accompagnent l'implication au Comit? des ?tudiaants. Les propositions de candidats doivent ?tre re?ues au plus tard le 28 f?vrier 2006. Sinc?res remerciements, Joy Abramson & Antoine Khalil Pr?sidents du Comit? des ?tudiants From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Jan 18 16:47:47 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] Open Positions - Concordia University - Mathematics & Statistics Message-ID: Concordia University's Department of Mathematics & Statistics is seeking applications for up to four appointments to teach courses in areas that include: Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Optimization, Probability and Statistics. These positions are subject to budgetary approval and need, and are full-time, Limited-Term Appointments, beginning August 15, 2006 and ending May 31, 2007. Appointments will normally be at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor. Successful candidates will normally be expected to teach three courses per semester. Under the provisions of the CUFA collective agreement, these positions may be renewed twice subject to continued need. Please forward all applications and questions to the appropriate Department contact listed below. Review of applications will begin as they are received and will continue until all required positions have been filled. Candidates for all positions should hold a completed or nearly completed PhD. Applications should consist of a letter of intent, a curriculum vitae, copies of recent publications, a statement of teaching interests, evidence of teaching effectiveness, if available, and three letters of reference. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Concordia University is committed to employment equity. Information about the Faculty of Arts and Science and about each department can be found at: http://artsandscience1.concordia.ca Professor Y.P. 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Il a ?t? choisi " pour avoir con?u et r?alis? le projet Sciences et math?matiques en action (SMAC), dans le but d'?veiller et de renforcer chez les jeunes l'int?r?t pour les math?matiques et pour les sciences ". Le projet SMAC est un tr?s bel exemple de sensibilisation du public ? l'importance des math?matiques et des sciences en g?n?ral dans la vie de tous les jours. En plus de chercher ? susciter des carri?res scientifiques chez les jeunes, il vise ? d?mystifier les math?matiques aupr?s de la population. SMAC propose par exemple une conf?rence spectacle, Show Math, anim?e par Jean-Marie De Koninck et appuy?e par des vid?os et des sketches humoristiques du Duo Tang; on y aborde de mani?re simple et amusante une foule de sujets math?matiques qui touchent les gens de pr?s. Le site Internet de SMAC (www.smac.ulaval.ca) propose aussi, aux " mathophiles " comme aux " mathophobes ", un coffret d'?nigmes math?matiques et les clefs pour les d?chiffrer intitul? Math en jeu. L'?quipe de SMAC est compos?e autant d'?tudiants en math?matiques, en informatique et en ?ducation, que de professeurs-chercheurs. ?g? de 57 ans, Jean-Marie De Koninck est professeur de math?matiques ? l'Universit? Laval depuis plus de 30 ans. Auteur de cinq livres et de plus d'une soixantaine d'articles publi?s dans des revues de math?matiques r?put?es, il est bien connu dans le monde scientifique pour ses travaux sur les nombres premiers. Il pr?side depuis un an l'Association math?matique du Qu?bec. Cet universitaire est aussi un passionn? de communication : avant le projet SMAC, il avait pr?sent? sa propre ?mission de vulgarisation scientifique, intitul?e C'est math?matique!, sur les ondes du Canal Z. Jean-Marie De Koninck s'est par ailleurs fait conna?tre du grand public en imaginant et en mettant sur pied, en 1984, l'Op?ration Nez rouge, dont le succ?s est maintenant international. Fortement impliqu? dans le sport amateur, il est aussi entra?neur et commentateur sportif en natation pour la t?l?vision de Radio-Canada, avec laquelle il a couvert de nombreux Jeux Olympiques. Rappelons que le titre de " Scientifique de l'ann?e ", d?cern? pour la 19e ann?e cons?cutive, est remis ? une personnalit? scientifique qui, au cours de l'ann?e ?coul?e, s'est illustr?e dans sa discipline par une d?couverte, une publication ou une r?alisation remarquable, de nature scientifique et de port?e nationale ou internationale. L'honneur vise ?galement ? souligner l'implication du scientifique dans son milieu, tant sur le plan strictement scientifique qu'en mati?re de formation de chercheurs, d'engagement professionnel et de rayonnement social. La radio de Radio-Canada f?licite chaleureusement M. Jean-Marie De Koninck, le Scientifique de l'ann?e 2005. Il sera re?u ? l'?mission Les Ann?es lumi?re anim?e par Yanick Villedieu le dimanche 22 janvier 2006, ? 12 h 13, sur les ondes de la Premi?re Cha?ne (106,3 FM ? Qu?bec). D'un bout ? l'autre du pays, la Premi?re Cha?ne de Radio-Canada offre ? ses auditeurs des ?missions compl?tes et diversifi?es, ax?es sur l'information et la culture. Depuis 2005, elle permet ? de plus en plus de citoyens d'avoir acc?s aux Ann?es lumi?re gr?ce ? la baladodiffusion (l'int?grale de l'?mission est disponible tous les dimanches ? 17 h). De plus, depuis d?cembre 2005, l'?mission est disponible partout en Am?rique du Nord gr?ce ? la radio satellite Sirius. From paradis at CRM.UMontreal.CA Fri Jan 20 16:27:30 2006 From: paradis at CRM.UMontreal.CA (Suzette Paradis) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] Combinatorial Optimization/Optimisation combinatoire Message-ID: <3B3FAEAB-246D-4AB2-91CC-DB3903400871@crm.umontreal.ca> The Centre de recherches math?matiques program for the theme semester on Combinatorial Optimization is now available on line at : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Optimization2006/ *************** *************** Le programme du Centre de recherches math?matiques sur le semestre th?matique en Optimisation combinatoire est d?sormais accessible en ligne au site Web suivant: http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Optimisation2006/ Suzette Paradis Communications et webmestre Centre de recherches math?matiques Universit? de Montr?al (514) 343-6111 poste 4076 paradis@crm.umontreal.ca From laferrie at CRM.UMontreal.CA Mon Jan 23 11:21:38 2006 From: laferrie at CRM.UMontreal.CA (=?iso-8859-1?q?Jos=E9e_Laferri=E8re?=) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:01 2006 Subject: [cmath] ACTIVITES DU CRM: FEVRIER-AVRIL 2006 / CRM: FEBRUARY-APRIL 2006 Activities Message-ID: <8aae423be76d579cb3a337f2e7ff0cc6@waverly.crm.umontreal.ca> ACTIVITES DU CRM: FEVRIER - AVRIL 2006 CRM FEBRUARY- APRIL 2006 Activities FEVRIER / FEBRUARY Chaire Andre-Aisenstadt Chair Dr. K. Soundararajan (University of Michigan) 13, 15, 17 fevrier 2006 / February 13, 15, 17, 2006 Renseignement / Information : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Aisenstadt/Soundararajan/index.html "Atelier sur les fonctions L et sujets connexes" "Workshop on L-functions and Related Themes" 13 et 18 fevrier / February 13-18 Renseignement et inscription / Information and Registration : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/L-functions06 MARS / MARCH "Atelier sur l?anatomie des nombres entiers" "Workshop on Anatomy of Integers" 13 au 17 mars / March 13-17 Renseignement et inscription / Information and Registration : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/anatomie06 "?cole CRM-Clay en combinatoire additive" "CRM-Clay School on Additive Combinatorics" 30 mars au 5 avril 2006 / March 30 - April 5, 2006 Renseignement et inscription / Information and Registration : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/CRM-Clay AVRIL / APRIL "Atelier sur la combinatoire additive" "Workshop on Additive Combinatorics" 6 au 12 avril 2006 / April 6-12, 2006 Renseignement et inscription / Information and Registration : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/combinatoire06 Prix / Prize Andre-Aisenstadt Prof. Iosif Polterovich (UdeM) & Prof. Tai-Peng Tsai (UBC) 28 avril 2006 / April 28, 2006 http://crm.umontreal.ca/prix/prixAisenstadt/polterovich.shtml http://crm.umontreal.ca/prix/prixAisenstadt/tsai.shtml From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Jan 23 12:15:51 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2006 DOCTORAL PRIZEAPPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE - PRIX DE DOCTORAT 2006 Message-ID: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2006 DOCTORAL PRIZE - APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE - PRIX DE DOCTORAT 2006 Deadline January 31 2006 - Date-limite 31 Janvier 2006 ************************************************************************ The CMS Doctoral Prize recognizes outstanding performance by a doctoral student. The prize is awarded to the person who received a Ph.D. from a Canadian university in the preceding year (January 1st to December 31st) and whose overall performance in graduate school is judged to be the most outstanding. Although the dissertation will be the most important criterion (the impact of the results, the creativity of the work, the quality of exposition, etc.) it will not be the only one. Other publications, activities in support of students and other accomplishments will also be considered. Nominations that were not successful in the first competition, will be kept active for a further year (with no possibility of updating the file) and will be considered by the Doctoral Prize Selection Committee in the following year's competition. The CMS Doctoral Prize will consist of an award of $500, a two-year complimentary membership in the CMS, a framed Doctoral Prize certificate and a stipend for travel expenses to attend the CMS meeting to receive the award and present a plenary lecture. Nominations: Candidates must be nominated by their university and the nominator is responsible for preparing the documentation described below, and submitting the nomination to the address below. No university may nominate more than one candidate and the deadline for the receipt of nominations is January 31, 2006. The documentation shall consist of: o A curriculum vitae prepared by the student. o A resum? of the student's work written by the student and which must not exceed ten pages. The resum? should include a brief description of the thesis and why it is important, as well as of any other contributions made by the student while a doctoral student. o Three letters of recommendation of which one should be from the thesis advisor and one from an external reviewer. A copy of the external examiner's report may be substituted for the latter. More than three letters of recommendation are not accepted. Pr?sident du Comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat Chair, Doctoral Prize Selection Committee Soci?t? math?matique du Canada / Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5 ******************************************************************************************** La SMC a cr?? ce Prix de doctorat pour r?compenser le travail exceptionnel d'un ?tudiant au doctorat. Le prix sera d?cern? ? une personne qui aura re?u son dip?me de troisi?me cycle d'une universit? canadienne l'ann?e pr?c?dente (entre le 1er janvier et le 31 d?cembre) et dont les r?sultats pour l'ensemble des ?tudes sup?rieures seront jug?s les meilleurs. La dissertation constituera le principal crit?re de s?lection (impact des r?sultats, cr?ativit?, qualit? de l'exposition, etc.), mais ne sera pas le seul aspect ?valu?. On tiendra ?galement compte des publications de l'?tudiant, de son engagement dans la vie ?tudiante et de ses autres r?alisations. Les mises en candidature qui ne seront pas choisies dans leur premi?re comp?tition seront consid?r?es pour une ann?e additionelle (sans possibilit? de mise ? jour du dossier), et seront r?vis?es par le comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat l'an prochain. Le laur?at du Prix de doctorat de la SMC aura droit ? une bourse de 500 $. De plus, la SMC lui offrira l'adh?sion gratuite ? la Soci?t? pendant deux ans et lui remettra un certificat encadr? et une subvention pour frais de d?placements lui permettant d'assister ? la r?union de la SMC o? il recevra son prix et pr?sentera une conf?rence. Candidatures Les candidats doivent ?tre nomm?s par leur universit?; la personne qui propose un candidat doit se charger de regrouper les documents d?crits aux paragraphes suivants et de faire parvenir la candidature ? l'adresse ci-dessous. Aucune universit? ne peut nommer plus d'un candidat. Les candidatures doivent parvenir ? la SMC au plus tard le 31 janvier 2006. Le dossier sera constitu? des documents suivants : o Un curriculum vitae r?dig? par l'?tudiant. o Un r?sum? du travail du candidat d'au plus dix pages, r?dig? par l'?tudiant, o? celui-ci d?crira bri?vement sa th?se et en expliquera l'importance, et ?num?rera toutes ses autres r?alisations pendant ses ?tudes de doctorat. o Trois lettres de recommandation, dont une du directeur de th?se et une d'un examinateur de l'ext?rieur (une copie de son rapport serait aussi acceptable). Le comit? n'acceptera pas plus de trois lettres de recommandation. Pr?sident du Comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat Chair, Doctoral Prize Selection Committee Soci?t? math?matique du Canada / Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5 ************************************************************************************ From ikotsire at WLU.CA Wed Jan 25 08:58:18 2006 From: ikotsire at WLU.CA (Ilias Kotsireas) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] An international conference in memory of Manuel Bronstein Message-ID: CAFÉ: Computer Algebra and Functional Equations An international conference in memory of Manuel Bronstein Thursday, July 13 2006 INRIA Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE http://www-sop.inria.fr/cafe/Cafe2006eng.html PRESENTATION AND AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE: This international conference offers homage to the scientific career of one of INRIA's eminent researchers, Manual Bronstein, who passed away tragically last June. Manuel Bronstein led INRIA's CAFÉ project in the area of computer algebra. The scientific work of Manuel Bronstein embraced a panorama of subjects in this field, where he made a series of valuable contributions. In addition, he served as an important animator and steward of the discipline, as an editor and organizer, influencing the careers of hundreds of researchers in France and internationally. This conference will highlight aspects of computer algebra from the perspective of M. Bronstein's work. The conference will take place July 13, directly following the nearby ISSAC conference held 9-12 July 2006 in Genoa. The program will include a number of invited presentations oriented toward the main lines of Manuel Bronstein's scientific contributions and leadership: Differential equations Functional and linear equations Integration Mathematical software The computer algebra community These areas are in an evolutionary phase: the conference aims to speculate on their future directions. INVITED SPEAKERS: Sergei Abramov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow) Mark van Hoeij (Florida State University) Erich Kaltofen (North Carolina State University) Barry Trager (IBM Research) Felix Ulmer (Université Rennes I) Stephen Watt (ORCCA, University of Western Ontario) PROGRAM: The conference will be held July 13, 2006 at INRIA Sophia Antipolis. The schedule will run from 9:30 to 18:00, followed by a dinner. ORGANIZERS: Evelyne Hubert Alban Quadrat Stephen Watt Jacques-Arthur Weil SUPPORT: The conference gratefully acknowledges generous support from: INRIA CNRS (action math-info, M. Daumas) Conseil Général Alpes-Maritimes Conseil Régional Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Jan 26 14:15:03 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] Summer School in Mathematical Economics at PIMS-UBC Message-ID: Summer School - Frontiers in Mathematical Economics (To all recipients: Please also help forward this message to your Economics Department and Business School if possible) Website: http://www.pims.math.ca/science/2006/06ssfme/ Sponsored by PIMS-UBC and CMM (Centro de Modelamiento Matematico) The summer school brings together graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and young faculty members from business schools, economics, mathematics and operations research with leading economists and mathematicians. It exposes students in business administration and economics to mathematical models and methods that they will find useful in their research, and graduate students and young researchers in mathematics and operations research to new mathematical problems arising from economic theory. The main focus of the summer school is a set of four courses, each taught by world leaders in the corresponding discipline. All courses are accompanied by introductory tutorials and a series of seminar presentations. 1. Topic: Dynamic Contract Theory and Corporate Finance Lecturer: Jean-Charles Rochet (Professor of Mathematics and Economics, U. Toulouse I) 2. Topic: Equilibrium: Theory and Computation Lecturers: Kenneth L. Judd (Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace), R. Tyrrell Rockafellar, (Professor of Mathematics, U. Washington), Roger Wets (Professor of Mathematics, UC, Davis) 3. Topic: Information and Markets Lecturer: William R. Zame (Professor of Mathematics and Economics, UC, Los Angeles) 4. Topic: The mathematical Structure of Quality Pricing Lecturer: Ivar Ekeland (Professor of Mathematics and Economics, UBC) --end-- From madras at mathstat.yorku.ca Sun Jan 29 10:25:41 2006 From: madras at mathstat.yorku.ca (Neal Madras) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] Summer School on Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases Message-ID: 2006 Summer School on Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases, York University, June 10-20, 2006. This School is sponsored by The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics for Information Technology and Complex Systsems, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, and York University. The purpose of this summer school is to provide effective training for collaborative research in infectious diseases based on mathematical modeling and qualitative analysis. The school is designed for epidemiology and public health graduate students, medical residents and graduate students in interdisciplinary science programs, in addition to those in the traditional mathematics and statistics graduate programs. The details can be found at http://www.liam.yorku.ca/sc06/. From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Jan 30 09:58:34 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Deux_postes_en_math=E9matiques_-_Coll=E8g?= =?iso-8859-1?q?e_universitaire_de_Saint-Boniface?= Message-ID: LE COLL?GE UNIVERSITAIRE DE SAINT-BONIFACE fait appel de candidatures pour Deux postes de professeurs ou de professeures en Math?matiques (non r?gulier, dur?e un an) avec possibilit? de renouvellement (sous condition d'approbation budg?taire) au niveau du premier cycle. Exigences : - Un doctorat en math?matiques avec exp?rience dans l'enseignement et la recherche. - Une aptitude d?montr?e et un int?r?t pour l'enseignement au premier cycle universitaire seraient un atout. - Le poste est aussi ouvert aux candidates et aux candidats en r?daction de th?se. - De tr?s bonnes connaissances en statistique et en informatique seraient un atout R?MUN?RATION : Classification et salaire selon la convention collective. ENTR?E EN FONCTION : le 1er ao?t 2006 Les candidats et candidates sont pri?s de soumettre ensemble leur curriculum vitae incluant leur philosophie de l'enseignement ainsi que 3 lettres de recommandation scell?es ? : Monsieur Ibrahima Diallo, Doyen Facult? des arts, d'administration des affaires et des sciences Coll?ge universitaire de Saint-Boniface, 200, avenue de la Cath?drale, Saint-Boniface MB R2H 0H7 L'?valuation des candidatures commencera le 15 mars 2006 et se poursuivra jusqu'? ce que les postes soient combl?s. Conform?ment aux exigences relatives ? l'Immigration au Canada, cette annonce s'adresse aux personnes ayant la citoyennet? canadienne ou la r?sidence permanente. Le Coll?ge universitaire de Saint-Boniface (CUSB) souscrit au principe de l'?quit? en mati?re d'emploi et encourage la candidature de toute personne qualifi?e, femme ou homme, y compris les autochtones, les personnes handicap?es et les membres des minorit?s visibles. Coll?ge universitaire de Saint-Boniface 200, avenue de la Cath?drale Saint-Boniface (Manitoba) R2H 0H7 T?l?phone : (204) 233-0210 ou T?l?copieur : (204) 233-0217 [idiallo@ustboniface.mb.ca] [www.ustboniface.mb.ca] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: uc_st_boniface.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 32126 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060130/bb89bc35/uc_st_boniface.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Feb 1 09:38:13 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations - Research Prizes/Appels de mises en candidatures - prix de recherches Message-ID: The CMS Research Committee is inviting nominations for three prize lectureships. These prize lectureships are intended to recognize members of the Canadian mathematical community. Le Comit? de recherche de la SMC lance un appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de conf?rence. Ces prix ont tous pour objectif de souligner l'excellence de membres de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. *Prix Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship 2007* Le prix Coxeter-James rend hommage ? l'apport exceptionnel ? la recherche de jeunes math?maticiens. Il est possible de proposer la candidature d'une personne qui a obtenu son doctorat il y a au plus dix ans. Les propositions pourront ?tre mises ? jour et demeureront actives pendant un an, ? moins que la mise en candidature originale ne corresponde ? la dixi?me ann?e d'obtention du doctorat. La personne choisie pr?sentera sa conf?rence ? la R?union d'hiver. Les lettres de mise en candidature devraient inclure les noms d'au moins trois r?pondants possibles ainsi qu'un curriculum vitae r?cent, si disponible. Le r?cipiendaire doit ?tre membre de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. The Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Nominations may be made up to ten years from the candidate's Ph.D. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for a second year unless the original nomination is made in the tenth year from the candidate's Ph.D. The selected candidate will deliver the prize lecture at the Winter Meeting. Nomination letters should include at least three names of suggested referees as well as a recent curriculum vitae, if available. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. *Prix Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship 2008* Le prix Jeffery-Williams rend hommage ? l'apport exceptionnel ? la recherche de math?maticiens d'exp?rience. Les propositions pourront ?tre mises ? jour et demeureront actives pendant trois ans. La conf?rence sera pr?sent?e ? la R?union d'?t?. Les lettres de mise en candidature devraient inclure les noms d'au moins trois r?pondants possibles ainsi qu'un curriculum vitae r?cent, si disponible. Le r?cipiendaire doit ?tre membre de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. The Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. Nomination letters should include three names of suggested referees as well as a recent curriculum vitae, if available. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. *Prix Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship 2008* Le prix Krieger-Nelson rend hommage ? l'apport exceptionnel ? la recherche de math?maticiennes. Les propositions pourront ?tre mises ? jour et demeureront actives pendant deux ans. La conf?rence sera pr?sent?e ? la R?union d'?t?. Les lettres de mise en candidature devraient inclure les noms d'au moins trois r?pondants possibles ainsi qu'un curriculum vitae r?cent, si disponible. Le r?cipiendaire doit ?tre membre de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. The Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for two years. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. Nomination letters should include three names of suggested referees as well as a recent currculum vitae, if available. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. La date limite pour les mises en candidature est le *30 juin 2006*. Faire parvenir vos lettres ? l'adresse suivante : The deadline for nominations is *June 30, 2006*. Letters of nomination should be sent to the address below. J.F. Jardine, Chair/Pr?sident CMS Research Committee / Comit? de recherches de la SMC Department of Mathematics The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Feb 1 09:39:06 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations - 2006 Adrien Pouliot / Appels de mises en candidatures - Adrien-Pouliot 2006 Message-ID: *Prix Adrien-Pouliot Prize Lectureship 2006* Nous sollicitons la candidature de personnes ou de groupe de personnes ayant contribu? de fa?on importante et soutenue ? des activit?s math?matiques ?ducatives au Canada. Le terme ? contributions ? s'emploie ici au sens large; les candidats pourront ?tre associ?s ? une activit? de sensibilisation, un nouveau programme adapt? au milieu scolaire ou ? l'industrie, des activit?s promotionnelles de vulgarisation des math?matiques, des initiatives, sp?ciales, des conf?rences ou des concours ? l'intention des ?tudiants, etc. Les candidatures doivent nous ?tre transmises via le ? Formulaire de mise en candidature ? disponible au site Web de la SMC : www.cms.math.ca/Prix/info/ap. Pour garantir l'uniformit? du processus de s?lection, veuillez suivre les instructions ? la lettre. Toute documentation exc?dant les limites prescrites ne sera pas consid?r?e par le comit? de s?lection. Il est possible de renouveler une mise en candidature pr?sent?e l'an dernier, pourvu que l'on en manifeste le d?sir avant la date limite. Dans ce cas, le pr?sentateur n'a qu'? soumettre des documents de mise ? jour puisque le dossier original a ?t? conserv?. Les mises en candidature doivent parvenir au bureau de la SMC avant le *30 avril 2006*. Veuillez faire parvenir vos mises en candidature en six exemplaires ? l'adresse ci-dessous : Nominations of individuals or teams of individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to mathematics education in Canada are solicited. Such contributions are to be interpreted in the broadest possible sense and might include: community outreach programmes, the development of a new program in either an academic or industrial setting, publicizing mathematics so as to make mathematics accessible to the general public, developing mathematics displays, establishing and supporting mathematics conferences and competitions for students, etc. Nominations must be submitted using the Nomination Form available from the CMS Web site at: www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/info/ap. To assure uniformity in the selection process, please follow the instructions precisely. Documentation exceeding the prescribed limits will not be considered by the Selection Committee. Individuals who made a nomination in 2004 can renew this nomination by simply indicating their wish to do so by the deadline date. Only materials updating the 2005 Nomination need be provided as the original has been retained. Nominations must be received by the CMS Office no later *April 30, 2006*. Please send six copies of each nomination to the address given below. *The Adrien Pouliot Award / Le Prix Adrien-Pouliot* Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Feb 1 09:41:00 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_nominations-_David_Borwein_Disti?= =?iso-8859-1?q?nguished_Career_Award_/_Appel_de_mises_en_candidatures-_Pr?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ix_David-Borwein_de_math=E9maticien_=E9m=E9rite_pour_l=92e?= =?iso-8859-1?q?nsemble_d=92une_carri=E8re?= Message-ID: The *David Borwein Distinguished Career Award *recognizes mathematicians who have made exceptional, broad, and continued contributions to Canadian mathematics. A complete nomination dossier consists of: - A signed nomination statement from a present or past colleague, or collaborator (no more than three pages) having direct knowledge of the nominee's contribution; - a short curriculum vitae, no more than five pages; - Two to four letters of support in addition to the nomination; - Other supporting material may be submitted, no more than ten pages. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. Six copies of the complete nomination dossier must arrive at the CMS Executive Office no later than *March 31, 2006.* *Le prix David-Borwein de math?maticien ?m?rite pour l'ensemble d'une carri?re* rend hommage ? un math?maticien qui a fait une contribution exceptionnelle et soutenue aux math?matiques canadiennes. Le dossier de candidature comprendra les ?l?ments suivants : - une lettre de mise en candidature sign?e par un coll?gue ou un collaborateur actuel ou des ann?es pass?es (trois pages maximum) qui conna?t tr?s bien les r?alisations de la personne propos?e; - un bref curriculum vitae, maximum de cinq pages; - de deux ? quatre lettres d'appui, en plus de la mise en candidature; - tout autre document pertinent, maximum de dix pages. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant trois ans. Le dossier complet, en six exemplaires, doit parvenir au bureau administratif de SMC au plus tard le *31 mars 2006*. Selection Committee / Comit? de s?lection David Borwein Distinguished Career Award Prix David Borwein pour carri?re distingu?e Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Feb 1 09:42:18 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_nominations-_CJM/CMB_-_Associate?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Editors_/_Appel_de_mises_en_candidature-_JCM/BCM_-_R=E9da?= =?iso-8859-1?q?cteurs_associ=E9s?= Message-ID: *Call for nominations CJM/CMB - Associate Editors* The Publications Committee of the CMS solicits nominations for Associate Editors for the Canadian Journal of Mathematics (CJM) and the Canadian Mathematical Bulletin (CMB). The appointment will be for five years beginning January 1, 2007. The continuing members (with their end of term) are below. The deadline for the submission of nominations is *April 15, 2006*. Nominations, containing a curriculum vitae and the candidate's agreement to serve should be sent to the address below. *Appel de mises en candidature JCM/BCM - R?dacteurs associ?s * Le comit? des publications de la SMC sollicite des mises en candidatures pour des r?dacteurs associ?s du Journal canadien de math?matiques (JCM) et Bulletin canadien de math?matiques (BCM). Le mandat sera de cinq ans et d?butera le 1 janvier 2007. La liste des ?diteurs qui sont en cours de mandat se trouve ci-dessous.. L'?ch?ance pour proposer des candidats est le *15 avril 2006*. Les mises en candidature, accompagn?es d'un curriculum vitae ainsi que du consentement du candidat(e), devrait ?tre envoy?es ? l'adresse ci-dessous. Address for Nominations / Addresse de mise en candidatures: Juris Steprans, Chair / Pr?sident CMS Publications Committee / Comit? des publications de la SMC Department of Mathematics, York University N520 Ross, 4700 Keale Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 chair-pubc@cms.math.ca CURRENT MEMBERS / MEMBRES ACTUELS CJM Editors-in-Chief / R?dacteurs-en-chef du JCM Henri Darmon (McGill) 12/2006; Niky Kamran (McGill) 12/2006. CMB Editors-in-Chief / R?dacteurs-en-chef du BCM Nantel Bergeron (York) 12/2010; Jianhong Wu (York) 12/2010. Associate Editors / R?dacteurs associ?s Steven Boyer (UQAM) 12/2008; Walter Craig (McMaster) 12/2007; Luc Devroye (McGill) 12/2009; Alan Dow (York) 12/2010; George Elliott (Toronto) 12/2010; Anthony Geramita (Queen's) 12/2006; Pengfei Guan (McMaster) 12/2008; Victor Kac (MIT) 12/2006; Henry Kim (Toronto) 12/2010; Stephen Kudla 12/2008; M. Ram Murty (Queen's) 12/2006; Thomas Ransford (Laval) 12/2009; Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) 12/2009; Maciej Zworski (California - Berkeley) 12/2006. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Feb 1 09:42:48 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_Nominations_-_2006_Distinguished?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Service_Award_/_Appels_de_mises_en_candidatures_Prix_de_l?= =?iso-8859-1?q?a_SMC_pour_service_m=E9ritoire_-_2006?= Message-ID: *Distinguished Service Award / Prix de la SMC pour service m?ritoire 2006* In 1995, the Society established this award to recognize individuals who have made sustained and significant contributions to the Canadian mathematical community and, in particular, to the Canadian Mathematical Society. Nominations should include a reasonably detailed rationale and be submitted by* March 31, 2006*, to the address below. En 1995, la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada a cr?? un prix pour r?compenser les personnes qui contribuent de fa?on importante et soutenue ? la communaut? math?matique canadienne et, notamment, ? la SMC. Pour les mises en candidature pri?re de pr?senter des dossiers avec une argumentation convaincante et de les faire parvenir, le *31 mars 2006* au plus tard, ? l'adresse ci-dessous : Selection Committee / Comit? de s?lection Distinguished Service Award / Prix pour service m?ritoire Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Feb 2 12:23:00 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?NSERC_-_CMS_Math_in=2C_Moscow_Scholarship?= =?iso-8859-1?q?s_/_Bourse_CMS-CRSNG=2C_Math_=E0_Moscou?= Message-ID: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) supports scholarships at $9,000 each. Canadian students registered in a mathematics or computer science program are eligible. The scholarships are to attend a semester at the small elite Moscow Independent University. Math in Moscow Program www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ Application details www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscow_web/ For additional information please see your department or call the CMS at 613-562-5702. Two scholarships will be awarded in the spring competition. Deadline March 30, 2006 to attend the Fall 2006 semester ****************************************************************** Le Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en G?nie du Canada (CRSNG) et la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) offrent des bourses de 9,000 $ chacune. Les ?tudiantes ou ?tudiants du Canada inscrit(e)s ? un programme de math?matiques ou d'informatique sont ?ligibles. Les bourses servent ? financer un trimestre d'?tudes ? la petite universit? d'?lite Moscow Independent University. Programme Math ? Moscou www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ D?tails de soumission www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web/ Pour plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre d?partement ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Deux bourses seront attribu?es au concours du printemps. Date limite le 30 mars 2006 pour le trimestre d'automne 2006. From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Feb 3 13:02:26 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Positions in Algebra or Analysis - University of Windsor Message-ID: Mathematics and Statistics Tenure-Track Positions in Algebra or Analysis The University of Windsor invites applications for tenure-track positions in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2006. These positions are subject to final budgetary approval. A successful candidate must have a PhD by the date of appointment, and be able to contribute in a major way to shaping the Department's future development. Additionally, a successful candidate must be dedicated to excellence in teaching at all levels, and must have a realizable potential to develop a strong research program in Algebra or Analysis is required. The research areas within the Department include Algebra, Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Optimization, Probability and Statistics. There are excellent opportunities for collaboration with researchers in Economics, Engineering, Business Administration and Computer Science. The Department offers a PhD degree in Statistics, Masters Degrees in Mathematics and Statistics, as well as Bachelors degrees in Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, and Mathematics and Computer Science and a multidisciplinary Bachelor of Operational Research program. The Department has a strong tradition of excellence in teaching at all levels, and several of our faculty members have received distinguished teaching awards. For further information about the Department, visit our web site at http://www.uwindsor.ca/math Applications are to include: a letter of application, including a statement of citizenship/immigration status; a detailed curriculum vitae; a statement of teaching philosophy (with evidence of teaching effectiveness); a statement outlining a research program (with some indication of a realistic expectation of success); graduate transcripts (if available; and three current letters of reference forwarded by the referees. To ensure full consideration, complete applications and letters of reference should be submitted by March 13, 2006, to: Professor S. E. Ahmed, Head Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Windsor 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 Phone: (519) 253-3000, ext. 3015 Fax: (519) 971-3649 E-mail: mthsta2@uwindsor.ca Applications may still be received after the deadline date. If you are unable to submit the application by the deadline date, you should contact the Head to alert the Head that you intend to submit an application after the deadline date. If you are viewing the advertisement after the deadline date, you should contact the Head to find out the status of the search and discuss the possibility of submitting an application. Information about the University of Windsor and its programs may be found at www.uwindsor.ca. Also visit us at www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions, for additional information about this position and employment at the University of Windsor. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Windsor-TT.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 69291 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060203/9f543408/Windsor-TT.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Feb 3 13:04:43 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] One-Year Limited-Term Positions - University of Windsor Message-ID: Mathematics and Statistics One-Year Limited-Term Positions The University of Windsor invites applications for three-year, limited-term positions in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2006 (negotiable). These positions are subject to final budgetary approval. The successful applicants are expected to have a Ph.D degree in Mathematics or Statistics at the time of appointment, evidence of successful teaching, and a strong commitment to providing quality instruction to a variety of students in Mathematics, Statistics, and related disciplines. As per the collective agreement, duties will consist of teaching six one-semester courses, either three in each of two semesters, or two in each of three semesters. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics research areas include Statistics, Operational Research, Algebra, Analysis, and Applied Mathematics. There are excellent opportunities for collaboration with researchers in Economics, Engineering, Business Administration and Computer Science. At the graduate level, the Department offers a Masters Degree in Mathematics and Statistics, and a PhD degree in Statistics. At the undergraduate level, we offer Bachelor of Mathematics programs in Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, and Mathematics and Computer Science. The Department also offers a multidisciplinary Bachelor of Operational Research program. There is a strong tradition of excellence in teaching at all levels, and several of our faculty have received distinguished teaching awards. For further information about the Department, visit our web site at http://www.uwindsor.ca/math. Applications will include: a letter of application, including a statement of citizenship/immigration status; a detailed curriculum vitae; a statement of teaching and research interests; graduate transcripts, if available; evidence of teaching effectiveness; and three current letters of reference forwarded by the referees. To ensure full consideration, complete applications and letters of reference should be submitted by March 13, 2006, to: Professor S. E. Ahmed, Head Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Windsor 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 Phone: (519) 253-3000, ext. 3015 Fax: (519) 971-3649 E-mail: mthsta2@uwindsor.ca Applications may still be received after the deadline date. If you are unable to submit the application by the deadline date, you should contact the Head to alert the Head that you intend to submit an application after the deadline date. If you are viewing the advertisement after the deadline date, you should contact the Head to find out the status of the search and discuss the possibility of submitting an application. Information about the University of Windsor and its programs may be found at www.uwindsor.ca. Also visit us at www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions, for additional information about this position and employment at the University of Windsor. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Windsor-LT.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 63956 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060203/abc3c2cb/Windsor-LT.pdf From rbeattie at mta.ca Wed Feb 8 10:18:00 2006 From: rbeattie at mta.ca (Ronald Beattie) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] sessional position in Math/CS at Mount Allison University Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20060208104934.03a54870@mailserv.mta.ca> Dear Chairs or Heads, Could you please post this ad in your department. Could you particularly direct it to anyone at or near completion of their Ph.D. I am enclosing the ad in an attachment as well as in the text of the email. Thank you. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Mount Allison University invites applications for a nine-month sessional appointment at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor effective August 1, 2006, subject to budgetary approval. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D completed or near completion in Mathematics and will teach introductory and advanced undergraduate courses in Mathematics, or will have a Ph.D. completed or near completion in Computer Science and will teach introductory and advanced undergraduate courses in Computer Science. Applications, including a curriculum vitae and three letters of reference, should be sent to: Dr. Ronald Beattie Chair of the Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Mount Allison University 67 York St. Sackville N.B. E4L 1E6 email: rbeattie@mta.ca The review of applications will begin March 15, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled. Mount Allison University welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified men and women, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. 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We encourage the nomination of any and all top quality doctoral theses, related to applied mathematics and defended in 2005. ================================================= -- Dr. William F. Langford President of CAIMS, Fellow of the Fields Institute, President's Distinguished Professor and University Professor Emeritus University of Guelph, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Guelph ON, Canada N1G 2W1 TEL: (519) 824 4120 ext. 53289 FAX: (519) 837 0221 OFFICE: MacNaughton 544 EMAIL: wlangfor@uoguelph.ca ----- From Dongming.Wang at LIP6.FR Fri Feb 10 09:51:11 2006 From: Dongming.Wang at LIP6.FR (Dongming Wang) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation 2006: Call for Papers Message-ID: <200602101451.k1AEpBrq028345@mecacel.lip6.fr> =================== [Apologies for multiple copies] =================== AISC 2006 - 8th International Conference on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION http://www.cc4cm.org/aisc2006/ Beijing, China, September 20-22, 2006 CALL FOR PAPERS Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation are two views and approaches for automating problem solving. The two approaches are based on heuristics and on mathematical algorithmics, respectively. Artificial Intelligence can be applied to Symbolic Computation and Symbolic Computation can be applied to Artificial Intelligence. A wealth of challenges, ideas, theoretical insights and results, methods and algorithms will arise in the interaction of the two fields and research communities. Advanced tools of software technology and system design are needed and a broad spectrum of applications is possible by the combined problem solving power of the two fields. Therefore, the conference is in the center of interest and interaction for various research communities: artificial intelligence, symbolic computation, computer algebra, automated theorem proving, automated reasoning, formal mathematics, mathematical knowledge management, algorithmic invention and learning, logic, software technology, semantic web technology, computer-based mathematics teaching and didactics, computer- supported publishing, language and system design, implementation and performance issues, and additional topics relating to the interaction of the above. We encourage researchers working at points of contact in these fields to share their views, work, and results by submitting papers and taking part in the conference. * Invited Speakers Edmund M. Clarke (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Arjeh M. Cohen (Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands) Heisuke Hironaka (Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University, Japan and Harvard University, USA) Wen-tsun Wu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) * Submission Theoretical and applied research papers on all topics within the scope of the conference are invited. Submitted papers (in English) must not exceed 15 pages in length (in the LNCS style). The title page should contain the title, author(s) with affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), listing of keywords and abstract plus the topics from the above list to which the paper is related. The program committee (PC) will subject all submitted papers to a peer review. Theoretical papers will be judged on their originality and contribution to their field, and applied papers on the importance and originality of the application. Results must be original and have not been published elsewhere. The web page for electronic submission is at: http://www.easychair.org/AISC2006/ If electronic submission is not possible, please send four hard copies to the PC chair at the following address: Professor Tetsuo Ida, Department of Computer Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan / Fax: +81-29-850-3603 The proceedings of the conference will be published as a volume in the series Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) by Springer-Verlag. Accepted papers will have to be prepared in LaTeX and formatted according to the requirements of the Springer's LNAI series (the corresponding style files can be downloaded from http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html and are the same for LNCS and LNAI). * Important Dates April 7, 2006: Deadline for paper submission June 2, 2006: Notification of acceptance July 2, 2006: Camera-ready version due * Organizing and Program Committees Honorary Chair: Wei Li (President of Beihang University, China) General Chair: Dongming Wang (Beihang University, China and UPMC-CNRS, France) Program Committee: Tetsuo Ida (University of Tsukuba, Japan), Chair Luigia Carlucci Aiello (Universita di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy) Michael Beeson (San Jose State University, USA) Bruno Buchberger (RISC, Austria) Jacques Calmet (University of Karlsruhe, Germany) John Campbell (University College London, UK) William M. Farmer (McMaster University, Canada) Martin Charles Golumbic (University of Haifa, Israel) Therese Hardin (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - LIP6, France) Hoon Hong (North Carolina State University, USA) Joxan Jaffar (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Deepak Kapur (University of New Mexico, USA) Michael Kohlhase (International University Bremen, Germany) Steve Linton (University of St Andrews, UK) Salvador Lucas (Technical University of Valencia, Spain) Aart Middeldorp (University of Innsbruck, Austria) Eric Monfroy (UTFSM, Chile and LINA, France) Jochen Pfalzgraf (University of Salzburg, Austria) Zbigniew W. Ras (University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA) Eugenio Roanes-Lozano (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) Masahiko Sato (Kyoto University, Japan) Carsten Schuermann (Yale University, USA) Joerg Siekmann (Universitaet des Saarlandes, DFKI, Germany) Carolyn Talcott (SRI International, USA) Dongming Wang (Beihang University, China and UPMC-CNRS, France) Stephen M. Watt (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Jian Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Proceedings Editors: Jacques Calmet, Tetsuo Ida and Dongming Wang Local Arrangements: Shilong Ma (Beihang University, China), Chair Xiaoyu Chen (Beihang University, China) Li Ma (Beihang University, China) ========== [Related event: http://www.cc4cm.org/macis2006/] =========== MACIS 2006 - International Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences Beijing, China, July 22-24, 2006 ======================================================================= From laferrie at CRM.UMontreal.CA Mon Feb 13 09:21:22 2006 From: laferrie at CRM.UMontreal.CA (=?iso-8859-1?q?Jos=E9e_Laferri=E8re?=) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] ACTIVITES DU CRM SUR PLACE EN MARS 2006 / CRM MARCH 2006 ON SITE ACTIVITIES Message-ID: ACTIVITES DU CRM SUR PLACE EN MARS 2006 CRM MARCH 2006 ON SITE ACTIVITIES MARS / MARCH "Atelier sur l?anatomie des nombres entiers" "Workshop on Anatomy of Integers" 13 au 17 mars / March 13-17 Renseignement et inscription / Information and Registration : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/anatomie06 "?cole CRM-Clay en combinatoire additive" "CRM-Clay School on Additive Combinatorics" 30 mars au 5 avril 2006 / March 30 - April 5, 2006 Renseignement et inscription / Information and Registration : http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/CRM-Clay * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pour tous renseignements concernant nos prochains seminaires et colloques en fevrier et mars, veuillez vous referer aux sites WEB suivants: For any further information concerning our upcoming seminars and colloquium in February and March, please refer to our WEB sites at the following URLs: Physique-mathematique / Mathematical Physics http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/~physmath/LabPhysMath/seminaire_fr.html Theorie des nombres Quebec-Vermont / Quebec-Vermont Number Theory http://www.mathstat.concordia.ca/faculty/cdavid/QVNTS/Winter06.html Math?matiques appliqu?es / Applied Mathematics http://www.dms.umontreal.ca/~mathapp/ Topologie symplectique / Symplectic http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/cal/fr/index.html#seminaires Analyse non lin?aire / Systemes dynamiques http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/cal/fr/index.html#seminaires Matrices aleatoires, deformations isomonodromiques et problemes de Riemann-Hilbert / Working Seminar on Random Matrices, Isomonodromic Deformations and Riemann-Hilbert Problems http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/~physmath/LabPhysMathEn/working_seminar.html Colloques CRM-ISM de mathematiques / CRM-ISM Colloquium in Mathematics http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/cgi/Colloque.csh Colloques CRM-ISM-GERAD de statistiques / CRM-ISM-GERAD Colloquium in Statistics http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/cgi/Stats.csh * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From laferrie at CRM.UMontreal.CA Mon Feb 13 14:05:42 2006 From: laferrie at CRM.UMontreal.CA (=?iso-8859-1?q?Jos=E9e_Laferri=E8re?=) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] Seconde moitie du programme thematique CRM / Second half of the CRM Thematic Program Message-ID: **************************************************************** SECONDE MOITIE DU PROGRAMME THEMATIQUE CRM SECOND HALF OF THE CRM THEMATIC PROGRAM **************************************************************** English follows **************************************************************** FEVRIER-JUIN 2006: le CRM lance la seconde moitie de son annee thematique sur l'Analyse en theorie des nombres incluant: - Des ateliers sur les nouveaux developpements de la theorie classique des fonctions L (non-annulation, sous-convexite et applications) et les recents progres spectaculaires en combinatoire additive et analyse harmonique, et leurs applications en theorie des nombres. Certaines des activites du semestre thematique sont organisees conjointement avec le programme Points rationnels et entiers sur les varietes de grande dimension tenu au MSRI a l'hiver 2006. - Les trois Chaires Aisenstadt Manjul Bhargava (Princeton), K. Soundararajan (Michigan) et Terence Tao (UCLA); les deux premiers viennent de remporter le Prix Ramanujan decerne pour la premiere fois cette annee. - L'Ecole CRM-Clay en combinatoire additive qui vise les etudiants gradues, les boursiers postdoctoraux et professeurs juniors, ainsi que deux cours gradues qui ont pour objectif specifique d'introduire les etudiants aux sujets des ateliers et des periodes de concentration du semestre thematique. - le seminaire Qu?bec-Vermont sur la theorie des nombres qui se tient chaque semaine au CRM. - Une quarantaine de visiteurs long terme et la participation de J. Bourgain, T. Gowers, et de plusieurs autres mathematiciens au confluent de l'analyse, la theorie des nombre et la combinatoire. Voir http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/nombres2005/ pour plus de details. **************************************************************** FEBRUARY-JUNE 2006: The CRM launches the second half of its thematic year on Analysis in Number Theory, including: - Workshops on the new developments on the classical theory of L-functions (non-vanishing, subconvexity and applications); the recent spectacular advances in additive combinatorics and harmonic analysis, and their applications to number theory. Some of the activities of the theme year will be organized jointly with the program Rational and Integral Points on Higher-Dimensional Varieties held at MSRI in Winter 2006. - The three Aisenstadt Chairs Manjul Bhargava (Princeton), K. Soundararajan (Michigan) and Terence Tao (UCLA); the first two have just won the Ramanujan Prize awarded for the first time this year. - The CRM-Clay School on Additive Combinatorics, which is primarily targeted at graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, as well as two graduate courses specifically intended to introduce graduate students to the subjects of the workshops and focus periods of the theme semester. - The Quebec-Vermont Number Theory Seminar held each week at the CRM. - About fourty long term visitors including J. Bourgain, T. Gowers and many other mathematicians working at the interface of Analysis, Number theory and Combinatorics. See http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/number2005/ for more detail. **************************************************************** From boyd at math.ubc.ca Mon Feb 27 19:53:57 2006 From: boyd at math.ubc.ca (David Boyd) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] The 2006 Ribenboim Prize In-Reply-To: <47D37E2D-DF9D-4FD4-9853-74BB5DB570C9@math.ubc.ca> References: <47D37E2D-DF9D-4FD4-9853-74BB5DB570C9@math.ubc.ca> Message-ID: The Ribenboim Prize committee is pleased to announce that the 2006 Ribenboim Prize has been awarded to Vinayak Vatsal of the University of British Columbia. Vatsal has made fundamental contributions to the Iwasawa Theory of elliptic curves, introducing profound techniques from ergodic theory into the subject and obtaining startling theorems on the non-vanishing of $p$-adic L-functions and mu-invariants that had previously been unobtainable by more orthodox analytic methods. In the words of his nominators, his results have ``transformed our understanding of the ranks of elliptic curves in towers of number fields''. Vatsal will present a plenary lecture on his work at the upcoming conference of the Canadian Number Theory Association in Vancouver, July 9-14, 2006. http://www.pims.math.ca/science/2006/06cnta From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Feb 28 09:30:13 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:03 2006 Subject: [cmath] (no subject) Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (February 28, 2005) THREE HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS The Canadian Mathematical Society has selected Nassif Ghoussoub as the recipient of the 2007 Jeffery-Williams Prize, Pauline van den Driessche as the recipient of the 2007 Krieger-Nelson Prize and Jim Geelen as the winner of the 2006 Coxeter-James Prize. *************************************************************************** CMS 2007 Jeffery-Williams Prize: Dr. Nassif Ghoussoub (University of British Columbia) *************************************************************************** The Jeffery-Williams Prize recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Dr. Nassif Ghoussoub is a leading expert in partial differential equations, variational problems, and geometric and nonlinear functional analysis. He is a prolific researcher of depth and vision who has made a strong impact in each of these areas. His seminal 1993 monograph "Duality and Perturbation Methods in Critical Point Theory" introduced many ideas and methods from his own then-recent work into the calculus of variations, including the far-reaching min-max principle involving duality and a Morse theory "up to epsilon" to deal with borderline variational problems. The influence of this book in the field, and in particular on the recent advances in Hartree-Fock-Dirac theory by Esteban and Sere and related problems in quantum chemistry by Lewin, can hardly be overestimated. Among the highlights of his one hundred papers is his resolution with Gui of De Giorgi's Conjecture, a long-standing open problem, first with a complete solution in dimension two, followed by major advances in dimensions up to five. This work is described as a "magnificent breakthrough", involving original ideas with other applications to the study of elliptic partial differential equations. Dr. Ghoussoub's work with Agueh and Kang on geometric inequalities is described as a "gem". Using new ideas on the border between mathematical physics and partial differential equations, they have developed a unified framework for several important geometric inequalities based on a general comparison principle between different states of interacting gases, and discovered a remarkably encompassing energy-entropy duality formula. Following his solution with Tzou of a 1976 conjecture of Brezis and Ekeland, in recent years Dr. Ghoussoub has developed an innovative approach to the calculus of variations. His self-dual variational principles exploit algebraic symmetries of newly devised energy functionals to prove existence results for a wide range of partial differential equations not covered by standard Euler-Lagrange theory. Dr. Ghoussoub received an undergraduate degree from the Lebanese University of Beirut in 1973 and a doctorat d'?tat from Universit? Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris in 1979. He joined the University of British Columbia in 1977 and is now a Professor and a Distinguished University Scholar at UBC, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta. He has been a visiting professor at numerous universities in Europe and the United States. He received the CMS Coxeter-James Prize in 1990 and an honorary doctorate from Universit? Paris-Dauphine in 2004. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1994. His service to the Canadian mathematical community has been nothing short of extraordinary. He is the founding director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, co-founder of the MITACS network, and a founder and current Scientific Director of the Banff International Research Station. He has been a Vice-President of the CMS and served on the NSERC Grant Selection Committee and various editorial boards, including Editor-in-Chief for the Canadian Journal of Mathematics. Dr. Nassif Ghoussoub will present the 2007 Jeffery-Williams Prize Lecture at the CMS Summer Meeting hosted by the University of Manitoba in June 2007. *************************************************************************** CMS 2007 Krieger-Nelson Prize: Dr. Pauline van den Driessche (University of Victoria) *************************************************************************** The Krieger-Nelson Prize recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician. Dr. Pauline van den Driessche is one of Canada's leading applied mathematicians, known for her work in mathematical biology and linear algebra. Her major impact in mathematical biology has been the application of new mathematical methods to the study of dynamics of epidemics. The referees cite her work on epidemic models with variable population size, the role of immigration on disease dynamics, the possibility of multiple steady states, and reproduction numbers and sub-threshold endemic equilibria for compartmental models of disease transmission. The mathematical tools she has developed have been applied by her and others to multi-city disease dynamics, HIV-AIDS control, and, more recently, West Nile virus outbreak predictions. Her work in linear algebra includes a famous paper with Jeffries and Klee in the Canadian Journal of Mathematics in which they characterize sign-stable matrices, as well as a series of papers in factorization theory. Many of the deep questions in matrix theory she has worked on have arisen from problems in biological modeling. Dr. van den Driessche has played a major leadership role in the Canadian applied mathematics community and served as a mentor to a growing number of young mathematicians. A look at her impressive list of about 150 publications reveals an unusually large number of collaborators, many of them students and junior colleagues. The referees comment on her "tremendous productivity and vision" and describe her as an example and inspiration for new generations of mathematical researchers, women and men alike. Dr. van den Driessche received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1961 and a Master of Science degree in 1963, both at Imperial College, and a Ph.D. in 1964 from University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. She joined the University of Victoria in 1965 and has been a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics there since 1983. She is currently cross-appointed in the Department of Computer Science. She has organized numerous conferences, served on NSERC's Grant Selection Committee from 1992 to 1995, and served on the CMS Board of Directors and the Council of the Canadian Applied Mathematics Society (now CAIMS). She is an editor of the Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly and the SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics. Dr. Pauline van den Driessche will present the 2007 Krieger-Nelson Prize Lecture at the CMS Summer Meeting hosted by the University of Manitoba in June 2007. *************************************************************************** CMS 2006 Coxeter-James Prize: Dr. Jim Geelen (University of Waterloo) *************************************************************************** The Coxeter-James Prize recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Dr. Jim Geelen is already a world leader in the areas of combinatorial optimization and matroid theory. The referees describe him as an "outstanding talent" and a "very creative and original researcher" with a "huge international reputation". The following are among the highlights of his 30-odd papers. With Gerards and Kapoor, he characterized the matroids representable over the finite field GF(4), which had been considered an impossibly hard problem. Their paper is described as a "huge breakthrough". With Whittle, he has proved that among the set of excluded minors preventing representability of a matroid over a given finite field, there is only a finite number of matroids of a given branch-width. This is remarkably strong evidence in support of the Rota Conjecture. Dr. Geelen has made important contributions to extending results of the Graph Minors Project from graphs to matroids. This is currently the main focus of matroid theory. A major step in this direction is his result with Gerards and Whittle that binary matroids with large branch-width contain big grids as minors. One of his contributions to combinatorial optimization is a deterministic algorithm for the maximum matching problem, simple to use but theoretically deep. Dr. Geelen received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1992 from Curtin University in Australia, and a Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Professor William H. Cunningham. After postdoctoral fellowships in the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan, he returned to the University of Waterloo in 1997 and is now an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair. He won the Doctoral Prize of the CMS in 1996 and the Fulkerson Prize of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Programming Society in 2003. He received a Premier's Research Excellence Award from the Province of Ontario in 2000 and a Sloan Fellowship in 2002. Dr. Jim Geelen will present the 2006 Coxeter-James Prize Lecture at the CMS Summer Meeting hosted by the University of Calgary in June 2006. For more information, contact: Dr. H.E.A. (Eddy) Campbell President Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: 709-737-8246 president@cms.math.ca Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: (613) 562-5702 Cel: (613) 290-3046 director@cms.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Feb 28 09:36:23 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?TROIS_SOMMIT=C9S_MATH=C9MATIQUES_R=C9COMP?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ENS=C9ES_POUR_LA_QUALIT=C9_EXCEPTIONNELLE_DE_LEURS_RECHERC?= =?iso-8859-1?q?HES?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion IMM?DIATE (28 f?vrier 2006) TROIS SOMMIT?S MATH?MATIQUES R?COMPENS?ES POUR LA QUALIT? EXCEPTIONNELLE DE LEURS RECHERCHES La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) d?cerne le prix Jeffery-Williams 2007 ? Nassif Ghoussoub, le prix Krieger-Nelson 2007 ? Pauline van den Driessche et le prix Coxeter-James 2006 ? Jim Geelen. ******************************************************************* Prix Jeffery-Williams 2007 de la SMC : Nassif Ghoussoub (UBC) ******************************************************************* Le prix Jeffery-Williams rend hommage aux math?maticiens ayant fait une contribution exceptionnelle ? la recherche math?matique. Nassif Ghoussoub est un grand sp?cialiste des ?quations diff?rentielles aux d?riv?es partielles, des probl?mes variationnels et de l'analyse fonctionnelle non lin?aire. C'est un chercheur prolifique qui allie profondeur et vision, et dont la contribution dans chacun de ces domaines est remarquable. Dans un ouvrage intitul? Duality and Perturbation Methods in Critical Point Theory paru en 1993, il a pr?sent? de nombreuses id?es et m?thodes nouvelles tir?es de ses derniers travaux de recherche sur le calcul des variations. Il a notamment introduit un puissant principe min-max avec dualit? et une th?orie de Morse "? epsilon pr?s" pour pouvoir traiter des ?quations diff?rentielles qui manquent de compacit?. On pourrait difficilement surestimer l'influence de cet ouvrage dans le domaine, en particulier sur les travaux r?cents d'Esteban et S?r? dans la th?orie de Hartree-Fock-Dirac, ainsi que ceux de Lewin sur des probl?mes de chimie quantique. Entre autres hauts faits de la centaine d'articles qu'il a publi?s, mentionnons sa r?solution, avec Gui, de la conjecture de De Giorgi, probl?me demeur? longtemps sans solution. Il a d'abord trouv? une solution compl?te en dimension deux, suivie de perc?es importantes allant jusqu'en dimension cinq. Ces travaux ont ?t? qualifi?s de " perc?es remarquables", car ils introduisent des id?es originales ? l'?tude des ?quations aux d?riv?es partielles elliptiques. Le travail de Nassif Ghoussoub en collaboration avec Agueh et Kang sur les in?galit?s g?om?triques est qualifi? de "gemme". Faisant appel ? de nouvelles id?es ? la fronti?re de la physique math?matique et des ?quations aux d?riv?es partielles, ils ont d?fini un cadre de travail unifi? pour plusieurs in?galit?s g?om?triques importantes, bas? sur un principe g?n?ral pour comparer les diff?rents ?tats de gaz en interaction. Ils ont en outre d?couvert une formule remarquable de dualit? entre des concepts d'?nergie et d'entropie. Apr?s avoir r?solu avec Tzou une conjecture de Br?zis et Ekeland datant de 1976, Nassif Ghoussoub a consacr? les derni?res ann?es ? l'?laboration d'une approche innovatrice au calcul des variations. Ses principes variationnels auto-duaux exploitent les propri?t?s alg?briques des nouvelles fonctionnelles d'?nergie qu'il r?ussi ? associer ? une grande vari?t? d'?quations aux d?riv?es partielles non-traitables par la th?orie classique d'Euler-Lagrange. Nassif Ghoussoub a obtenu son baccalaur?at de l'Universit? libanaise (Beyrouth) en 1973 et un doctorat d'?tat de l'Universit? Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris) en 1979. Il s'est joint au corps professoral de l'Universit? de la Colombie-Britannique (UBC) en 1977, o? il est d?sormais professeur titulaire avec une chaire de chercheur distingu? de l'universit?, en plus d'?tre professeur associ? ? l'Universit? de l'Alberta. Il a en outre ?t? professeur invit? de nombreuses universit?s d'Europe et des ?tats-Unis. Il a re?u le prix Coxeter-James de la SMC en 1990 et un doctorat Honoris-Causa de l'Universit? Paris-Dauphine en 2004. Il est membre de la Soci?t? Royale du Canada depuis 1994. Son travail pour la communaut? math?matique canadienne et internationale est tout simplement extraordinaire. Il est le directeur fondateur du Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), co-fondateur du r?seau de centres d'excellence MITACS, ainsi que fondateur et directeur scientifique actuel de la Station de Recherche Internationale de Banff (BIRS). Il a aussi pr?sid? le Comit? de s?lection des subventions du CRSNG, a ?t? vice-pr?sident de la SMC, ainsi que r?dacteur en chef du Journal Canadien de Math?matiques. Nassif Ghoussoub prononcera la conf?rence Jeffery-Williams 2007 ? la R?union d'?t? de la SMC qui se tiendra ? l'Universit? du Manitoba en juin 2007. ******************************************************************* Prix Krieger-Nelson 2007 de la SMC : Pauline van den Driessche (Universit? de Victoria) ******************************************************************* Le prix Krieger-Nelson rend hommage aux math?maticiennes qui se sont distingu?es par l'excellence de leur contribution ? la recherche math?matique. Pauline van den Driessche est une sommit? canadienne des math?matiques appliqu?es, connue surtout pour ses travaux en biologie math?matique et en alg?bre lin?aire. Sa contribution principale en biologie math?matique est l'application de nouvelles m?thodes math?matiques ? l'?tude de la dynamique des ?pid?mies. On souligne entre autres ses travaux sur des mod?les d'?pid?mie avec population de taille variable, le r?le de l'immigration dans la dynamique des maladies, la possibilit? d'?quilibres multiples, et des nombres de reproduction et d'?quilibres end?miques sous un seuil pour des mod?les compartiment?s de transmission de maladie. ? l'instar d'autres math?maticiens, elle applique ses instruments math?matiques ? la dynamique de la propagation des maladies entre les villes, au contr?le du VIH-SIDA et, plus r?cemment, aux pr?dictions relatives ? la propagation du virus du Nil occidental. Au nombre de ses travaux en alg?bre lin?aire, mentionnons son c?l?bre article publi? en collaboration avec Jeffries et Klee dans le Journal canadien de math?matiques, dans lequel ils caract?risent les matrices de signe stable, ainsi qu'une s?rie d'articles sur la th?orie de la factorisation. Un bon nombre des questions de fonds en th?orie matricielle qu'elle a ?tudi?es d?coulaient de probl?mes de mod?lisation biologique. Pauline van den Driessche occupe une place importante dans le milieu des math?matiques appliqu?es au Canada et fait figure de mentor pour un grand nombre de jeunes math?maticiens et math?maticiennes. Il suffit de jeter un coup d'?il ? son imposante liste publications (environ 150) pour constater le nombre extraordinaire de personnes avec qui elle a travaill?, dont un grand nombre d'?tudiants et de jeunes coll?gues. Les membres du comit? de s?lection ont soulign? sa " productivit? et sa vision exceptionnelles ", et l'ont d?crite comme un mod?le pour les nouvelles g?n?rations de chercheurs et de chercheuses en math?matiques. Pauline van den Driessche a obtenu un baccalaur?at et une ma?trise ?s sciences de l'Imperial College en 1961 et en 1963 respectivement, ainsi qu'un doctorat de l'University College of Wales ? Aberystwyth en 1964. Elle s'est jointe ? l'Universit? de Victoria en 1965 o? elle est professeur au D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique depuis 1983. En ce moment, elle a une double affectation avec le D?partement d'informatique. Elle a organis? de nombreux congr?s, si?g? au Comit? de s?lection des subventions du CRSNG de 1992 ? 1995 ainsi qu'au conseil d'administration de la SMC et ? la Soci?t? canadienne de math?matiques appliqu?es et industrielles. Elle fait partie de l'?quipe de r?daction du Canadian Applied Mathematics Quarterly et du Journal of Applied Mathematics de la SIAM. Pauline van den Driessche prononcera la conf?rence Krieger-Nelson 2007 ? la R?union d'?t? de la SMC qui se tiendra ? l'Universit? du Manitoba en juin 2007. ******************************************************************* Prix Coxeter-James 2006 de la SMC : Jim Geelen (Universit? de Waterloo) ******************************************************************* Le prix Coxeter-James rend hommage aux jeunes math?maticiens qui se sont distingu?s par l'excellence de leur contribution ? la recherche math?matique. Jim Geelen est d?j? une sommit? mondiale dans les domaines de l'optimisation combinatoire et de la th?orie des matro?des. Les membres du comit? de s?lection ont soulign? son "talent exceptionnel" et l'ont d?crit comme un "chercheur tr?s cr?atif et original de grande r?putation internationale". Voici quelques hauts faits de la trentaine d'articles qu'il a d?j? publi?s. Avec Gerards et Kapoor, il a caract?ris? les matro?des repr?sentables sur le corps fini GF(4), ce qui ?tait consid?r? jusque-l? comme un probl?me quasi impossible ? r?soudre. Son article a ?t? qualifi? de "perc?e monumentale". En collaboration avec Whittle, il a prouv? que, parmi l'ensemble des mineurs exclus emp?chant la repr?sentabilit? d'un matro?de sur un corps fini donn?, il y a seulement un nombre fini de matro?des avec une largeur de branche donn?e. Ceci pr?che tr?s fortement en faveur de la validit? de la conjecture de Rota. Jim Geelen a grandement contribu? ? ?tendre des graphes aux matro?des les r?sultats du projet des mineurs de graphes. ? l'heure actuelle, c'est l'orientation centrale de la th?orie des matro?des. Les r?sultats qu'il a obtenus avec Gerards et Whittle sont d'ailleurs une ?tape importante du processus selon lequel les matro?des binaires contiennent de larges grilles comme mineurs. L'une de ses contributions ? l'optimisation combinatoire est un algorithme d?terministe pour le probl?me de pairage maximum, simple ? utiliser mais tr?s profond. Jim Geelen a obtenu un baccalaur?at en sciences en 1992 de l'Universit? Curtin en Australie et un doctorat de l'Universit? de Waterloo en 1996 sous la direction du professeur William H. Cunningham. Apr?s des stages de recherche postdoctorale aux Pays-Bas, en Allemagne et au Japon, il est retourn? ? l'Universit? de Waterloo en 1997 o? il est d?sormais professeur agr?g? et titulaire d'une Chaire de recherche du Canada. Il a re?u le Prix de doctorat de la SMC en 1996 et le prix Fulkerson de l'American Mathematical Society et de la Mathematical Programming Society en 2003. Il a en outre obtenu une Bourse du premier ministre pour l'excellence en recherche (de l'Ontario) en 2000 ainsi que la bourse de recherche Sloan en 2002. Jim Geelen prononcera la conf?rence Coxeter-James 2006 ? la R?union d'?t? de la SMC qui se tiendra ? l'Universit? de Calgary en juin 2006. Pour de plus amples renseignements, communiquez avec : M. H.E.A. (Eddy) Campbell Pr?sident Soci?t? math?matique du Canada T?l.: (709) 737-8246 president@smc.math.ca M. Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada T?l.: (613) 562-5702 Cellulaire: (613) 290-3046 directeur@smc.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Feb 28 09:39:01 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?FR=C9D=C9RIC_GOURDEAU_D=C9CROCHE_LE_PRIX_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?D=27EXCELLENCEEN_ENSEIGNEMENT_DE_LA_SMC_2006=2E?= Message-ID: Diffusion imm?diate (28 F?vrier) FR?D?RIC GOURDEAU D?CROCHE LE PRIX D'EXCELLENCE EN ENSEIGNEMENT DE LA SMC 2006. Ottawa, Ontario - Le second Prix d'excellence en enseignement de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) est d?cern? ? Fr?d?ric Gourdeau, professeur de math?matiques de l'Universit? Laval. Il recevra son prix ? la prochaine R?union d'?t? de la SMC, qui se tiendra ? Calgary. La soci?t? Nelson, important ?diteur canadien, la soci?t? Brooks/Cole, principal fournisseur de mat?riel p?dagogique en math?matiques et en sciences - toutes deux du groupe Thomson - supporte le Prix d'excellence en enseignement de la SMC pour l'enseignement coll?gial et de premier cycle universitaire en math?matiques. Ce nouveau prix r?compense des contributions exceptionnelles et soutenues en enseignement au coll?gial et au premier cycle universitaire dans un ?tablissement canadien. Fr?d?ric Gourdeau a remport? le grand prix Distinction en enseignement dans le cadre du concours des prix d'Excellence en enseignement 2004-2005 de l'Universit? Laval. L'excellence de son enseignement est constamment reconnue par sa Facult? ? la suite des ?valuations annuelles de l'enseignement par les ?tudiants. L'association des ?tudiantes et ?tudiants de son d?partement d?cerne annuellement un prix ? un enseignant, prix que le professeur Gourdeau s'est m?rit? en quatre occasions. Ses ?tudiants le d?crivent comme un enseignant inspirant et dynamique, qui r?ussit ? expliquer des notions difficiles de mani?re ? ce qu'elle soient accessibles ? tous, et qui les am?ne ? voir la beaut? du sujet ?tudi?. Il motive ses ?tudiants et les am?ne ? s'engager ? fond, en partie gr?ce ? son amour manifeste du sujet. Il porte un grand int?r?t ? ses ?tudiants, est toujours disponible pour les aider, pour superviser des projets ou organiser des rencontres en dehors de la classe. Il enseigne fr?quemment aux ?tudiants du programme de baccalaur?at en enseignement secondaire en math?matiques et y joue un r?le de leadership de premier plan par ses innovations p?dagogiques et la mise sur pied de nouveaux cours. Les ?tudiants de ces cours d?crivent avec enthousiasme comment il donne vie aux math?matiques comme nul autre auparavant, et comment il suscite et stimule leur int?r?t pour ce sujet. Certains estiment qu'il est simplement le meilleur enseignant qu'ils ont rencontr?. Il s'agit l? de propos forts ?logieux, d'autant plus qu'ils proviennent d'?tudiants qui ont un int?r?t marqu? pour l'enseignement tout en ayant un bagage math?matique moins important que celui des ?tudiants se sp?cialisant en math?matiques. De nombreuses activit?s ? caract?re p?dagogique sont reli?es ? ses r?ussites exceptionnelles en enseignement. Il est notamment pr?sident du Groupe Canadien d'?tudes en Didactique des Math?matiques (GCEDM), a ?t? co-pr?sident du Forum Canadien sur l'Enseignement des Math?matiques 2005, et a fond? l'Association qu?b?coise des jeux math?matiques qui organise annuellement un concours de jeux math?matiques et logiques. Il participe ? divers travaux de la CIEM - la Commission internationale sur l'enseignement des math?matiques, et a prononc? des conf?rences et publi? des ?crits relativement ? son utilisation de la g?om?trie dynamique en utilisant Cabri. Il participe activement ? des discussions ? caract?re p?dagogique, autant au sein de son d?partement qu'? l'ext?rieur. Il a ?crit des notes de cours pour plusieurs cours, il est responsable de l'?quipe qui repr?sente son universit? ? la comp?tition math?matique Putnam, et il est engag? dans plusieurs autres activit?s reli?es ? l'enseignement et ? la vulgarisation math?matique. ? propos de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Fond?e en 1945, la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada est le principal organisme national dont l'objectif consiste ? promouvoir et ? favoriser la d?couverte et l'apprentissage des math?matiques, et les applications qui en d?coulent. Les activit?s de la Soci?t? couvrent les math?matiques sous tous leurs aspects : congr?s scientifiques, publication de documents de recherche, ?ducation ? tous les niveaux, vulgarisation. Entre autres activit?s li?es ? l'?ducation, mentionnons les concours math?matiques, les camps math?matiques dans toutes les provinces, des affiches de sensibilisation des ?tudiants, des congr?s, etc. La SMC organise en outre des forums nationaux sur l'enseignement des math?matiques. Information : (www.smc.math.ca). ? propos de Thomson Corporation, Thomson Nelson et Thomson Brooks/Cole La soci?t? Thomson (www.thomson.com), dont les produits d'exploitation pour 2003 se chiffrent ? 7,6 milliards de dollars, est un leader mondial qui procure des solutions int?gr?es ? des professionnels et ? des clients du milieu des affaires. La soci?t? fournit de l'information, des logiciels et diverses applications ? valeur ajout?e ? plus de 20 millions d'utilisateurs d'une multitude de domaines (droit, fiscalit?, comptabilit?, services financiers, enseignement sup?rieur, documentation de r?f?rence, formation en entreprise et ?valuation, recherche scientifique et services de sant?. Ayant son si?ge social ? Stamford (Connecticut), elle compte quelque 43 000 employ?s et dessert environ 130 pays. Les actions ordinaires de la soci?t? sont cot?es en bourse ? New York et ? Toronto (NYSE : TOC; TSX : TOC). Ses entreprises et divisions du secteur de l'apprentissage r?pondent aux besoins d'individus, d'?tablissements d'enseignement, de soci?t?s et d'organismes gouvernementaux en leur offrant des produits et des services destin?s ? l'apprentissage conventionnel et au t?l?apprentissage. Thomson Nelson (www.nelson.com) est un chef de file dans le domaine des livres et des ressources ?lectroniques dans le march? de l'?ducation au Canada; l'entreprise g?re en effet plus d'une trentaine de sites interactifs et publie une vaste gamme de produits ?lectroniques de base ou d'appoint. Thomson Brooks/Cole (www.brookscole.com) est pour sa part un important fournisseur de manuels, de logiciels et de ressources Internet de niveau postsecondaire dans les domaines des math?matiques, des sciences et de la statistique. Pour plus d'information, communiquez avec: M. Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada T?l : (613) 562-5702 Cellulaire : (613) 290-3046 directeur@smc.math.ca M. J. Harley Weston Comit? d'?ducation de la SMC Departement de math?matiques et statistique Universit? de R?gina T?l : 306-585-4355 weston@math.uregina.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Feb 28 09:42:14 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?FR=C9D=C9RIC_GOURDEAU_TO_RECEIVE_THE_2006?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_CMS_EXCELLENCE_IN_TEACHING_AWARD?= Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (February 28, 2006) Ottawa Ontario - The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to award the 2006 CMS Excellence in Teaching Prize to Professor Fr?d?ric Gourdeau, of Laval University's Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The award will be presented at the Society's 2006 summer meeting in Calgary. Thomson Nelson, a leading Canadian publisher, and Thomson Brooks/Cole, a Thomson Higher Education brand and premier provider of educational materials for mathematics and science - both part of The Thomson Corporation - have partnered with the CMS to support the Excellence in Teaching ward for post-secondary undergraduate teaching in mathematics. The award recognizes sustained and distinguished contributions in teaching at the post-secondary undergraduate level at a Canadian institution. Fr?d?ric Gourdeau won Laval University's Grand Prize for Distinction in Teaching in 2004-2005. He has been consistently been recognized by his Faculty for the excellence attested to by his teaching evaluations. His department's undergraduate student society awards a teaching prize each year, which Gourdeau has won on four separate occasions. His students speak of him as an inspirational and dynamic teacher, one who succeeds in conveying deep ideas in a manner that is accessible to a broad range of students, and which awakens them to the beauty of the subject. He engages and motivates his students, in part through his own clear love of the material. He demonstrates great care for his students, and is always accessible to help them, supervise projects, or organize supplementary class meetings. He teaches frequently in Laval's undergraduate program for mathematics teacher candidates, and has established a leadership role in this program through his pedagogical innovations and his development of new courses. Students taking these courses speak in glowing terms of how he brings the subject alive for them in a way they have not seen before, and how he sparks and stimulates their interest in this subject. Some feel he is simply the best teacher they have ever encountered. Coming from students with a strong interest in teaching but less mathematical background than mathematics majors, this is high praise indeed. Related to his outstanding achievements as a teacher, are his numerous pedagogical activities. These include serving as president of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), co-chairing the 2005 Canadian Mathematics Education Forum, and co-founding l'Association qu?b?coise des jeux math?matiques, which runs yearly competitions for students. He participates in various activities of ICMI - the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction, and has presented and written about his own work on incorporating dynamic geometry into the classroom using Cabri. He participates actively in pedagogical discussions, both within his department and beyond. For his department he has developed numerous formal course notes, he coaches the Putnam mathematics competition team, and he engages in a host of other teaching-related activities and outreach. Fr?d?ric Gourdeau is a Full Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Laval University. His research is in the area of functional analysis. He obtained his undergraduate degree in mathematics in 1984 from Laval University, and his doctorate in mathematics in 1989 from Cambridge University in England, under the supervision of G.R. Allan. He worked in the field of international cooperation from 1991 to 1995, as a regional coordinator for Canadian Crossroads International. In 1995 he obtained a position at Laval University, where he has remained ever since. About the Canadian Mathematical Society Founded in 1945, the Canadian Mathematical Society is the main national organization whose goal is to promote and advance the discovery, learning, and application of mathematics. The Society's activities cover the whole spectrum of mathematics: scientific meetings and publishing of research material, education at all levels, popularization of mathematics. The education activities include competitions, mathematics camps in all provinces, posters for students, meetings, etc. The CMS organizes national Fora in mathematical education. For more details: (www.cms.math.ca). About Thomson Corporation, Thomson Nelson and Thomson Brooks/Cole The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2003 revenues of $7.6 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 43,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, corporations and government agencies with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Thomson Nelson (www.nelson.com) is a leading provider of books and online resources for the educational market in Canada, maintaining over 30 interactive Web sites and publishing a wide range of core and supplemental electronic products. Thomson Brooks/Cole (www.brookscole.com) is a leading provider of higher education textbooks, software, and Internet materials for mathematics, science, and statistics. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: (613) 562-5702 Cel: (613) 290-3046 directeur@smc.math.ca Dr. J. Harley Weston CMS Education Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics Universit? de R?gina T?l : 306-585-4355 weston@math.uregina.ca From boyer.steven at uqam.ca Thu Mar 2 12:05:03 2006 From: boyer.steven at uqam.ca (Steven Boyer) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] Journees Peter Shalen Message-ID: JOURNEES PETER SHALEN http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Shalenfest/index_e.html A conference on 3-dimensional topology and its role in mathematics, on the occasion of Peter Shalen's sixtieth birthday. To be held June 12-15 at CRM in Montreal, Quebec. Sponsored by Centre de Recherches Mathematiques, CIRGET, and the National Science Foundation. PARTICIPANT TRAVEL SUPPORT IS BEING PROVIDED BY NSF AND CRM. Graduate students and recent graduates are particularly encouraged to apply. Information is available at http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Shalenfest/ We will begin making travel awards at the end of March. Registration and Banquet tickets are available online. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY. BANQUET TICKETS ARE LIMITED. Organizers: Steve Boyer, Dick Canary, Marc Culler, Nathan Dunfield, Benson Farb The conference will focus on interactions between 3-dimensional topology and other areas of mathematics. The following speakers have agreed to give talks (* if possible): Ian Agol (University of Illinois at Chicago) Marc Culler (University of Illinois at Chicago) Nathan Dunfield (Caltech) Cameron Gordon (University of Texas) * Alex Lubotzky (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Dan Margalit (University of Utah) Yair Minsky (Yale University) * Maryam Mirzakhani (Princeton University/Clay Institute) John Morgan (Columbia University) Lenhard Ng (Stanford University / AIM) Peter Ozsvath (Columbia University) Jake Rasmussen (Princeton Univerity) Michah Sageev (Technion) Peter Storm (Stanford) -- ============================================================================ Steven Boyer Departement de mathematiques UQAM P.O. Box 8888, Postal Station Centre-Ville Montreal H3C 3P8 Canada e-address: boyer@math.uqam.ca telephone: (514) 987-3000, extension 3240 fax: (514) 987-8935 ============================================================================ From boyer.steven at uqam.ca Fri Mar 3 10:01:43 2006 From: boyer.steven at uqam.ca (Steven Boyer) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] Conference and Mini-courses on Geometric Group Theory Message-ID: CONFERENCE AND MINI-COURSES ON GEOMETRIC GROUP THEORY July 3-14, 2006 Centre de recherches math?matique web page: http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Geometric06/index.html ORGANIZERS Mladen Bestvina (Utah), Steve Boyer (UQAM & CIRGET) Tadeusz Januszkiewicz (Ohio), Michah Sageev (Technion) Daniel Wise (McGill) During the first week, from July 3 to 7, there will be five mini-courses focusing on emerging ideas in Geometric Group Theory that will be especially aimed at graduate students, but are sure to be of wider interest. Here is the list of lecturers and the mini-courses they will present: Mike Davis (Ohio State): L2-Betti numbers Chris Hruska (Chicago): Relative hyperbolicity Graham Niblo (Southampton) and Michah Sageev (Technion): CAT(0) cube complexes Jacek Swiatkowski (Wroclaw): Simplicial nonpositive curvature Kevin Whyte (UIC): Quasi-isometric rigidity During the second week, from July 10 to 14, there will be a workshop featuring some of the exciting new developments in the Geometric Group Theory. We expect around twenty talks during the workshop week. Confirmed speakers Jason Behrstock (Utah) Marc Bourdon (Nancy I) Noel Brady (Oklahoma) Inna Bumagin (Carleton) Ruth Charney (Brandeis) Thomas Delzant (Louis Pasteur) Cornelia Drutu (Paris-Sud) Mark Feighn (Rutgers) Soren Galatius (Stanford) Tim Hsu (San Jose State) Olga Kharlampovich (McGill), Bruce Kleiner (Yale) Ian Leary (Southampton) Dan Margalit (Utah) Jon McCammond (UCSB) Alexei Miasnikov (McGill) Lee Mosher (Rutgers) Shahar Mozes (Hebrew) Denis Osin (CUNY) Bertrand Remy (Institut Camille Jordan) Roman Sauer (G?ttingen) Karen Vogtmann (Cornell). SUPPORT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES Graduate students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply for support. Information is available at http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Geometric06/index.html We will begin making awards in early May. -- ============================================================================ Steven Boyer Departement de mathematiques UQAM P.O. Box 8888, Postal Station Centre-Ville Montreal H3C 3P8 Canada e-address: boyer@math.uqam.ca telephone: (514) 987-3000, extension 3240 fax: (514) 987-8935 ============================================================================ From macis2006 at CC4CM.ORG Fri Mar 3 08:16:51 2006 From: macis2006 at CC4CM.ORG (macis2006@CC4CM.ORG) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences 2006: Call for Papers Message-ID: <200603031316.k23DGpZ2004572@mecacel.lip6.fr> =================== [Apologies for multiple copies] =================== MACIS 2006 - International Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences http://www.cc4cm.org/macis2006 Beijing, China, July 22-24, 2006 CALL FOR PAPERS Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences (MACIS) is a new series of conferences where foundational research on theoretical and practical problems of mathematics for computing and information processing may be presented and discussed. MACIS also addresses experimental and case studies, scientific and engineering computation, design and implementation of algorithms and software systems, and applications of mathematical methods and tools to outstanding and emerging problems in applied computer and information sciences. Each conference focuses on two or three themes. The themes (with specific topics) for MACIS 2006 are: * Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems Mathematical modeling and dynamics of complex systems; symbolic and numeric analysis of complex systems; stability, sensitivity, and complexity analysis; stochastic dynamic systems; physical systems; biological systems; modeling of space materials and environments; information processing in complex systems; statistical physics; computer simulation; computational techniques and tools * Symbolic and Numeric Computation Algebraic, symbolic, and symbolic-numeric methods for equation solving, linear and polynomial algebra, ODE/PDE, and dynamic systems; geometric computing, reasoning, and modeling; software design and implementation; applications in mathematics, statistics, system science, computer science, physical and biological sciences, engineering, economics, and finance * Algorithms and Complexity Algorithm design and implementation; symbolic and numeric algorithms; parallel and distributed algorithms; algebraic and geometric algorithms; analysis of algorithms; complexity theory; theoretical and practical complexity analysis; computability theory; automata theory INVITED SPEAKERS Hirokazu Anai (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan) Dan Braha (University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and New England Complex Systems Institute, USA) Andreas Dress (CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, China) Remi Monasson (Ecole Normale Superieure - CNRS, France) Lan Wen (Peking University, China) SUBMISSION Potential participants of MACIS 2006 are invited to submit extended abstracts (3-4 pages) or full papers describing their work to be presented at the conference. The submitted extended abstracts and full papers will be reviewed by members of the program committee (PC) for soundness and relevance to the conference. Submission of original research papers is encouraged, while published material and work in progress will also be considered for presentation at the conference. Extended abstracts and full papers should be prepared using LaTeX with the style file available on the MACIS 2006 web and according to the instructions given therein. Electronic submissions are preferred, and should be sent in PDF or PS format as e-mail attachments to the PC chair: Professor Dongming Wang, School of Science Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China E-mail Dongming.Wang@lip6.fr - Fax +86 10 8233 8311 Accepted extended abstracts and full papers will be printed in the proceedings of MACIS 2006 for distribution at the conference. Authors of the extended abstracts and full papers accepted for presentation at the conference will be invited to submit their full and/or revised papers for publication in a post-proceedings volume or special journal issues after the meeting. The submitted papers will be formally reviewed by PC members and external referees. The volume or special issues containing the finally accepted papers will be published by an international publisher. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for extended abstract submission: April 16, 2006 Notification of acceptance or rejection: May 15, 2006 Conference taking place: July 24-26, 2006 Deadline for full paper submission: October 15, 2006 GENERAL CHAIR Zhiming Zheng (Beihang University, China) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Dongming Wang (Beihang University, China and UPMC-CNRS, France), Chair Yaneer Bar-Yam (New England Complex Systems Institute, USA) Luis M. A. Bettencourt (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA) Lenore Blum (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Jean-Louis Deneubourg (Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) Jean-Charles Faugere (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - CNRS, France) Ilias S. Kotsireas (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada) Ming Li (University of Waterloo, Canada) Benoit Perthame (Ecole Normale Superieure, France) Stefan Ratschan (Max-Planck Institut fuer Informatik, Germany) Peter F. Stadler (Universitaet Wien, Austria) Bican Xia (Peking University, China) Chee K. Yap (New York University, USA) Kazuhiro Yokoyama (Rikkyo University, Japan) Riccardo Zecchina (International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Zongsheng Gao (Beihang University, China), Chair Sheng Cao (Beihang University, China) Tian Luo (Beihang University, China) =========== [Related event: http://www.cc4cm.org/aisc2006/] =========== AISC 2006 - 8th International Conference on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION Beijing, China, September 20-22, 2006 ======================================================================= From allardj at umoncton.ca Mon Mar 6 13:41:07 2006 From: allardj at umoncton.ca (Jacques Allard) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] Temporary positions at U de Moncton Message-ID: Chers Coll?gues/Dear Colleagues Je vous prie d'afficher et/ou de faire suivre les annonces de postes temporaires ci-jonites. Please post and/or forward the temporary job announcement attached. Merci/Thank you Jacques Allard, Ph.D., Directeur D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Universit? de Moncton Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick E1A 3E9 T?l?phone : 506-858-4206 T?l?copieur : 506-858-4396 Courriel : allardj@umoncton.ca -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Annonce de postes en statistique 2006-2007.doc Type: application/msword Size: 35328 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060306/a53c3498/Annoncedepostesenstatistique2006-2007.doc -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Voici la version corrig?e et compl?te de l?annonce. ************************************************************************** Diffusion imm?diate FR?D?RIC GOURDEAU D?CROCHE LE PRIX D'EXCELLENCE EN ENSEIGNEMENT DE LA SMC 2006. Ottawa, Ontario - La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada est heureuse de d?cerner le Prix d'excellence en enseignement de la SMC 2006 au professeur Fr?d?ric Gourdeau, du d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? Laval. Il recevra son prix ? la R?union d'?t? 2006 de la SMC ? Calgary. La soci?t? Nelson, important ?diteur canadien, la soci?t? Brooks/Cole, principal fournisseur de mat?riel p?dagogique en math?matiques et en sciences - toutes deux du groupe Thomson - supporte le Prix d'excellence en enseignement de la SMC pour l'enseignement coll?gial et de premier cycle universitaire en math?matiques. Ce nouveau prix r?compense des contributions exceptionnelles et soutenues en enseignement au coll?gial et au premier cycle universitaire dans un ?tablissement canadien. Fr?d?ric Gourdeau a remport? le grand prix Distinction en enseignement dans le cadre du concours des prix d'Excellence en enseignement 2004-2005 de l'Universit? Laval. L'excellence de son enseignement est constamment reconnue par sa Facult? ? la suite des ?valuations annuelles de l'enseignement par les ?tudiants. L'association des ?tudiantes et ?tudiants de son d?partement d?cerne annuellement un prix ? un enseignant, prix que le professeur Gourdeau s'est m?rit? en quatre occasions. Ses ?tudiants le d?crivent comme un enseignant inspirant et dynamique, qui r?ussit ? expliquer des notions difficiles de mani?re ? ce qu'elle soient accessibles ? tous, et qui les am?ne ? voir la beaut? du sujet ?tudi?. Il motive ses ?tudiants et les am?ne ? s'engager ? fond, en partie gr?ce ? son amour manifeste du sujet. Il porte un grand int?r?t ? ses ?tudiants, est toujours disponible pour les aider, pour superviser des projets ou organiser des rencontres en dehors de la classe. Il enseigne fr?quemment aux ?tudiants du programme de baccalaur?at en enseignement secondaire en math?matiques et y joue un r?le de leadership de premier plan par ses innovations p?dagogiques et la mise sur pied de nouveaux cours. Les ?tudiants de ces cours d?crivent avec enthousiasme comment il donne vie aux math?matiques comme nul autre auparavant, et comment il suscite et stimule leur int?r?t pour ce sujet. Certains estiment qu'il est simplement le meilleur enseignant qu'ils ont rencontr?. Il s'agit l? de propos forts ?logieux, d'autant plus qu'ils proviennent d'?tudiants qui ont un int?r?t marqu? pour l'enseignement tout en ayant un bagage math?matique moins important que celui des ?tudiants se sp?cialisant en math?matiques. De nombreuses activit?s ? caract?re p?dagogique sont reli?es ? ses r?ussites exceptionnelles en enseignement. Il est notamment pr?sident du Groupe Canadien d'?tude en Didactique des Math?matiques (GCEDM), a ?t? co-pr?sident du Forum Canadien sur l'Enseignement des Math?matiques 2005, et a fond? l'Association qu?b?coise des jeux math?matiques qui organise annuellement un concours de jeux math?matiques et logiques. Il participe ? divers travaux de la CIEM - la Commission internationale sur l'enseignement des math?matiques, et a prononc? des conf?rences et publi? des ?crits relativement ? son utilisation de la g?om?trie dynamique en utilisant Cabri. Il participe activement ? des discussions ? caract?re p?dagogique, autant au sein de son d?partement qu'? l'ext?rieur. Il a ?crit des notes de cours pour plusieurs cours, il est responsable de l'?quipe qui repr?sente son universit? ? la comp?tition math?matique Putnam, et il est engag? dans plusieurs autres activit?s reli?es ? l'enseignement et ? la vulgarisation math?matique. Fr?d?ric Gourdeau est professeur titulaire au D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? Laval. Ses travaux de recherche sont dans le domaine de l'analyse fonctionnelle. Il a obtenu un baccalaur?at en math?matiques en 1984 ? l'Universit? Laval et un Ph. D. en math?matiques, sous la direction de G.R. Allan, ? l'universit? de Cambridge, au Royaume-Uni, en 1989. Fait inusit? pour un professeur de math?matiques, il ?uvre en coop?ration internationale de 1991 ? 1995 : il est alors coordonnateur r?gional pour Carrefour Canadien International. En 1995, il obtient un poste ? l'Universit? Laval, o? il est depuis lors. ? propos de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Fond?e en 1945, la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada est le principal organisme national dont l'objectif consiste ? promouvoir et ? favoriser la d?couverte et l'apprentissage des math?matiques, et les applications qui en d?coulent. Les activit?s de la Soci?t? couvrent les math?matiques sous tous leurs aspects : congr?s scientifiques, publication de documents de recherche, ?ducation ? tous les niveaux, vulgarisation. Entre autres activit?s li?es ? l'?ducation, mentionnons les concours math?matiques, les camps math?matiques dans toutes les provinces, des affiches de sensibilisation des ?tudiants, des congr?s, etc. La SMC organise en outre des forums nationaux sur l'enseignement des math?matiques. Information : (www.smc.math.ca). ? propos de Thomson Corporation, Thomson Nelson et Thomson Brooks/Cole La soci?t? Thomson (www.thomson.com), dont les produits d'exploitation pour 2003 se chiffrent ? 7,6 milliards de dollars, est un leader mondial qui procure des solutions int?gr?es ? des professionnels et ? des clients du milieu des affaires. La soci?t? fournit de l'information, des logiciels et diverses applications ? valeur ajout?e ? plus de 20 millions d'utilisateurs d'une multitude de domaines (droit, fiscalit?, comptabilit?, services financiers, enseignement sup?rieur, documentation de r?f?rence, formation en entreprise et ?valuation, recherche scientifique et services de sant?. Ayant son si?ge social ? Stamford (Connecticut), elle compte quelque 43 000 employ?s et dessert environ 130 pays. Les actions ordinaires de la soci?t? sont cot?es en bourse ? New York et ? Toronto (NYSE : TOC; TSX : TOC). Ses entreprises et divisions du secteur de l'apprentissage r?pondent aux besoins d'individus, d'?tablissements d'enseignement, de soci?t?s et d'organismes gouvernementaux en leur offrant des produits et des services destin?s ? l'apprentissage conventionnel et au t?l?apprentissage. Thomson Nelson (www.nelson.com) est un chef de file dans le domaine des livres et des ressources ?lectroniques dans le march? de l'?ducation au Canada; l'entreprise g?re en effet plus d'une trentaine de sites interactifs et publie une vaste gamme de produits ?lectroniques de base ou d'appoint. Thomson Brooks/Cole (www.brookscole.com) est pour sa part un important fournisseur de manuels, de logiciels et de ressources Internet de niveau postsecondaire dans les domaines des math?matiques, des sciences et de la statistique. Pour plus d'information, communiquez avec: M. Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada T?l : (613) 562-5702 Cellulaire : (613) 290-3046 directeur@smc.math.ca M. J. Harley Weston Comit? d'?ducation de la SMC Departement de math?matiques et statistique Universit? de R?gina T?l : 306-585-4355 weston@math.uregina.ca From wlangfor at uoguelph.ca Tue Mar 7 16:27:06 2006 From: wlangfor at uoguelph.ca (Bill Langford) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] CAIMS Invitation Message-ID: <1141766826.440dfaaa99f07@webmail.uoguelph.ca> Dear Chair or Head, Please forward, to all mathematicians in your Department, this invitation letter in plain text below and pdf attached. Bill Langford, CAIMS President Leah Keshet, CAIMS Membership Committee Chair ================================================== Dear Colleague, The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society is a uniquely Canadian society aimed at representing the community of applied mathematicians working in academia, industry or government, or simply interested in the welfare of applied mathematics in this country. CAIMS provides cost-effective meetings in Canada, with a friendly and supportive atmosphere, where young trainees can feel a sense of belonging. It also allows more senior members opportunities for networking and for creating a society that is uniquely Canadian. Here are a few of the exciting activities that CAIMS members are working on today: - The Joint CAIMS-MITACS 2006 Annual Meeting, to be hosted at York University, June 15-20, 2006. - The Cecil Graham Doctoral Dissertation Award and the CAIMS Research Prize, to be awarded in June 2006 at the York Meeting. - The 2007 CAIMS Annual Meeting, to be held at the spectacularly beautiful Banff Conference Centre, May 20-24, 2007. - The International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has awarded the 2011 ICIAM Congress to Canada. CAIMS members worked hard to win this bid. CAIMS will cohost ICIAM 2011 in Vancouver, with our partners SIAM and MITACS. For more information about CAIMS activities and membership, please go to the CAIMS website: http://www.caims.ca/ If you are not yet a member of CAIMS, we would like to invite you to join. Joining CAIMS takes only a few minutes and is not expensive. By becoming a member, faculty at any Canadian university can also extend complimentary memberships to their students. Moreover, for a limited time, CAIMS offers a one year complimentary membership to any new faculty member at a Canadian university. William F. Langford CAIMS President Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 T 519 824 4120 x.53289 F 518 837 0221 wlangfor@uoguelph.ca Leah Edelstein-Keshet CAIMS Membership Committee Chair Mathematics Department University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 T 604 822 5889 F 604 822 6074 keshet@math.ubc.ca -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Membership3.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 69385 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060307/5bb24f7a/Membership3.pdf From ikotsire at WLU.CA Wed Mar 8 08:02:54 2006 From: ikotsire at WLU.CA (Ilias Kotsireas) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] ISSAC 2006, July 9-12, 2006, Genova, Italy, Posters/Software Exhibitions/Jenks Prize In-Reply-To: Message-ID: ISSAC 2006 Call for Posters and Software Exhibitions ====================================================== ISSAC is the yearly premier international symposium in Symbolic and Algebraic Computation. It provides an opportunity to learn of new developments and to present original research results in all areas of symbolic mathematical computation. In parallel to peer reviewed research papers, ISSAC organizes sessions for Posters and Software Exhibitions. ISSAC 2006 will be held from July 9 to 12 in Genova, Italy. The following announcements are also posted on the ISSAC 2006 web site at http://issac2006.dima.unige.it/ Call for Posters ================== The poster sessions are an ideal venue for presenting recent research results or ongoing research projects that might not yet be complete, but whose preliminary results are already interesting nonetheless. Posters on all conference topics (see the call for papers at http://issac2006.dima.unige.it/) are welcome. Posters describing computer algebra systems and applications are also especially welcome. Important Dates - Submission deadline: 15, May 2006 (Midnight [24:00 EST]) - Notification of acceptance will be made by 5, June 2006. Submission Instructions Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of no more than 2 pages (A4 or letter) describing the contents of the poster. PDF and PS format are preferred. Submission is online at http://www.easychair.org/ISSAC06PosterDemo/ Authors are encouraged to visit the following sites for information on poster preparation: SIAM: How to Prepare a information on poster preparation http://www.acronymchile.com/poster.html http://lcavwww.epfl.ch/~ridolfi/personal/linuxstuff/latex.html http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~neural/oldISG/posters/xfig_posters.html http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/help/faqs/latex/xfig-poster.shtml Call for Software Exhibitions =============================== This year ISSAC organizes sessions to exhibit software packages produced by academic developers. These sessions are intended to promote software development activities in the areas of symbolic mathematical computation. A software exhibitions session consists of an illustration of a piece of software by using a poster display and/or a laptop computer display. Important Dates - Submission deadline: 15, May 2006 (Midnight [24:00 EST]) - Notification of acceptance will be made by 5, June 2006. Submission Instructions Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of no more than 2 pages (A4 or letter) of their software presentation. PDF and PS format are preferred. This abstract must include a valid link for downloading the software packages and the documentations. Submission is online at http://www.easychair.org/ISSAC06PosterDemo/ Recommendations The aims of your exhibition is to convince the attendees to use your software. In particular you should make clear the following aspects: - What your software does, - Its power and limitations, - Any possible advantages or drawbacks over similar packages. Exhibitors are encouraged to visit the sites about posters preparation listed in the Call for Posters above. Call for Nominations: 2006 Richard D. Jenks Prize for ===================================================== Excellence in Software Engineering Applied to Computer Algebra =============================================================== Nominations, including self nominations, are hereby solicited for the 2006 Richard D. Jenks Prize for Excellence in Software Engineering Applied to Computer Algebra. Application forms and procedures can be found at the prize web site http://www.cis.udel.edu/~caviness/jenks/ The deadline for receipt of all nominations is May 1, 2006. The prize will be awarded at ISSAC 2006 in Genova, Italy. From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Mar 8 10:17:31 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] 12-Month Position - McMaster University, Department of Mathematics & Statistics Message-ID: The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at McMaster University invites applications for a 12 month contractually limited position as an Assistant Professor. The starting date is September 1, 2006 and the minimum annual salary is $51 357 (salaries currently under review). The successful candidate will have a PhD in Mathematics with demonstrated scholarly and pedagogical strength in any area of Mathematics or Statistics. Preference will be given to candidates with a proven record of successful teaching at the university level. Candidates are requested to apply for this position by using the MathJobs. See our entry at http://www.mathjobs.org . Letters of application should include a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and practice. Preferably the letters of reference will be submitted through the MathJobs website (see above); they may also be sent directly to: Dr. Bradd Hart, Chair Department of Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON L8S 4M2 Complete applications including supporting documentation received by May 31, 2006 will be assured of consideration. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women and members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 10:28:09 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations - Research Prizes/Appels de mises en candidatures - prix de recherches Message-ID: Call for nominations - Research Prizes/Appels de mises en candidatures - prix de recherches The CMS Research Committee is inviting nominations for three prize lectureships. These prize lectureships are intended to recognize members of the Canadian mathematical community. Le Comit? de recherche de la SMC lance un appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de conf?rence. Ces prix ont tous pour objectif de souligner l'excellence de membres de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. *Prix Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship 2007* Le prix Coxeter-James rend hommage ? l'apport exceptionnel ? la recherche de jeunes math?maticiens. Il est possible de proposer la candidature d'une personne qui a obtenu son doctorat il y a au plus dix ans. Les propositions pourront ?tre mises ? jour et demeureront actives pendant un an, ? moins que la mise en candidature originale ne corresponde ? la dixi?me ann?e d'obtention du doctorat. La personne choisie pr?sentera sa conf?rence ? la R?union d'hiver. Les lettres de mise en candidature devraient inclure les noms d'au moins trois r?pondants possibles ainsi qu'un curriculum vitae r?cent, si disponible. Le r?cipiendaire doit ?tre membre de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. The Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Nominations may be made up to ten years from the candidate's Ph.D. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for a second year unless the original nomination is made in the tenth year from the candidate's Ph.D. The selected candidate will deliver the prize lecture at the Winter Meeting. Nomination letters should include at least three names of suggested referees as well as a recent curriculum vitae, if available. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. *Prix Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship 2008* Le prix Jeffery-Williams rend hommage ? l'apport exceptionnel ? la recherche de math?maticiens d'exp?rience. Les propositions pourront ?tre mises ? jour et demeureront actives pendant trois ans. La conf?rence sera pr?sent?e ? la R?union d'?t?. Les lettres de mise en candidature devraient inclure les noms d'au moins trois r?pondants possibles ainsi qu'un curriculum vitae r?cent, si disponible. Le r?cipiendaire doit ?tre membre de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. The Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. Nomination letters should include three names of suggested referees as well as a recent curriculum vitae, if available. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. *Prix Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship 2008* Le prix Krieger-Nelson rend hommage ? l'apport exceptionnel ? la recherche de math?maticiennes. Les propositions pourront ?tre mises ? jour et demeureront actives pendant deux ans. La conf?rence sera pr?sent?e ? la R?union d'?t?. Les lettres de mise en candidature devraient inclure les noms d'au moins trois r?pondants possibles ainsi qu'un curriculum vitae r?cent, si disponible. Le r?cipiendaire doit ?tre membre de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. The Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for two years. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. Nomination letters should include three names of suggested referees as well as a recent currculum vitae, if available. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. La date limite pour les mises en candidature est le *30 juin 2006*. Faire parvenir vos lettres ? l'adresse suivante : The deadline for nominations is *June 30, 2006*. Letters of nomination should be sent to the address below. J.F. Jardine, Chair/Pr?sident CMS Research Committee / Comit? de recherches de la SMC Department of Mathematics The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 10:28:40 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations - 2006 Adrien Pouliot / Appels de mises en candidatures - Adrien-Pouliot 2006 Message-ID: Call for nominations - 2006 Adrien Pouliot / Appels de mises en candidatures - Adrien-Pouliot 2006 Nous sollicitons la candidature de personnes ou de groupe de personnes ayant contribu? de fa?on importante et soutenue ? des activit?s math?matiques ?ducatives au Canada. Le terme ? contributions ? s'emploie ici au sens large; les candidats pourront ?tre associ?s ? une activit? de sensibilisation, un nouveau programme adapt? au milieu scolaire ou ? l'industrie, des activit?s promotionnelles de vulgarisation des math?matiques, des initiatives, sp?ciales, des conf?rences ou des concours ? l'intention des ?tudiants, etc. Les candidatures doivent nous ?tre transmises via le ? Formulaire de mise en candidature ? disponible au site Web de la SMC : www.cms.math.ca/Prix/info/ap. Pour garantir l'uniformit? du processus de s?lection, veuillez suivre les instructions ? la lettre. Toute documentation exc?dant les limites prescrites ne sera pas consid?r?e par le comit? de s?lection. Il est possible de renouveler une mise en candidature pr?sent?e l'an dernier, pourvu que l'on en manifeste le d?sir avant la date limite. Dans ce cas, le pr?sentateur n'a qu'? soumettre des documents de mise ? jour puisque le dossier original a ?t? conserv?. Les mises en candidature doivent parvenir au bureau de la SMC avant le *30 avril 2006*. Veuillez faire parvenir vos mises en candidature en six exemplaires ? l'adresse ci-dessous : Nominations of individuals or teams of individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to mathematics education in Canada are solicited. Such contributions are to be interpreted in the broadest possible sense and might include: community outreach programmes, the development of a new program in either an academic or industrial setting, publicizing mathematics so as to make mathematics accessible to the general public, developing mathematics displays, establishing and supporting mathematics conferences and competitions for students, etc. Nominations must be submitted using the Nomination Form available from the CMS Web site at: www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/info/ap. To assure uniformity in the selection process, please follow the instructions precisely. Documentation exceeding the prescribed limits will not be considered by the Selection Committee. Individuals who made a nomination in 2004 can renew this nomination by simply indicating their wish to do so by the deadline date. Only materials updating the 2005 Nomination need be provided as the original has been retained. Nominations must be received by the CMS Office no later *April 30, 2006*. Please send six copies of each nomination to the address given below. *The Adrien Pouliot Award / Le Prix Adrien-Pouliot* Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 10:28:59 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_nominations-_David_Borwein_Disti?= =?iso-8859-1?q?nguished_Career_Award_/_Appel_de_mises_en_candidatures-_Pr?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ix_David-Borwein_de_math=E9maticien_=E9m=E9rite_pour_l=92e?= =?iso-8859-1?q?nsemble_d=92une_carri=E8re?= Message-ID: The *David Borwein Distinguished Career Award *recognizes mathematicians who have made exceptional, broad, and continued contributions to Canadian mathematics. A complete nomination dossier consists of: - A signed nomination statement from a present or past colleague, or collaborator (no more than three pages) having direct knowledge of the nominee's contribution; - a short curriculum vitae, no more than five pages; - Two to four letters of support in addition to the nomination; - Other supporting material may be submitted, no more than ten pages. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. Six copies of the complete nomination dossier must arrive at the CMS Executive Office no later than *March 31, 2006.* *Le prix David-Borwein de math?maticien ?m?rite pour l'ensemble d'une carri?re* rend hommage ? un math?maticien qui a fait une contribution exceptionnelle et soutenue aux math?matiques canadiennes. Le dossier de candidature comprendra les ?l?ments suivants : - une lettre de mise en candidature sign?e par un coll?gue ou un collaborateur actuel ou des ann?es pass?es (trois pages maximum) qui conna?t tr?s bien les r?alisations de la personne propos?e; - un bref curriculum vitae, maximum de cinq pages; - de deux ? quatre lettres d'appui, en plus de la mise en candidature; - tout autre document pertinent, maximum de dix pages. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant trois ans. Le dossier complet, en six exemplaires, doit parvenir au bureau administratif de SMC au plus tard le *31 mars 2006*. Selection Committee / Comit? de s?lection David Borwein Distinguished Career Award Prix David Borwein pour carri?re distingu?e Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 10:30:06 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_nominations-_CJM/CMB_-_Associate?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Editors_/_Appel_de_mises_en_candidature-_JCM/BCM_-_R=E9da?= =?iso-8859-1?q?cteurs_associ=E9s?= Message-ID: *Call for nominations CJM/CMB - Associate Editors* The Publications Committee of the CMS solicits nominations for Associate Editors for the Canadian Journal of Mathematics (CJM) and the Canadian Mathematical Bulletin (CMB). The appointment will be for five years beginning January 1, 2007. The continuing members (with their end of term) are below. The deadline for the submission of nominations is *April 15, 2006*. Nominations, containing a curriculum vitae and the candidate's agreement to serve should be sent to the address below. *Appel de mises en candidature JCM/BCM - R?dacteurs associ?s * Le comit? des publications de la SMC sollicite des mises en candidatures pour des r?dacteurs associ?s du Journal canadien de math?matiques (JCM) et Bulletin canadien de math?matiques (BCM). Le mandat sera de cinq ans et d?butera le 1 janvier 2007. La liste des ?diteurs qui sont en cours de mandat se trouve ci-dessous.. L'?ch?ance pour proposer des candidats est le *15 avril 2006*. Les mises en candidature, accompagn?es d'un curriculum vitae ainsi que du consentement du candidat(e), devrait ?tre envoy?es ? l'adresse ci-dessous. Address for Nominations / Addresse de mise en candidatures: Juris Steprans, Chair / Pr?sident CMS Publications Committee / Comit? des publications de la SMC Department of Mathematics, York University N520 Ross, 4700 Keale Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 chair-pubc@cms.math.ca CURRENT MEMBERS / MEMBRES ACTUELS CJM Editors-in-Chief / R?dacteurs-en-chef du JCM Henri Darmon (McGill) 12/2006; Niky Kamran (McGill) 12/2006. CMB Editors-in-Chief / R?dacteurs-en-chef du BCM Nantel Bergeron (York) 12/2010; Jianhong Wu (York) 12/2010. Associate Editors / R?dacteurs associ?s Steven Boyer (UQAM) 12/2008; Walter Craig (McMaster) 12/2007; Luc Devroye (McGill) 12/2009; Alan Dow (York) 12/2010; George Elliott (Toronto) 12/2010; Anthony Geramita (Queen's) 12/2006; Pengfei Guan (McMaster) 12/2008; Victor Kac (MIT) 12/2006; Henry Kim (Toronto) 12/2010; Stephen Kudla 12/2008; M. Ram Murty (Queen's) 12/2006; Thomas Ransford (Laval) 12/2009; Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) 12/2009; Maciej Zworski (California - Berkeley) 12/2006. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 10:30:38 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call_for_Nominations_-_2006_Distinguished?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_Service_Award_/_Appels_de_mises_en_candidatures_Prix_de_l?= =?iso-8859-1?q?a_SMC_pour_service_m=E9ritoire_-_2006?= Message-ID: *Distinguished Service Award / Prix de la SMC pour service m?ritoire 2006* In 1995, the Society established this award to recognize individuals who have made sustained and significant contributions to the Canadian mathematical community and, in particular, to the Canadian Mathematical Society. Nominations should include a reasonably detailed rationale and be submitted by* March 31, 2006*, to the address below. En 1995, la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada a cr?? un prix pour r?compenser les personnes qui contribuent de fa?on importante et soutenue ? la communaut? math?matique canadienne et, notamment, ? la SMC. Pour les mises en candidature pri?re de pr?senter des dossiers avec une argumentation convaincante et de les faire parvenir, le *31 mars 2006* au plus tard, ? l'adresse ci-dessous : Selection Committee / Comit? de s?lection Distinguished Service Award / Prix pour service m?ritoire Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 10:30:52 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?NSERC_-_CMS_Math_in=2C_Moscow_Scholarship?= =?iso-8859-1?q?s_/_Bourse_CMS-CRSNG=2C_Math_=E0_Moscou?= Message-ID: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) supports scholarships at $9,000 each. Canadian students registered in a mathematics or computer science program are eligible. The scholarships are to attend a semester at the small elite Moscow Independent University. Math in Moscow Program www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ Application details www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscow_web/ For additional information please see your department or call the CMS at 613-562-5702. Two scholarships will be awarded in the spring competition. Deadline March 30, 2006 to attend the Fall 2006 semester ****************************************************************** Le Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en G?nie du Canada (CRSNG) et la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) offrent des bourses de 9,000 $ chacune. Les ?tudiantes ou ?tudiants du Canada inscrit(e)s ? un programme de math?matiques ou d'informatique sont ?ligibles. Les bourses servent ? financer un trimestre d'?tudes ? la petite universit? d'?lite Moscow Independent University. Programme Math ? Moscou www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ D?tails de soumission www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web/ Pour plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre d?partement ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Deux bourses seront attribu?es au concours du printemps. Date limite le 30 mars 2006 pour le trimestre d'automne 2006. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 10:34:01 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?CALL_FOR_NOMINATIONS_-_CMS_TREASURER_/_AP?= =?iso-8859-1?q?PEL_=C0_CANDIDATURES_-_TR=C9SORIER_DE_LA_SMC?= Message-ID: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - CMS TREASURER / APPEL ? CANDIDATURES - TR?SORIER DE LA SMC The CMS invites applications or nominations for the position of CMS Treasurer. The appointment will be for three years beginning July 1, 2006. The Treasurer's role is vitally important to the Society. Appointed by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee and the Advancement of Mathematics Committee. As well, the Treasurer assists with the preparation of the annual budget proposal. The Treasurer also attends the Annual General Meeting and meetings of the Board of Directors to report on the financial status of the Society and the annual budget proposal. Supported by the professional staff in the Executive Office in Ottawa, the Treasurer is also responsible for ensuring that proper accounting records are maintained in compliance with the law, and that the handling of Society funds are in accordance with our policies and by-laws. Applications or nominations, containing curriculum vitae, should be sent to the address below. The deadline for nominations is April 14, 2006. **************************** La SMC lance un appel ? candidatures pour le poste de tr?sorier de la SMC. Il s'agit d'un mandat de trois ans qui commencera le 1er juillet 2006. Le r?le du tr?sorier est crucial pour la Soci?t?. Nomm? par le conseil d'administration, le tr?sorier est membre d'office du comit? ex?cutif et du comit? pour l'avancement des math?matiques. Il participe en outre ? l'?laboration du budget annuel. Le tr?sorier assiste ?galement ? l'assembl?e g?n?rale annuelle et aux r?unions du conseil d'administration, o? il rend compte de la situation financi?re de la Soci?t? et pr?sente le projet de budget annuel. Aid? du personnel du bureau administratif d'Ottawa, le tr?sorier est aussi charg? de veiller ? ce que les livres comptables de la Soci?t? soient tenus conform?ment ? la loi et que la gestion des fonds de la Soci?t? se fasse en accord avec nos politiques et r?glements administratifs. Veuillez faire parvenir les dossiers de candidature, compos?s notamment d'un curriculum vitae, ? l'adresse ci-dessous au plus tard le 14 avril 2006. Dr. Graham Wright Executive Director / Directeur administratif Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 director@cms.math.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 9 13:30:45 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:06 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position - University of Manitoba, Department of Mathematics Message-ID: The Department of Mathematics at the University of Manitoba invites applications for one tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, commencing July 1, 2006, or as soon as possible thereafter. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. in mathematics, evidence of strong research potential, and a strong commitment to teaching at the post-secondary level. The appointment is expected to be in an area of Pure Mathematics, but exceptional candidates in other areas will also be considered. Duties will include research, teaching and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as service-related activities. The Department of Mathematics has 30 tenured or tenure-track professors and 2 continuing Instructors, together with several sessional lecturers, and offers a full range of undergraduate, M.Sc., and Ph.D. programs in pure and applied areas. The University of Manitoba is home to the Institute of Industrial Mathematical Sciences, which actively promotes links between faculty members and industry. The Department of Mathematics is also home to the technical editing facilities of the Canadian Mathematical Society. Winnipeg (www.city.winnipeg.mb.ca) is a city of about 650,000 that has a great deal to offer, both culturally and recreationally. A symphony orchestra, ballet company, numerous choral groups, opera and several professional theatre companies provide a cultural milieu unusual for a city of this size. In addition, the city is home to several professional sports teams. There are many opportunities nearby for a variety of outdoor activities in all seasons. The Winnipeg housing market is one of the most favourable in Canada for the home buyer. The University of Manitoba encourages applications from qualified women and men, including members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Further information concerning the Department and the University, including the research interests and activities of faculty members, may be obtained from the Department's website http://www.umanitoba.ca/science/mathematics/ Applicants should send a curriculum vitae together with statements regarding research plans and teaching philosophy and the names of three referees (one of whom should be able to comment on the applicant's teaching abilities) to the address below. Submission by email in the form of PDF files is preferred. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until April 9, 2006. Application materials and letters of reference will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Chair of the Search Committee (Position No. 03530) Department of Mathematics University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 E-mail: mathematics_dept@umanitoba.ca Telephone: (204) 474-8703 Fax: (204) 474-7611 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: umanitoba.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 55027 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060309/7e5f48ed/umanitoba.pdf From ballen at uoguelph.ca Sun Mar 12 13:11:43 2006 From: ballen at uoguelph.ca (O.B. Allen) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:06 2006 Subject: [cmath] Southern Ontario Dynamics Day Message-ID: <4414645F.1070901@uoguelph.ca> Colleagues: The 2006 Southern Ontario Dynamics Day is co-organized by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics of the University of Guelph, and The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Science. The workshop will be hosted at The Fields Institute on April 7, 2006. The Southern Ontario Dynamics Day history dates back to 1995. The event is organized on a rotational basis by different Southern Ontario Universities. The 2006 Dynamics Day program consists of 12 invited lectures of 30 minutes each and a poster session. The program will cover very diverse and exciting new areas of research in dynamical systems theory and applications. The list of invited speakers and their abstracts can be found at http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/05-06/dynamics/ Researchers and graduate students in dynamical systems are invited to participate and present posters. The participation at the workshop is free of charge. Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2006. In order to present your poster you must register it (together with title, author and abstract) at http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/05-06/dynamics/ After the workshop we plan a dinner at Spuntini Restaurant, http://www.spuntini.ca/. If you plan to join in for dinner please mark this in your registration e-mail. We need this information to make the reservation. Each participant is responsible for her/his dinner bill. We look forward to a fruitful participation from all attendees. We hope that this event, besides dissemination of knowledge, will provide a new step towards exciting future research projects, and will offer an opportunity to younger researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to present their work to the mathematical community. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of the organizers. Prof. Monica-Gabriela Cojocaru & Prof. Anna T. Lawniczak Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics MacNaughton Building University of Guelph Guelph ON Canada N1G 2W1 Email: alawnicz@uoguelph.ca - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~alawnicz Email: mcojocar@uoguelph.ca - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~mcojocar From math at umoncton.ca Wed Mar 15 09:42:51 2006 From: math at umoncton.ca (Mathematique) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:06 2006 Subject: [cmath] Moncton Postes disponibles/positions available Message-ID: Hi Annonces en pi?ces jointes - S.V.P. Afficher et/ou faire suivre. Ad attached (in French) - Please post and/or forward. 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Les candidat.e.s devront poss?der ou ?tre en voie d'obtenir un doctorat en math?matiques et devront faire preuve d'une exp?rience dans l'enseignement au niveau du premier cycle universitaire. Une ma?trise de la langue fran?aise est requise. Les personnes int?ress?es doivent poss?der suffisamment d'anglais pour comprendre les ententes, les politiques et les proc?dures de la University of Alberta. Les demandes seront accept?es jusqu'? ce que le poste soit combl?. Une lettre de demande, un curriculum vitae, un dossier d'enseignement et les noms de trois r?pondant.e.s doivent ?tre envoy?s ??: Madame Yvette d'Entremont, PhD Vice-doyenne aux affaires acad?miques Campus Saint-Jean University of Alberta 8406, rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 Street) Edmonton AB T6C 4G9 T?l?copieur?: (780) 465-8760 La University of Alberta encourage les candidatures de toute personne qualif?e; cependant, la priorit? sera accord?e aux citoyen.ne.s canadien.ne.s et aux r?sident.e.s permanent.e.s. En l'absence de candidat.e.s citoyen.ne.s canadien.ne.s ou r?sident.e.s permanent.e.s r?pondant aux exigences du poste, nous consid?rerons d'autres personnes. La University of Alberta embauche selon le m?rite. Nous sommes engag?s au principe d'?quit? en mati?re d'emploi. Nous favorisons la diversit? et encourageons les candidatures de toute personne qualifi?e, femmes et hommes, y compris les personnes handicap?es, les membres des minorit?s visibles et les autochtones. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Trent University is a small university with a commitment to high quality teaching and research located in Peterborough, Ontario, approximately 1.5 hours northeast of Toronto. More information about the university and the mathematics department can be found on our website at http://euclid.trentu.ca/math/. Applicants should include a current curriculum vitae and a teaching dossier, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: Professor B. Zhou, Chair, Department of Mathematics, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J 7B8. Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7531 FAX: (705) 748-1155 Email: math@trentu.ca. Applications should be received no later than April 20, 2006. Trent University is an employment equity employer, and especially invites applications from women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. ============================================================================== MATHEMATICS TRENT UNIVERSITY: The Department of Mathematics at Trent University invites applications for an eight-month limited term appointment at the assistant professor level commencing September 1, 2006. The appointment is subject to final budgetary approval. Candidates should have a Masters or Ph.D. in Mathematics and have appropriate teaching and research experience. Teaching duties will include two sections of Mathematics for Teacher Education and multivariable calculus. Trent University is a small university with a commitment to high quality teaching and research located in Peterborough, Ontario, approximately 1.5 hours northeast of Toronto. More information about the university and the mathematics department can be found on our website at http://euclid.trentu.ca/math/. Applicants should include a current curriculum vitae and a teaching dossier, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to: Professor B. Zhou, Chair, Department of Mathematics, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J 7B8. Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7531 FAX: (705) 748-1155 Email: math@trentu.ca. Applications should be received no later than April 20, 2006. Trent University is an employment equity employer, and especially invites applications from women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Ahmed, Head, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Phone: (519) 253-3000, ext. 3015, Fax: (519) 971-3649, E-mail: mthsta2@uwindsor.ca. For information on the University of Windsor or the City of Windsor, contact Professor Brian M Mazer, Director, Faculty Recruitment at 877-665-6608 (Toll free) within North America, call collect outside of North America at 519-561-1432 or E-mail: recruit@uwindsor.ca. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From ikotsire at wlu.ca Wed Mar 22 06:30:04 2006 From: ikotsire at wlu.ca (Ilias Kotsireas) Date: Thu Mar 23 05:04:07 2006 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] Workshop on Geometric and Topological Combinatorics Message-ID: From: Francisco Santos - Sorry for duplicates. - A pdf announcement is attached. Please post. ********************************************************************* Workshop on Geometric and Topological Combinatorics - A satellite conference of ICM 2006 (http://www.icm2006.org/) - Second announcement and call for posters ********************************************************************* URL: http://www2.uah.es/gtc06/ DATES: August 31 to September 5, 2006 PLACE: Universidad de Alcala (UAH), Alcala de Henares The university of Alcala is one of the oldest in Europe. The workshop will take place in its historic "Rectorado" building. The town of Alcala de Henares itself is a charming town very close to central Madrid, and declared World Heritage by UNESCO. MAIN SPEAKERS Alexander Barvinok, University of Michigan Stefan Felsner, Technische Universit?t Berlin Victor Reiner, University of Minnesota Neil Sloane, AT&T Research Ileana Streinu, Smith College SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Christos Athanasiadis (Crete) Imre B?r?ny (Budapest) Anders Bj?rner (Stockholm) Jes?s A. de Loera (Davis) G?nter Rote (Berlin) Francisco Santos (Santander) Emo Welzl (Z?rich) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Manuel Abellanas (Madrid) David Orden (Alcal?) Julian Pfeifle (Barcelona) Pedro Ramos (Alcal?) Francisco Santos (Santander) TOPICS: Geometric and/or topological combinatorics concerns discrete structures that arise in a wide array of mathematical contexts, ranging from enumerative questions about polytopes and other constructions from linear algebra to the topology of manifolds and algebraic varieties. This workshop is intended as an informal discussion forum for people from such fields as combinatorics, discrete geometry, algebraic geometry, convex geometry, algebraic topology, combinatorial optimization and theoretical computer science, among others. STRUCTURE: The workshop will consist of: Five ''main lectures'', one hour each, by Alexander Barvinok, Stefan Felsner, Victor Reiner, Neil Sloane, and Ileana Streinu; Some nine shorter invited talks (40 minutes each); And a poster session, in which all attendants will be allowed to present their recent work. Some posters will be selected for oral presentation as a short communication (about 15 minutes). Which and how many of them will be decided during the workshop. The Workshop will be intertwined with the advanced course "Combinatorial and Computational Geometry: Trends and topics for the future" (http://www.crm.es/ComputationalGeometry), which will take place in the same dates and place. The scientific programs of both activities are independent, but the timetables will be coordinated to allow attendance to both. The workshop will consist of five "half-days", with Sunday September 3 left free for participants to entertain themselves. CALL FOR POSTERS If you are interested in presenting a poster, please contact the organizers in advance. Send an email to santosf@unican.es with a short abstract (Title, authors and some 100 to 200 words, in Latex format). Abstracts will be distributed during the workshop. Deadline for abstract submission: June 30 IMPORTANT DATES: Deadline for application for financial support: April 14, 2006 Deadline for registration: May 15, 2006 Deadline for abstract submission: June 30, 2006. 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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Short communications should be presented orally within up to 20 minutes, including discussion. Rooms for short communications are equipped with an overhead projector. Further instructions and a submission form are available at http://www.icm2006.org/scientificprogram/shortcommunications/. POSTERS Poster sessions provide pleasant interaction between colleagues, allowing discussions in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. The Local Program Committee strongly recommends scientific contributions in the form of posters and encourages participation in the POSTER COMPETITION. Information on the Poster Competition is given at http://www.icm2006.org/imgs/congresos/13.11.05%20UKpostercomprules.pdf and further details about submission of poster abstracts can be found at http://www.icm2006.org/scientificprogram/postersessions/. MATHEMATICAL SOFTWARE The main purpose of the sessions on mathematical software is to give an overview of the state of the art on software topics, highlighting current research and its main developments. Sessions will be devoted to presenting mathematical software systems or mathematical applications, either of general scope or focused on particular areas. Implementations of especially designed algorithms solving mathematical research problems of interest are also welcome. Mathematical originality, new solutions to relevant problems, or unusual fields of application will be greatly appreciated. This is a scientific section of the Congress with no commercial aim. Further details about the submission procedure can be found at http://www.icm2006.org/scientificprogram/mathematicalsoftware/. REGISTRATION We encourage you to register for the ICM2006 if you have not done so yet, and to keep visiting the Congress website for updated information. Notice that the deadline for regular regular registration is May 15th. We look forward very much to welcoming you in Madrid from August 22nd to 30th, 2006. Sincerely yours, Manuel de Leon Chairman of the ICM2006 Organizing Committee Itziar Prats Secretaria de Presidencia ICM06 91 561 6800 extensi?n 1115 660 857 299 (ICM06) / www.icm2006.org From sevillad at gmail.com Fri Mar 24 12:32:24 2006 From: sevillad at gmail.com (David Sevilla) Date: Mon Mar 27 09:00:59 2006 Subject: [cmath] Second call for papers for International Congress of Mathematical Software (ICMS2006---developer's meeting) Message-ID: This is the second call for papers of Second International Congress of Mathematical Software (ICMS2006---developer's meeting) as a satellite meeting of ICM 2006. Place: Castro-Urdiales, Spain Date: September 1--3, 2006 http://www.icms2006.unican.es. (Backup cite: http://www.mathsoftware.org). This conference is jointly organized by the Dept. of Mathematics, Statistics and Computation and the Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences of the University of Cantabria, Spain. It will be held in September 1-3 2006 at La Residencia, Castro Urdiales (Spain) as a satelite meeting of ICM 2006. We will welcome developers of mathematical software systems as well as researchers in algorithms and mathematicians who are interested in the developement of mathematical software systems. This is an almost unique chance to meet people in different disciplines in mathematics and computer science and exchange ideas on developements on mathematical software systems. Although the mathematical software sessions of the main ICM program intend to attract general audiences, the main audience of this satellite meeting is assumed to be developers of mathematical software systems. We welcome you to apply for the both events. This is the second edition of this conference and follows up the first edition held in Beijing (China), August 17-19 2002. The proceedings of that conference have been published by World Scientific. In addition, some papers were selected for a Special Issue of the Journal of Symbolic Computation, Vol. 38, Number 4, October 2004. AIM AND SCOPE Mathematics has a wide variety of branches. Despite this, we in the International Conference of Mathematical Software believe that mathematics is fundamentally just one thing. Algebra, geometry and analysis are examples of separate specialities within mathematics, and of course we consider each of them valuable and hence study them. But we take the view that any branch of mathematics can borrow freely from these specialities. It is often worth while delving into them for ideas that might lead to fundamental new discoveries. The same can be said of mathematical software systems: the study of mathematical software is a coherent whole. We believe that the appearance of mathematical software is one of the most important events in mathematics. Mathematical software systems are used to construct examples, to prove theorems, and to find new mathematical phenomena. Conversely, mathematical research often motivates developments of new algorithms and new systems. Beyond mathematics, mathematical software systems are becoming indispensable tools in many branches of science and technology. The development of mathematical software systems relies on the cooperation of mathematicians, algorithm designers, programmers, and the feedback from users. The main audiences of this conference are mathematical software developers and programming mathematicians, but we also intend to provide an opportunity to discuss these topics with mathematicians and users from application areas. Topics include but are not limited to: 1. Software engineering problems for mathematical software. 2. Mathematics and media including user interfaces and integration of documents and software systems. 3. Mathematics related to mathematical software (experiments, algorithms). Scientific computing. 4. High performance computing. 5. Applications of mathematical software. LIST OF SESSIONS This conference is comprised of some sessions devoted to different Mathematical Software issues as well as a general track. As a rule, the general track will consists of all accepted papers/presentations which do not belong to any of the sessions listed below. Please note that the sessions with "Title*:" are mainly based on invitations and those with "Title:" are based mainly on public call for papers. So far, the following list of sessions have been confirmed: __________________________________________________________ Title: New Developments on Computer Algebra Packages Organizer: Andres Iglesias __________________________________________________________ Title*: Interfacing Computer Algebra and Mathematical Visualization Organizer: Konrad Polthier __________________________________________________________ Title*: Computer Mathematics Organizer: Freek Wiedijk. Advisory organizer: Henk Banrendregt __________________________________________________________ Title: Software for algebraic geometry and related topics Organizer: Nobuki Takayama. Advisory organizer: Gert-Martin Greuel __________________________________________________________ Title: Computational Number Theory Part A: Number theoretical software Organizer: Michael Pohst, Ken Nakamula, et al ----------------------------------------------------- Part B: Methods in computational number theory Organizers: Jaime Gutierrez, David Sevilla __________________________________________________________ Title*: Free Software for Computer Algebra Organizer: Joris van der Hoeven __________________________________________________________ DATES March 31 2006: Paper submission deadline (update: the deadline is extended to April 20, 2006). April 30 2006: Notification of acceptance/rejection July 31 2006: Deadline for posters, unreviewed presentations, and invitation based presentations. (If all slots are occupied, applications may be closed before July 31) September 1-3 2006: ICMS'2006 conference at Castro Urdiales (Spain) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Henk Barendregt (Nijmegen University THE NETHERLANDS) Komei Fukuda (ETH Zentrum, Zurich SWITZERLAND) Xiaoshan Gao (Academia Sinica, Beijing CHINA) Gert-Martin Greuel (University of Kaiserslautern GERMANY) Jaime Gutierrez (University of Cantabria SPAIN) Joris Van der Hoeven (Universite Paris-Sud FRANCE) Steve Linton (University of St. Andrews SCOTLAND) Andres Iglesias (University of Cantabria SPAIN) Michael Joswig (Technische Universitet Darmstadt GERMANY) Ken Nakamula (Tokyo Metropolitan University JAPAN) Michael Pohst (Technische Universitet Berlin GERMANY) Konrad Polthier (Konrad Zuse Zentrum, Berlin GERMANY) Rafael Sendra (University of Alcale de Henares SPAIN) David Sevilla (Concordia University CANADA) Nobuki Takayama (Kobe University JAPAN) Jan Verschelde (University of Illinois at Chicago USA) Freek Wiedijk (Nijmegen University THE NETHERLANDS) Advisory Program Committee Arjeh Cohen (Eindhoven University of Technology - THE NETHERLANDS) Jack Dongarra (University of Tennessee USA) Jose Manuel Gutierrez (University of Cantabria SPAIN) Bernd Sturmfels (University of California Berkeley USA) Dongming Wang (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS FRANCE) PAPER SUBMISSION We will accept original research papers or original expositions or announcements of research results. Our proceedings will be published as a volume of lecture note series in computer science from Springer. We will also publish free DVD(s) for software systems, documents, movies, and other interactive contents. This conference is comprised of some sessions devoted to different Mathematical Software issues as well as a general track. When submitting a paper, please check if it fits into the aims and scope of any session (see above for the current list of sessions). If so, submit your manuscript by e-mail to the session organizer (their corresponding e-mail addresses are available at the Web page). Otherwise, send your paper title and name directly to the general track, via e-mail to: Prof. Nobuki Takayama E-mail: icms2006@math.kobe-u.ac.jp and CC to icms2006@unican.es After getting your e-mail, we will send you back a URL to submit your paper. CONTACT INFORMATION For any question regarding this conference, please contact the program committee and local organizing committee chairs (please send your mail to all three): Prof. Nobuki Takayama Department of Mathematics Kobe University - JAPAN E-mail: icms2006@math.kobe-u.ac.jp Phone: +81-78-803-5604 Prof. Jaime Gutierrez Dept. of Mathematics, Statistics and Computation the University of Cantabria, SPAIN E-mail: icms2006@unican.es Phone: 34-942-201523 Prof. Andres Iglesias Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences the University of Cantabria, SPAIN E-mail: icms2006@unican.es Phone: +34-942-201723 From wismath at cs.uleth.ca Sun Mar 26 19:44:28 2006 From: wismath at cs.uleth.ca (Stephen Wismath) Date: Mon Mar 27 09:04:40 2006 Subject: [cmath] Math term position -- U. of Lethbridge Message-ID: Mathematics -- one year term The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a one year term position in Mathematics, at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin 1 July 2006, subject to budgetary approval. A Ph.D. at or near completion is required. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a variety of Mathematics and Statistics courses at the undergraduate level. The typical teaching load is five courses per year. New Faculty are eligible for university funding in support of research and scholarly activities. The position is open to all qualified applicants, although preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The University is an inclusive and equitable campus encouraging applications from qualified women and men including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and Aboriginal persons. Located in southern Alberta, near the Rocky Mountains, Lethbridge offers a sunny, dry climate that is surprisingly mild for the prairies, excellent cultural and recreational amenities and attractive economic conditions. Founded in 1967, the University has an enrollment of over 8,000 students. Our focus on liberal education, selected professional programs, smaller classes, co-op placements and involvement of students in faculty research provides the very best education available. For more information about the University please visit our web site at www.uleth.ca. Applications including a curriculum vitae, transcripts, publications, a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, and names and contact information of at least three references who are scholars in the field, should be sent to: Dr. Stephen Wismath, Chair of Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr., Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4. E-mail: chair@cs.uleth.ca; phone: (403)329-2470. To expedite the handling of applications, please have references send their supporting letters directly to the above address. The closing date for the competition is April 10, 2006. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Mar 27 10:31:45 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Mar 27 10:31:51 2006 Subject: [cmath] TENTH CANADIAN OPEN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (March 27, 2006) TENTH CANADIAN OPEN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS OTTAWA, Ontario - Five students earn top honours and 16 students named provincial winners in the 2005 Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC). The COMC is organized and administered by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) in collaboration with the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (University of Waterloo). Over 6300 students from all across Canada wrote the tenth Open on November 23, 2005. Students had to solve 12 questions during the two and one-half hour time limit. "The Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge is designed to motivate students beyond their regular classroom work and provide a mathematics enrichment challenge," said Mr. Ian VanderBurgh, University of Waterloo, and Chair of the CMS COMC Committee. "In addition, the Open acts as a qualifying paper for the 2006 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad which will be written on March 29, 2006." The top five contestants in the 2005 Open are: Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver, BC; Boris Braverman, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, AB; David Rhee, McNally Composite High School, Edmonton, AB; Peng Shi, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, ON; Allen Zhang, St. George's School, Vancouver, BC. For outstanding performance in the COMC, the 2005 Open Provincial Winners are: Alberta - Boris Braverman, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary; British Columbia - Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver, and Allen Zhang, St. Georges School, Vancouver; Manitoba - Yuchen Mu, St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg; New Brunswick - Wei Zhong Ye, Fredericton High School, Fredericton; Newfoundland and Labrador - Roger He, Prince of Wales Collegiate Institute, St. John's, and Mark Yang, Prince of Wales Collegiate Institute, St. John's; Nova Scotia - Ethan Macaulay, The Halifax Grammar School, Halifax; Ontario Central - Yongho Park, Richmond Hills High School, Richmond Hill; Ontario East - Alan Guo, O'Neill Collegiate Vocational Institute, Oshawa; Ontario Metro - Peng Shi, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, Scarborough; Ontario North - Yuhan Chen, Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate Vocational Institute, Thunder Bay; Ontario West - Chen Sun, London Central Secondary School, London; Prince Edward Island - John Paul Masson, Charlottetown Rural High School, Charlottetown; Qu?bec - Chenglong Zou, John Abbott College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue; Saskatchewan - Bobby Xiao, Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon. "All the winners have done extremely well on a very challenging competition and have demonstrated the essential and creative problem solving skills so essential in today's workplace," said Dr. George Bluman, University of British Columbia and Chair of the CMS Mathematical Competitions Committee. "Students with excellent problem solving skills are vital if Canada is to be competitive in the global marketplace." Approximately 75 of the top students from the 2005 Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge have been invited to write the 2006 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO). The CMO is Canada's premier mathematics competition organized and administered by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). "These top students will be busy honing their problem solving skills as they prepare for the 2006 CMO and try to be one of six students who will be chosen to represent Canada at the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad in Ljubljana, Slovenia in July," said Dr. Graham Wright, CMS Executive Director. "These valuable enrichment activities are only possible because of the voluntary help received from many school, college and university teachers." The 2005 Open results, questions and solutions are available at: www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/english/contests/open.shtml For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society (613) 562-5702 Mr. Ian VanderBurgh Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing University of Waterloo (519) 888-4567, ext 2358 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Mar 27 10:36:54 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Mar 27 10:37:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?LES_CHAMPIONS_DU_DIXI=C8ME_D=C9FI_OUVERT_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?CANADIEN_DE_MATH=C9MATIQUES?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion IMM?DIATE (27 mars 2006) LES CHAMPIONS DU DIXI?ME D?FI OUVERT CANADIEN DE MATH?MATIQUES OTTAWA (Ontario) -- Cinq ?l?ves ressortent grands gagnants et seize autres sont d?clar?s champions provinciaux ? la suite du D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques (DOCM) 2005, organis? et g?r? par la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC), en collaboration avec le Centre d'?ducation en math?matiques et en informatique (Universit? de Waterloo). Plus de 6 300 ?l?ves des quatre coins du Canada ont pass? l'examen du dixi?me DOCM le 23 novembre 2005. Les concurrents devaient r?pondre ? douze questions en deux heures et demie. "Le DOCM vise ? motiver les jeunes ayant particip? ? des activit?s d'enrichissement hors du cadre scolaire et d?sireux de relever un d?fi math?matique stimulant, affirme M. Ian VanderBurgh, de l'Universit? de Waterloo, pr?sident du comit? du DOCM de la SMC. Le DOCM constitue en outre une ?preuve de qualification ? l'Olympiade math?matique du Canada, qui aura lieu le 29 mars 2006." Voici les cinq premi?res positions au DOCM 2005 : Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver, C.-B.; Boris Braverman, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, Alb.; David Rhee, McNally Composite High School, Edmonton, Alb.; Peng Shi, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, ON; Allen Zhang, St. George's School, Vancouver, C.-B. Pour leur excellent r?sultat, les meilleurs concurrents d'une r?gion sont d?clar?s champions provinciaux du DOCM 2005 : Alberta -- Boris Braverman, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary; Colombie-Britannique -- Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver, et Allen Zhang, St. Georges School, Vancouver; Manitoba -- Yuchen Mu, St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg; Nouveau-Brunswick -- Wei Zhong Ye, Fredericton High School, Fredericton; Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador -- Roger He, Prince of Wales Collegiate Institute, St. John's, et Mark Yang, Prince of Wales Collegiate Institute, St. John's; Nouvelle-?cosse -- Ethan Macaulay, The Halifax Grammar School, Halifax; Ontario Centre -- Yongho Park, Richmond Hills High School, Richmond Hill; Ontario Est -- Alan Guo, O'Neill Collegiate Vocational Institute, Oshawa; Ontario M?tro -- Peng Shi, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, Scarborough; Ontario North -- Yuhan Chen, Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate Vocational Institute, Thunder Bay; Ontario Ouest -- Chen Sun, London Central Secondary School, London; ?le-du-Prince-?douard -- John Paul Masson, Charlottetown Rural High School, Charlottetown; Qu?bec -- Chenglong Zou, Coll?ge John Abbott, Sainte-Anne de Bellevue; Saskatchewan -- Bobby Xiao, Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon. "Ces gagnants ont tous obtenu d'excellents r?sultats ? un concours tr?s exigeant. Ils ont fait preuve de cr?ativit? et ont manifest? des comp?tences en r?solution de probl?mes indispensables au march? du travail actuel, mentionne George Bluman (UBC), pr?sident du Comit? des concours math?matiques de la SMC. Le Canada mise sur des ?l?ves poss?dant d'excellentes aptitudes en r?solution de probl?mes pour demeurer concurrentiel dans l'?conomie mondiale." Environ 75 des meilleurs concurrents au D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques 2005 ont ?t? invit?s ? participer ? l'Olympiade math?matique du Canada (OMC) 2006. Organis? et g?r? par la SMC, l'OMC est le plus important concours de math?matiques au pays. "Ces ?l?ves exceptionnels s'affaireront ? perfectionner leurs comp?tences en r?solution de probl?mes pour se pr?parer ? l'OMC 2006 et tenter de se tailler une place au sein de l'?quipe de six jeunes qui repr?senteront le Canada ? l'Olympiade internationale de math?matiques (OIM) 2006, qui se tiendra en juillet prochain ? Ljubljana, en Slov?nie", affirme M. Graham Wright, directeur administratif de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada. "Ces excellentes activit?s de perfectionnement ne pourraient jamais avoir lieu si ce n'?tait de la participation b?n?vole de nombreux enseignants du secondaire, des coll?ges et des universit?s du pays " Les r?sultats, les questions et les solutions du DOCM 2005 sont publi?s sur le Web au : www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/french/contests/open.shtml Renseignements : M. Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (613) 562-5702 ou M. Ian VanderBurgh Centre d'?ducation en math?matiques et en informatique Universit? de Waterloo (519) 888-4567 poste 2358 From activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA Mon Apr 3 09:53:30 2006 From: activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA (CRM) Date: Mon Apr 3 09:55:28 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?John_Harnad_d=E9croche_le_Prix_ACP-CRM_20?= =?iso-8859-1?q?06_-_CAP-CRM_awards_their_2006_Prize_to_John_Harnad?= Message-ID: ******************************************************** John Harnad d?croche le Prix ACP-CRM 2006 CAP-CRM awards their 2006 Prize to John Harnad ******************************************************** [English follows] Le CRM a le plaisir d'annoncer que le prix ACP-CRM 2006, en physique th?orique et math?matique, est d?cern? ? John Harnad, Universit? Concordia et CRM pour ses contributions remarquables ? la th?orie des syst?mes int?grables, particuli?rement en relation avec la th?orie de jauge, la diffusion inverse et les matrices al?atoires. John Harnad a ?t? invit? ? faire un expos? en s?ance pl?ni?re au congr?s que l'ACP (Association canadienne des physiciens) qui se tiendra du 11 au 14 juin 2006 ? l'Universit? Brock ? St. Catharines, Ontario. Le comit? de s?lection du Prix, form? conjointement par l'ACP et le CRM, ?tait pr?sid? cette ann?e par David Brydges (UBC). The CRM is pleased to announce that the 2006 CAP/CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics is awarded to John Harnad, Concordia University & CRM for his deep and lasting contributions to the theory of integrable systems with connections to gauge theory, inverse scattering and random matrices. John Harnad has been invited to give a plenary lecture during the 2006 CAP Canadian Association of physicists) Congress at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario from June 11-14. The selection committee, appointed by the CAP and the CRM, was chaired this year by David Brydges (UBC). ******************************************************** From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Apr 4 15:16:36 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Apr 4 15:16:42 2006 Subject: [cmath] Supervisor Maths position - Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE Message-ID: POSITION DESCRIPTION: Supervisor, Mathematics Closing Date: 30 June 2006 The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) is a system of 12 colleges in 6 centres in the United Arab Emirates - one of the most progressive and modern countries in the Middle East. The HCT provides post secondary programs in Business, Education, Engineering, Communication Technology, Information Technology and Health Sciences. Our Colleges offer career programs through a unique combination of theory, practical training and on the job experience. The language of instruction is English. Student enrolment is currently 16,000. Reporting to the Head of Education and Business at the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), the Supervisor, Mathematics will manage the instruction and evaluation of students in all Maths and Physics courses to ensure students complete the learning requirements of the programs. He/she will supervise classroom methodology and practices to ensure effective teaching, ensure HCT standards and assessment procedures are applied, coordinate with academic and student services to monitor student attendance and meet with students to discuss attendance problems. The incumbent will also assist in the registration and placement of students and in the recruitment of staff. Requirements: - A relevant Masters degree. - 3 years of relevant teaching/training experience at a vocational level. - Materials and curriculum development experience - Supervisory experience of students at post-secondary level. - Experience in coordination of teachers and educational curriculum, preferred. - Good level of computer literacy. - Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Must be innovative, patient, enthusiastic, student centred and a team player. - Fluent and accurate written and spoken English, essential. The Higher Colleges of Technology offers employees a competitive starting salary that is free of taxation in the United Arab Emirates. Accommodation is provided as is a relocation allowance. Families are welcome and assistance is provided for school fees at international private schools. Employees and eligible dependents receive annual air tickets to allow travel back to the country of origin. This position is entitled to 56 calendar days of annual paid leave. At the completion of a three year contract, an end of service gratuity (one month's salary per year of service) is provided. To apply, please visit our recruitment home page http://recruit.hct.ac.ae and complete our online application form. A detailed job description for this position, as well as all current vacancies can be found on the website. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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However the overall merit of the project carries the highest priority and projects in potentially new application areas are also encouraged. Submissions should be sent by email to mitacs@mitacs.ca and arrive by September 25, 2006 to be eligible in this competition. New projects will be selected from these on the recommendation of the Research Management Committee, with an announcement of the selection and funding levels planned for February 2007, after approval of the MITACS Board of Directors. Projects chosen by the MITACS Research Management Committee (RMC) are expected to start on April 1, 2007. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your project ideas with MITACS before submitting your final proposal so that it best reflects the priorities of the MITACS Research Management Committee. Inquiries regarding this competition can be directed to MITACS at mitacs@mitacs.ca For detailed submission instructions, guidelines, and a template for your submission please visit the MITACS web page at http://www.mitacs.ca/goto/callforproposals ********************************************************* MITACS sollicite des propositions de nouveaux projets complets ainsi que de projets de d?marrage. Les projets complets doivent s'?tendre sur plusieurs ann?es et avoir un budget annuel se situant entre 50 000 et 200 000 $. Les projets de d?marrage doivent ?tre d'une dur?e de 12 mois et d?montrer le potentiel de devenir des projets complets. Le budget annuel d'un projet de d?marrage devrait se situer entre 20 000 et 50 000 $. Tous les projets doivent obtenir des fonds aupr?s de partenaires ext?rieurs aux RCE avant que les fonds MITACS ne soient vers?s. MITACS s'int?resse avant tout aux projets qui entretiennent un lien avec ses th?mes actuels. Toutefois, le r?seau accorde la plus grande priorit? au m?rite global de chaque projet et ainsi il invite ?galement les propositions de projets li?s ? de nouveaux domaines d'application potentiels. Les soumissions doivent ?tre envoy?es par courrier ?lectronique ? mitacs@mitacs.ca avant la date limite du 25 septembre 2006. Les nouveaux projets seront s?lectionn?s en fonction des recommandations du Comit? de gestion de la recherche. Apr?s l'approbation des projets par le Conseil d'administration de MITACS, on pr?voit annoncer les projets s?lectionn?s ainsi que leurs niveaux de financement respectifs en f?vrier 2007. Les projets retenus par le Comit? de gestion de la recherche (CGR) de MITACS d?buteront le 1er avril 2007. Nous vous conseillons fortement de discuter de vos id?es de projet avec le personnel de MITACS avant de soumettre votre proposition finale afin que cette derni?re refl?te le mieux possible les priorit?s ?tablies par le Comit? de gestion de la recherche de MITACS. 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Springer has recently announced a new procedure for obtaining the ICMI society discount when ordering the books published in the New ICMI Study Series (NISS) through the Springer website (cf NISS homepage http://www.springeronline.com/series/6351). The following Token Numbers have been issued by Springer: Token for Hardbound: YSwE925dq6SEdhk Token for Softbound: C6zHr25NZDdFAay In order to obtain the society discount granted to ICMI, individuals should enter the respective tokens when asked to during the ordering process, on the bottom of the payment screen. The ICMI society discount is a 60% discount on all NISS series hardbound volumes and a 25% discount on all softbound volumes within the series. ------------------------------------------- 2. ICMI slate: The Executive Committee of the International Mathematical Union has recently announced the composition of the slate of candidates for the election of the next ICMI Executive Committee: International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) * President: Mich?le Artigue (France) * Secretary-General: Bernard R. Hodgson (Canada) * Vice Presidents: Jill Adler (South Africa), William (Bill) Barton (New Zealand) Members at Large (7 candidates for 5 posts) * Maria G. (Mariolina) Bartolini Bussi (Italy) * Jaime Carvalho e Silva (Portugal) * Olimpia Figueras (Mexico) * Celia Hoyles (UK) * S. Kumaresan (India) * Frederick K.S. Leung (Hong Kong) * Alexei Semenov (Russia) I remind you that this election will take place during the General Assembly of IMU, next August, in Santiago de Compostela. This IMU GA will also be presented with amendments to the procedure for the election of the ICMI EC. One consequence would be that the following election of the ICMI EC would happen during the General Assembly of ICMI which will take place in 2008 on the occasion of ICME-11. As a transition measure, the next ICMI EC will serve for a three-year term (2007-2009). Considering the current procedure for election, the above slate is being formally submitted by the IMU EC to the IMU GA. Still the proposed new model for the preparation of the ICMI EC slate, including the formation and action of an ICMI Nominating Committee with mandate to prepare this slate, has been implemented for the 2006 election. The slate submitted by the 2006 ICMI Nominating Committee had the status of advice to the IMU EC. The 2006 ICMI Nominating Committee is composed as follows: Mogens Niss (Chair, Denmark) John Ball (IMU President, UK) Hyman Bass (ICMI President, USA) Victor Vassiliev (Russia) Tomas Recio (Spain) Guenter Toerner (Germany) Lim-Teo Suat Khoh (Singapore) ------------------------------------------------ Professor Bernard Hodgson is one of the most active members of the present ICMI Executive. Both ICMI and Canada are fortunate that he will continue as Secretary-General for another term. With best wishes for a pleasant and productive summer Eric Muller ICMI Representative for Canada From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed May 10 07:41:01 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed May 10 07:41:10 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?CMS_Summer_2006_Meeting_/_R=E9union_d=3F?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=E9t=E9_2006_de_la_SMC?= Message-ID: CMS Summer 2006 Meeting: (fran?ais ci-dessous) If you have not registered for the CMS Summer 2006 Meeting please do so as soon as possible. Further details are provided at http://www.cms.math.ca/Events/summer06/. The 2006 Meeting Banquet will take place at the historic /Heritage Park/, with a reception starting at 6:00 PM and dinner at 7:00 PM. The venue affords a western Canadian flavour and tickets cost $60.00 and can be ordered on the registration form. Transportation to Heritage Park will be provided. The hotels have extended the deadline for the special reduced conference rate. To take advantage of the reduce rate you must contact the particular hotel directly and quote that you are participating in the CMS Meeting. The direct numbers are: Westin Hotel - 403-266-1611 Delta Bow Valley - 403-266-1980 I look forward to seeing you in Calgary. Gertrud Jeewanjee ----------------------------------------------------------- R?union d??t? 2006 de la SMC : Si vous n??tes toujours pas inscrit ? la R?union d??t? 2006 de la SMC, nous vous prions de le faire le plus t?t possible. Vous trouverez tous les d?tails au http://www.cms.math.ca/Reunions/ete06. Le Banquet 2006 se tiendra au site historique /Heritage Park/. La r?ception commencera ? 18 h, et le repas sera servi ? 19 h. On peut se procurer des billets pour cette soir?e ? saveur d?Ouest canadien en l?indiquant sur le formulaire d?inscription (60 $ le billet). Le transport vers le banquet est fourni. Les h?tels ont repouss? la date limite de r?servation ? prix r?duit. Pour avoir droit ? cette r?duction, vous devez communiquer directement avec les h?tels et pr?ciser que vous assisterez ? la R?union de la SMC. Voici les num?ros directs : Westin : 403 266-1611 Delta Bow Valley : 403 266-1980 Au plaisir de vous rencontrer ? Calgary! Gertrud Jeewanjee -- Gertrud Jeewanjee Meetings Coordinator Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: 613-562-5800, ext. 3480 ------------------------------------------------------------ CMS Summer 2006 Meeting - June 3-5, 2006, Calgary, Alberta Joint CMS-SMM Meeting - September 21-23, Guanajuato, Mexico CMS Winter 2006 Meeting - December 9-11, Toronto, Ontario www.cms.math.ca/events ------------------------------------------------------------ From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon May 15 12:59:25 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon May 15 12:59:30 2006 Subject: [cmath] Commercial Quantitative Analyst - energy industry (Calgary) Message-ID: COMMERCIAL QUANTITATIVE ANALYST ------------------------------- The Opportunity --------------- Simpson and Associates has been retained by our energy company client in Calgary to search for this Commercial Quantitative Analyst. Reporting to the Director, Business Development - Energy Management Group, this position is responsible for providing analytical support to wholesale initiatives with this organization's retail business. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Providing commercial insight into and fundamental analysis of Canadian energy market developments; - Providing quantitative analysis and evaluation of wholesale commodity and midstream asset positions as they relate to both gas and power; - Assisting in the identification and quantification of wholesale risk in relation to the above; and - Assisting in the analysis of the risk factors affecting the Retail Energy Sales Hedge Books of Gas and Power. The Individual -------------- The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications: - A post-graduate degree in Statistics, Finance, Math or related Quantitative study; A Ph.D would be desirable; -
  • Some analytical experience in Energy or Financial Markets would be desirable. Candidates with Postdoctoral research experience will certainly be considered; - Ability to create, interpret and manipulate data and spreadsheet models; - Highly proficient in Excel and other modeling tools; and - Solid understanding of statistical models, probability analysis and value at Risk concepts. Compensation: ------------ An attractive compensation package consisting of base salary and bonus awaits the successful candidate. The Location: Calgary May 2006 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL LINDY ARNOLD AT (403) 290-1166 SIMPSON & ASSOCIATES INC. EXECUTIVE SEARCH Suite 1400, 140 - 4th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N3 Fax: (403) 264-2236 larnold@simpsonsearch.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu May 18 15:45:05 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu May 18 15:45:11 2006 Subject: [cmath] Nine-Month Instructor Position(s) - University of Northern British Columbia Message-ID: University of Northern British Columbia Mathematics Program College of Science and Management Instructor (Full-time Term Position) The University of Northern British Columbia, in conjunction with the Mathematics Program, invites applications for one (with a potential for two) full-time Instructors for a nine-month term (subject to budgetary approval) with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2006. A determination will be made in 2007 concerning the possibility of additional spring/summer teaching. Applicants are expected to teach Calculus, Linear Algebra, Operations Research, Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, and Statistics (aimed at students in the Biological Sciences). Candidates in all areas of Mathematics and Statistics will be considered. The successful candidate will have completed a doctoral degree in Mathematics or Statistics. Applicants near completion of their PhD will also be considered. Previous teaching experience would be considered an advantage. The Mathematics Program has several mathematics majors (including double and joint majors with Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and Economics). We also have a small graduate program (leading to a Master of Science degree). UNBC is located in Prince George (central British Columbia) which has a population of approximately 80,000. The university has a current student enrolment of 3,000 students. The community has a rich cultural life with an excellent symphony orchestra, live theatre and a new art gallery. Prince George provides easy access to world class outdoor recreation: canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, camping and fishing, all in close proximity to the city centre. On a clear day, the foothills of the majestic Rocky Mountains are visible from the University; both students and faculty enjoy more than fifty kilometres of trails that criss-cross the natural environment around campus. Please forward your letter of application and your curriculum vitae (including other supporting materials) quoting competition #FAMA15-06(CMS) and arrange to have at least three letters of reference sent directly to: Dr. J. Howard Brunt, Vice-President Academic & Provost, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, B.C., V2N 4Z9; Fax: 250-960-5791. Please direct inquiries to: Dr. Sam Walters, Chair of the Mathematics Program, at Telephone 250-960-6627 or E-mail walters@unbc.ca Electronic submissions of CVs can be forwarded to: FacultyRecruitment@unbc.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Northern British Columbia is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Applications received on or before June 15, 2006, will receive full consideration; however applications will be accepted until the position is filled. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu May 25 08:53:37 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu May 25 08:53:42 2006 Subject: [cmath] 38TH CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD WINNERS Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (May 25, 2006) 38TH CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD WINNERS OTTAWA, Ontario -- Eight students receive top honours in the 38th Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO). The CMO, Canada's premier mathematics competition, is organized and administered by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). A total of 79 students from over 50 Canadian schools wrote the 2006 CMO based upon their performance in the 2005 Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) (November 23, 2005), the CMS Correspondence Training Programme and other mathematics competitions. Students had to solve five difficult questions during the three hour 2006 CMO examination held on March 29, 2006. "Preparing for the Olympiad gives students the incentive to explore mathematics beyond the regular curriculum. Some of our candidates become very knowledgeable and adept at mathematics, and I congratulate the winners of this year's Canadian Mathematical Olympiad." said Dr. Edward Barbeau, University of Toronto, Chair of the CMS Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Committee. 2006 Prize Winners: The top winners in the 38th Canadian Mathematical Olympiad are: FIRST PRIZE and the Sun Life Financial Cup goes to Dong Uk (David) Rhee, McNally Composite High School Edmonton, AB; SECOND PRIZE goes to Yufei Zhao, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON; THIRD PRIZE goes to Shawn Eastwood, Canadian International School, Singapore. HONOURABLE MENTIONS were awarded to: Alan Guo, O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Oshawa, ON, Kent Huynh, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON, Viktoriya Krakovna, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto, ON, Alexander Remorov, Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo ON, and Thomas Tang, A.Y. Jackson Secondary School, North York, ON. Over 6300 students wrote the 2005 Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge and the winners of the 2005 Open and the 2006 CMO will be honoured at the CMS Awards Banquet which will take place at the University of Waterloo on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. "All of these winners have done very well in a most challenging competition. The students who participate in these competitions develop the creative problem solving skills so valuable in today's workplace." said Dr. Graham Wright, Executive Director, Canadian Mathematical Society. The Society is grateful for the support from the Sun Life Financial as the Major Sponsor of the 2006 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad and other sponsors which include: Alberta Learning; Department of Education, New Brunswick; the Department of Education, Newfoundland and Labrador; the Department of Education, Northwest Territories; the Department of Education, Nova Scotia, the Ministry of Education, Ontario; the Ministry of Education, Quebec; the Department of Education, Saskatchewan; Nelson Thomson Learning; John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd.; A.K. Peters; Maplesoft; the Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia; the Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa; and the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo and the Department of Mathematics. Problems, solutions and other contest information is available at: www.cms.math.ca/Competitions/CMO/ For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Canadian Mathematical Society Executive Director director@cms.math.ca 613-562-5702 Dr. Edward Barbeau Chair, CMS Mathematical Olympiad Committee Department of Mathematics University of Toronto barbeau@math.toronto.edu 416-653-1961 Dr. George Bluman Chair, CMS Mathematical Competitions Committee Department of Mathematics University of British Columbia bluman@math.ubc.ca 604-822-3044 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu May 25 08:54:03 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu May 25 08:54:07 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?GAGNANTS_DE_LA_38E_OLYMPIADE_MATH=C9MATIQ?= =?iso-8859-1?q?UE_DU_CANADA?= Message-ID: COMMUNIQU? Diffusion IMM?DIATE (25 mai 2006) GAGNANTS DE LA 38E OLYMPIADE MATH?MATIQUE DU CANADA OTTAWA (Ontario) -- Huit ?l?ves ont remport? des prix ? la 38e Olympiade math?matique du Canada (OMC). Premier concours de math?matiques en importance au pays, l'OMC est organis?e par la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC). Soixante-dix-neuf ?l?ves, repr?sentant plus de 50 ?coles canadiennes, ont ?t? invit?s ? l'OMC 2006 d'apr?s leurs r?sultats au dernier D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques (23 novembre 2005), au programme de formation par correspondance de la SMC et ? d'autres concours math?matiques. Les ?l?ves devaient r?pondre ? cinq questions difficiles pendant les trois heures de l'examen, tenu le 29 mars 2006. "La pr?paration ? l'OMC incite les ?l?ves ? pousser leurs connaissances math?matiques bien au-del? de ce qui s'enseigne g?n?ralement dans les ?coles. Certains de nos candidats d?veloppent une comp?tence exceptionnelle et un go?t tr?s prononc? pour les math?matiques. Je tiens ? f?liciter les gagnants de l'OMC de cette ann?e", dit Edward Barbeau, de l'Universit? de Toronto, pr?sident du Comit? des concours math?matiques de la SMC. Laur?ats 2006 - Voici les grands gagnants de la 38e Olympiade math?matique du Canada : PREMIER PRIX ET COUPE FINANCI?RE SUN LIFE : Dong Uk (David) Rhee, McNally Composite High School Edmonton, Alberta; DEUXI?ME PRIX : Yufei Zhao, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario; TROISI?ME PRIX : Shawn Eastwood, Canadian International School, Singapour. MENTIONS HONORABLES : Alan Guo, O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Oshawa, Ontario, Kent Huynh, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario, Viktoriya Krakovna, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto, Ontario, Alexander Remorov, Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, Ontario, et Thomas Tang, A.Y. Jackson Secondary School, North York, Ontario. Plus de 6 300 ?l?ves ont particip? au D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques 2005. Ceux et celles qui y ont obtenu les meilleurs r?sultats ou qui ont remport? des prix ? l'OMC 2006 seront invit?s au Banquet des laur?ats de la SMC, qui se tiendra ? l'Universit? de Waterloo le mardi 13 juin 2006, de 17 h 30 ? 20 h. "Ces gagnants ont tous obtenu d'excellents r?sultats ? un concours tr?s exigeant. Les ?l?ves qui participent ? de telles ?preuves d?veloppent leur cr?ativit? ainsi que les comp?tences en r?solution de probl?mes indispensables au march? du travail actuel", mentionne Graham Wright, directeur administratif de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada. La SMC remercie la Financi?re Sun Life de son appui ? titre de commanditaire principal de l'OMC 2006, ainsi que tous ses autres commanditaires : les minist?res de l'?ducation de l'Alberta, du Nouveau-Brunswick, de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, de Nouvelle-?cosse, de l'Ontario, du Qu?bec et de la Saskatchewan; Nelson Thomson Learning; John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd.; A.K. Peters; Maplesoft; le d?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? de la Colombie-Britannique; le d?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? de Toronto; le d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? du Nouveau-Brunswick ? Fredericton; le d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? d'Ottawa; et le Centre d'?ducation en math?matiques et en informatique de l'Universit? de Waterloo. On trouvera la liste des probl?mes et des solutions ainsi que d'autres renseignements sur les concours au www.smc.math.ca/Concours/OMC/ Renseignements : Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada directeur@smc.math.ca (613) 562-5702 Edward Barbeau Pr?sident du Comit? de l'OMC de la SMC D?partement de math?matiques Universit? de Toronto barbeau@math.toronto.edu (416) 653-1961 M. George Bluman Pr?sident du Comit? des concours math?matiques de la SMC D?partement de math?matiques Universit? de la Colombie-Britannique (UBC) bluman@math.ubc.ca (604) 822-3044 From paradis at CRM.UMontreal.CA Mon May 29 13:39:14 2006 From: paradis at CRM.UMontreal.CA (Suzette Paradis) Date: Mon May 29 13:39:41 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?2006_CRM-SSC_Prize_in_Statistics_Awarded_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?to_Dr=2E_Jeffrey_Rosenthal/_Le_prix_CRM-SSC_2006_en_statis?= =?iso-8859-1?q?tique__remis_=E0_Jeffrey_Rosenthal__?= Message-ID: <5A295317-63E2-489A-835A-2C30CA2AA364@CRM.UMontreal.CA> [ le fran?ais suit ] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2006 CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics Awarded to Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal Montreal, May 29 2006 -- Jeffrey Rosenthal, Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Toronto, is the 2006 winner of the CRM-SSC prize. Dr. Rosenthal?s elegant and landmark results set him as one of the leaders in the development of Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. Within 15 years of his PhD, Jeffrey Rosenthal has made outstanding contributions to asymptotic theory related to Markov processes and, with great insight and ingenuity, to clarifying the practical implications of theory in this area. Jeffrey Rosenthal is a powerful researcher, gifted with a natural ability to translate difficult concepts. His extensive collaborations reflect his expansive interests and his emphasis on practical aspects of theoretical results. Jeffrey received his BSc from the University of Toronto in 1988, and an MA (1990) and PhD (1992) from Harvard University. His PhD supervisor was Persi Diaconis and it was at Harvard that Jeffrey Rosenthal?s interest in applications and practical issues was piqued. In a series of elegant papers which are rich with mathematical analysis, Jeffrey has studied convergence rates of MCMC algorithms, for hybrid samplers, slice samplers, time-inhomogeneous chains and time-sampled chains. He has published several key theoretical papers in the Annals of Applied Probability, the Annals of Probability, the Annals of Statistics and Advances in Applied Mathematics, while papers in the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Statistical Science and SIAM review pay great attention to practical issues. Jeffrey Rosenthal has received many honours and awards over his career, including being elected IMS Fellow in 2005. The University of Toronto connection is very strong with Jeffrey Rosenthal. His father is a professor of mathematics at that University specializing in operator theory; his mother recently retired as a mathematics lecturer at the Scarborough campus. One of his brothers is a computer science lecturer at the St. George campus; another is an instructional technology analyst at OISE/UT. Jeffrey?s wife is the faculty librarian in dentistry. In fact, his marriage ceremony took place at Hart House at the University of Toronto. As a colleague with great interests in bringing statistical concepts to a wider audience, Jeffrey is also an outstanding teacher, receiving awards for developing innovation in the classroom. He has a long-standing interest in learning strategies and has been very active in this area at the University of Toronto. With his recent book `Struck by Lightning? Jeffrey Rosenthal makes statistics and probability accessible to the general audience in entertaining ways. Entertainment is also part of his comedy act at the Bad Dog theatre in Toronto where he performs improv with his troupe. Improv is an intellectual sport where troupe members cast one-liners at each other to build momentum to a punch line. Amateur comic Jeffrey Rosenthal and his troupe bring the house down in laughter on wintry Friday evenings. He also plays and performs guitar, keyboard, harmonica, saxophone, trumpet, penny whistle, and bongo drums. This announcement of the 2006 CRM-SSC prize was made at University of Western Ontario in London, site of this year's Annual Meeting of the Statistical Society of Canada. The SSC, founded in 1977, is dedicated to the promotion of excellence in statistical research and practice. This prestigious award, jointly sponsored by the SSC and the Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM), is given each year to a Canadian statistician in recognition of outstanding contributions to the discipline during the recipient?s first 15 years after earning a doctorate. Jeffrey Rosenthal is the eighth recipient of the CRM-SSC Prize. Previous winners of the award were Christian Genest (Laval, 1999), Robert J. Tibshirani (Stanford), Colleen D. Cutler (Waterloo), Larry A. Wasserman (Carnegie Mellon), Charmaine B. Dean (Simon Fraser), Randy Sitter (Simon Fraser) and Jiahua Chen (Waterloo). # # # Source: Charmaine Dean, Simon Fraser University, CRM-SSC Prize Committee Chair. _________________ POUR DIFFUSION IMM?DIATE Le prix CRM-SSC 2006 en statistique remis ? Jeffrey Rosenthal Montr?al, le 29 mai 2006 -- Jeffrey Rosenthal, professeur au D?partement de statistique ? l?Universit? de Toronto est le r?cipiendaire du Prix CRM-SSC 2006. Les r?sultats marquants et ?l?gants du Prof. Rosenthal l?ont consacr? en tant que chef de file dans le d?veloppement des m?thodes de Monte Carlo par cha?nes de Markov. Durant les 15 ann?es qui ont suivi l?obtention de son doctorat, Jeffrey Rosenthal a apport? des contributions remarquables ? la th?orie asymptotique reli?e aux processus de Markov et c?est avec grande perspicacit? et ing?niosit? qu?il a ?clairci les implications pratiques de la th?orie dans ce domaine. Jeffrey Rosenthal est un chercheur puissant, dou? d?une habilet? naturelle pour traduire les concepts difficiles. Ses collaborations ?tendues refl?tent ses nombreux int?r?ts et l?importance qu?il accorde aux aspects pratiques de r?sultats th?oriques. Jeffrey a obtenu son baccalaur?at en sciences de l?Universit? de Toronto en 1988, tandis que sa ma?trise (1990) et son doctorat (1992) proviennent de l?Universit? de Harvard. Son directeur de th?se de doctorat a ?t? Persi Diaconis et c?est ? Harvard que l?int?r?t de Jeffrey Rosenthal pour l?application et les questions pratiques a ?t? piqu?. Dans une s?rie d?articles ?l?gants, riches en analyse math?matique, Jeffrey a ?tudi? les taux de convergence des algorithmes MCMC pour les ?chantillonneurs hybrides, les ?chantillonneurs par tranches, les cha?nes de temps- inhomog?nes et les cha?nes ?chantillonn?es par le temps. Il a publi? plusieurs articles th?oriques cl?s dans Annals of Applied probability, Annals of Probability, Annals of Statistics et dans Advances in Applied Mathematics, tandis que les articles publi?s dans Journal of the American Statistical Association, Statistical Science et SIAM Review pr?tent une attention toute particuli?re aux consid?rations pratiques. Jeffrey Rosenthal a re?u nombreux honneurs en carri?re, y compris celui d??tre ?lu Fellow de l?IMS en 2005. Jeffrey Rosenthal est tr?s fortement li? ? l?Universit? de Toronto. Son p?re est professeur de math?matiques ? l?Universit? et se sp?cialise en th?orie des op?rateurs; sa m?re, r?cemment retrait?e, ?tait charg?e de cours en math?matique au campus Scarborough. Un de ses fr?res est charg? de cours d?enseignement informatique au campus St. George; un autre est analyste en technologie ? OISE/UT. L??pouse de Jeffrey est biblioth?caire au d?partement de dentisterie. En fait, la c?r?monie du mariage s?est tenue au Hart House de l?Universit? de Toronto. En tant que coll?gue aux int?r?ts consid?rables, soucieux de pr?senter des concepts statistiques ? un vaste auditoire, Jeffrey est ?galement un professeur exceptionnel, recevant des honneurs pour le d?veloppement d?innovations en salle de classe. Il a un int?r?t de longue date pour les strat?gies d?apprentissage et a ?t? tr?s actif dans ce domaine ? l?universit? de Toronto. Dans son r?cent livre ?Struck by Lightning?, Jeffrey Rosenthal rend la statistique et la probabilit? accessibles au grand public de fa?on divertissante. Le divertissement fait aussi partie de son num?ro d?humoriste au th??tre Bad Dog ? Toronto o? il fait de l?improvisation avec sa troupe. L?improvisation est un sport intellectuel o? les membres de la troupe se lancent mutuellement des mots d?esprit dans un ?lan menant ? un d?nouement. L?humoriste amateur Jeffrey Rosenthal et sa troupe font crouler de rire les spectateurs les vendredis soirs enneig?s. Il joue ?galement de la guitare, du piano, de l?harmonica, du saxophone, de la trompette, du fl?teau et des bongos. L?annonce du prix CRM-SSC 2006 a ?t? faite ? l?Universit? Western Ontario ? London o? a lieu le Congr?s annuel de la Soci?t? statistique du Canada. La SSC fond?e en 1977 est d?di?e ? la promotion de l?excellence dans l?application et la recherche statistiques. Ce prix prestigieux, conjointement commandit? par la SSC et le Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM), est donn? ? chaque ann?e ? un statisticien canadien en reconnaissance de ses contributions exceptionnelles ? la discipline dans les 15 premi?res ann?es de l?obtention de son doctorat. Jeffrey Rosenthal est le huiti?me r?cipiendaire du Prix CRM-SSC. Les r?cipiendaires pr?c?dents ont ?t? Christian Genest (Laval, 1999), Robert J. Tibshirani (Stanford), Colleen D. Cutler (Waterloo), Larry A. Wasserman (Carnegie Mellon), Charmaine B. Dean (Simon Fraser), Randy Sitter (Simon Fraser) et Jiahua Chen (Waterloo). -30- Source: Charmaine Dean, Simon Fraser University, pr?sidente du Comit? du prix CRM-SSC. ?? -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/mixed From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed May 31 08:26:40 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed May 31 08:26:49 2006 Subject: [cmath] SIX STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE 2006 INTERNATIONALMATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA. Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (May 31, 2006) SIX STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA. OTTAWA, Ontario -- Six of Canada?s best high school mathematics students have been chosen to represent their country at the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The IMO is the world championship mathematics competition for high school students and is being held this year in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 6 to July 18, 2006. ?The six students have demonstrated the exceptional problem solving skills, understanding and creativity that is so necessary to compete against the very best at the international level,? said Dr. Graham Wright, Executive Director of the Canadian Mathematical Society, the organization responsible for the selection and training of Canada?s IMO team. ?They represent the best of our students and will be excellent ambassadors for Canada?. The six students ? Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver (British Columbia); Viktoriya Krakovna, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto (Ontario); Yang (Richard) Peng, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto (Ontario); Dong Uk (David) Rhee, McNally High School, Edmonton (Alberta); Peng Shi, Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute, Agincourt (Ontario) and Yufei Zhao, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto (Ontario) -- were selected from among more than 200,000 students in grades 7 to 12 (plus CEGEP) who participated in local, provincial and national mathematics contests. The Canadian team members, who must be less than 20 years old when they write the IMO competition, will be pitting their skills against more than 450 of the world?s best students from over 80 countries. The IMO competition paper, which is set by an international jury of mathematicians, will be written on Wednesday, July 12 and Thursday, July 13 and the medals awarded on Monday, July 17. The contest consists of two exams, each consisting of three questions on each day with a time limit of four and one-half hours. ?It is a highly challenging mathematical ?hexathlon? and these are our Canadian mathletes,? commented Wright. The team will be accompanied by the Team Leader, Mr. Robert Morewood (Crofton House School, Vancouver (British Columbia), and the Deputy Team Leader, Mr. Naoki Sato (AoPS Incorporated). Canada first sent a team to an IMO competition in 1981 (Washington, USA). Since then, Canadian students have done very well, receiving a total of 16 gold, 29 silver, and 57 bronze medals. At last year?s IMO in M?rida, (Mexico), the Canadian team placed 19th out of the 91 competing countries and won five medals. "These competitions allow Canadian high school students to compare their results with the best of those in other countries," said Dr. George Bluman, University of British Columbia and Chair of the CMS Mathematical Competitions Committee. "It should be noted that Canadian students do very well even though in many countries high school finishes at age 19." The six students will be attending a special IMO Training Camp at Dalhousie University from June 24 to July 2 and an IMO Team Send-off Luncheon will be held on June 27 at 12:00 PM. The media can meet the team at 12:00 noon on June 27 at the University Club (3rd Floor), Dalhousie University. The team will leave for Slovenia on July 2 and will return to Canada on July 18. Sponsors of the 2006 Canadian IMO team include: the Canadian Mathematical Society; NSERC PromoScience; the Ontario Ministry of Education; Alberta Learning; Nova Scotia Department of Education; the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Education; the Quebec Ministry of Education; the Northwest Territories Ministry of Education; the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education; Sun Life Financial; the Samuel Beatty Fund; Maplesoft; Centre de recherches math?matiques; the Fields Institute; the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa; the Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto; the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: (613) 562-5702 Cel: (613) 290-3046 director@cms.math.ca Dr. George Bluman Chair - MCC Committee Department of Mathematics University of British Columbia Tel: (604) 822-3044 bluman@math.ubc.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed May 31 08:46:45 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed May 31 08:46:55 2006 Subject: [cmath] SIX STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE 2006 INTERNATIONALMATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA. Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (May 31, 2006) SIX STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA. OTTAWA, Ontario -- Six of Canada?s best high school mathematics students have been chosen to represent their country at the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The IMO is the world championship mathematics competition for high school students and is being held this year in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 6 to July 18, 2006. ?The six students have demonstrated the exceptional problem solving skills, understanding and creativity that is so necessary to compete against the very best at the international level,? said Dr. Graham Wright, Executive Director of the Canadian Mathematical Society, the organization responsible for the selection and training of Canada?s IMO team. ?They represent the best of our students and will be excellent ambassadors for Canada?. The six students ? Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver (British Columbia); Viktoriya Krakovna, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto (Ontario); Yang (Richard) Peng, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto (Ontario); Dong Uk (David) Rhee, McNally High School, Edmonton (Alberta); Peng Shi, Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute, Agincourt (Ontario) and Yufei Zhao, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto (Ontario) -- were selected from among more than 200,000 students in grades 7 to 12 (plus CEGEP) who participated in local, provincial and national mathematics contests. The Canadian team members, who must be less than 20 years old when they write the IMO competition, will be pitting their skills against more than 450 of the world?s best students from over 80 countries. The IMO competition paper, which is set by an international jury of mathematicians, will be written on Wednesday, July 12 and Thursday, July 13 and the medals awarded on Monday, July 17. The contest consists of two exams, each consisting of three questions on each day with a time limit of four and one-half hours. ?It is a highly challenging mathematical ?hexathlon? and these are our Canadian mathletes,? commented Wright. The team will be accompanied by the Team Leader, Mr. Robert Morewood (Crofton House School, Vancouver (British Columbia), and the Deputy Team Leader, Mr. Naoki Sato (AoPS Incorporated). Canada first sent a team to an IMO competition in 1981 (Washington, USA). Since then, Canadian students have done very well, receiving a total of 16 gold, 29 silver, and 57 bronze medals. At last year?s IMO in M?rida, (Mexico), the Canadian team placed 19th out of the 91 competing countries and won five medals. "These competitions allow Canadian high school students to compare their results with the best of those in other countries," said Dr. George Bluman, University of British Columbia and Chair of the CMS Mathematical Competitions Committee. "It should be noted that Canadian students do very well even though in many countries high school finishes at age 19." The six students will be attending a special IMO Training Camp at Dalhousie University from June 24 to July 2 and an IMO Team Send-off Luncheon will be held on June 27 at 12:00 PM. The media can meet the team at 12:00 noon on June 27 at the University Club (3rd Floor), Dalhousie University. The team will leave for Slovenia on July 2 and will return to Canada on July 18. Sponsors of the 2006 Canadian IMO team include: the Canadian Mathematical Society; NSERC PromoScience; the Ontario Ministry of Education; Alberta Learning; Nova Scotia Department of Education; the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Education; the Quebec Ministry of Education; the Northwest Territories Ministry of Education; the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education; Sun Life Financial; the Samuel Beatty Fund; Maplesoft; Centre de recherches math?matiques; the Fields Institute; the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa; the Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto; the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: (613) 562-5702 Cel: (613) 290-3046 director@cms.math.ca Dr. George Bluman Chair - MCC Committee Department of Mathematics University of British Columbia Tel: (604) 822-3044 bluman@math.ubc.ca From ADALI at ukzn.ac.za Mon May 29 10:56:30 2006 From: ADALI at ukzn.ac.za (Sarp Adali) Date: Wed May 31 11:13:11 2006 Subject: [cmath] Int Conf on Modelling & Optimization, 22-24 January 2007, Durban, South Africa Message-ID: Dear Colleague, The International Conference on Modelling and Optimization of Structures, Processes and Systems will take place on 22-24 January 2007 in Durban, South Africa. Please find the Call for Papers attached. 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These changes also led NSERC staff to devise new plans for reviewing and funding our institutes. The mathematics community responded by forming an ad-hoc Math/NSERC liaison committee to address these issues. Two weeks ago NSERC sent all grantees from GSC336/337 a survey asking us to choose between two options for funding Canadian research in the mathematical sciences. While we appreciate NSERC's efforts in trying to address the concerns of our community, I would like to point out that neither the consultative process nor the content of the survey has been adequate or satisfactory (See below). The core of our position all along has been that the cancellation of the re-allocations exercise, has eliminated the only avenue for scientific communities to communicate their global visions and aspirations to NSERC's management. Neither a proposal to separate the institutes from their communities nor one which creates a handcuffed "mathematics envelope" with no real possibility for global leadership and coordinated vision are steps in the direction of bridging the disconnect between NSERC and the scientific communities it serves. This debate should and will be happening at a different level and ought to involve all scientific communities. It should address issues of whether NSERC can still afford its current model of not having scientific leadership more closely involved in the envisioning process, long term planning and prioritization exercises for Canada's future in R&D. Various forms of this model has been adopted by the NSF, the CNRS and more recently the CIHR, and it calls for the country's senior scientists to take the lead in most matters concerning research granting policies and not only through the limiting perspective of project-based peer review processes. As to the survey, I believe that neither option --as stated-- addresses the concerns of our community. I am calling for the total rejection of the proposed MFA/MRS option (#1) for the institutes for reasons outlined below. I am however calling for the support of option (#2) of a community-steered envelope, but with the caveat that NSERC should get back to the negotiating table so as to restructure this model in a spirit of empowering --as opposed to handcuffing-- its communities. Statements to that effect can only clarify our vote for option #2 and should be sent directly to NSERC . -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS: The modus operandi of the two proposed options were devised by NSERC's staff. From the start, they preferred the option of placing the institutes in a revised MFA programme. While they had exercised a certain level of flexibility on some of the working details concerning that option (#1), none whatsoever was shown towards making the option (#2) of a community-steered envelope feasible and effective. 2. THE PROPOSED MFA/MRS OPTION FOR THE INSTITUTES--Option #1: Both the criteria and the funding mechanisms of the MFA/MRS option are simply not favorable neither to the institutes nor to the GSCs. It is our position that the re-allocations criteria reflecting "discipline dynamics and the cost of research" should take into consideration the resources needed by the Math Institutes in order to continue supporting the world class research capacity they are providing. Plus, there is no point in being subtle here: regardless of how sweetened the MFA-like option was made for the institutes directors, it is still a fact that our institutes and our research station are getting into a competition where they will bring almost $3.7 million to the table while competing initiatives are starting with no prior NSERC funding. A good portion of the institute funding came through reallocations to the Mathematical community and so should be protected or at least subjected to a fair competition. NSERC has made it clear that without additional government funding, no new resources will be available for the MRS programme. On one hand, we see the CFI (for one) spawning a herd of applicants looking to the MRS for funds to manage their newly acquired infrastructure. On the other, a substantial part of the programme's budget is off-limit as it is tied-up with existing --government directed-- large projects which will not effectively be part of the MRS competition. This is simply not acceptable. The survey is also happening at the same time, and independently of, the workings of an NSERC's special task force to develop an international strategy (The "NSERC Advisory Committee on International strategy"). BIRS (and to a certain extent the 3 math institutes) ought to be an integral part --and the defining part-- of that nascent international programme. This option does not address the leading role that our community has exercised in this direction over the last few years. It does not provide our community with the framework and the incentive to continue to lead the way for Canada. 3. THE ENVELOPE OPTION AS PROPOSED--Option #2: Our support for the principle of an empowering "envelope option" was motivated by an attempt to remedy (partially) the total disconnect between NSERC and the scientific communities created by the elimination of communities driven re-allocation process. The modus operandi that NSERC is unfortunately imposing for its version of this option is destined to prevent any global and coordinated vision by our community and those in closely related disciplines. NSERC has stripped the international steering committee --that we had proposed-- from all crucial decisions, including budget transfers between initiatives within the envelope, but also from any strategic leadership or any access to other NSERC programmes (current, nascent or forthcoming). By doing so, they are effectively removing any possibility for the community to have a more global and integrated vision, and to exercise the option of developing innovative national and international initiatives that can leverage Canada's financial and intellectual resources with provincial and international ones. Please join us in supporting the principle of such an option but with the understanding that NSERC has to remove all the artificial hurdles to its functioning in a feasible and effective way. Nassif Ghoussoub, FRSC Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta From o.oellermann at uwinnipeg.ca Wed Jun 21 10:17:31 2006 From: o.oellermann at uwinnipeg.ca (Ortrud Oellermann) Date: Wed Jun 21 10:18:44 2006 Subject: [cmath] Request to circulate ad Message-ID: To whom it may concern: could you please circulate the attached advertisment to all the Universities on CMath mailing list. Sincerely, Ortrud Oellermann (For Jeff Babb- Chair, Dept of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Winnipeg) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In the case of the envelope, which would be administered by mathematicians, that money would stay within mathematics, and the community should be able to handle it in any way it wishes. I agree with Nassif's position that, as NSERC has structured it now, the envelope option does not empower the mathematical community in that respect, and that this should be changed. In the case of a revamped MFA, it would be a free-for-all between disciplines, with the mathematicians in a small minority, but holding a disproportionate share of the pot. I cannot conceive that we would turn out to be the winners in that particular game, and any money lost in that fight would go to other disciplines. So I think that the envelope, option #2, is our best bet. Mathematicians have been successful in Canada because they have stuck together and developed long-term vision. The envelope concept, if suitably adjusted, may become an institutionalized way of doing just that -- Ivar Ekeland Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Economics University of British Columbia http://www.pims.math.ca/~ekeland/ From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Jun 19 15:36:27 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri Jun 23 07:45:32 2006 Subject: [cmath] 2006 3M Teaching Fellowship Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2006 Press Release French.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 383055 bytes Desc: 2006 Press Release French.pdf Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060619/25f0739a/2006PressReleaseFrench-0001.obj -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 2006 Press Release English.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 380503 bytes Desc: 2006 Press Release English.pdf Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060619/25f0739a/2006PressReleaseEnglish-0001.obj From jborwein at mail.cs.dal.ca Fri Jun 23 09:32:11 2006 From: jborwein at mail.cs.dal.ca (Jon Borwein) Date: Fri Jun 23 09:32:37 2006 Subject: [cmath] NSERC Survey In-Reply-To: <44963B8C.2070506@math.ubc.ca> from "Ivar Ekeland" at Jun 18, 2006 10:52:12 PM Message-ID: <200606231332.k5NDWBd29563@locutus.cs.dal.ca> Dear all: I think Ivar's synopsis is quite accurate and with some caveats I strongly support the proposed envelope. I've dealt with the MFA since 1997 and sat on like NSERC-committees, unless things change dramatically, we can not expect an easy life in that arena. Cheers, Jon > > Dear colleagues > > I have been asked what is the PIMS position on the NSERC survey. Here is > the situation as we see it: > > - wherever they go, be it in a common envelope for mathematics (option > #2) or in a revamped MFA programs with experimental sciences (option > #1), the three mathematics institutes will bring in their own money. > > - the question then is: once the institutes money is in a common pot, > how is it redistributed ? > > In the case of the envelope, which would be administered by > mathematicians, that money would stay within mathematics, and the > community should be able to handle it in any way it wishes. I agree with > Nassif's position that, as NSERC has structured it now, the envelope > option does not empower the mathematical community in that respect, and > that this should be changed. > > In the case of a revamped MFA, it would be a free-for-all between > disciplines, with the mathematicians in a small minority, but holding a > disproportionate share of the pot. I cannot conceive that we would turn > out to be the winners in that particular game, and any money lost in > that fight would go to other disciplines. > > So I think that the envelope, option #2, is our best bet. Mathematicians > have been successful in Canada because they have stuck together and > developed long-term vision. The envelope concept, if suitably adjusted, > may become an institutionalized way of doing just that > > -- > Ivar Ekeland > Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Economics > University of British Columbia > http://www.pims.math.ca/~ekeland/ > =========================================================================== Jonathan M. Borwein, FRSC Canada Research Chair Computer Science Faculty, 325 Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 1W5 PHONE: (902) 494-2501 233-5584 (CELL) URL: www.cs.dal.ca/~jborwein FAX: (902) 494-7710 494-8087 (DDRIVE) E-mail: jborwein@cs.dal.ca =========================================================================== From madras at mathstat.yorku.ca Fri Jun 23 10:19:25 2006 From: madras at mathstat.yorku.ca (Neal Madras) Date: Fri Jun 23 10:19:29 2006 Subject: [cmath] NSERC Survey In-Reply-To: <44963B8C.2070506@math.ubc.ca> Message-ID: Dear Ivar, I am puzzled about the relation between the institutes and the GSC's under these models. Only the grantees from GSC's 336 and 337 have been polled by NSERC. But this excludes many mathematicians and mathematical scientists. Most statisticians and probabilists are with GSC 14, and many applied mathematicians go to other disciplinary GSC's, including computer science, physics, biology, and engineering, as well as the Interdisciplinary GSC. If the budgets of the Institutes are tied to the "Math Community" as represented by GSC's 336 and 337, then what are the implications for Institute activities that extend into the "mathematical sciences", including statistics, theoretical computer science, operations research, and mathematical modelling? If Institute funding is in the same envelope as 336/337 funding, then I worry that there would be pressure from 336/337 for the Institutes to have fewer activities that do not primarily benefit 336/337 researchers. Neal Madras (GSC 14) Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada (416) 736-5250 ext. 22555 fax: (416) 736-5757 madras@mathstat.yorku.ca On Sun, 18 Jun 2006, Ivar Ekeland wrote: > Dear colleagues > > I have been asked what is the PIMS position on the NSERC survey. Here is > the situation as we see it: > > - wherever they go, be it in a common envelope for mathematics (option > #2) or in a revamped MFA programs with experimental sciences (option > #1), the three mathematics institutes will bring in their own money. > > - the question then is: once the institutes money is in a common pot, > how is it redistributed ? > > In the case of the envelope, which would be administered by > mathematicians, that money would stay within mathematics, and the > community should be able to handle it in any way it wishes. I agree with > Nassif's position that, as NSERC has structured it now, the envelope > option does not empower the mathematical community in that respect, and > that this should be changed. > > In the case of a revamped MFA, it would be a free-for-all between > disciplines, with the mathematicians in a small minority, but holding a > disproportionate share of the pot. I cannot conceive that we would turn > out to be the winners in that particular game, and any money lost in > that fight would go to other disciplines. > > So I think that the envelope, option #2, is our best bet. Mathematicians > have been successful in Canada because they have stuck together and > developed long-term vision. The envelope concept, if suitably adjusted, > may become an institutionalized way of doing just that > > -- > Ivar Ekeland > Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Economics > University of British Columbia > http://www.pims.math.ca/~ekeland/ > From nassif at math.ubc.ca Fri Jun 23 11:51:12 2006 From: nassif at math.ubc.ca (Nassif Ghoussoub) Date: Fri Jun 23 11:51:19 2006 Subject: [cmath] NSERC Survey In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <25065D33-67DA-49A5-B081-0880CCC9A95C@math.ubc.ca> The case for the institutes was always argued within the submission of GSCs 336/337 to the re-allocation exercise. Yet, the institutes have always supported every aspect of the mathematical sciences mentioned by Neal and more. In any case, we do not agree with NSERC's description of "the math envelope" nor we accept their proposed modus operandi for its functioning. A yes vote for option #2 is however needed to avoid pushing the institutes into the de-facto unfair and unbalanced MFA situation described by Ivar below. It is only a first step towards negotiating a proper empowerment of the --historically inclusive-- Canadian mathematical science community. Nassif On Jun 23, 2006, at 4:19 PM, Neal Madras wrote: > Dear Ivar, > > I am puzzled about the relation between the institutes and > the GSC's under these models. Only the grantees from GSC's 336 and > 337 have been polled by NSERC. But this excludes many > mathematicians and mathematical scientists. Most > statisticians and probabilists are with GSC 14, and > many applied mathematicians go to other disciplinary GSC's, including > computer science, physics, biology, and engineering, > as well as the Interdisciplinary GSC. > > If the budgets of the Institutes are tied to the "Math Community" > as represented by GSC's 336 and 337, then what are the implications > for Institute activities that extend into the "mathematical sciences", > including statistics, theoretical computer science, operations > research, and mathematical modelling? If Institute funding is in > the same envelope as 336/337 funding, then I worry that there > would be pressure from 336/337 for the Institutes to have fewer > activities that do not primarily benefit 336/337 researchers. > > > Neal Madras (GSC 14) > Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics > York University > 4700 Keele Street > Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada > (416) 736-5250 ext. 22555 fax: (416) 736-5757 > madras@mathstat.yorku.ca > > > On Sun, 18 Jun 2006, Ivar Ekeland wrote: > > >> Dear colleagues >> >> I have been asked what is the PIMS position on the NSERC survey. >> Here is >> the situation as we see it: >> >> - wherever they go, be it in a common envelope for mathematics >> (option >> #2) or in a revamped MFA programs with experimental sciences (option >> #1), the three mathematics institutes will bring in their own money. >> >> - the question then is: once the institutes money is in a common pot, >> how is it redistributed ? >> >> In the case of the envelope, which would be administered by >> mathematicians, that money would stay within mathematics, and the >> community should be able to handle it in any way it wishes. I >> agree with >> Nassif's position that, as NSERC has structured it now, the envelope >> option does not empower the mathematical community in that >> respect, and >> that this should be changed. >> >> In the case of a revamped MFA, it would be a free-for-all between >> disciplines, with the mathematicians in a small minority, but >> holding a >> disproportionate share of the pot. I cannot conceive that we would >> turn >> out to be the winners in that particular game, and any money lost in >> that fight would go to other disciplines. >> >> So I think that the envelope, option #2, is our best bet. >> Mathematicians >> have been successful in Canada because they have stuck together and >> developed long-term vision. The envelope concept, if suitably >> adjusted, >> may become an institutionalized way of doing just that >> >> -- >> Ivar Ekeland >> Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Economics >> University of British Columbia >> http://www.pims.math.ca/~ekeland/ >> >> > > > ******************************************************** Nassif Ghoussoub, FRSC Scientific Director, Banff International Research Station Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta http://www.pims.math.ca/~nassif/ From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Jun 27 15:08:45 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Jun 27 15:08:52 2006 Subject: [cmath] Term Appoinment - Brandon University, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Message-ID: Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Applications are invited for a term appointment in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Brandon University, in the area of Mathematics. The length of the term is for one year with the possibility of an extension. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in mathematics or a related discipline and will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in mathematics or statistics and conduct a research program. Application Deadline: June 29, 2006 or until position is filled Date of Appointment: September 1, 2006 Rank and Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience Please send curriculum vitae with a letter of application, transcripts, and arrange for three letters of reference to: Dr. Austin Gulliver Dean of Science Brandon University Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9 TEL: (204) 727-9625 FAX: (204) 728-7346 e-mail: gulliver@brandonu.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 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Five Maritime high school students, three from the Halifax area and two from Fredericton, are training with the "mathletes" as invited guests with the goal of developing their math skills. The team was given an official sendoff today at Dalhousie's University Club. The six competitors were presented with their official uniforms and the local high school students were presented with gifts for their contribution. Speakers included: Donna Karsten, Nova Scotia Department of Education; Dr. Graham Wright, Executive Director, Canadian Mathematical Society; and Jonathan Borwein, Canada Research Chair in Collaborative Technology at Dalhousie University and Director of the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences. "These are exceptional students who will be competing against the very best problem-solvers at the international level," said Dr. Wright. "They have shown excellence in problem-solving and creativity and represent the great potential of our students across the country." Team members were selected from among more than 200,000 students in grades 7-12 who participated in local, provincial and national math contests. While in Ljubljana, they will pit their skills against over 500 of the world's best math students from more than 90 countries. At last year's IMO in M?rida, Mexico, the Canadian team placed 19th out of the 91 competing countries and took home five medals. Canada has won over 100 medals at the IMO since first fielding a team in 1981. The 2006 team consists of Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver (British Columbia); Viktoriya Krakovna, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto (Ontario); Yang (Richard) Peng, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto (Ontario); Dong Uk (David) Rhee, McNally High School, Edmonton (Alberta); Peng Shi, Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute, Agincourt (Ontario) and Yufei Zhao, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto (Ontario). The team is sponsored by the Canadian Mathematical Society; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University; the Nova Scotia Department of Education; Imperial Oil Foundation; Sun Life Financial; Centre de recherches math?matiques; the Fields Institute; the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences; Maplesoft; MathResources Inc., among others. The five Maritime students training with the team are: from Halifax - Kevin Conrad, Prince Andrew Junior High School; Linhe (Jack) Li, Queen Elizabeth High School; Ethan MacAulay, Halifax Grammar School; from Fredericton - Joseph Kileel and Wendy Nie, Fredericton High School. For more information on the Canadian Mathematical Society, see www.cms.math.ca/ Media inquiries, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright, Executive Director, Canadian Mathematical Society, cell: 613-290-3046, ph: 613-562-5702, e-mail: director@cms.math.ca Ryan McNutt, Public Relations Assistant, Dalhousie University, ph: 494-6035, e-mail: ryan.mcnutt@dal.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Jul 4 10:36:11 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Jul 4 10:36:17 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position - Carleton University, School of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: Carleton University Mathematics and Statistics The School of Mathematics and Statistics at Carleton University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Applied Probability, starting January 1, 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Probability or a related area, and a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong, externally-funded research program, supervise students, and develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. The School is particularly interested in candidates who are able to connect with industry and attract non-governmental research funding. More information about the School can be found at www.math.carleton.ca. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Consideration of applications will begin on September 30, 2006 and continue until the position is filled. Applications (hard copies only), including a curriculum vitae, up to four sample publications, a teaching dossier and at least three letters of reference, should be sent to: Dr Y. Q. Zhao, Director School of Mathematics and Statistics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa Ontario K1S 5B6 Canada Email: ms-atd@math.carleton.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. 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Pour ?tre admissible, vous devez ?tre citoyen canadien ou r?sident permanent du Canada au 1er novembre 2006; ?tre une femme ou un autochtone titulaire d'un dipl?me de doctorat dans l'un des domaines appuy?s par le CRSNG; ne pas occuper maintenant ou avoir occup? dans le pass? un poste permanent ou menant ? la permanence dans une universit? canadienne. Une description compl?te du programme est disponible sur le site internet du CRSNG ? l'adresse suivante?: http://www.nserc.gc.ca/sf_f.asp?nav=sfnav&lbi=c7 Les domaines privil?gi?s sont les suivants : combinatoire alg?brique et ?num?rative en lien avec l'alg?bre, la g?om?trie alg?brique, la th?orie des repr?sentations ou la m?canique statistique. Le salaire et le rang seront fix?s selon les qualifications et l'exp?rience en conformit? avec la convention collective SPUQ-UQAM. Pour postuler, les personnes doivent faire parvenir leur dossier de candidature au directeur du d?partement, Robert B?dard, D?partement de math?matiques, Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montr?al, QC H3C 3P8, Canada, au plus tard le 20 juillet 2006. Ces dossiers de candidature doivent comprendre le curriculum vitae, le projet de recherche (pr?f?rablement une version pr?liminaire des formulaires 100 et 101 du CRSNG) et trois lettres de recommandation confidentielles, dont une sur l'enseignement, adress?es directement au directeur. Nous encourageons les candidat(e)s ? nous faire parvenir jusqu'? trois tir?s ? parts de leurs contributions les plus importantes. La candidature retenue sera ensuite pr?sent?e au concours du CRSNG, dont l'?ch?ance est le 1er novembre 2006 et avec une r?ponse du CRSNG vers le 1er avril 2007. Si la candidature est retenue par le CRSNG, la personne entrera en fonction le 1 juin 2007 dans un poste menant ? la permanence avec une charge d'enseignement r?duite pendant la dur?e du programme (au moins trois ans). --- The Department of Mathematics of the University of Quebec at Montreal is seeking to nominate a candidate for an NSERC University Faculty Award in the fall 2006 competition. Consequently only candidates meeting the criteria for this program will be considered. Among these criteria are?: being a canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada as of November 1 2006; being a woman or aboriginal person who holds a doctorate in one of the fields of research that NSERC supports; not presently being in a tenured or tenure-track position in a canadian university, nor previously having been in such a position. A precise description is given at NSERC's web site http://www.nserc.gc.ca/sf_e.asp?nav=sfnav&lbi=c7 The research areas are algebraic and enumerative combinatorics related to algebra, algebraic geometry, representation theory or statistical mechanics. The salary and rank will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience in accordance with the collective agreement SPUQ-UQAM. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a research project (preferably a preliminary version of NSERC forms 100 and 101) and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation, with one addressing teaching, to be sent to the director of the department Robert B?dard, D?partement de math?matiques, Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montr?al, QC H3C 3P8 by July 20 2006. Applicants are also encouraged to include up to three copies of their most significant publications. The successful candidate will be nominated for the fall 2006 competition, whose deadline to apply is November 1st 2006 and with an answer by NSERC around April 1st 2007. If the candidacy is successful at the NSERC level, the nominee will assume a tenure-track position starting June 1st 2007 with a reduced teaching load during the duration of the award (at least 3 years). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: UQAM-ad.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 53419 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060704/7a730fca/UQAM-ad.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Jul 6 10:54:46 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Jul 6 10:54:59 2006 Subject: [cmath] Nathan Mendelsohn Ph.D , F.R.S.C. , C.M. Message-ID: Nathan Mendelsohn Ph.D , F.R.S.C. , C.M. , distinguished professor emeritus University of Manitoba, visiting professor emeritus University of Toronto The father of Eric and Alan Mendelsohn has passed away on Tuesday July 4, 2006 in Toronto. Nathan Mendelsohn, beloved husband of the late Helen Mendelsohn. Loving father and father-in-law of Eric and Lillian Mendelsohn and Alan and Carla Wittes. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Harold and Alberta, Dorothy and Bernard Green and the late Jack and Mary Morley. Devoted Grandpa of Aurora and Louis, Liviya and Alex, Sasha, Gabriel and Dov and Great-grandpa of Kohava. The funeral will be held at Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West on Thursday July 6th at 3 pm. Internment Congregation Darchei Noam section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva at 201 Major Street, services will be held in the evening at 7:30 pm and on Saturday July 8th at 8:30 pm. The family will be getting up from Shiva on Wednesday July 12th. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Helen and Nathan Mendelsohn Fund c/o Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, 204-477-7520 or to Congregation Darchei Noam 416 638 4783 or to Canadian Mathematics Society. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Jul 18 08:25:57 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Jul 18 08:26:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] CANADA WINS FIVE SILVER AND ONE BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 47TH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (July 18, 2006) CANADA WINS FIVE SILVER AND ONE BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 47TH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA. Competing against students from 90 other countries, Canadian high school students have done extremely well with all six students winning medals at the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) Ljubljana, Slovenia, from July 6-18, 2006. The six students who competed for Canada were: Farzin Barekat, Sutherland Secondary School, North Vancouver (British Columbia); Viktoriya Krakovna, Vaughan Road Academy Toronto (Ontario); Yang (Richard) Peng, Vaughan Road Academy, Toronto (Ontario); Dong Uk (David) Rhee, McNally High School, Edmonton (Alberta); Peng Shi, Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute, Toronto (Ontario); and Yufei Zhao, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto (Ontario). The team was accompanied by the Team Leader Robert Morewood (Crofton House School, Vancouver) and the Deputy Team Leader Naoki Sato (Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) Incorporated). At the Closing Ceremony on July 17th, Silver Medals were awarded to Farzin Barekat, Viktoriya Krakovna, Dong Uk (David) Rhee, Peng Shi and Yufei Zhao; and a Bronze Medal to Yang (Richard) Peng. "Our students really came together as a team. They trained hard and showed their individual strengths. They all made progress on every question in an extremely tough competition. I am proud of their achievements." said Robert Morewood. "The IMO is the world championship high school mathematics competition. The problems were very difficult and all the Canadian students have done very well. They demonstrated the problem solving skills, knowledge and creativity that is so essential to compete at this very high level," said Dr. Graham Wright, Executive Director of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS), the organization responsible for the selection and training of Canada's IMO team. Although students compete individually, country rankings are obtained by adding the teams' scores. The maximum score for each student is 42 and for a team of six students the maximum is 252. The Canadian team placed 15th out of 90 competing countries with a score of 123. Since 1981, Canadian students have received a total of 16 gold, 34 silver, and 58 bronze medals. The six members of the Canadian IMO team were selected from among more than 200,000 students who participated in local, provincial and national mathematics contests. Prior to leaving for the 47th IMO, the team trained at Dalhousie University from June 24th to July 2nd and in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 3rd to July 10th. The 2006 IMO contest was set by an international jury of mathematicians, one from each country, and was written on Wednesday July 12th and Thursday July 13th. On each day of the contest, three questions had to be solved within a time limit of four and a half hours. Team members must be less than 20 years old when they write the IMO. The top 10 teams and their scores are: China (214); Russia (174); Korea (170); Germany (157); USA (154); Romania (152); Japan (146); Iran (145); Moldova (140); and Taiwan (136). The team will be returning to Canada today (July 18th), arriving at Pearson International Airport (Terminal 1) on Austrian Airlines flight 71 at 2:45 PM. Sponsors of the 2006 Canadian IMO team include: the Canadian Mathematical Society; NSERC PromoScience; the Imperial Oil Foundation; Sun Life Financial; the Ontario Ministry of Education; Alberta Learning; the Nova Scotia Department of Education; the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Education; the Quebec Ministry of Education; the Northwest Territories Ministry of Education; the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education; the Samuel Beatty Fund; Maplesoft; the Centre de recherches math?matiques; the Fields Institute; the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences; the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick at Fredericton; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University; and the Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto. The 48th International Mathematical Olympiad will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam, in July 2007. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society (613) 290-3046 (Cell) (613) 562-5702 (CMS Office) director@cms.math.ca www.cms.math.ca/Competitions/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2006IMO_RESULTS.doc Type: application/msword Size: 61952 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060718/536c3328/2006IMO_RESULTS.doc From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Jul 19 09:20:13 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Jul 19 09:20:17 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?NEWS_FROM_DEPARTMENTS/NOUVELLES_DES_D=C9P?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ARTEMENTS_-_CMS_NOTES/NOTES_de_la_SMC?= Message-ID: NEWS FROM DEPARTMENTS - CMS NOTES This is a request for news items to appear in the CMS NOTES. PLEASE USE THE FORMAT GIVEN BELOW: ********************************************************************* REPLY TO BE SENT TO: notes-editors@cms.math.ca as soon as possible. ********************************************************************* Our intention is to circulate this reminder at least once per term, but this column will appear in all issues when we have news to report. Your news will always be welcome. We hope that departments will submit news at least once per term. Thanks for your cooperation, Robert Dawson and S. Swaminathan, Editors-in-Chief. Promotions (rank, date): Appointments (rank, date, field): Retirements (rank, date): Resignations: Death (rank, date): Awards/Distinctions (name, name of award, date): Visitors (name, country, area, dates): Other News: ***************************************************************************************** NOUVELLES DES D?PARTEMENTS - NOTES de la SMC La pr?sente est une invitation ? nous envoyer les nouvelles g?n?rales de votre d?partement pour que nous puissions les publier dans les NOTES de la SMC. VEUILLEZ UTILISER LE FORMAT PROPOS? CI-DESSOUS. ************************************************************************* Envoyez vos nouvelles ? notes-editors@cms.math.ca d?s que possible. ************************************************************************* Nous aimerions diffuser ce rappel au moins une fois par trimestre. Cette chronique appara?tra dans tous les num?ros quand nous aurons suffisamment des nouvelles ? publier.Sachez qu'il nous fera toujours plaisir de recevoir vos nouvelles. Nous esp?rons que les d?partements nous soumettront leurs nouvelles au moins une fois par trimestre. En vous remerciant d'avance de votre collaboration, Robert Dawson et S. Swaminathan, r?dacteurs en chef Promotions (poste, date) : Nominations (poste, date, discipline) : D?parts ? la retraite (poste, date) : D?missions : D?c?s : (poste, date) : Laur?ats d'un prix ou d'une distinction (nom, nom du prix, date) : Professeurs invit?s (nom, pays, discipline, dates) : Autres nouvelles : ************************************************************************************* From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Jul 24 16:46:55 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Jul 24 16:47:00 2006 Subject: [cmath] 2007 Fermat Prize Message-ID: [This notice is being distributed at the request of the Universit? de Toulouse] Call for the 2007 Fermat Prize for Mathematics Research. For information on the conditions of the prize and timetable, please check the following web page: http://www.math.ups-tlse.fr/Fermat/ or the attached pdf file. Please distribute the announcement to the members of your Society and announce it in your bulletin. (Electronic files of the announcement are available at: d.dallariva@math.ups-tlse.fr) Many thanks in advance for your help. _____________________________________________________ Michel Ledoux Tel. (+33) (0)5 61 55 85 74 Institut de Math?matiques Fax (+33) (0)5 61 55 60 89 Universit? de Toulouse http://www.lsp.ups-tlse.fr/Ledoux/ 31062 Toulouse, France -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: aff_fermat_ang.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 251732 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060724/b816f7c4/aff_fermat_ang-0001.pdf From ICMOSPS at ukzn.ac.za Tue Jul 25 05:30:47 2006 From: ICMOSPS at ukzn.ac.za (Ismail Kucuk) Date: Tue Jul 25 10:30:28 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for papers (ICMSOSPS'07) Message-ID: <0J2Y00INKDCL9EC0@mail1.aus.edu> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Titulaire d'un doctorat de l'Institute of Advanced Studies de Princeton, Maurice L'Abb? fut le premier Qu?b?cois ? d?tenir un doctorat en math?matiques. Professeur au D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? de Montr?al, il en assume la direction de 1957 ? 1968 et transforme un d?partement de service en d?partement de recherche. Il profite de son mandat pour fonder en 1962 le S?minaire de math?matiques sup?rieures, qui lancera v?ritablement la recherche math?matique au Qu?bec. Son leadership lui vaut de devenir le premier ? occuper, de 1968 ? 1978, les fonctions de vice-recteur ? la recherche dans une universit? qu?b?coise, ce qui lui permettra de doter l'Universit? de Montr?al d'importantes unit?s de recherche. Il fonde notamment en 1968 le Centre de recherche math?matiques (CRM), mais on lui dit aussi la cr?ation du Centre de recherche sur les transports et celle de l'Observatoire du mont M?gantic. Maurice L'Abb? a ?t? pr?sident de l'Association canadienne-fran?aise pour l'avancement des sciences (ACFAS) en 1964 et pr?sident de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada de 1967 ? 1969. Apr?s avoir ?t? directeur g?n?ral du Conseil des sciences du Canada de 1980 ? 1983, il devient le premier pr?sident du Conseil de la science et de la technologie du Qu?bec et travaillera ? l'?laboration des politiques scientifiques et technologiques au Qu?bec. Jusqu'en l'an 2000 il assume la pr?sidence de nombreux comit?s d'?valuation scientifique de centres de recherche. Maurice L'Abb? a ?t? r?compens? par une multitude de prix pour son apport au d?veloppement des sciences au Canada et au Qu?bec : prix Armand-Frappier, prix Walter-Hitschfeld, Ordre national du Qu?bec, membre de l'Acad?mie des Grands Montr?alais. Il re?oit une distinction pour service m?ritoire de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada en 1995. L'influence de Maurice L'Abb? sur la vie math?matique et scientifique du Qu?bec a ?t? immense. Il a su cr?er de toutes pi?ces les organismes qui sont encore les fleurons de la recherche au Qu?bec. Son action s'est aussi ?tendue argement ? la formation pr?universitaire (enseignement secondaire et coll?gial), par sa participation ? la cr?ation de l'Association math?matique du Qu?bec, du Concours math?matique du Qu?bec et du Camp math?matique d'?t?. Ces organismes stimulent toujours aujourd'hui l'int?r?t des jeunes pour les math?matiques. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Candidates should have a strong record in research and a commitment to excellence in teaching, including in the context of service courses.[2] All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, according to canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. According to its equal opportunity program, at Universit? Laval, half the vacant positions are reserved for the appointment of women. Applications should include full curriculum vitae, some reprints of a few recent publications and a summary no longer than two pages, describing the present and future research program. Applicants should also ask three referees to send letters of reference to the address below. The name and address (including phone and fax numbers and e-mail address) of the referees should be listed in the application. Applications should be sent to the following address, before November 30, 2006. Roger Pierre, directeur D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Universit? Laval Qu?bec QC Canada G1K 7P4 rpierre@mat.ulaval.ca www.mat.ulaval.ca [1] http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/labs/cicma/en/ [2] Universit? Laval is a french speaking university, thus the non-francophone candidates should be willing to acquire fluency in french in a short period. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: laval_en.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 17359 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060727/6d2ce29a/laval_en.pdf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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(See http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/sf_e.asp?nav=sfnav&lbi=c7) A successful candidate will be appointed as a regular tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level starting July 1, 2007, conditional upon acceptance into the UFA program and being awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment and a proven research record. The chosen candidate is expected to develop an innovative research program and be committed to excellent teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The candidate's research may be in any field of mathematics, but areas that can support our graduate program in Mathematics for Science and Finance are particularly encouraged. Further information about the department may be found at: http://www.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=43 Applicants should submit a complete curriculum vitae, a five-year research plan (1-2 pages in length), a short statement of teaching interests, and the names of three referees to: Dr. Syd Bulman-Fleming Professor and Chair Department of Mathematics Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 Tel: (519)-884-0710; Fax: (519) 884-9738 Complete applications must be received by September 29, 2006. Under the terms of the NSERC UFA program, the selection will be limited to women and Aboriginal peoples. Candidates from these groups are encouraged to self-identify. We encourage applicants who have had career delays associated with family responsibilities. 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Best wishes for the balance of the summer Eric Eric Muller ICMI Representative for Canada From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Jul 31 15:24:11 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Jul 31 15:24:18 2006 Subject: [cmath] Selected Back Issues of the CMB and CJM Needed Message-ID: Selected Back Issues of the CMB and CJM Needed The CMS is participating in a project involving destructive scanning of back issues of the Canadian Mathematical Bulletin (CMB) and the Canadian Journal of Mathematics (CJM). Thre are a number of issues that are not available in the CMS inventory in order to have two complete sets for each journal. The details of the missing issues (and the number needed) are given as follows: CMB 1959 (Vol 2) issues 2 and 3 (two of each needed) CMB 1963 (Vol.6) issues 1 and 2 (two of each needed) CMB 1964 (Vol.7) issues 1 and 2 (two of each needed) CMB 1967 (Vol.10) issue 2 (one needed) CMB 1967 (Vol 10) issues 3 and 6 (two of each needed) CMB 1967 (Vol.10) issue 2 (one needed) CMB 1968 (Vol 11) issue 5 (one needed) CMB 1968 (Vol 11) issue 6 (two of each needed) CMB 1975 (Vol 17) issue 5 (two of each) CMB 1981 (Vol 24) issue 3 (two of each) ************************************* CJM 1976 (Vol 28) issue 5 (two needed) CJM 1985 (Vol.37) issue 6 (two needed) CJM 1990 (Vol 42) issue 1 (one needed) CJM 1995 (Vol 47) issue 2 (one needed) If you would be willing to donate copies of any of the above issues to the CMS, please contact Graham Wright (Tel: 613-562-5702 and email: director@cms.math.ca) for more information and to make appropriate delivery arrangements. Many thanks for you help with this important project David Rogers Graham Wright Chair - CMS Electronic Services Committee CMS Executive Director From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Jul 31 15:35:59 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Jul 31 15:36:05 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Recherche_d=3Fanciens_num=E9ros_du_BCM_et?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_du_JCM?= Message-ID: Recherche d?anciens num?ros du BCM et du JCM La SMC participe ? un projet de balayage destructif d?anciens num?ros du Bulletin canadien de math?matiques (BCM) et du Journal canadien de math?matiques (JCM). En effet, il nous manque certains num?ros pour que nous puissions disposer de deux s?ries compl?tes de chaque revue. Voici la liste des num?ros qui nous manquent ainsi que le nombre d?exemplaires de chacun que nous cherchons ? obtenir : BCM 1959 (Vol. 2) num?ros 2 et 3 (deux de chaque) BCM 1963 (Vol. 6) num?ros 1 et 2 (deux de chaque) BCM 1964 (Vol. 7) num?ros 1 et 2 (deux de chaque) BCM 1967 (Vol. 10) num?ro 2 (un) BCM 1967 (Vol. 10) num?ros 3 et 6 (deux de chaque) BCM 1967 (Vol. 10) num?ro 2 (un) BCM 1968 (Vol. 11) num?ro 5 (un) BCM 1968 (Vol 11) num?ro 6 (deux de chaque) BCM 1975 (Vol. 17) num?ro 5 (deux de chaque) BCM 1981 (Vol. 24) num?ro 3 (deux de chaque) ************************************* JCM 1976 (Vol. 28) num?ro 5 (deux) JCM 1985 (Vol. 37) num?ro 6 (deux) JCM 1990 (Vol. 42) num?ro 1 (un) JCM 1995 (Vol. 47) num?ro 2 (un) Si vous ?tes dispos? ? donner ? la SMC des exemplaires d?un ou de plusieurs de ces num?ros manquants, veuillez communiquer avec Graham Wright (t?l.: 613-562-5702 ou courriel : director@smc.math.ca) pour avoir plus d?information ? ce propos ou pour organiser la livraison de vos exemplaires ? la Soci?t?. 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Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 62571 bytes Desc: image006.gif Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060808/ed842ec5/attachment-0001.gif From aconway at fields.utoronto.ca Thu Aug 10 14:29:11 2006 From: aconway at fields.utoronto.ca (Alison Conway) Date: Thu Aug 10 14:29:25 2006 Subject: [cmath] Fields Institute-Postdoctoral Fellowships Message-ID: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada =================================== Description: Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowship positions at the Fields Institute in Toronto for the 2007-2008 academic year. The thematic program on Operator Algebras will take place at the Institute from August- December 2007, while the thematic program on New Trends in Harmonic Analysis will run from January-June 2008. The fellowships provide for a period of engagement in research and participation in the activities of the Institute. They may be offered in conjunction with partner universities, through which a further period of support may be possible. One recipient will be awarded the Institute's prestigious Jerrold E. Marsden Postdoctoral Fellowship. Applicants seeking postdoctoral fellowships funded by other agencies (such as NSERC or international fellowships) are encouraged to request the Fields Institute as their proposed location of tenure, and should apply to the Institute for a letter of invitation. Funding is being sought from NSF to support junior U.S. participants in these programs. Eligibility: Qualified candidates who will have recently completed a PhD in a related area of the mathematical sciences are encouraged to apply. Deadline: December 7, 2006, although late applications may be considered. Application Information: Please consult www.fields.utoronto.ca/proposals/postdoc.html The Fields Institute is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, visible minority group members, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. _________________________________________ Alison Conway | Manager of Scientific Programs 416-348-9710 | Fields Institute ext.3026 | Research in Mathematical Science 222 College St., Toronto, ON M5T 3J1 _________________________________________ From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri Aug 11 08:39:34 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri Aug 11 08:39:40 2006 Subject: [cmath] Michael-Smith - NSERC PromoScience Message-ID: Michael Smith awards and PromoScience Grants There are two opportunities from NSERC that have a September deadline. Firstly there is the opportunity to nominate a distinguished achiever, either an individual or a group, for an NSERC Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion. There are up to two awards availabe each year: one personal award of $5,000 to an individual, and one award of $10,000 for an organization to further science promotion activities. The deadline is September 1 and further information can be found at http://www.nserc.ca/msmith/msawards/the_awards_e.htm Secondly, organizations are invited to apply for NSERC PromoScience grants. These grants offer financial support for organizations working with young Canadians to promote an understanding of science and engineering. The deadline is September 15 and more information can be found at http://www.nserc.ca/promoscience/index_e.htm ************************************************************ Prix Michael-Smith et subventions de PromoScience Deux programmes du CRSNG ont une date limite fix?e en septembre. En premier lieu, il est temps de proposer des candidatures (personnes ou groupes) pour le Prix Michael-Smith pour la promotion des sciences du CRSNG. Le Conseil d?cerne jusqu'? deux prix par ann?e, soit un de 5 000 $ (individu) et un de 10 000 $ (organisme), pour favoriser les activit?s de promotion des sciences. Date limite : 1er septembre. Renseignements : http://www.nserc.ca/msmith/msawards/the_awards_f.htm En second lieu, les organismes sont invit?s ? pr?senter une demande de subvention au programme PromoScience du CRSNG. Ce programme " offre une aide financi?re ? des organismes qui donnent l'occasion aux jeunes Canadiens d'en apprendre davantage sur les sciences et le g?nie ". Date limite : 15 septembre. Renseignements : http://www.nserc.ca/promoscience/index_f.htm From wlangfor at uoguelph.ca Sat Aug 12 10:09:03 2006 From: wlangfor at uoguelph.ca (Bill Langford) Date: Sat Aug 12 10:09:17 2006 Subject: [cmath] ICIAM 2007 Zurich: Call for Minisymposia Message-ID: <20060812100903.qeikh8wys404gk0w@webmail.uoguelph.ca> Please forward to Canadian Mathematicians: The 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics will be held in Zurich, Switzerland, 16-20 July 2007. These ICIAM Congresses, held in years N = 3 (mod 4), are the leading international meetings in applied and industrial mathematics. Note that the following ICIAM 2011 will be in Vancouver, Canada. Therefore, the CAIMS Board especially encourages a strong Canadian participation in ICIAM 2007. One way to participate is to organize a Minisymposium at ICIAM 2007. In this way, you can bring together 4 strong researchers in your choice of field, to communicate new work and partake of all that ICIAM Zurich has to offer. Unfortunately, ICIAM can not provide funding for accepted Minisymposia, except of course for meeting rooms and all the conference overhead costs. The ICIAM Call for Proposals of Minisymposia follows below. ====================================================== ICIAM 2007 Minisymposium proposals are being solicited: Deadline for proposals: 31 Aug 2006 Notification of acceptance: 30 Sep 2006 An ICIAM minisymposium proposal requires a title and a short abstract or description (to be printed in the program) plus a short justification, which includes a tentative list of speakers. An ICIAM minisymposium consists of either one session (4 talks of 30 min) or two such sessions. A participant may organize several minisymposia, but should speak only in one of them. He or she may also speak in other minisymposia that are organized by other persons. The proposal has to be submitted electronically via the conference registration system, which is accessible from http://www.iciam07.ch/registration ICIAM discourages minisymposia in which most of the speakers or all the coauthors come from the same organization. For additional rules and recommendations on ICIAM minisymposia see: http://www.sam.math.ethz.ch/~iciam07/RegGuide/node8.html The Congress will feature * 27 invited ICIAM speakers * the AWM/EWM Olga-Taussky Todd Lecture * the GAMM Prandtl Lecture * the GAMM von Mises Lecture * the SIAM von Neumann Lecture * an Euler Lecture * a Public Lecture * hundreds of minisymposia * contributed papers, poster sessions * ceremonies for five ICIAM prizes, the ETH/SIAM Peter Henrici Prize, the GAMM Richard von Mises Prize, and the ANL/NAG Wilkinson Prize * five Industry Days * exhibitions * five Embedded Meetings: - the Annual GAMM Meeting 2007 (with additional invited speakers) - a meeting of the African Mathematical Union - a meeting of the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics - a meeting of the Union Matematica de America Latina y el Caribe - a meeting of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology The most important deadlines are: * 31 Aug 2006 deadline for minisymposia proposals * 12 Nov 2006 deadline for abstract submission * 15 Jan 2007 deadline for early-bird registration Other deadlines are summarized under http://www.iciam07.ch/deadlines. For further information keep visiting http://www.iciam07.ch. A list of satellite conferences (held shortly before or after ICIAM07) is compiled under http://www.iciam07.ch/satellite-conferences. ICIAM 2007 is being organized on behalf of the ICIAM organization by a joint committee of ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich: Rolf Jeltsch (Congress Director, ETH Zurich) Walter Gander / Martin Gutknecht / Petros Koumoutsakos (ETH Zurich) Erwin Bolthausen / Michel Chipot / Stefan Sauter (University Zurich) =============================================================== -- Dr. William F. Langford President of CAIMS, Fellow of the Fields Institute, President's Distinguished Professor and University Professor Emeritus University of Guelph, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Guelph ON, Canada N1G 2W1 TEL: (519) 824 4120 ext. 53289 FAX: (519) 837 0221 OFFICE: MacNaughton 544 EMAIL: wlangfor@uoguelph.ca ----- From activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA Wed Aug 23 10:33:20 2006 From: activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA (CRM) Date: Wed Aug 23 10:41:43 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?M=E9daill=E9s_Fields_2006_tous_reli=E9s_a?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ux_programmes_du_CRM_/_2006_Fields_medalists_all_related?= Message-ID: <1854a10647ad6707e1fe3918c3d2666c@waverly.crm.umontreal.ca> English follows COMMUNIQU? Les r?cipiendaires de la m?daille Fields 2006 tous reli?s aux programmes du Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) Madrid, le 23 ao?t 2006 -- Les trois m?daill?s Fields 2006 annonc?s ? la c?r?monie d'ouverture du Congr?s International des math?maticiens - ICM2006 (22 - 30 ao?t 2006) sont ?troitement reli?s aux programmes th?matiques du CRM. Terence Tao, 31 ans, le plus jeune m?daill? Fields, est un des trois titulaires de la Chaire Aisenstadt 2006 du CRM ayant particip? au programme th?matique ?Analyse en th?orie des nombres? tenu l'an dernier et organis? par Andrew Granville (Montr?al), Henri Darmon (McGill) et Chantal David (Concordia). Les autres titulaires de la Chaire Aisenstadt ont ?t? K. Soundararajan, et M. Bhargava qui donnera une conf?rence pl?ni?re ? Madrid. Les deux autres m?daill?s Fields sont Andrei Okounkov (Princeton) et Wendelin Werner (Paris-Sud) avec qui le comit? scientifique du CRM a r?cemment pris contact pour notre programme th?matique 2008-2009 intitul? ? Les m?thodes probabilistes en physique math?matique ? pr?sentement dans un stade de pr?paration avanc?. Le comit? scientifique du CRM pour le programme de l'ann?e 2008-2009 a ?t? mis sur pied par le directeur du CRM et comprend un grand nombre de scientifiques du monde entier, sous la direction de David Brydges (UBC), John Harnad (Concordia & CRM) et Steve Zelditch (John Hopkins). Le CRM a demand? au PIMS de collaborer aux aspects probabilistes du programme th?matique. De plus, trois des quatre conf?renciers canadiens au ICM sont directement reli?s au CRM soit, Vinayak Vatsal (UBC) r?cipiendaire du Prix Andr?-Aisenstadt en 2004, Henri Darmon (McGill) un membre r?gulier du CRM qui y travaille depuis cinq ans, et Francois Lalonde (Montr?al), directeur du CRM. Le Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) de l'Universit? de Montr?al a vu le jour en 1969. Pr?sentement dirig?par le professeur Fran?ois Lalonde, il a pour objectif de servir de centre national pour la recherche fondamentale en math?matiques et leurs applications. Le personnel scientifique du CRM regroupe plus d'une centaine de membres r?guliers et de boursiers post-doctoraux. De plus, le CRM accueille d'ann?e en ann?e un grand nombre de chercheurs invit?s. Source: Centre de recherches math?matiques 514-343-7501 www.crm.umontreal.ca ---- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2006 Fields medalists all related to the Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) programmes Madrid, August 23, 2006 -- The three 2006 Fields medalists that were announced at the opening ceremony of the 2006 International Congress of mathematicians (ICM) (August 22 -30 2006) are all related to CRM's thematic programmes. Terence Tao, 31, the youngest Fields medalist, was one of three 2006 Aisenstadt Chairholders at CRM during its programme on ''Analysis in number theory'' held last year, and organized by Andrew Granville (Montreal), Henri Darmon (McGill) and Chantal David (Concordia). The two other CRM Aisenstadt Chairholders were K. Soundararajan, and M. Bhargava who will be giving a plenary lecture in Madrid. The two other Fields medalists are Andrei Okounkov (Princeton) and Wendelin Werner (Paris-Sud) who were both recently contacted by CRM's scientific committee for our 2008-2009 programme entitled ''Probabilistic methods in mathematical physics'' now at an advanced stage of preparation. The CRM's scientific committee for this 2008-2009 programme has been set up by the CRM director and includes a large number of scientists across the world, under the direction of David Brydges (UBC), John Harnad (Concordia & CRM) and Steve Zelditch (John Hopkins). CRM has asked PIMS to collaborate on the probabilistic aspects of this thematic programme. Furthermore, three of the four Canadian speakers at the ICM are also directly related to the CRM: Vinayak Vatsal (UBC) was awarded the CRM Aisenstadt Prize in 2004, Henri Darmon (McGill) is a regular member of the CRM working at the CRM for the past five years, and Francois Lalonde is CRM director. The Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) of the Universit? de Montr?al was founded in 1969. Currently under the direction of Fran?ois Lalonde, the Centre's mandate is to serve as a national centre for fundamental research in mathematics and their applications. The CRM's scientific personnel includes more than one hundred members and postdoctoral fellows. Furthermore, the CRM hosts from year to year a large number of guest researchers. Contact information: Centre de recherches math?matiques 514-343-7501 www.crm.umontreal.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 23 11:50:09 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Aug 23 11:50:16 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Analysis - University of Western Ontario, Department of Mathematics Message-ID: The University of Western Ontario Department of Mathematics Applications are invited for a probationary (tenure-track) position in analysis. This position is at the Assistant Professor level and is scheduled to commence on July 1, 2007. The department is seeking candidates with an outstanding record of research and publication in an area of analysis including partial differential equations, geometric analysis, complex analysis, harmonic analysis, symplectic and complex analytic geometry. The candidate is expected to have a commitment to and demonstrated aptitude for teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to supervise doctoral dissertations. Candidates are encouraged to apply electronically using MathJobs.Org: http://www.mathjobs.org Applications may also be mailed to: Professor D. M. Riley, Chair Department of Mathematics The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada All applications should include a curriculum vitae and at least four letters of reference. At least one letter of reference should include a detailed comment on the teaching abilities of the applicant. Any e-mail inquiries should be addressed to: math-pos@uwo.ca Our web address is: http://www.math.uwo.ca The deadline for applications is November 30, 2006. The position is subject to budget approval. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. 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Name: uwo-analysis.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 104953 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060823/a17e86a0/uwo-analysis.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 23 11:52:25 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Aug 23 11:52:30 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Geometry - University of Western Ontario, Department of Mathematics Message-ID: The University of Western Ontario Department of Mathematics Applications are invited for a probationary (tenure-track) position in geometry. This position is at the Assistant Professor level and is scheduled to commence on July 1, 2007. The department is seeking candidates with an outstanding record of research and publication in an area of geometry with a preference to algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry, differential geometry, mathematical physics, and noncommutative geometry. The candidate is expected to have a commitment to and demonstrated aptitude for teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to supervise doctoral dissertations. Candidates are encouraged to apply electronically using MathJobs.Org: http://www.mathjobs.org Applications may also be mailed to: Professor D. M. Riley, Chair Department of Mathematics The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada All applications should include a curriculum vitae and at least four letters of reference. At least one letter of reference should include a detailed comment on the teaching abilities of the applicant. Any e-mail inquiries should be addressed to: math-pos@uwo.ca Our web address is: http://www.math.uwo.ca The deadline for applications is November 30, 2006. The position is subject to budget approval. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. 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Name: uwo-geometry.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 105235 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060823/fe2c3d21/uwo-geometry.pdf From bbaxter at pims.math.ca Fri Aug 25 14:28:42 2006 From: bbaxter at pims.math.ca (Breeonne Baxter) Date: Fri Aug 25 14:51:47 2006 Subject: [cmath] PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships Message-ID: <44EF415A.8080505@pims.math.ca> Call for Nominations: Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites nominations of outstanding young researchers in the mathematical sciences for Postdoctoral Fellowships for the year 2007-2008. Candidates must be nominated by one or more scientists affiliated with PIMS or by a Department (or Departments) affiliated with PIMS. The fellowships are intended to supplement support made available through such a sponsor. The Institute expects to support up to 20 fellowships tenable at any of its Canadian member universities: Simon Fraser University, the University of Alberta, the University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, and the University of Victoria, as well as the affiliated universities: the University of Lethbridge and the University of Regina. For the 2007-2008 competition, the amount of the award is $20,000 and the sponsor(s) is (are) required to provide additional funds to finance a minimum stipend of $40,000 (including benefits). Award decisions are made by the PIMS PDF Review Panel based on excellence of the candidate, potential for participation in PIMS programs and potential for involvement with PIMS partners. PIMS Postdoctoral Fellows will be expected to participate in all PIMS activities related to the Fellow's area of expertise and will be encouraged to spend time at other sites. To ensure that PIMS Postdoctoral Fellows are able to participate fully in Institute activities, they may not teach more that two single-term courses per year. Nominees must have a Ph.D. or equivalent (or expect to receive a Ph.D. by December 31, 2007) and be within three years of their Ph.D. at the time of the nomination (i.e., the candidate must have received her or his Ph.D. on or after January 1, 2004). The fellowship may be taken up at any time between April 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008. The fellowship is for one year and is renewable for at most one additional year. Nominations must include 1. curriculum vitae, 2. statement of research interests, 3. three letters of reference (including one from a sponsoring professor), and 4. statement of anticipated support from the sponsor. Deadline for Nominations: December 15, 2006. The sponsors should register their nominees at: https://www.pims.math.ca/opportunities/postdocs/ and send the complete nomination package to: Attn: PIMS PDF Competition Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences 200 - 1933 West Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Canada or hand-deliver the package to any one of the Canadian PIMS Site Offices. PIMS accepts no responsibility for incomplete packages, or for individual components of a nomination package being sent to any of our offices. Nominations must be received by December 15, 2006. ---------------------------------------------------- Breeonne Baxter Scientific Publications and Communications Manager Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences 200 - 1933 West Mall, UBC Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 604.822.0402 ---------------------------------------------------- From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Aug 28 14:23:11 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Aug 28 14:23:17 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position - Carleton University, School of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: Carleton University Mathematics and Statistics The School of Mathematics and Statistics at Carleton University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Applied Probability, starting January 1, 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Probability or a related area, and a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong, externally-funded research program, supervise students, and develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. The School is particularly interested in candidates who are able to connect with industry and attract non-governmental research funding. More information about the School can be found at www.math.carleton.ca. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Consideration of applications will begin on September 30, 2006 and continue until the position is filled. Applications (hard copies only), including a curriculum vitae, up to four sample publications, a teaching dossier and at least three letters of reference, should be sent to: Dr Y. Q. Zhao, Director School of Mathematics and Statistics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa Ontario K1S 5B6 Canada Email: ms-atd@math.carleton.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. 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Name: carleton-ad.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 101596 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060828/eaec83c6/carleton-ad.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Aug 29 09:38:50 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Aug 29 09:38:56 2006 Subject: [cmath] THREE HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (August 29, 2006) THREE HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OTTAWA, Ontario -- The recipient of the Canadian Mathematical Society's Adrien Pouliot Award for 2006 is Dr. Peter Taylor (Queen's University). Dr. Michael Newman (University of Waterloo) is the winner of the 2006 Doctoral Prize and Dr. Malcolm Harper (Champlain College, St Lambert) is the winner of the 2006 G. de B. Robinson Prize. ************************************************************ 2006 CMS Adrien Pouliot Award - Dr. Peter Taylor (Queen's University) ************************************************************ The Adrien Pouliot Award is for individuals, or teams of individuals, who have made significant and sustained contributions to mathematics education in Canada. The 2006 Adrien Pouliot Award is awarded to Peter D. Taylor (Queen's) for his outstanding contributions to the teaching and learning of mathematics in Canada. Peter's work is grounded in an innovative and evolving curriculum philosophy and an approach to mathematics which is fundamentally aesthetic. His passion for revealing the aesthetics in mathematics is perhaps best illustrated by the course Mathematics and Poetry that he teaches jointly with a colleague in the English Department at Queen's. In this course Peter immerses students in beautiful problems to reveal qualities shared by mathematics and poetry. Peter Taylor is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen's University, cross-appointed to the Department of Biology and the Faculty of Education. During his career Peter has taught and published in all three areas including two semesters in high school to prepare for the extensive curriculum writing work he continues to do with the Ontario Ministry of Education. A central thrust of his curriculum work involves the construction of problems which are investigative in nature but at the same time deliver the key ideas and techniques of the standard curriculum, particularly calculus and linear algebra. He has produced a number of books of investigative problems which are in wide circulation in the school system. He was a founding member of the Canadian Math Education Study Group (CMESG), served as chair of the CMS Education Committee from 1983 to 1987, and is a regular participant in the activities of the Fields Institute Mathematics Education Forum. Peter has presented his innovative approach to mathematics education at many meetings of educators. These include a plenary lecture at a CMESG meeting, a plenary talk at the PIMS Changing the Culture Conference and education sessions at CMS meetings. Of particular note is a joint lecture, "Reinventing the Teacher", with one of his graduate students, Nathalie Sinclair, at the 2000 ICME conference in Tokyo -- one of two lectures singled out on the front page of the final conference newsletter. His reputation as a teacher has been recognized by the Queens Arts and Science Teaching Award (1986), a MAA Distinguished Teaching Award (1992), and a 3-M Teaching Fellowship (1994). Dr Taylor will receive the 2006 Adrien Pouliot Award at the CMS Winter Meeting in Toronto (December 2006). ************************************************************ 2006 CMS Doctoral Prize - Dr. Michael Newman (University of Waterloo) ************************************************************ The CMS Doctoral Prize recognizes outstanding performance by a doctoral student who graduated from a Canadian university. As a graduate student of Professor Christopher Godsil, University of Waterloo, Michael Newman wrote an outstanding dissertation which presents extensions and applications of the Delsarte-Hoffman bound on the size of independent sets in graphs. The thesis interweaves the solutions of three intriguing yet ostensibly unrelated problems into a unified tapestry by virtue of their common methodological treatment. The results obtained are important and the exposition first-rate. Michael Newman received his B.Math. from the University of Waterloo in 1992 and his M.Sc. from the University of Manitoba in 2000. He completed his Ph.D. in 2005 and, since then he has held an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at Queen Mary College in London, England. Dr. Newman will present the 2006 Doctoral Prize Lecture at the CMS Winter Meeting, hosted by the University of Toronto in December 2006. ************************************************************* 2006 CMS G. de B. Robinson Prize - Dr. Malcolm Harper (Champlain College, St. Lambert) ************************************************************ The G. de B. Robinson Award was inaugurated to recognize the publication of excellent papers in the Canadian Journal of Mathematics and the Canadian Mathematical Bulletin and to encourage the submission of the highest quality papers to these journals. The 2006 G. de B. Robinson Award is presented to Dr. Malcolm Harper for his paper entitled Z[\sqrt{14}] is Euclidean" published in the Canadian Journal of Mathematics, Volume 56 (2004), no. 1, pp. 55-70. This paper resolves a long-standing question initially posed by Pierre Samuel. In a fundamental paper written in 1971, Samuel raised numerous questions about Euclidean rings, the most celebrated one being whether Z[\sqrt{14}] is Euclidean. It is well-known that this ring is not Euclidean for the norm map, so Samuel's question is if another map exists making the ring Euclidean. Shortly after Samuel's paper, Weinberger showed that if we assume the generalized Riemann hypothesis (GRH), then the ring is Euclidean, albeit for some strange Euclidean function. In a series of papers written in the 1980's, Rajiv Gupta, Kumar Murty and Ram Murty devised new techniques to study Euclidean rings in an attempt to remove the use of the GRH from Weinberger's work. Their work ultimately led David Clark and Ram Murty to show that Z[\sqrt{14}, 1/p] is Euclidean for the prime p=3D1298852237, without the use of GRH. In his doctoral thesis, Harper showed that the result of Clark and Ram Murty holds for any prime p. Later, by an ingenious use of the large sieve method, he removed the use of the auxiliary prime and established Samuel's conjecture. Malcolm Harper completed his bachelor's degree (with distinction) in physics and his master's degree in mathematics at the University of Regina in 1994. He then moved to McGill University and obtained his Ph.D. under the direction of M. Ram Murty in 2000. The paper for which Harper is given the Robinson award was based on his doctoral thesis. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Dr. Thomas Salisbury Executive Director President Canadian Mathematical Society Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: (613) 562-5702 Tel: 416-736-2100 ext 33921 director@cms.math.ca president@cms.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Aug 29 09:47:41 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Aug 29 09:47:45 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?TROIS_MATH=C9MATICIENS_honor=E9s_pour_leu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rs_r=E9alisations_exceptionnelles?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion imm?diate (29 ao?t 2006) TROIS MATH?MATICIENS honor?s pour leurs r?alisations exceptionnelles OTTAWA (Ontario) -- La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) d?cerne le prix d'?ducation math?matique Adrien-Pouliot 2006 au professeur Peter Taylor (Universit? Queen's), le Prix de doctorat 2006 au professeur Michael Newman (Universit? de Waterloo) et le prix G. de B. Robinson 2006 au professeur Malcolm Harper (Coll?ge Champlain, Saint-Lambert). ********************************************************* Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2006 de la SMC (Univerit? Queen's) ********************************************************* Le prix Adrien-Pouliot rend hommage aux personnes ou aux groupes qui ont fait une contribution importante et soutenue ? l'?ducation math?matique au Canada. Le prix Adrien-Pouliot 2006 est d?cern? ? Peter D. Taylor (Queen's) pour sa contribution exceptionnelle ? l'enseignement des math?matiques au Canada. Les travaux de Peter reposent sur sa conception d'un programme innovateur et ?volutif, ainsi qu'une approche math?matique fondamentalement esth?tique. Sa passion pour l'esth?tisme des math?matiques ne ressort nulle part mieux que dans le cours Math?matiques et po?sie qu'il donne avec un coll?gue du D?partement d'anglais de Queen's. Dans ce cours, Peter pr?sente de superbes probl?mes qui r?v?lent des qualit?s communes aux math?matiques et ? la po?siee. Peter Taylor est professeur au D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? Queen's tout en ?tant aussi affect? au D?partement de biologie et ? la Facult? d'?ducation. Durant sa carri?re, il a enseign? et publi? dans les trois domaines. Il a notamment enseign? deux semestres dans une ?cole secondaire en guise de pr?paration ? l'?laboration de programmes pour le minist?re de l'?ducation de l'Ontario. Il s'attache surtout ? construire des probl?mes qui font appel ? l'investigation tout en v?hiculant les principaux concepts et techniques du programme-cadre, particuli?rement en calcul diff?rentiel et int?gral et en alg?bre lin?aire. Il a en outre publi? un certain nombre d'ouvrages sur la r?solution de probl?mes qui sont bien connus dans le syst?me scolaire. Il est un membre fondateur du Groupe canadien d'?tude en didactique des math?matiques (GCEDM), il a pr?sid? le Comit? d'?ducation de la SMC de 1983 ? 1987 et il participe activement aux activit?s du forum sur l'enseignement des math?matiques de l'Institut Fields. Peter a pr?sent? sa d?marche novatrice ? l'occasion de nombreuses rencontres d'?ducateurs. Il a donn? une conf?rence principale lors d'un congr?s du GCEDM, une conf?rence pl?ni?re dans le cadre du congr?s ? Changing the Culture ? du PIMS, et des communications dans les sessions sur l'?ducation des R?unions de la SMC. Il a notamment donn? une conf?rence intitul?e "Reinventing the Teacher" avec l'une de ses ?tudiantes, Nathalie Sinclair, lors du congr?s ICME 2000 ? Tokyo, l'une des deux conf?rences qui ont fait la une du bulletin final du congr?s. Sa r?putation d'enseignant n'est plus ? faire. Il a d'ailleurs re?u le Queens Arts and Science Teaching Award (1986), le Distinguished Teaching Award de la MAA (1992) et le Prix 3M pour l'excellence en enseignement (1994). Peter Taylor recevra le prix Adrien-Pouliot 2006 ? la R?union d'hiver de la SMC ? Toronto (d?cembre 2006). ********************************************************* Prix de doctorat 2006 de la SMC - Michael Newman (Universit? de Waterloo) ********************************************************* Le Prix de doctorat de la SMC r?compense le travail exceptionnel d'un ?tudiant ou d'une ?tudiante au doctorat ayant obtenu un dipl?me d'une universit? canadienne. Durant ses ?tudes sup?rieures sous la supervision du professeur Christopher Godsil de l'Universit? de Waterloo, Michael Newman a r?dig? une dissertation exceptionnelle pr?sentant des extensions et des applications de la borne de Delsarte-Hoffman sur la taille des ensembles ind?pendants dans les graphes. Sa th?se int?gre les solutions de trois probl?mes intrigants, mais aussi visiblement non reli?s, en un seul tableau gr?ce ? une m?thodologie commune. Les r?sultats obtenus sont importants, et la d?monstration, exceptionnelle. Michael Newman a obtenu un baccalaur?at en math?matiques de l'Universit? de Waterloo en 1992 et une ma?trise en sciences de l'Universit? du Manitoba en 2000. Il a obtenu son doctorat en 2005 et poursuit depuis des ?tudes postdoctorales au coll?ge Queen Mary ? Londres gr?ce ? une bourse de recherche du CRSNG. Michael Newman prononcera la conf?rence du Prix de doctorat 2006 ? la R?union d'hiver de la SMC, qui se tiendra ? l'Universit? de Toronto en d?cembre 2006. ********************************************************* Prix G. de B. Robinson 2006 de la SMC - Malcolm Harper (Coll?ge Champlain, Saint-Lambert) ********************************************************* Le prix G. de B. Robinson rend hommage aux math?maticiens qui se sont distingu?s par l'excellence de leurs articles parus dans le Journal canadien de math?matiques et le Bulletin canadien de math?matiques, et vise ? encourager la pr?sentation d'articles de premi?re qualit? pour ces revues. La SMC d?cerne son prix G. de B. Robinson 2006 ? Malcolm Harper pour son article intitul? ? Z[\sqrt{14}] is Euclidean ? publi? dans le Journal canadien de math?matiques, volume 56 (2004), no 1, pp. 55-70. Cet article r?sout une question pos?e il y a longtemps par Pierre Samuel. Dans un article fondamental ?crit en 1971, Samuel soulevait plusieurs questions ? propos des anneaux euclidiens, la plus c?l?bre ?tant ? Z[\sqrt{14}] est-il euclidien? ?. Il est bien connu que cet anneau n'est pas euclidien par rapport ? la fonction ?valeur absolue?; Samuel demande donc si l'anneau serait euclidien s'il existait une autre fonction. Peu apr?s la publication de l'article de Samuel, Weinberger a montr? que si l'on tient compte de l'hypoth?se de Riemann g?n?ralis?e, l'anneau serait bel et bien euclidien, bien qu'il s'agisse d'une ?trange fonction euclidienne. Dans une s?rie d'articles ?crits dans les ann?es 1980, Rajiv Gupta, Kumar Murty et Ram Murty ont ?labor? de nouvelles techniques pour l'?tude des anneaux euclidiens dans le but d'emp?cher l'utilisation de l'hypoth?se de Riemann g?n?ralis?e avanc?e par Weinberger. Ces travaux ont abouti lorsque David Clark et Ram Murty ont d?montr? que Z[\sqrt{14}, 1/p] ?tait euclidien pour le nombre premier p=1298852237, sans recourir ? l'hypoth?se de Riemann g?n?ralis?e. Dans sa th?se de doctorat, Malcolm Harper a montr? que le r?sultat de Clark et de Ram Murty s'appliquait ? tout nombre premier p. Plus tard, par un emploi ing?nieux de la m?thode du crible, il a ?limin? l'emploi du nombre premier auxiliaire et a ?tabli la conjecture de Samuel. Malcolm Harper a obtenu un baccalaur?at en physique (avec distinction) et une ma?trise en math?matiques de l'Universit? de Regina en 1994. Il a poursuivi au doctorat ? l'Universit? McGill sous la direction de Ram Murty et a termin? ses ?tudes en 2000. L'article pour lequel Malcolm Harper obtient le prix G. de B. Robinson d?coule de sa th?se de doctorat. Renseignements : M. Graham P. Wright M. Thomas Salisbury Directeur administratif Pr?sident Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Soci?t? math?matique du Canada T?l.: 613 562-5702 T?l.: 416 736-2100 poste 33921 directeur@smc.math.ca president@smc.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:25:15 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:25:25 2006 Subject: [cmath] Applications - Math in Moscow Message-ID: Math in Moscow: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) support scholarships at $9,000 each. Canadian students registered in a mathematics or computer science program are eligible. The scholarships are to attend a semester at the small elite Moscow Independent University. Math in Moscow Program www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow Application details www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscow_web/ For additional information please see your department or call the CMS at 613-562-5702. Two scholarships will be awarded in the fall competition. Deadline September 30, 2006 to attend the Winter 2007 semester. __ Susan Latreille Assistant to the Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Adjointe au directeur Soci?t? math?matique du Canada ss From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:26:26 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:26:33 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Math_=E0_Moscou?= Message-ID: Math ? Moscou : Le Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en G?nie du Canada (CRSNG) et la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) offrent des bourses de 9,500 $ chacune. Les ?tudiantes ou ?tudiants du Canada inscrit(e)s ? un programme de math?matiques ou d'informatique sont ?ligibles. Les bourses servent ? financer un trimestre d'?tudes ? la petite universit? d'?lite Moscow Independent University. Programme Math ? Moscou www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow D?tails de soumission www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web/ Deux plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre d?partement ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Date limite 30 septembre 2005 pour le trimestre d'hiver 2006 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:27:30 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:27:37 2006 Subject: [cmath] Applications - Math in Moscow Message-ID: Math in Moscow: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) support scholarships at $9,000 each. Canadian students registered in a mathematics or computer science program are eligible. The scholarships are to attend a semester at the small elite Moscow Independent University. Math in Moscow Program www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow Application details www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscow_web/ For additional information please see your department or call the CMS at 613-562-5702. Two scholarships will be awarded in the fall competition. ***************************************************************************** Deadline September 30, 2006 to attend the Winter 2007 semester. ***************************************************************************** From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:28:18 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:28:27 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for Nominations Message-ID: CALL FOR COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS The Canadian Mathematical Society serves the community as admirably as it does because of a substantive committee structure supported by over 140 volunteers. Finding replacements as the terms of office expire is an important and on-going task of the CMS Nominating Committee. Before the end of 2006, the Committee must fill positions on the Advancement of Mathematics, Education, Endowment Grants, Electronic Services, Finance, Publications and Research Committees. The Nominating Committee strives to find colleagues, particularly younger colleagues, who are interested in serving on a CMS committee. If you have colleagues who you think would be good candidates for one of the above committees (or for any CMS committee), please forward their names (together with an indication of where they might best serve) to chair-nomc@cms.math.ca before September 30, 2006. Edgar Goodaire Chair CMS Nominating Committee From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:28:58 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:29:04 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?APPEL_DE_CANDIDATURES_POUR_LES_COMIT=C9S?= Message-ID: APPEL DE CANDIDATURES POUR LES COMIT?S La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada sert la communaut? de fa?on admirable, et ce, parce qu'elle peut compter sur un important r?seau de comit?s auxquels participent plus de 140 b?n?voles. Le Comit? des mises en candidature a l'importante t?che de trouver des rempla?ants pour les membres de comit? dont le mandat est ?chu. Or, d'ici la fin de 2006, il doit combler des vacances dans les comit?s suivants : Avancement des math?matiques, ?ducation, Attribution des bourses du fonds de dotation, Services ?lectroniques, Finances, Publications et Recherche. Le Comit? des mises en candidature cherche des membres, tout particuli?rement jeunes, qui seraient int?ress?s ? si?ger ? un comit? de la SMC. Si vous connaissez des personnes, parmi vos coll?gues, qui feraient d'excellents candidats pour l'un des comit?s susmentionn?s (ou tout autre comit? de la SMC), veuillez soumettre leur nom (accompagn? de quelques mots d'indication sur les domaines o? ils pourraient le mieux servir la Soci?t?) ? chair-nomc@cms.math.ca avant le 30 septembre 2006. Edgar Goodaire Pr?sident du Comit? des mises en candidature From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:30:37 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:30:44 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for Endowment Grants - 2006 Message-ID: Call for proposals - 2006 Endowment Grants Competition The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the 2006 Endowment Grants Competition to fund projects that contribute to the broader good of the mathematical community. The Endowment Fund is used to fund such projects and the Endowment Grants Committee (EGC) administers the distribution of the grants and adjudicates proposals for projects. Depending on the performance of the CMS Endowment Fund, the funds available for this year's competition may be less than past years. Proposals must address the goal and statement of purpose of the Canadian Mathematical Society. The goal of the Canadian Mathematical Society is to support the promotion and advancement of the discovery, learning, and application of mathematics. The CMS Statement of Purpose is: 1. To unify and support Canadian mathematicians through effective communication, broad membership, sponsorship of diverse activities, and partnerships with like professional societies. 2. To support mathematics research through the communication of current research to both the specialist and non-specialist, public recognition of research accomplishments and collaboration with the research institutes and granting agencies. 3. To support the advancement of mathematics education through joint projects with mathematics educators at all levels, promotion of educational advancements, and partnerships with provincial ministries of education and organizations supporting mathematics education. 4. To champion mathematics through initiatives that explain, promote and increase the general understanding of mathematics, provide extra-curricular opportunities for students, and encourage partnerships with corporate, government and not-for-profit agencies. An applicant may be involved in only one proposal per competition as a principal applicant. Proposals must come from CMS members, or, if joint, at least one principal applicant must be a CMS member. The EGC will consider funding proposals for a maximum of three years. However, multi-year proposals must be funded from the funds available to the EGC in the year of application. The EGC will consider funding proposals to a maximum of $5,000 per year. The EGC committee tends to favour proposals where CMS funds can be leveraged or where proposals have no other natural funding body to which to apply. If it is anticipated that a proposal will generate something of lasting financial value, proposers must indicate that this is the case and declare their intent with respect to that value. Application process. Application forms and templates as well as advice and directions are available at the CMS website www.cms.math.ca/Grants/EGC. *************************************************************** Proposals must be received no later than September 30, 2006 *************************************************************** The Chair of the Endowment Grants Committee invites emails expressing interest in the grant as soon as possible Dr. Karl Dilcher Chair, Endowment Grants Committee Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 chair-egc@cms.math.ca *************************************************************************************** From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:32:09 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:32:16 2006 Subject: [cmath] Appel de propositions - CONCOURS DE BOURSES DU FONDS DE DOTATION 2006 Message-ID: Appel de propositions - CONCOURS DE BOURSES DU FONDS DE DOTATION 2006 La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) est heureuse d'annoncer la tenue du Concours de bourses du fond de dotation 2006 pour le financement d'activit?s qui contribuent ? l'essor global de la communaut? math?matique. Le Comit? d'attribution des bourses du fonds de dotation (CABFD) se charge d'?valuer les propositions et d'attribuer les bourses. Selon le rendement du Fonds de dotation de la SMC, le financement disponible pour le concours de cette ann?e pourrait ?tre inf?rieur ? celui des ann?es pr?c?dentes. Les propositions doivent ?tre conformes ? l'objectif et ? l'?nonc? d'intention de la SMC. La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada s'est donn?e pour objectif de promouvoir et de favoriser la d?couverte et l'apprentissage des math?matiques, et les applications qui en d?coulent. Son ?nonc? d'intention est le suivant : 1. Regrouper et appuyer les math?maticiens canadiens en favorisant la communication et l'adh?sion ? grande ?chelle, en commanditant diverses activit?s et en ?tablissant des partenariats avec des associations professionnelles semblables ? la n?tre. 2. Encourager la recherche math?matique en diffusant les r?sultats de recherches en cours aux sp?cialistes et aux non-sp?cialistes, en faisant reconna?tre publiquement les travaux de chercheurs et en collaborant avec les instituts de recherche et les organismes subventionnaires. 3. Favoriser l'apprentissage des math?matiques en r?alisant des projets avec des professeurs de math?matiques de tous les niveaux, en faisant conna?tre les progr?s dans l'enseignement et en ?tablissant des partenariats avec les minist?res de l'?ducation provinciaux et les organismes vou?s ? l'apprentissage des math?matiques. 4. D?fendre les math?matiques en cr?ant des initiatives visant ? expliquer, ? promouvoir et ? mieux faire conna?tre la discipline, en organisant des activit?s parascolaires et en encourageant les partenariats avec les soci?t?s priv?es, les gouvernements et les organismes ? but non lucratif. Un demandeur ne peut pr?senter qu'une proposition par concours en tant que demandeur principal. Les propositions doivent venir de membres de la SMC. S'il s'agit d'un projet conjoint, au moins un des demandeurs principaux doit ?tre membre de la SMC. Le CABFD ?valuera les projets qui s'?talent sur un maximum de trois ans. Les projets s'?chelonnant sur plusieurs ann?es seront toutefois financ?s en fonction des fonds dont disposera le Comit? l'ann?e de la demande. Le Comit? se limitera aux propositions dont le financement demand? n'exc?de pas 5 000 $ par ann?e. De fa?on g?n?rale, le CABFD favorise les propositions o? les fonds de la SMC peuvent ?tre ?quilibr?s ou les propositions qui ne disposent d'aucun organisme de financement naturel o? postuler. Si les demandeurs pr?voient tirer une valeur financi?re durable du projet, ils doivent l'indiquer et expliquer leur intention envers cette valeur. Processus de demande. Le formulaire de demande et gabarits, ainsi que conseils et instructions sont disponible au site de la SMC www.smc.math.ca/Grants/EGC/.f. ******************************************************************************** Les applications doivent ?tre re?ues au plus tard le 30 septembre 2006. ******************************************************************************** Le pr?sident du comit? invite les courriels d?crivant votre int?r?t au fond d?s que possible. Dr. Karl Dilcher Pr?sident, Comit? d'attribution des bourses du fonds de dotation Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 chair-egc@cms.math.ca ******************************************************************************** From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:50:38 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:50:45 2006 Subject: [cmath] CMS Excellence in Teaching Award for post-secondary undergraduateteaching in Mathematics Message-ID: CMS Excellence in Teaching Award for post-secondary undergraduate teaching in Mathematics Recognizing sustained and distinguished contributions in teaching. Full-time univer-sity, college, two-year college, or CEGEP teachers in Canada with at least five years teaching experience at their current insti-tution can be nominated. For details regarding nomination pro-cedure, please visit www.cms.math.ca/prizes. ****************************************************** Deadline for nomination is: November 15, 2006 ****************************************************** Nelson & Brooks/Cole, Thomson Businesses are proud sponsors of this award. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 08:51:50 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 08:51:57 2006 Subject: [cmath] Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC Message-ID: Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC pour l'enseignement coll?gial et de premier cycle universitaire en math?matiques Ce prix r?compense des contributions exceptionnelles et soutenues en ensei-gnement. Il s'addresse aux professeures et professeurs d'universit?, de coll?ge ou de c?gep au Canada ayant au moins cinq ans d'exp?rience dans leur institution pr?sente. Pour les d?tails sur la proc?dure de mise en nomination voir www.cms.math.ca/prizes. ***************************************************************** Date limite pour soumettre une candidature : 15 novembre 2006 ***************************************************************** Nelson et Brooks/Cole, Entreprises Thomson sont fiers de commanditer ce prix. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 09:00:05 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 09:00:11 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for Sessions -- CMS-MITACS Joint Conference 2007 Message-ID: Call for Sessions -- CMS-MITACS Joint Conference 2007 Additional self-supported sessions play an important role in the success of our meetings. We welcome and invite proposals for self-supported sessions for this meeting (May 30 -- June 3, 2007) at the Delta Hotel in Winnipeg. Proposals should include a brief description of the focus and purpose of the session, the expected number of the talks, as well as the organizer's name, complete address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc. These additional sessions will be incorporated with the other sessions in time blocks allocated by the Meeting Directors. All sessions will be advertised in the CMS Notes, on the web sites and, if possible, in the Notices of the AMS and in publications of other societies. Speakers in these additional sessions will be requested to submit abstracts which will be published on the web site and in the meeting programme. Those wishing to organize a session should send a proposal to the Meeting Directors by the deadline below. ***************************************************************** Deadline is September 30, 2006 ***************************************************************** Scientific Directors Dr. Don Dawson Lab for Research in Statistics and Probability Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Email: Ddawson@math.carleton.ca Dr. Fereidoun Ghahramani Department of Mathematics University of Manitoba 342 Machray Hall,186 Dysart Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Email: fereidou@cc.umanitoba.ca The following CMS-MITACS invited (partially funded) sessions have been confirmed for this conference: Banach Algebras and Abstract Harmonic Analysis Org: Yong Zhang (Manitoba) Complex Function Theory Org: Ian Graham (Toronto), Eric Schippers (Manitoba) Geometrically-Constrained Resource Allocation Org: Binay Bhattacharya (SFU) Finite Combinatorics Org: Robert Craigen (Manitoba), David Gunderson (Manitoba) Mathematical Biology Org: Gerda de Vries (Alberta), Frithjof Lutscher (Ottawa) Mathematical Physics Org: Richard Froes (UBC), Tom Osborn (Manitoba) Model Theory and its Applications Org: Bradd Hart (McMaster), Thomas Kucera (Manitoba), Rahim Moosa (Waterloo) Network Algorithms Org: Evangelos Kranakis (Carleton) Nonlinear Methods in Computational Mathematics Org: Kirill Kopotun (Manitoba) Quantum Information Theory Org: Richard Cleve (Waterloo) Statistical Learning Org: Yoshua Bengio (Montreal), Sam Roweis (Toronto) From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 09:01:48 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 09:01:55 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Appel_de_sessions_--_Congr=E8s_conjoint_M?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ITACS-SMC_2007?= Message-ID: Appel de sessions -- Congr?s conjoint MITACS-SMC 2007 Les sessions compl?mentaires autonomes jouent un r?le important dans le succ?s de nos r?unions. Nous vous invitons ? proposer des sessions autonomes pour ce congr?s qui se tiendra ? l'h?tel Delta de Winnipeg, du 30 mai au 3 juin 2007. Votre proposition doit inclure une br?ve description de l'orientation et des objectifs de la session, le nombre de communications pr?vues et leur dur?e, ainsi que le nom, l'adresse compl?te, le num?ro de t?l?phone, l'adresse courriel et les autres coordonn?es de l'organisateur. Ces sessions compl?mentaires seront int?gr?es aux autres sessions du programme, dans des cases horaires pr?vues ? cet effet par le directeur du Congr?s. Toutes les sessions seront annonc?es dans les Notes de la SMC, sur le site Web et, si possible, dans le Bulletin de l'AMS et les publications d'autres soci?t?s. Les conf?renciers de ces sessions compl?mentaires devront pr?senter un r?sum? qui sera publi? sur le site Web et dans le programme du Congr?s. Toute personne qui souhaiterait organiser une session est pri?e de faire parvenir une proposition au directeur du Congr?s avant la date limite indiqu?e ci-dessous. *************************************************************************** Date limite : 30 septembre, 2006 *************************************************************************** Directeurs du Congr?s : Don Dawson Lab for Research in Statistics and Probability Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Ddawson@math.carleton.ca Fereidoun Ghahramani Department of Mathematics University of Manitoba 342 Machray Hall,186 Dysart Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 fereidou@cc.umanitoba.ca Les sessions suivantes (partiellement subventionn?es) ont ?t? confirm?es : Alg?bre de Banach et analyse harmonique abstraite Org: Yong Zhang (Manitoba) Th?orie des fonctions complexes Org: Ian Graham (Toronto), Eric Schippers (Manitoba) Allocation de ressources sous des contraintes g?om?triques Org: Binay Bhattacharya (SFU) Combinatoire finie Org: Robert Craigen (Manitoba), David Gunderson (Manitoba) Biologie math?matique Org: Gerda de Vries (Alberta), Frithjof Lutscher (Ottawa) Physique math?matique Org: Richard Froes (UBC), Tom Osborn (Manitoba) Th?orie des mod?les et ses applications Org: Bradd Hart (McMaster), Thomas Kucera (Manitoba), Rahim Moosa (Waterloo) Algorithmes des r?seaux Org: Evangelos Kranakis (Carleton) M?thodes nonlin?aires en math?matiques computationnelles Org: Kirill Kopotun (Manitoba) Th?orie de l'information quantique Org: Richard Cleve (Waterloo) Apprentissage statistique Org: Yoshua Bengio (Montreal), Sam Roweis (Toronto) From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 5 11:30:40 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 5 11:30:49 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Math_=E0_Moscou_-_Correction?= Message-ID: Suite est une correction du courriel envoy? ce matin. *************** Le Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en G?nie du Canada (CRSNG) et la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) offrent des bourses de 9,000 $ chacune. Les ?tudiantes ou ?tudiants du Canada inscrit(e)s ? un programme de math?matiques ou d'informatique sont ?ligibles. Les bourses servent ? financer un trimestre d'?tudes ? la petite universit? d'?lite Moscow Independent University. Programme Math ? Moscou : www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow D?tails de soumission : www.cms.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web.html Deux plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre d?partement ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. ******************************************************************** Date limite 30 septembre 2006 pour le trimestre d'hiver 2007 ******************************************************************** From ism at math.uqam.ca Tue Sep 5 17:28:12 2006 From: ism at math.uqam.ca (ISM) Date: Tue Sep 5 17:36:52 2006 Subject: [cmath] CRM-ISM Postdoctoral Fellowships / Bourses postdoctorales CRM-ISM Message-ID: <9E489EF2-5C0B-4D5D-BA96-3E85C79ECE0D@math.uqam.ca> CRM-ISM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2007-2008 (La version fran?aise suit) The Institut des sciences math?matiques (ISM) and the Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) invite applications for their joint postdoctoral fellowship program starting in September 2007. CRM-ISM postdoctoral fellowships are awarded to promising researchers who have recently obtained or expect to obtain a Ph.D. in the mathematical sciences. The fellowship offers an annual stipend of at least $36,000 CDN for one year, and is renewable for a second year. This is a research fellowship, allowing the recipient to devote all of his or her time to research under the supervision of a professor from one of the ISM member universities (Concordia, Laval, McGill, Sherbrooke, Universit? de Montr?al and UQAM). If fellows wish to teach, they may request to be offered teaching assignments for which they will receive an additional salary. Applications are welcome in all fields of research in which the CRM and the ISM are actively involved, namely: algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, category theory, combinatorics, geometry and topology, mathematical physics, nonlinear dynamics, number theory, probability, quantum computing, statistics, and mathematical methods in medical imaging. Note that in 2007-08, the CRM's theme year will be in Dynamics from both an applied and pure point of view. The first semester will be on dynamical systems applied mainly to delay equations and biology, while the second semester will concentrate on Hamiltonian and non-Hamiltonian dynamical systems, evolution equations, and spectral analysis. Applicants are asked to submit their applications electronically on the following web site: http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/~crmism/ index_en.html Required documents: ? online application form ? curriculum vitae (PDF format) ? research project (PDF format) ? the names of at least two (2) and at most five (5) people who know your work well and could write letters of recommendation in support of your application. Deadline: December 1, 2006 ************************************************************************ ************************************************************** BOURSES POSTDOCTORALES CRM-ISM 2007-2008 Le Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) et l'Institut des sciences math?matiques (ISM) sollicitent des candidatures dans le cadre de leur programme conjoint de bourses postdoctorales d?butant en septembre 2007. Les bourses postdoctorales CRM-ISM sont attribu?es ? des chercheurs prometteurs qui ont r?cemment obtenu, ou qui obtiendront sous peu, leur doctorat en math?matiques. La bourse offre une r?mun?ration d'au moins 36 000$ CDN pour un an, renouvelable pour une deuxi?me ann?e. Cette bourse de recherche permettra ? son b?n?ficiaire de consacrer la majeure partie de son temps ? ses travaux de recherche sous la supervision d'un professeur appartenant ? l'une des universit?s membres de l'ISM (Concordia, Laval, McGill, Sherbrooke, Universit? de Montr?al et UQAM). Si le boursier le d?sire, il pourra enseigner durant son stage et ainsi recevoir une r?mun?ration suppl?mentaire. Nous acceptons des demandes dans tous les domaines de recherche du CRM et de l'ISM, ? savoir: alg?bre, analyse, combinatoire, dynamique non-lin?aire, g?om?trie et topologie, informatique quantique, math?matiques appliqu?es, m?thodes math?matiques en imagerie m?dicale, physique math?matique, probabilit?s, statistique, th?orie des cat?gories, et th?orie des nombres. Notez que l'ann?e th?matique 2007-2008 du CRM portera sur la dynamique, avec un volet appliqu? et un volet pur. Le premier semestre sera d?di? aux syst?mes dynamiques appliqu?s surtout aux ?quations ? d?lai et ? la biologie, tandis que le deuxi?me semestre portera sur les syst?mes dynamiques hamiltoniens et non-hamiltoniens, aux ?quations d'?volution et ? l'analyse spectrale. Les candidats sont pri?s de soumettre leurs demandes ?lectroniquement en allant au site web: http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/~crmism/. Documents requis : ? formulaire ?lectronique de candidature ? curriculum vitae (format PDF) ? projet de recherche (format PDF) ? le nom d'au moins deux (2) et d'au plus cinq (5) personnes, connaissant bien votre travail de recherche, qui r?digeront une lettre de r?f?rence pour appuyer votre demande. Date limite: 1er d?cembre 2006 From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Sep 7 12:02:08 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Sep 7 12:02:14 2006 Subject: [cmath] Professorships [3 ads] - University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics Message-ID: %% AD #1 %% UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Department of Mathematics Tenure Stream Assistant Professorships The Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, anticipates having a number of tenure-stream Assistant Professorships over the next several years. Applicants must demonstrate excellent accomplishments and outstanding promise in research and strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching. Preference will be given to researchers in the areas of Analysis (Code: ANA), Algebra (Code: ALG), Geometric Analysis (Code: GAN), and Applied Mathematics (Code: AM). However, exceptional candidates in all fields of pure or applied mathematics are encouraged to apply (Code: OTHER). Applicants should send a complete Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter specifying the code of the position and whether the candidate is a Canadian citizen/permanent resident and arrange to have four letters of reference, of which at least one letter primarily addresses the candidate's teaching, sent directly to the appointments committee. Candidates are also encouraged to send a research statement, a teaching statement, and the AMS cover sheet. Application material should be sent to the Appointments Committee, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, 40 St. George Street - Room 6290, Toronto Ontario M5S 2E4, Canada. Preference will be given to applications received by November 15, 2006. The University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world, and is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The University especially welcomes applications from minority candidates and others who may add to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. %% END OF AD #1 %% %% AD #2 %% UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Department of Mathematics Ted Mossman Chair in Mathematics Thanks to a generous gift from James Mossman, the Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, is proud to announce a search for the Ted Mossman Chair in Mathematics. The appointment is at the level of Professor with tenure, and the Chair holder is expected to be an outstanding mathematician, whose research and teaching will make a major contribution to the quality and stature of the department. The appointment is effective July 1, 2007. Applicants should send a complete Curriculum Vitae and a short statement about their research program and arrange to have four letters of reference sent to the Ted Mossman Search Committee, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, 40 St. George Street - Room 6290, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4, Canada. Preference will be given to applications received by November 15, 2006. The University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world, and is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The University especially welcomes applications from minority candidates and others who may add to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. %% END OF AD #2 %% %% AD #3 %% UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Department of Mathematics Limited Term Assistant Professorships The Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, invites applications for Limited Term Assistant Professorships (non tenure stream). Applicants must demonstrate significant research promise and strength in teaching. Applicants should send a complete Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications, a cover letter specifying the code CLTA and whether the candidate is a Canadian citizen/permanent resident and arrange to have four letters of reference, of which at least one letter primarily addresses the candidate's teaching, sent directly to the appointments committee. Candidates are also encouraged to send a research statement, a teaching statement, and the AMS cover sheet. Application material should be sent to the Appointments Committee, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, 40 St. George Street - Room 6290, Toronto Ontario M5S 2E4, Canada. Preference will be given to applications received by December 15, 2006. The University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world, and is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The University especially welcomes applications from minority candidates and others who may add to the further diversification of ideas. The appointments are effective July 1, 2007 and are contractually-limited term appointments for a term of three years. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. %% END OF AD #3 %% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These employment positions are among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From director at mitacs.ca Tue Sep 12 13:56:50 2006 From: director at mitacs.ca (MITACS director) Date: Tue Sep 12 15:29:45 2006 Subject: [cmath] MITACS Call for Networking Proposals Message-ID: <1734050.1158083810831.SLOX.WebMail.wwwrun@moka.mitacs.ca> The MITACS Network of Centres of Excellence hereby solicits proposals for scientific networking events (workshops, conferences, summer schools, short courses etc) that involve applications of the mathematical sciences to areas having a significant industrial, economic or social impact on Canada. MITACS is particularly interested in entertaining proposals that have at least one of the following features: - they directly relate to a MITACS theme area (see http://www.mitacs.ca); - there is a strong training component for senior undergraduate or graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, or young researchers (examples include summer schools and short courses); and - there is a strong potential to engage participants from non-academic (private or public sector) research or other partner organizations. Joint funding applications with other organizations are welcome, although the proposal must indicate clearly all confirmed or potential sponsors as well as levels of financial support. DEADLINES. MITACS accepts networking proposals three times annually, on February 1, June 1, and October 1 of each year. Proposers are *strongly* encouraged to discuss their ideas with the MITACS Associate Scientific Director (asd@mitacs.ca) as early as possible, preferably at least three weeks prior to submitting a proposal. MITACS may also consider proposals submitted outside these deadlines, as funding permits. PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS. Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to events@mitacs.ca in plain text, MSWord, or PDF format. You should receive a confirmation that your proposal was received within one week of submission. EVALUATION PROCEDURE. All proposals are initially reviewed by the MITACS Head Office to ensure that they satisfy submission format guidelines (below) and lie within the MITACS mandate. You may be contacted at this point for further information or clarification. Proposals which meet the guidelines are forwarded to the MITACS Research Management Committee (RMC) for scientific review. The RMC will normally take about one month's time from the deadline date to review proposals, after which their decision will be communicated. PROPOSAL FORMAT. All of sections 1-11 below are required, and incomplete proposals will be returned. 1. Title of event. 2. Proposed dates and location. 3. Type of activity (conference, workshop, summer school, etc). 4. Organizing Committee (names, affiliations, complete contact information). Identify the primary contact. 5. Executive summary of scientific and other objectives in lay terms (max. 100 words) which may appear in public announcements. 6. Other details of the scientific objectives, including: * intended audience, * history or background of the proposed topic, * recent progress, and * possible future directions. 7. Explain the relevance to MITACS. 8. Participants (tentative list of invited speakers and participants, including affiliations). 9. Budget (itemize each main meeting expense, and clearly identify the funding required from MITACS). 10. Other sources of financial support, including the amount requested or committed. 11. Organizational services being requested of MITACS (see below). ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES. MITACS has some capacity to assist proposers with the organization of their event. These services include, but are not limited to: - assistance with budgeting; - negotiating with conference venues to secure meeting rooms and/or accommodations; - registration (including credit card services); - design, advertising and promotion; - business development for the purposes of attracting non-academic speakers or other participants; and - fund-raising and sponsorship. If any such services are being requested of MITACS, then this should be clearly indicated in the proposal under item 11. ************************************************************************* Le R?seau de centres d?excellence MITACS sollicite par la pr?sente des propositions d??v?nements de r?seautage scientifique (ateliers, conf?rences, ?coles d??t?, mini-cours, etc.) favorisant l?application des sciences math?matiques dans des domaines ayant une grande incidence industrielle, ?conomique ou sociale au Canada. MITACS s?int?resse particuli?rement aux propositions ayant au moins une des caract?ristiques suivantes : - elles se rapportent directement ? l?un des th?mes de MITACS (voir http://www.mitacs.ca); - elles incorporent une solide composante de formation ? destination des ?tudiants en derni?re ann?e de premier cycle ou des ?tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs, aux boursiers postdoctoraux ou aux jeunes chercheurs (par exemple, les ?coles d??t? et les mini-cours); - elles risquent fortement d?attirer des participants provenant d?organismes de recherche non universitaires (du secteur priv? ou du secteur public) ou d?autres organismes partenaires. Les demandes de financement faites conjointement avec d?autres organismes sont les bienvenues ? condition que la proposition indique clairement tous les commanditaires confirm?s ou ?ventuels ainsi que les niveaux de soutien financier. DATES LIMITES MITACS accepte les propositions de r?seautage trois fois par an avec les dates limites suivantes : 1er f?vrier, 1er juin et 1er octobre. Les auteurs de proposition sont vivement encourag?s ? discuter le plus t?t possible de leurs id?es avec le Directeur scientifique associ? de MITACS ? l?adresse asd@mitacs.ca, de pr?f?rence au moins trois semaines avant de soumettre une proposition. Il se peut que MITACS puisse examiner des propositions d?pos?es apr?s ces dates limites, selon la disponibilit? de fonds. SOUMISSIONS DE PROPOSITION Les propositions doivent ?tre envoy?es par courriel ? l?adresse events@mitacs.ca en format texte en clair, MS Word ou PDF. Vous devriez recevoir confirmation de la r?ception de votre proposition dans les sept jours. PROC?DURE D??VALUATION Toutes les propositions re?ues sont initialement examin?es par le si?ge de MITACS afin de s?assurer qu?elles sont conformes aux lignes directrices relatives au format des soumissions (ci-dessous) et entretiennent un rapport avec le mandat de MITACS. Il est possible que l?on communique alors avec vous afin d?obtenir des renseignements suppl?mentaires ou des clarifications. Les propositions qui respectent ces lignes directrices sont transmises au Comit? de gestion de la recherche (CGR) de MITACS ? des fins d??valuation scientifique. Le CGR compl?te normalement ces ?valuations dans les trente jours suivant la date limite de d?p?t des propositions apr?s quoi il communique sa d?cision. FORMAT DES PROPOSITIONS Toutes les sections 1-11 ci-dessous doivent ?tre abord?es; les propositions incompl?tes seront retourn?es. 1. Nom de l??v?nement. 2. Dates et endroit propos?s. 3. Type d?activit? (conf?rence, atelier, ?cole d??t?, etc.). 4. Comit? organisateur (noms, affiliations, coordonn?es compl?tes). Pri?re d?identifier la principale personne-ressource. 5. R?sum?, en langage de profane, des objectifs scientifiques et autres (max. de 100 mots) qui pourrait figurer dans des annonces publiques. 6. Autres d?tails relatifs aux objectifs scientifiques, notamment * le public cible, * un historique ou de l?information g?n?rale sur le sujet propos?, * les r?centes avanc?es * les orientations futures possibles. 7. Justification de la pertinence pour MITACS. 8. Participants (liste provisoire des conf?renciers et participants invit?s, y compris leur affiliation). 9. Budget (ventiler chaque grande d?pense de l??v?nement et d?gager clairement le financement demand? aupr?s de MITACS). 10. Autres sources de soutien financier, y compris le montant demand? et/ou engag?. 11. Services organisationnels que vous souhaitez obtenir de MITACS (voir ci-dessous). SERVICES ORGANISATIONNELS MITACS a certaines capacit?s qu?il peut mettre au service des auteurs de propositions pour l?organisation de leur ?v?nement. Les services incluent, entre autres, les suivants : - assistance en mati?re de budg?tisation. - n?gociation avec les ?tablissements d?accueil des conf?rences en vue d?obtenir des salles de r?union et/ou des services d?h?bergement. - inscription (y compris les services li?s aux cartes de cr?dit). - conception graphique, publicit? et promotion. - relations avec les entreprises dans le but d?attirer des conf?renciers et d?autres participants des milieux non universitaires. - lev?es de fonds et parrainage. Si vous comptez utiliser un ou plusieurs des services offerts par MITACS, vous devez l?indiquer clairement dans votre proposition (? l?article 11). From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 13 10:29:40 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Sep 13 10:29:49 2006 Subject: [cmath] Positions in Combinatorics and Optimization - University of Waterloo Message-ID: Faculty Positions in Combinatorics and Optimization University of Waterloo The Department of Combinatorics and Optimization (http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/CandO_Dept/) at the University of Waterloo invites applications for several tenure-track faculty positions. There are competitions for one or more positions in each of algebraic combinatorics, continuous optimization, and quantum computing. There is also a competition for positions in any of the six main research areas covered by the department: algebraic combinatorics, combinatorial optimization, continuous optimization, cryptography, graph theory, and quantum computing. Finally, there is a competition for positions in operations research. The text of the individual advertisements can be found at the website of the department. While the intention is to make appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor, applications for more senior positions will be considered. A Ph.D. degree and evidence of excellence in research and teaching are required. Successful applicants are expected to maintain an active program of research, to attract and supervise graduate students, and to participate in undergraduate and graduate teaching. Salary will depend on the candidate's qualifications. Interested individuals should send a curriculum vitae, up to three selected reprints/preprints, and the names and addresses of three references to Bill Cunningham, Chair, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. Submissions via email to combopt@math.uwaterloo.ca are encouraged. Closing date for receipt of applications is December 15, 2006. The University of Waterloo encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent residents will be given priority. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: waterloo-combopt.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 41312 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060913/777f1e00/waterloo-combopt.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 13 13:19:54 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Sep 13 13:19:59 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Universit=E9_de_Montr=E9al_-_Candidatures?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_au_Programme_d=27appui_aux_professeurs_universitaires_du_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?CRSNG_/_NSERC_University_Faculty_Award?= Message-ID: (English version follows) POSTE EN MATH?MATIQUES OU EN STATISTIQUE D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Facult? des arts et des sciences, Universit? de Montr?al Le d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique (www.dms.umontreal.ca) de la Facult? des arts et des sciences de l'Universit? de Montr?al sollicite des candidatures f?minines ou autochtones dans tous les domaines des statistiques ou des math?matiques pour le Programme d'appui aux professeurs universitaires (APU) du CRSNG (www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca ). La ou le titulaire de la bourse APU sera nomm? professeure ou professeur au rang d'adjoint. Le d?partement collabore ?troitement aux activit?s du Centre de recherches math?matiques (www.crm.umontreal.ca). Fonctions Enseignement aux trois cycles, encadrement d'?tudiants aux cycles sup?rieurs, activit?s de recherche. Exigences D?tenir un doctorat en math?matiques, en statistique ou dans une discipline jug?e pertinente. ?tre citoyen canadien ou r?sident permanent du Canada. La qualit? du dossier en recherche est primordiale. La candidate ou le candidat doit d?montrer une excellente aptitude en enseignement. L'enseignement ? l'Universit? de Montr?al se fait en fran?ais. Une bonne connaissance de la langue fran?aise est donc requise. Une personne ne parlant pas fran?ais devra en acqu?rir une connaissance ad?quate dans un d?lai raisonnable apr?s l'engagement. Traitement L'Universit? de Montr?al offre un salaire concurrentiel jumel? ? une gamme compl?te d'avantages sociaux. Date d'entr?e en fonction A compter du 1er juin 2007 (sous r?serve d'approbation budg?taire). Les personnes int?ress?es doivent faire parvenir, avant le 1er octobre 2006. un curriculum vitae complet incluant au moins trois lettres de recommandation et une proposition de recherche qui doit ?tre conforme ? celle demand?e dans le formulaire 101 du concours au CRSNG ( voir les instructions au lien www.crsng.gc.ca/forms/instructions/101/f.asp?prog=dg) . Les personnes int?ress?es sont ?galement invit?es ? commenter leur exp?rience et philosophie d'enseignement. Le dossier de candidature doit ?tre exp?di? ? l'adresse suivante?: Direction, D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Universit? de Montr?al C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville Montr?al QC H3C 3J7 Canada T?l?phone?: (514) 343-6710 T?l?copieur?: (514) 343-5700 Courriel?: directio@dms.umontreal.ca Les proc?dures de nomination en vigueur ? l'Universit? de Montr?al pr?voient que tous les dossiers de candidatures peuvent ?tre consult?s par tous les professeurs membres de l'assembl?e d?partementale. Toute personne d?sirant que sa candidature demeure confidentielle jusqu'? l'?tablissement de la liste restreinte (candidatures retenues pour entrevue) est pri?e de le mentionner dans sa lettre d'accompagnement. POSITION IN MATHEMATICS OR IN STATISTICS D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Facult? des arts et des sciences, Universit? de Montr?al The department of mathematics and statistics (www.dms.umontreal.ca) of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the Universit? de Montr?al invites applications from females or Aboriginal researchers in all areas of statistics or mathematics for the University Faculty Awards (UFA) program of NSERC (www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca) . The holder will be appointed at the assistant professor level. The Department collaborates in various research activities with the Centre de Recherches Math?matiques (www.crm.umontreal.ca ). Duties Undergraduate and graduate teaching, supervision of graduate students, and research. Requirements To hold a PhD in mathematics, in statistics or equivalent. To be Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. The research record is of prime importance. The candidate must possess excellent teaching skills. Courses are taught in French. Candidates who do not speak French must acquire an adequate knowledge of it within a reasonable period of time after the appointment. Salary The Universit? de Montr?al offers competitive salaries and a complete package of social benefits. Starting Date June 1, 2007 or thereafter (subject to final budgetary approval). Interested candidates must submit, by October 1st, 2006, a curriculum vitae, together with a statement of their philosophy and experience in relation to teaching, at least three letters of reference, a research proposal on the model of the NSERC Form 101 (see the web site www.crsng.gc.ca/forms/instructions/101/e.asp?prog=dg for instructions) .These should be sent to the address below: Chair, D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Universit? de Montr?al C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville Montr?al QC H3C 3J7 Canada Phone: (514) 343-6710 FAX: (514) 343-5700 email: chair@dms.umontreal.ca The selection process of Universit? de Montr?al gives access to submitted files to all regular professors of the Department unless the candidate explicitly states that access to the file should be limited to the selection committee in her or his covering letter. 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Elle donne acc?s ? toute la programmation du CRM dans les domaines les plus vari?s de 1999 ? 2007 et au-del?. Bonne visite ! Fran?ois Lalonde Directeur, CRM From activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA Wed Sep 13 16:41:45 2006 From: activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA (CRM) Date: Wed Sep 13 16:54:29 2006 Subject: [cmath] CRM's New Website Message-ID: <615F394C-A89D-4984-A409-81284C1CE255@crm.umontreal.ca> *********************************************** The CRM launches its new website *********************************************** http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/en/index.shtml The new site includes 80 000 dynamic pages generated daily, linked to an immense database and will be updated every day, let alone the 7 500 handmade pages. The database, unique in Canadian mathematics, contains data on over 20,000 mathematicians, statisticians and physicists from around the world who have participated in CRM activities over the past ten years. 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Name: ICCST6_Call_for_Papers_Last.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 390735 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060915/68f1a7dd/ICCST6_Call_for_Papers_Last-0001.obj From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 19 08:03:39 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 19 08:03:45 2006 Subject: [cmath] DR. RICHARD KANE NAMED THE RECIPIENT OF THE TWO CMS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEMENTS Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (September 19, 2006) DR. RICHARD KANE NAMED THE RECIPIENT OF THE TWO CMS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEMENTS OTTAWA, Ontario -- Dr. Richard Kane, of the University of Western Ontario, is the winner of inaugural David Borwein Distinguished Career Award. At the same time, the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) has named Dr. Kane the recipient of the 2006 CMS Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award is given annually in recognition of outstanding service to the CMS. The David Borwein Distinguished Career Award is a new CMS award, recognizing the career of an individual who has made an exceptional, broad, and continued contribution to mathematics. The award is named for David Borwein, a former President of the CMS and an eminent Canadian mathematician. Dr. Richard Kane has profoundly influenced the course of mathematics in Canada through his long service to the profession, to his university, and to the CMS. He is a distinguished researcher and a dedicated teacher. His exemplary career, taken as a whole, is eminently deserving of recognition through the receipt of the inaugural Borwein award. Dr. Kane received his BA from the University of Toronto in 1967 and his PhD from the University of Waterloo in 1973. He has been a member of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario since 1980 and a full professor there since 1983, serving twice as Chair of the Department. Prior to coming to Western he taught at the University of Alberta, and held postdoctoral fellowships at Oxford and MIT. He has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, (Princeton), the Centre de Recerca Matematica (Barcelona), the Max-Planck-Institut f?r Mathematik (Bonn), the University of Aberdeen, the University of California at San Diego, and the University of Sydney. His research is in the area of algebraic topology, particularly the homology theory of Lie groups, an area in which he has authored four monographs and numerous journal articles. He has supervised four PhD theses. He was a lead organizer of the 1996 Fields Institute thematic program in homotopy theory, and has organized several other workshops and conferences. His research contributions were recognized by his election to the Royal Society of Canada in 1988. Other honours include being named a Fields Institute Fellow in 2002 and receiving a University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics Alumni Achievement Medal in 2003. Dr. Kane has served the CMS in a number of roles, most notably as President (1998-2000), but also as Vice President, and as chair of the research, finance, and international affairs committees. He has served his university, the Royal Society, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Fields Institute in a number of roles. But his most singular contribution has been his leadership on the national stage, and in particular his contributions to building a strong research infrastructure for Canadian mathematics. He was the scientific convener of the 1996 NSERC Review of Canadian mathematics, a review prompted by a prior negative evaluation. In response, Dr. Kane led the efforts to examine the strengths and weaknesses of mathematics in Canada. Following an international evaluation this led to government recognition of the excellence of Canadian research in mathematics and of its importance to Canada, as well as to a concrete plan to build the infrastructure needed to raise this research to new heights. Continuing these efforts, Dr. Kane served as Chair of the Mathematics Steering Committee for the NSERC reallocations exercises in 1997 and 2001, and Chaired the NSERC Liaison Committee for the mathematical sciences in 2005. The direct impact of these efforts was secure and enhanced funding for mathematical research in Canada. This benefited both individual researchers, and also helped to build or enhance the infrastructure that is enabling Canada to play an increasingly significant role on the world stage -- the three Canadian mathematics research institutes, the Banff International Research Station, the MITACS National Centre of Excellence (NCE), the NSERC leadership support program, and other initiatives. The success of these efforts stems from the collaborative and unified vision established by the Canadian mathematical community, a vision made possible in large part by the diplomacy, integrity, wisdom, and leadership of Dr. Richard Kane. Dr. Kane will receive the 2006 David Borwein Distinguished Career Award and the 2006 CMS Distinguished Service Award at the CMS Winter Meeting in Toronto (December 2006). For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Dr.Thomas Salisbury Executive Director President Canadian Mathematical Society Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: (613) 562-5702 Tel: 416-736-2100 ext 33921 director@cms.math.ca president@cms.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 19 08:05:58 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Sep 19 08:06:02 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?RICHARD_KANE_RE=C7OIT_DEUX_PRIX_DE_LA_SMC?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_POUR_SES_R=C9ALISATIONSEXCEPTIONNELLES?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion IMM?DIATE (19 septembre 2006) RICHARD KANE RE?OIT DEUX PRIX DE LA SMC POUR SES R?ALISATIONS EXCEPTIONNELLES OTTAWA (Ontario) -- Richard Kane, de l'Universit? Western Ontario, remporte le premier prix David-Borwein de math?maticien ?m?rite pour une carri?re distingu?e, ainsi que le Prix pour service m?ritoire 2006 de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC). Le Prix pour service m?ritoire est remis chaque ann?e ? une personne qui a rendu des services exceptionnels ? la SMC. Le prix David-Borwein est pour sa part un nouveau prix de la SMC. Il souligne la carri?re d'une personne qui a fait une contribution exceptionnelle et soutenue ? l'avancement des math?matiques. Ce prix a ?t? nomm? en l'honneur de David Borwein, ancien pr?sident de la SMC et ?minent math?maticien canadien. Richard Kane joue depuis toujours un r?le primordial dans la communaut? math?matique canadienne ? travers son travail soutenu pour la profession, pour son universit? et pour la SMC. Brillant chercheur et enseignant d?vou?, il m?ne une carri?re exemplaire qui m?rite ?minemment la distinction qui accompagne le premier prix David-Borwein. Richard Kane a obtenu son baccalaur?at de l'Universit? de Toronto en 1967 et son doctorat de l'Universit? de Waterloo en 1973. Membre du D?partement de math?matiques de Western Ontario depuis 1980 et professeur titulaire depuis 1983, il a en outre assur? la direction du d?partement ? deux reprises. Avant d'arriver ? Western, il a enseign? ? l'Universit? de l'Alberta et fait des stages de recherche postdoctorale ? Oxford et au MIT. Il a ?t? professeur invit? par l'Institute for Advanced Study, (Princeton), le Centre de Recerca Matematica (Barcelone), le Max-Planck-Institut f?r Mathematik (Bonn), ainsi que les universit?s d'Aberdeen, de la Californie ? San Diego et de Sydney. Ses recherches portent sur la topologie alg?brique, en particulier sur l'homologie des groupes de Lie, domaine dans lequel il a publi? quatre monographies et de nombreux articles. Il a ?galement dirig? quatre th?ses de doctorat. Il a de plus ?t? l'organisateur principal du programme th?matique de l'Institut Fields en 1996 sur la th?orie homotopique et il a organis? plusieurs autres ateliers et congr?s. La Soci?t? royale du Canada a d'ailleurs reconnu sa contribution ? la recherche en le faisant membre en 1988. Entre autres honneurs et r?compenses, il est devenu membre de l'Institut Fields en 2002 et il a re?u la m?daille des anciens de la Facult? de math?matiques de l'Universit? de Waterloo en 2003. Richard Kane a occup? divers postes ? la SMC, en particulier celui de pr?sident (1998-2000), mais aussi de vice-pr?sident et de pr?sident des comit?s de la recherche, des finances et des affaires internationales. Il a ?galement jou? divers r?les dans son universit?, ? la Soci?t? royale, au Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en g?nie (CRSNG) et ? l'Institut Fields. C'est toutefois son leadership sur la sc?ne nationale qui aura le plus marqu? son oeuvre, en particulier ses d?marches pour la cr?ation d'une infrastructure de recherche math?matique solide au Canada. Il a ?t? responsable scientifique de l'Examen des math?matiques au Canada men? par le CRSNG en 1996, examen d?clench? par une ?valuation n?gative. Richard Kane a r?agi en dirigeant l'examen des forces et des faiblesses des math?matiques au Canada. Suite ? une ?valuation internationale, le gouvernement a reconnu l'excellence de la recherche math?matique qui se faisait au Canada et son importance pour le pays, et a pris des mesures concr?tes pour mettre en place l'infrastructure n?cessaire qui permettrait de porter la recherche vers de nouveaux sommets. Dans la m?me foul?e, M. Kane a pr?sid? le Comit? de direction en math?matiques lors des exercices de r?affectation du CRSNG de 1997 et de 2001, ainsi que le Comit? de liaison du CRSNG en sciences math?matiques en 2005. Les cons?quences directes de ces efforts ont men? ? l'obtention de garanties et ? des hausses du financement consacr? ? la recherche math?matique au Canada. Tr?s b?n?fiques pour les chercheurs, ces mesures ont aussi contribu? ? b?tir et ? am?liorer l'infrastructure qui permet au Canada de jouer un r?le de plus en plus important sur la sc?ne mondiale -- les trois instituts de recherche math?matique canadiens, la Station de recherche internationale de Banff, le R?seau de centres d'excellence MITACS (RCE), le programme de soutien au leadership du CRSNG et d'autres initiatives. Le succ?s de ces initiatives tient ? la vision unifi?e et collaborative de la communaut? math?matique canadienne, vision rendue possible en grande partie gr?ce ? la diplomatie, ? l'int?grit?, ? la sagesse et au leadership de Richard Kane. Richard Kane recevra le prix David-Borwein de math?maticien ?m?rite pour l'ensemble d'une carri?re 2006 et le Prix de la SMC pour service m?ritoire 2006 ? la R?union d'hiver de la SMC ? Toronto (d?cembre 2006). Renseignements : Graham P. Wright Thomas Salisbury Directeur administratif Pr?sident Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Soci?t? math?matique du Canada T?l. : 613-562-5702 T?l. : 416-736-2100 poste 33921 directeur@smc.math.ca president@smc.math.ca From bbaxter at pims.math.ca Thu Sep 21 18:42:12 2006 From: bbaxter at pims.math.ca (Breeonne Baxter) Date: Thu Sep 21 18:42:41 2006 Subject: [cmath] CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize Call for Nominations 2006/Prix CRM-Fields-PIMS Appel de Candidatures 2006 Message-ID: <45131544.1020504@pims.math.ca> CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize Call for Nominations 2006 The Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM), the Fields Institute, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invite nominations for the joint CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, in recognition of exceptional research achievement in the mathematical sciences. The candidate's research should have been conducted primarily in Canada or in affiliation with a Canadian university. The prize was established as the CRM-Fields prize in 1994. Renamed in 2005, the 2006 and later prizes will be awarded jointly by all three institutes. Previous recipients are H.S.M. Coxeter, George A. Elliott, James Arthur, Robert Moody, Stephen A. Cook, Israel Michael Sigal, William T. Tutte, John Friedlander, John McKay, Edwin Perkins, Donald Dawson, David Boyd, and Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann. The selection committee formed by the three institutes will select a recipient for the 2006 prize on the basis of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the mathematical sciences, with excellence in research as the main selection criterion. A $10,000 prize will be awarded and the recipient will be asked to present a lecture at each of CRM, the Fields Institute, and PIMS. Nominations should be submitted by November 1, 2006 by at least three sponsors of recognized stature, and should include the following elements: three supporting letters, curriculum vitae, list of publications, and up to four preprints. During any academic year, at most one prize will be awarded. Last year's nominees will be automatically considered. Prix CRM-Fields-PIMS Appel de Candidatures 2006 Le Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM), l'Institut Fields et l'Institut des Sciences Math?matiques du Pacifique (PIMS) ouvrent les candidatures au prix conjoint CRM-Fields-PIMS. Ce prix r?compense des r?alisations exceptionnelles en sciences math?matiques. Les travaux de recherche du laur?at devront avoir ?t? r?alis?s principalement au Canada ou en affiliation avec une universit? canadienne. Le prix a ?t? cr?? sous l'?tiquette CRM-Fields en 1994. Il est devenu le prix CRM-Fields-PIMS en 2005 et est attribu? conjointement par les trois instituts depuis 2006. Les laur?ats pr?c?dents ont ?t? H.S.M. Coxeter, George A. Elliott, James Arthur, Robert Moody, Stephen A. Cook, Israel Michael Sigal, William T. Tutte, John Friedlander, John McKay, Edwin Perkins, Donald Dawson, David Boyd et Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann. Le comit? de s?lection form? par les trois instituts choisira le laur?at du prix 2006 en s'appuyant sur les contributions exceptionnelles r?alis?es pour l'avancement des sciences math?matiques. L'excellence en recherche sera le principal crit?re de s?lection. Un prix de 10 000$ sera remis au laur?at et on lui demandera de pr?senter une conf?rence ? chacun des trois instituts. Les dossiers de candidature doivent etre soumis avant le 1er novembre 2006, et parrain?s par trois scientifiques de renom. Ils doivent inclure les ?l?ments suivants: trois lettres d'appui, un curriculum vitae, la liste des publications et jusqu'? quatre pr?publications. Au plus un prix sera attribu? par ann?e academique. Les candidatures de l'ann?e pr?c?dente seront automatiquement consid?r?s. Submit files to/Soumettre les dossier au: CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize c/o Alejandro Adem PIMS Central Office 200-1933 West Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Canada adem at pims.math.ca From ballen at uoguelph.ca Mon Sep 25 18:03:18 2006 From: ballen at uoguelph.ca (O.B. Allen) Date: Mon Sep 25 18:03:33 2006 Subject: [cmath] Assistant Prof in Analysis: U Guelph Message-ID: <45185226.60606@uoguelph.ca> Hello Alan, Please circulate this ad to the cmath list and post in the employment section of the CMS website. Thanks, Brian Allen, Chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Guelph invites applications for a full-time tenure track position to start 1 July 2007 or thereafter, at the rank of Assistant Professor in Mathematics. Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. in mathematics or a related field and evidence of strong research and teaching potential at all levels. The appointment is expected to actively participate in our graduate programs emphasizing applied mathematics. Priority will be given to analysis or its applications. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Candidates should submit, by 1 December 2006, a curriculum vitae, research statement and teaching statement and arrange for three letters of reference, one addressing teaching, to be sent directly to O. B. Allen, Chair Mathematics Appointments Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1. Fax (519)837-0221. E-mail: mathpos@uoguelph.ca. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 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Name: Advert.Math2007.1.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 229172 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20060925/d06518a8/Advert.Math2007.1-0001.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 26 11:22:29 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Sep 26 11:22:34 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Algebra or Analysis - University of Windsor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: The University of Windsor invites applications for a tenure-track position in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the area of Algebra or Analysis at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2007. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. The successful candidate must have a PhD by the date of appointment (or be near completion), be able to contribute in a significant way to the Department's plans to re-establish its doctoral program in mathematics, must be dedicated to excellence in research in Algebra or Analysis, and be dedicated to excellence in teaching at all levels. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics research areas include Statistics, Operational Research, Algebra, Analysis, and Applied Mathematics. There are excellent opportunities for collaboration with researchers in Economics, Engineering, Business Administration and Computer Science. At the graduate level, the Department offers a PhD degree in Statistics and a Masters degree in Mathematics and Statistics. At the undergraduate level, we offer Bachelor of Mathematics programs in Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, and Mathematics and Computer Science. The Department also participates in a multi-disciplinary Bachelor of Operational Research program. For further information about the Department, visit our web site at http://www.uwindsor.ca/math. To ensure full consideration, complete applications should be submitted by December 1, 2006 to: Professor S. E. Ahmed, Head Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4 Phone: (519) 253-3000, Ext. 3015; Fax: (519) 971-3649 E-mail: mthsta2@uwindsor.ca For the full text of the ad, including all of the requirements for a complete application, please visit http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:30:16 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:30:25 2006 Subject: [cmath] Oct Notes - Call for Sessions 2007 Winter Meeting Message-ID: Call for Sessions -- CMS-Winter 2007 Meeting Additional self-supported sessions play an important role in the success of our meetings. We welcome and invite proposals for self-supported sessions for this meeting (December 8-10, 2007) at the Hilton Hotel in London, Ontario. Proposals should include a brief description of the focus and purpose of the session, the expected number of the talks, as well as the organizer's name, complete address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc. These additional sessions will be incorporated with the other sessions in time blocks allocated by the Meeting Director. All sessions will be advertised in the CMS Notes, on the web sites and, if possible, in the Notices of the AMS and in publications of other societies. Speakers in these additional sessions will be requested to submit abstracts which will be published on the web site and in the meeting programme. Those wishing to organize a session should send a proposal to the Meeting Director by the deadline below. The following invited (partially funded) sessions have been confirmed for this conference: ********************************************************************** Algebraic Stacks Org: Ajneet Dhillon (UWO) Combinatorics and its Applications to Mathematical Physics Org: Michael Gekhtman (Notre Dame), Michael Shapiro (Michigan State) Complex Analytic Geometry Org: Tatyana Foth, Finnur Larusson, Rasul Shafikov (UWO) Computer Algebra: ?Algorithmic Challenges in Polynomial and Linear Algebra? Org: Stephen Watt (UWO) Iwasawa Theory Org: Manfred Kolster, Reza Sharifi (McMaster) Mathematics Education Org: George Gadanidis (UWO) Non-Commutative Geometry Organizer: Masoud Khalkhali (UWO) ********************************************************************* Deadline: December 22, 2006 Meeting Director J. F. Jardine Department of Mathematics University of Western Ontario Middlesex College London, ON N6A 5B7 Email: jardine@uwo.ca ********************************************************************* From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:31:41 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:31:45 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Appel_de_sessions_--_R=E9union_d=27hiver_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?2007_de_la_SMC?= Message-ID: Appel de sessions -- R?union d'hiver 2007 de la SMC Les sessions compl?mentaires autonomes jouent un r?le important dans le succ?s de nos r?unions. Nous vous invitons ? proposer des sessions autonomes pour ce congr?s qui se tiendra ? l'h?tel Hilton de London, Ontario, du 8 au 10 d?cembre 2007. Votre proposition doit inclure une br?ve description de l'orientation et des objectifs de la session, le nombre de communications pr?vues et leur dur?e, ainsi que le nom, l'adresse compl?te, le num?ro de t?l?phone, l'adresse courriel et les autres coordonn?es de l'organisateur. Ces sessions compl?mentaires seront int?gr?es aux autres sessions du programme, dans des cases horaires pr?vues ? cet effet par le directeur de la R?union. Toutes les sessions seront annonc?es dans les/ Notes de la SMC/, sur le site Web et, si possible, dans le/ Bulletin de l'AMS/ et les publications d'autres soci?t?s. Les conf?renciers de ces sessions compl?mentaires devront pr?senter un r?sum? qui sera publi? sur le site Web et dans le programme de la R?union. Toute personne qui souhaiterait organiser une session est pri?e de faire parvenir une proposition au directeur de la R?union avant la date limite indiqu?e ci-dessous. Les sessions suivantes (partiellement subventionn?es) ont ?t? confirm?es : ************************************************************************** Piles alg?briques Org: Ajneet Dhillon (UWO) Combinatoires et ses applications en physique math?matique Org: Michael Gekhtman (Notre Dame), Michael Shapiro (Michigan State) G?om?trie analytique complexe Org: Tatyana Foth, Finnur Larusson, Rasul Shafikov (UWO) L'alg?bre informatique: ?D?fis algorithmiques dans l'alg?bre polynomiale et l'alg?bre lin?aire? Org: Stephen Watt (UWO) Th?orie d' Iwasawa Org: Manfred Kolster, Reza Sharifi (McMaster) ?ducation math?matique Org: George Gadanidis (UWO) G?om?trie non commutative Organizer: Masoud Khalkhali (UWO) ****************************************************************************** Date limite : 22 d?cembre, 2006 Directeur de la r?union J. F. Jardine Department of Mathematics University of Western Ontario Middlesex College London, ON N6A 5B7 couriel : jardine@uwo.ca ******************************************************************************** From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:33:08 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:33:12 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for Doctoral Prize 2007 Message-ID: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - 2007 DOCTORAL PRIZE The CMS Doctoral Prize recognizes outstanding performance by a doctoral student. The prize is awarded to the person who received a Ph.D. from a Canadian university in the preceding year (January 1st to December 31st) and whose overall performance in graduate school is judged to be the most outstanding. Although the dissertation will be the most important criterion (the impact of the results, the creativity of the work, the quality of exposition, etc.) it will not be the only one. Other publications, activities in support of students and other accomplishments will also be considered. Nominations that were not successful in the first competition, will be kept active for a further year (with no possibility of updating the file) and will be considered by the Doctoral Prize Selection Committee in the following year's competition. The CMS Doctoral Prize will consist of an award of $500, a two-year complimentary membership in the CMS, a framed Doctoral Prize certificate and a stipend for travel expenses to attend the CMS meeting to receive the award and present a plenary lecture. Nominations Candidates must be nominated by their university and the nominator is responsible for preparing the documentation described below, and submitting the nomination to the address below. No university may nominate more than one candidate and the deadline for the receipt of nominations is January 31, 2007. The documentation shall consist of: A curriculum vitae prepared by the student. A resum? of the student's work written by the student and which must not exceed ten pages. The resum? should include a brief description of the thesis and why it is important, as well as of any other contributions made by the student while a doctoral student. Three letters of recommendation of which one should be from the thesis advisor and one from an external reviewer. A copy of the external examiner's report may be substituted for the latter. More than three letters of recommendation are not accepted. Chair, Doctoral Prize Selection Committee* Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:34:18 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:34:21 2006 Subject: [cmath] APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE - PRIX DE DOCTORAT 2007 Message-ID: APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE - PRIX DE DOCTORAT 2007 La SMC a cr?? ce Prix de doctorat pour r?compenser le travail exceptionnel d'un ?tudiant au doctorat. Le prix sera d?cern? ? une personne qui aura re?u son dip?me de troisi?me cycle d'une universit? canadienne l'ann?e pr?c?dente (entre le 1er janvier et le 31 d?cembre) et dont les r?sultats pour l'ensemble des ?tudes sup?rieures seront jug?s les meilleurs. La dissertation constituera le principal crit?re de s?lection (impact des r?sultats, cr?ativit?, qualit? de l'exposition, etc.), mais ne sera pas le seul aspect ?valu?. On tiendra ?galement compte des publications de l'?tudiant, de son engagement dans la vie ?tudiante et de ses autres r?alisations. Les mises en candidature qui ne seront pas choisies dans leur premi?re comp?tition seront consid?r?es pour une ann?e additionelle (sans possibilit? de mise ? jour du dossier), et seront r?vis?es par le comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat l'an prochain. Le laur?at du Prix de doctorat de la SMC aura droit ? une bourse de 500 $. De plus, la SMC lui offrira l'adh?sion gratuite ? la Soci?t? pendant deux ans et lui remettra un certificat encadr? et une subvention pour frais de d?placements lui permettant d'assister ? la r?union de la SMC o? il recevra son prix et pr?sentera une conf?rence. Candidatures Les candidats doivent ?tre nomm?s par leur universit?; la personne qui propose un candidat doit se charger de regrouper les documents d?crits aux paragraphes suivants et de faire parvenir la candidature ? l'adresse ci-dessous. Aucune universit? ne peut nommer plus d'un candidat. Les candidatures doivent parvenir ? la SMC au plus tard le 31 janvier 2007. Le dossier sera constitu? des documents suivants : Un curriculum vitae r?dig? par l'?tudiant. Un r?sum? du travail du candidat d'au plus dix pages, r?dig? par l'?tudiant, o? celui-ci d?crira bri?vement sa th?se et en expliquera l'importance, et ?num?rera toutes ses autres r?alisations pendant ses ?tudes de doctorat. Trois lettres de recommandation, dont une du directeur de th?se et une d'un examinateur de l'ext?rieur (une copie de son rapport serait aussi acceptable). Le comit? n'acceptera pas plus de trois lettres de recommandation. Pr?sident du Comit? de s?lection du Prix de doctorat Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:35:23 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:35:26 2006 Subject: [cmath] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CRUX with MAYHEN Message-ID: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem (CRUX with MAYHEM) The Publications Committee of the CMS solicits nominations for an Editor-in-Chief for "CRUX Mathematicorum with Mathematical MAYHEM" (CRUX with MAYHAM). The appointment will be for five years beginning January 1, 2008. The deadline for the submission of nominations is November 15, 2006. Nominations, containing a curriculum vitae and the candidate's agreement to serve should be sent to the address below. Dr. Juris Steprans, Chair CMS Publications Committee York University Department of Mathematics N520 Ross, 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 chair-pubc@cms.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:36:05 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:36:08 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?APPEL_DE_MISES_EN_CANDIDATURE_-_R=E9DACTE?= =?iso-8859-1?q?UR-EN-CHEF_CRUX_with_MAYHEM?= Message-ID: APPEL DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE - R?DACTEUR-EN-CHEF Crux Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem (CRUX with MAYHEM) Le comit? des publications de la SMC sollicite des mises en candidature pour un poste de r?dacteur-en-chef de "CRUX Mathematicorum with Mathematical MAYHEM" (CRUX with MAYHEM). Le mandat sera de cinq ans et d?butera le 1er janvier 2008. L'?ch?ance pour proposer des candidat(e)s est le 15 novembre 2006. Les mises en candidature, accompagn?es d'un curriculum vitae ainsi que du consentement du candidat(e), devraient ?tre envoy?es ? l'adresse ci-dessous. Dr. Juris Steprans, Pr?sident Comit? des publications de la SMC York University Department of Mathematics N520 Ross, 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 chair-pubc@cms.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:37:52 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:37:55 2006 Subject: [cmath] CMS Excellence in Teaching Award for post-secondary undergraduateteaching in Mathematics Message-ID: CMS Excellence in Teaching Award for post-secondary undergraduate teaching in Mathematics Recognizing sustained and distinguished contributions in teaching. Full-time univer-sity, college, two-year college, or CEGEP teachers in Canada with at least five years teaching experience at their current insti-tution can be nominated. For details regarding nomination pro-cedure, please visit www.cms.math.ca/prizes. ****************************************************** Deadline for nomination is: November 15, 2006 ****************************************************** Nelson & Brooks/Cole, Thomson Businesses are proud sponsors of this award. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 27 16:38:04 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Sep 27 16:38:13 2006 Subject: [cmath] Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC Message-ID: Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC pour l'enseignement coll?gial et de premier cycle universitaire en math?matiques Ce prix r?compense des contributions exceptionnelles et soutenues en ensei-gnement. Il s'addresse aux professeures et professeurs d'universit?, de coll?ge ou de c?gep au Canada ayant au moins cinq ans d'exp?rience dans leur institution pr?sente. Pour les d?tails sur la proc?dure de mise en nomination voir www.cms.math.ca/prizes. ***************************************************************** Date limite pour soumettre une candidature : 15 novembre 2006 ***************************************************************** Nelson et Brooks/Cole, Entreprises Thomson sont fiers de commanditer ce prix. From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Sep 29 10:09:00 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Sep 29 10:09:07 2006 Subject: [cmath] Obituary - Alfred B. Lehman, University of Toronto Message-ID: The Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, deeply regrets the death of Professor Alfred Lehman of the Department of Math and Department of Computer Science. Alfred B. Lehman received his Ph.D. in 1954 from the University of Florida. After working at Tulane, MIT, the Case Institute, Wisconsin, Rensselar, and the Walter Reed Institute, he came to the University of Toronto in 1965. He was jointly appointed as Professor in the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science. Professor Lehman's area of expertise was discrete and combinatorial mathematics, specifically network and graph theory, integer optimization, matroids and lattices, all of which are subjects of major interest to both Computer Science and Mathematics. Continuing health problems caused him to take disability leave in his latter years, and limited his publication output and his ability to supervise students; however, it is the quality of his work that ensures his research will continue to be remembered as highly significant. Referee reports on his papers described his work as being "deep" and "brilliant". In 1991 he received the prestigious Delbert Ray Fulkerson Prize, jointly awarded by the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Programming Society, for solving, in great generality, an open problem in combinatorial algorithms that had long resisted solution. Professor Lehman did not allow his health difficulties to limit his active mind. Even after ceasing to teach, he was a faithful participant and contributor to seminars in both departments. He was a gentle, modest man. At his memorial there was a moving tribute from the leader of this city's amateur radio club, who revealed that for many years Lehman had been a teacher and mentor to generations of amateurs who wished to participate and contribute to the valuable public services that these radio clubs still provide. Until then, even Lehman's closest colleagues had not known of this involvement. Professor Lehman passed away on May 8th, 2006 in his 75th year. He is survived by his wife, June Mines, a brother-in-law, and nephews and cousins in Florida and Pennsylvania, several of whom spoke lovingly at his memorial service. -- From wismath at uleth.ca Mon Oct 2 10:39:24 2006 From: wismath at uleth.ca (Stephen Wismath) Date: Mon Oct 2 11:01:49 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-track position in Mathematics -- University of Lethbridge Message-ID: <4521249C.1000501@uleth.ca> The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a probationary (tenure track) position in Mathematics, to begin 1 July 2007, subject to budgetary approval. An appointment beyond the Assistant Professor rank (possibly with tenure) may also be considered. Candidates in any area of Mathematics are encouraged to apply. A Ph.D. at or near completion is required. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue a productive research program and to teach a variety of Mathematics and Statistics courses at the undergraduate level. The typical teaching load is four courses per year. Supervision of graduate students at both the Master's and Ph.D. level is possible. New Faculty are eligible for university funding in support of research and scholarly activities. The position is open to all qualified applicants, although preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The University is an inclusive and equitable campus encouraging applications from qualified women and men including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and Aboriginal persons. Located in southern Alberta, near the Rocky Mountains, Lethbridge offers a sunny, dry climate that is surprisingly mild for the prairies, excellent cultural and recreational amenities and attractive economic conditions. Founded in 1967, the University has an enrollment of over 8,000 students. Our focus on liberal education, selected professional programs, smaller classes, co-op placements and involvement of students in faculty research provides the very best education available. For more information about the University please visit our web site at www.uleth.ca. Applications including a curriculum vitae, transcripts, research interests and publications, a statement of teaching philosophy and teaching evaluations, and names and contact information of at least three references who are scholars in the field, should be sent to: Dr. Stephen Wismath, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Dr., Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4. E-mail: chair@cs.uleth.ca; phone: (403)329-2470. To expedite the handling of applications, please have references send their supporting letters directly to the above address. The closing date for the competition is January 15, 2007 or until the position is filled. From Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca Thu Oct 5 08:19:55 2006 From: Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca (Michelle Lukaszczyk) Date: Thu Oct 5 17:18:39 2006 Subject: [cmath] Ad - MAT Message-ID: <35141BE6A60459488367EDBFED55F4FB5750A3@MSMAIL2.uottawa.o.univ> Skipped content of type multipart/related-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Speakers for the PIMS 10th Anniversary Lecture Series include: UBC: James Arthur (University of Toronto), Darrell Duffie (Stanford University), Helmut Hofer (Courant Institute, NYU), Andrei Okounkov (Princeton University) U. Calgary: Robert J. Adler (Technion, Israel) U. Washington: Lee Kadanoff (University of Chicago), Peter Lax (New York University), Stephen Smale (Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago) SFU: Craig Evans (Berkeley), George Papanicolaou (Stanford), Alexander Razborov (IAS) A complete list of speakers, along with lecture abstracts and locations, is available on the PIMS 10th Anniversary website: http://www.pims.math.ca/PIMS_10th_Anniversary_Activities/ The lectures will be recorded and be made available through streaming video after the completion of the talks. Please visit the PIMS website for details. 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For details regarding nomination pro-cedure, please visit www.cms.math.ca/prizes. ****************************************************** Deadline for nomination is: November 15, 2006 ****************************************************** Nelson & Brooks/Cole, Thomson Businesses are proud sponsors of this award. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 18 08:30:06 2006 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Oct 18 08:30:10 2006 Subject: [cmath] Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC Message-ID: Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC pour l'enseignement coll?gial et de premier cycle universitaire en math?matiques Ce prix r?compense des contributions exceptionnelles et soutenues en ensei-gnement. Il s'addresse aux professeures et professeurs d'universit?, de coll?ge ou de c?gep au Canada ayant au moins cinq ans d'exp?rience dans leur institution pr?sente. Pour les d?tails sur la proc?dure de mise en nomination voir www.cms.math.ca/prizes. ***************************************************************** Date limite pour soumettre une candidature : 15 novembre 2006 ***************************************************************** Nelson et Brooks/Cole, Entreprises Thomson sont fiers de commanditer ce prix. From Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca Wed Oct 18 14:12:40 2006 From: Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca (Michelle Lukaszczyk) Date: Wed Oct 18 14:12:43 2006 Subject: [cmath] ad - postdoc Message-ID: <35141BE6A60459488367EDBFED55F4FB655899@MSMAIL2.uottawa.o.univ> Skipped content of type multipart/related-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Other duties will include curriculum development and review, peer and student evaluation, administrative duties, project proposals, student advising, and technology liaison. These positions are contingent on funding approval. Expected Qualifications/Qualities: * Content expertise * Graduate degree in Mathematics/Statistics, Physics or Engineering preferred * Work experience in Engineering, Health Science or related fields * Teaching experience, preferably post-secondary with full course responsibility * Understanding of various learning styles and teaching strategies * Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language * Strong organizational and time management skills * Success at initiating, executing and following up on projects * Proficiency with MS Office, Internet, voice and e-mail * Computer programming experience desirable * Professional attitudes which stress commitment, responsibility for professional growth, open-mindedness, flexibility * Ability to accept feedback, handle conflict and motivate others * Team player Applicants are requested to specifically address the above qualities in a clear format in their submission. TERM OF APPOINTMENT: December 20, 2006 (term commences January 3, 2007) to April 27, 2007 (with possibility of extension to June 1, 2007) SALARY RANGE: $44,912 to $76,939 per annum (Placement based on education and experience; prorated, if applicable, based on percentage of appointment) COMPETITION NUMBER: 06SF117 CLOSING DATE: October 31, 2006 BCIT offers a competitive salary, generous benefits package and a diverse, enthusiastic workplace. BCIT is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. October 13, 2006 Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. To Apply: Visit us online at www.bcit.ca/jobs and complete our application form. We are only able to accept applications submitted online. The above competition falls within the jurisdiction of the BC Institute of Technology Faculty & Staff Association. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTOR(S) OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BCIT's Operations Management and Information Technology Department may have temporary, full-time and part-time positions for Instructors in the areas of Business Mathematics and Quantitative Methods. We are seeking Instructors who are committed to quality and innovation in meeting our students' learning needs and who value the importance of teamwork in the workplace. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Master's degree * Appropriate and current experience involving the application of the subject area * Ability to teach in Business Statistics and two of the following subject areas: * Math of Finance * Quantitative Methods * Math Models for Business * Calculus * Experience teaching in a post-secondary institution * Ability to work in a collegial environment as a member of a Faculty Team PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Familiarity with Microsoft Office (especially spreadsheets) * Ability to teach in one of the following subject areas: * Computer Applications * Operations Management - industrial engineering/quality management * Project Management * ERP * Membership or certification in appropriate professional bodies TERM OF APPOINTMENT: January 3, 2007 to June 1, 2007 SALARY RANGE: $44,912 to $76,939 per annum (Placement based on education and experience; prorated, if applicable, based on percentage of appointment) COMPETITION NUMBER: 06SF110 CLOSING DATE: October 31, 2006 BCIT offers a competitive salary, generous benefits package and a diverse, enthusiastic workplace. BCIT is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. October 13, 2006 Only those selected for interview will be contacted. To Apply: Visit us online at www.bcit.ca/jobs and complete our application form. We are only able to accept applications submitted online. The above competition falls within the jurisdiction of the BC Institute of Technology Faculty & Staff Association. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: bcit1.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 109304 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20061019/d7643172/bcit1-0001.pdf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Faculty of Science offers an Honours Bachelor of Science degree program in Applied and Industrial Mathematics. The Faculty also offers Honours Bachelor of Science programs in Biological Science, Chemistry, Computing Science, Forensic Science and Physics, as well as Concurrent Education and Science programs in conjunction with UOIT's Faculty of Education. MSc programs in Modelling and Computational Science, Applied Bioscience, and Materials Science will be offered for student entry in Fall, 2007 (the latter two subject to governmental approval). The Faculty of Science invites applications for tenure-stream positions in Mathematical Science at any rank. These positions are subject to budgetary approval, and would start at a mutually agreeable time but not later than July 2007. The successful candidates will be expected to conduct active and innovative research programs and to teach at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. In keeping with a technology-enhanced learning environment utilizing laptop computers and wireless connectivity, UOIT seeks faculty who strive to explore and develop new pedagogies. Applicants with research expertise in the areas of scientific computing, optimization or mathematical biology are particularly encouraged to apply, although all fields will be considered. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in Mathematics or a related area, a strong academic background, and a record of excellence in research. UOIT is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from qualified women and men, including members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2006 or until suitable candidates are found. Applicants should submit in electronic format, with their name and the above competition number in the subject line, a covering letter, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a statement of teaching interests, an outline of their present research program and a brief future research plan, and a list of at least 3 referees to careers@uoit.ca. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Faculty also offers Honours Bachelor of Science programs in Applied and Industrial Mathematics, Biological Science, Chemistry, Forensic Science and Physics, as well as Concurrent Education and Science programs in conjunction with UOIT's Faculty of Education. MSc programs in Modelling and Computational Science, Applied Bioscience, and Materials Science will be offered for student entry in Fall, 2007 (the latter two subject to governmental approval). The Faculty of Science invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Computer Science at any rank. This position is subject to budgetary approval, and would start at a mutually agreeable time, but not later than July 2007. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct an active and innovative research program and to teach at the undergraduate and, eventually, the graduate level. In keeping with our technology-enhanced Mobile Learning environment, in which every student uses a laptop computer and all Science faculty members teach using a tablet computer, UOIT seeks faculty who strive to explore and develop new pedagogies. Applicants with research expertise in the areas of parallel and distributed computing or systems are particularly encouraged to apply, although all fields will be considered. Applicants should possess a PhD in Computer Science or an appropriate related field, a strong academic background, and a record of research excellence. UOIT is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from qualified women and men, including members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2006 or until suitable candidates are found. Applicants should submit in electronic format, with their name and the above competition number in the subject line, a covering letter, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, a statement of teaching interests, an outline of their present research program and a brief future research plan, and a list of at least 3 referees to careers@uoit.ca. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Fellowship is open to candidates of any nationality and selection will be based upon the candidate's research potential. Research areas of particular interest include Geometry and Topology of Manifolds, Gauge Theory, and Group Actions. The fellowship normally starts July 1, 2007 and the annual stipend is $42,000 plus a $5,000 grant for research expenses. Candidates are required to apply for these fellowships by using the MathJobs website by January 3, 2007. See our application at www.mathjobs.org Applicants should provide at least three letters of recommendation. At least one of these letters should report on the candidate's teaching abilities. Preferably these letters will be submitted through the MathJobs website (see above); they may also be sent directly to either: Dr. Bradd Hart Chair c/o Britton Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA OR Dr. I. Hambleton Britton Professor of Mathematics c/o Britton Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but applications will not be acknowledged. McMaster is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. ------ Canada Research Chair Post-Doctoral Fellowship In Mathematics Applications are invited for the Canada Research Chair Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University. This fellowship provides opportunities to spend up to three years engaged in research, with a limited amount of teaching, and is particularly suitable for talented mathematicians who have recently completed the Ph.D To learn more about the department, please visit our web page (http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/). The Fellowship is open to candidates of any nationality and selection will be based upon the candidate's research potential. Fellowship holders will work under the supervision of Dr. Walter Craig, a holder of a Canada Research Chair in Mathematics at McMaster University. Research areas of particular interest include Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems and Applied Mathematics. The fellowship normally starts July 1, 2007 and the annual stipend is $42,000 plus a $5,000 grant for research expenses. Candidates are required to apply for these fellowships by using the MathJobs website by January 3, 2007. See our application at www.mathjobs.org Applicants should provide at least three letters of recommendation. At least one of these letters should report on the candidate's teaching abilities. Preferably these letters will be submitted through the MathJobs website (see above); they may also be sent directly to either: Dr. Bradd Hart Chair c/o CRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA OR Dr. W. Craig c/o CRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but applications will not be acknowledged. McMaster is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. ----- McKay Post-Doctoral Fellowship In Mathematics Applications are invited for the McKay Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Mathematics, named after Dr. A.C. McKay, a former Dean and Chancellor of McMaster University. These fellowships provide an opportunity to spend up to three years engaged in research, with a limited amount of teaching, and are particularly suitable for talented mathematicians who have recently completed the Ph.D. degree. The McKay Fellowship is open to candidates of any nationality and selection will be based upon the candidate's research potential. Research areas of particular interest include Harmonic Analysis, Linear and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations. The fellowship normally starts July 1, 2007 and the annual stipend is $42,000 plus a $5,000 grant for research expenses. Candidates are required to apply for these fellowships by using the MathJobs website by January 3, 2007. See our application at www.mathjobs.org Applicants should provide at least three letters of recommendation. At least one of these letters should report on the candidate's teaching abilities. Preferably these letters will be submitted through the MathJobs website (see above); they may also be sent directly to either: Dr. B. Hart Chair Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA OR Dr. E. Sawyer McKay Professor of Mathematics Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but applications will not be acknowledged. McMaster is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. ------------- Post-Doctoral Fellowships In Mathematics and Statistics Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowship positions in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University. These fellowships provide an opportunity to spend either two or three years engaged in research, depending on funding and the needs of different research groups, with a limited amount of teaching. These positions are particularly suitable for talented mathematicians who have recently completed the Ph.D. degree. To learn more about the department, please visit our web page (http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/). The fellowships are open to candidates of any nationality and selection will be based upon the candidate's research potential. The fellowship normally starts July 1, 2007 and the annual stipend is $40,000 plus a $2,000 grant for research expenses. Candidates are required to apply for these fellowships by using the MathJobs website by January 3, 2007. See our application at www.mathjobs.org Applicants should provide at least three letters of recommendation. At least one of these letters should report on the candidate's teaching abilities. Preferably these letters will be submitted through the MathJobs website (see above); they may also be sent directly to: Dr. Bradd Hart Chair c/o Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but applications will not be acknowledged. McMaster is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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A panel discussion, entitled "Launching a Career in Mathematics: What I Wish I Had Known as a Student" will be held on Saturday, December 9, 1:00 - 1:45 PM (during the lunch break). The panelists will be Professors and Postdoctoral fellows, who will give advice and answer student questions on a variety of topics. This event is for all interested students - both graduates and undergraduates. ******************************************************************* Early Bird Registration - Deadline: November 5. ******************************************************************* To qualify for the discounted Early Bird registration fee, the registration form and payment have to be received at the CMS Executive Office by the deadline. 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La r?ception d'accueil aura lieu le vendredi 8 d?cembre ? 19 h. Cette r?ception est comprise dans les droits d'inscription. Le banquet se tiendra le dimanche 10 d?cembre. On peut se procurer des billets au co?t de 60 $ chacun. Un panel intitul? " Launching a Career in Mathematics: What I Wish I Had Known as a Student " (Une carri?re en math?matiques : tout ce que j'aurais voulu savoir en tant qu'?tudiant) aura lieu le samedi 9 d?cembre de 13 h ? 13 h 45 (durant le repas du midi). Les pan?listes - des professeurs et des boursiers postdoctoraux - donneront des conseils aux ?tudiants sur divers sujets et r?pondront ? leurs questions. Cette activit? s'adresse aux ?tudiants int?ress?s de tous cycles. ***************************************************************** Pr?inscription - Date limite : 5 novembre ******************************************************************* Pour avoir droit au tarif r?duit de pr?inscription, le formulaire d'inscription accompagn? du paiement doivent parvenir au bureau administratif de la SMC au plus tard ? la date limite. Apr?s cette date, les droits d'inscription seront major?s d'environ 30 %. ******************************************************************* H?bergement - Date limite : 15 novembre ******************************************************************* La SMC a n?goci? des chambres ? tarif r?duit au Sheraton Centre Toronto et au Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre. La date limite de r?servation est le 15 novembre, apr?s quoi le tarif r?duit ne sera plus offert. Au plaisir de vous accueillir ? Toronto! From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Oct 24 15:59:53 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Oct 24 15:59:55 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure Track Position - University of Calgary, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in MATHEMATICS The University of Calgary invites applications for at least one tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, beginning July 1, 2007. The Department is seeking outstanding candidates with a PhD in the following fields: Algebraic Geometry, Arithmetic Geometry or closely related fields. Candidates whose expertise compliments the activities of the Centre for Information, Security and Cryptography (CISaC) and the research of related faculty members are particularly encouraged. Please visit http://cisac.math.ucalgary.ca/ for more information about CISaC and related faculty. Discrete or Computational Geometry. Candidates in this field are expected to have expertise which would support the Centre for Computational and Discrete Geometry. Please visit http://ccdg.math.ucalgary.ca/ for more information about the Centre. Inverse Theory and Operators. We are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise compliment that of current faculty members in this area including the activities of the Pseudodifferential Operator Theory and Seismic Imagine group. Please visit http://potsi.math.ucalgary.ca for more information about this group. Duties include undergraduate and graduate teaching in mathematics and the development of an independent research program. The ideal candidate will also have a proven ability for research, good communication skills, and demonstrated quality teaching ability at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Candidates should submit curriculum vitae together with a description of Research Expertise and a Teaching Dossier to the address below. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation (one reporting on the candidate's teaching abilities) to be send directly to the address below. The closing date is January 15, 2007, but applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Details on the Department are available at http://www.math.ucalgary.ca. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply directly on line at www.mathjobs.org but applications will also be accepted at the following address. Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2N lN4 All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Calgary respects, appreciates, and encourages diversity. 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The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and graduate supervision, and will be expected to develop a vigorous, externally-funded research program. For more information on the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and its research activities, see URL http://math.usask.ca/ The College of Arts & Science offers a dynamic combination of programs in the humanities and fine arts, the social sciences and the sciences. There are over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in the College and 325 faculty, including 14 Canada Research Chairs. The College emphasizes student and faculty research, interdisciplinary programs, community outreach and international opportunities. The University of Saskatchewan is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a city with a diverse and thriving economic base, a vibrant arts community and a full range of leisure opportunities. The University has a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and scholarly activities and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to a student population of about 20,000. The university is one of Canada's leading research-intensive universities. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent to: Dr. Raj Srinivasan, Head Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Saskatchewan 106 Wiggins Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E6 Email: math@sask.usask.ca Closing date for receipt of applications is January 31, 2007. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. In accordance with the University's Employment Equity Policy, the department welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. 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The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and graduate supervision, and will be expected to develop a vigorous, externally-funded research program. For more information on the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and its research activities, see URL http://math.usask.ca/ The College of Arts & Science offers a dynamic combination of programs in the humanities and fine arts, the social sciences and the sciences. There are over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in the College and 325 faculty, including 14 Canada Research Chairs. The College emphasizes student and faculty research, interdisciplinary programs, community outreach and international opportunities. The University of Saskatchewan is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a city with a diverse and thriving economic base, a vibrant arts community and a full range of leisure opportunities. The University has a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and scholarly activities and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to a student population of about 20,000. The university is one of Canada's leading research-intensive universities. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent to: Dr. Raj Srinivasan, Head Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Saskatchewan 106 Wiggins Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E6 Email: math@sask.usask.ca Closing date for receipt of applications is January 31, 2007. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. In accordance with the University's Employment Equity Policy, the department welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. 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The department is seeking candidates who have outstanding records of research in Genetic or Spatial Statistics (including specializations such as genomics, micro-array analysis, genetic epidemiology, pedigree analysis, image analysis, spatial processes, and morphometrics). Applicants must have a doctoral degree in Statistics and demonstrate excellence or promise of excellence in teaching mathematical and applied statistics courses at all levels. Accreditation by a national statistical organization will be considered an asset. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous, externally-funded research program and to supervise graduate students. For more information on the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and its research activities, see URL http://math.usask.ca/ The College of Arts & Science offers a dynamic combination of programs in the humanities and fine arts, the social sciences and the sciences. There are over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in the College and 325 faculty, including 14 Canada Research Chairs. The College emphasizes student and faculty research, interdisciplinary programs, community outreach and international opportunities. The University of Saskatchewan is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a city with a diverse and thriving economic base, a vibrant arts community and a full range of leisure opportunities. The University has a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and scholarly activities and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to a student population of about 20,000. The university is one of Canada's leading research-intensive universities. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent to: Dr. Raj Srinivasan, Head Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Saskatchewan 106 Wiggins Road Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E6 Email: math@sask.usask.ca Closing date for receipt of applications is January 31, 2007. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. In accordance with the University's Employment Equity Policy, the department welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. 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Applications with a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research outline, an account of teaching experience, a statement on teaching, and the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least four references (with one addressing the teaching record) should be sent to: Professor David A. Stephens Chair, Probability Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics McGill University 805 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal QC H3A 2K6 Canada Candidates must arrange to have the four letters of recommendation sent directly to the above address. Candidates are encouraged to include copies of up to 3 selected reprints or preprints with their applications. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by January 31, 2007. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. 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We offer an excellent research environment with a normal teaching load of three courses per year. Preference will be given to candidates who are Associates or Fellows of the Society of Actuaries,?but we will also consider candidates who have nearly completed the requirements of the Associateship. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a teaching profile outlining experience and/or interest. Candidates should arrange for at least three confidential letters of reference to be sent to the Chair at the address below: Prof. Arturo Pianzola, Chair Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G1 Canada Electronic submissions should be directed to chairsec@math.ualberta.ca. The closing date for applications is January 15, 2007, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. Please Note: Applicants being considered will generally be contacted within 3-4 weeks of the deadline date. Those not contacted are thanked for their interest and encouraged to apply for future positions advertised by the University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 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. For more information about the Department and the University of Alberta, please see the department's web page: http://www.math.ualberta.ca --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We seek an individual who will complement the Department's existing expertise in turbulence, waves and shock theory, stratified fluids, hydrodynamic stability, physical oceanography, climatology and laboratory experiments. Candidates must hold a PhD degree. Additional postdoctoral experience showing a promising research record is preferred. In addition to developing a strong research program, successful candidates will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, including mathematical fluid dynamics, numerical methods and advanced partial differential equations. Applicants are expected to possess excellent communication skills and leadership potential. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a teaching profile outlining experience and/or interests, and at least three confidential letters of reference to: Arturo Pianzola, Chair Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G1 The closing date for applications is January 15, 2007, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. For more information about the Department and the University of Alberta, please see the Department's web page: http://www.math.ualberta.ca. For information about the Fluid Dynamics Group, see http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~gfd Please Note: Applicants being considered will generally be contacted within 3-4 weeks of the deadline date. Those not contacted are thanked for their interest and encouraged to apply for future positions advertised by the University. 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 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We are looking for a person with a PhD, excellent research record as well as strong communication and teaching skills. The successful candidate should have demonstrated a commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. All aspects of Mathematical Physics, both pure and applied, will be considered. Current interests within the department are conformal field theory and string theory, geometric analysis and PDEs, mathematical relativity, mirror symmetry, random matrices, and integrable systems. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a teaching profile outlining experience and/or interests, and at least three confidential letters of reference to: Arturo Pianzola, Chair Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G1 Electronic submissions should be directed to chairsec@math.ualberta.ca. The closing date for applications is January 15, 2007, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. Please Note: Applicants being considered will generally be contacted within 3-4 weeks of the deadline date. Those not contacted are thanked for their interest and encouraged to apply for future positions advertised by the University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 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. 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We are looking for a person with a PhD, excellent research record as well as strong communication and teaching skills. The successful candidate should have demonstrated a commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. Algebraic number theory and related areas of arithmetic geometry will be considered. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a teaching profile outlining experience and/or interests, and at least three confidential letters of reference to: Arturo Pianzola, Chair Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G1 Electronic submissions should be directed to chairsec@math.ualberta.ca. The closing date for applications is January 15, 2007, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. Please Note: Applicants being considered will generally be contacted within 3-4 weeks of the deadline date. Those not contacted are thanked for their interest and encouraged to apply for future positions advertised by the University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 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. For more information about the Department and the University of Alberta, please see the department's web page: http://www.math.ualberta.ca --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Current areas of research strength in the Department include mathematical statistics, probability, design of experiments, robustness, multivariate analysis, biostatistics and statistical ecology. There is ample scope and encouragement within our Department to foster both the theoretical aspects of Statistics, as well as interdisciplinary ventures, such as those with our Centre for Mathematical Biology . Applicants are expected to possess a strong research record, research leadership potential and excellent communication skills. The successful candidate must have a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education in statistics. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a teaching profile outlining experience and/or interests. Candidates should arrange for at least three confidential letters of reference to be sent to the Chair at the address below: Arturo Pianzola, Chair Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G1 Canada The closing date for applications is January 15, 2007, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. Records arising from this competition will be managed in accordance with provisions of the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPP). The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity in the workplace and encourage applications from all qualified women and men, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. For more information about the Department and the University of Alberta, please see the department's web page: http://www.math.ualberta.ca Please Note: Applicants being considered will generally be contacted within 3-4 weeks of the deadline date. Those not contacted are thanked for their interest and encouraged to apply for future positions advertised by the University. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Ses m?thodes g?om?triques ont r?volutionn? le domaine des syst?mes dynamiques et son d?c?s est une grande perte pour le monde math?matique. Adrien Douady a visit? plusieurs fois le Canada. Son dernier s?jour remonte ? mars 2006. ? Ses obs?ques auront lieu Jeudi 9 novembre ? 14h au fun?rarium du P?re Lachaise (Paris). ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20061107/ea157913/attachment.htm From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Nov 10 09:58:11 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Nov 10 09:58:16 2006 Subject: [cmath] Quantitative Analyst Position - D. E. Shaw & Company Message-ID: Quantitative Analyst Quants at the D. E. Shaw group apply sophisticated numerical techniques and write software to develop and analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. Their work involves examining trading data to determine ways of increasing profitability, decreasing risk, and lowering transaction costs. In addition, quants research financial literature to identify new trading ideas and create simulations to test them. Quants with the D. E. Shaw group have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs; a considerable number of them have also competed successfully in the United States and International Math Olympiads as well as the Putnam Competition. To apply, e-mail your resume and a cover letter to CanMS-NMoseley@career.deshaw.com. Members of the D. E. 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The special meeting rate of $139.00 is only available until November 17. Reservations can be made using the customized online form at: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0606230003&key=52497 or by calling 416-947-4955 and quoting the group code 'Canadian Mathematical Society' *----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date limite pour l?h?bergement ? 17 novembre * Si vous n?avez pas encore r?serv? votre chambre en vue de la R?union, nous vous sugg?rons de le faire le plus rapidement possible. H?tel principal de la R?union, le Centre Sheraton de Toronto est l?endroit le plus pratique o? loger puisque la plupart des activit?s s?y d?roulent. Le tarif sp?cial de la R?union, 139 $, est en vigueur jusqu?au 17 novembre. Il est possible de r?server en ligne ? l?aide du formulaire suivant : http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0606230003&key=52497 ou en t?l?phonant au 416-947-4955. 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URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20061110/a8cb44dc/attachment.htm From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Nov 14 10:27:03 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Nov 14 10:27:07 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Information Engineering - University of Toronto, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Message-ID: Tenure-Track Position in Information Engineering DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto invites applications for a position in the tenure-stream at the rank of Assistant Professor in the broadly defined area of Information Engineering, including but not limited to: data mining, analysis of complex systems, multi-scale modeling, deterministic and stochastic approaches to modeling, optimization, and computational methods. The successful candidate will show leadership and innovation in research and teaching. This outstanding opportunity was made possible by a group of large Canadian firms who are partners in our research on the application of mathematics, operations research, systems modeling to challenges faced by the financial services industry and provides a unique opportunity to work closely in university-industry cooperative research. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. or equivalent, demonstrated excellence in research and/or exceptional innovation in the commercial sector, and excellent teaching skills. The successful applicant will be expected to initiate and lead an independent research program of international caliber, and participate in inter-disciplinary research with finance and information technology peers. The successful applicant will also be expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level in our chemical engineering programs. Business experience and entrepreneurial activities are welcome qualities in a candidate. Salary will be commensurate with the applicant's qualifications and academic and/or industrial experience. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of their research plan and philosophy (three to five pages), and a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to: Professor Douglas Reeve Chair Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry University of Toronto 200 College Street Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5S 3E5 The search will continue until the position is filled. To ensure consideration, complete applications should be received before [February 14, 2007]. Inquiries: chair@chem-eng.utoronto.ca Information: www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. 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Name: Toronto-info-eng.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 40629 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20061114/73f321f8/Toronto-info-eng.pdf From levandov at risc.uni-linz.ac.at Wed Nov 15 17:37:53 2006 From: levandov at risc.uni-linz.ac.at (ISSAC 2007) Date: Thu Nov 16 10:15:11 2006 Subject: [cmath] ISSAC 2007 CFP2 Message-ID: <460096.640835644-sendEmail@butterfly> ISSAC 2007 Second Announcement and Call for Papers The International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation (ISSAC) is the premier annual conference to present and discuss new developments and original research results in all areas of symbolic mathematical computation. Planned activities include invited presentations, research papers, poster sessions, tutorial courses, vendor exhibits and software demonstrations. Important Dates ISSAC 2007 will be held from July 29 to August 1, 2007 in Waterloo, Canada. Deadline for submissions: January 17, 2007 (Midnight [24:00 EST]) Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 28, 2007 Camera-ready copy to the publisher: April 27, 2007 Please note that the refereeing and publication schedule does not permit any delays in these dates. Conference topics include, but are not limited to: Algorithmic Mathematics Algebraic, symbolic and symbolic-numeric algorithms. Simplification, function manipulation, summation, integration, polynomial/ differential/difference equations, linear algebra, number theory, group and invariant theory, geometric computing. Computer Science Theoretical and practical problems in symbolic computation. Systems, problem solving environments, user interfaces, software, libraries, parallel/distributed computing and programming languages, concrete analysis, benchmarking, theoretical and practical complexity, automatic differentiation, code generation, mathematical data structures and exchange protocols. Applications Problem treatments using algebraic, symbolic or symbolic-numeric computation in an essential or a novel way. Engineering, economics and finance, physical and biological sciences, computer science, logic, mathematics and education. The ISSAC 2007 web site is http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/issac2007/ Instructions to Authors Original research results and insightful analyses of current concerns are solicited for submission. Submissions must not duplicate work published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers will be reviewed by the program committee and additional referees. Proceedings will be distributed at the symposium. Papers must be in English and should not exceed 8 pages in the standard format for ACM proceedings, or 20 to 22 pages of text in LaTeX 12pt article style. To view the formatting requirements, or to submit your contribution, please visit the Paper Submission page (http://www.easychair.org/ISSAC2007/). Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the symposium and will be required to sign the ACM copyright agreement (www.acm.org/pubs/copyright_form.html). For poster submissions please consult the forthcoming Call for Posters or the Poster Submission page (http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/issac2007/posters/). Abstracts of posters will be distributed at the symposium. SIGSAM Distinguished Paper Award This award will be given to the most distinguished paper(s) presented at ISSAC 2007. The distinguished paper(s) will be selected by the program committee. SIGSAM Distinguished Student Author Award This award will be given to the best student author(s). An author who is a full-time student at the time of submission is eligible for the award. This status should be indicated when the paper is submitted. For details concerning the selection procedure for this award as well as the procedure for the ISSAC Distinguished Paper Award, see the ISSAC Award Guidelines (http://www.acm.org/sigsam/ISSAC_Awards/). Organizing Committee General Chair: Dongming Wang Program Committee Chair: Bernard Mourrain Local Arrangements: Keith Geddes, Mark Giesbrecht, George Labahn, Arne Storjohann Publicity Chair: Viktor Levandovskyy Treasurer: Juergen Gerhard Webmaster: John P. May Software Exhibitions Chair: Hirokazu Anai Tutorial Chair: J. Rafael Sendra Poster Committee Chair: Vladimir Gerdt Proceedings Editor: Christopher W. Brown From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Nov 17 10:23:31 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Nov 17 10:23:34 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Statistics, York University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: STATISTICS Applications are invited for one tenure-track appointment in Statistics at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, to commence July 1, 2007. The successful candidate must have a PhD, a proven record of independent research excellence, and evidence of potential for superior teaching. Preference will be given to candidates who can strengthen existing areas of present and ongoing research activity. The successful candidate should be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. All positions at York are subject to budgetary approval. Applications must be received by January 16, 2007. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, an outline of their research plan and a description of teaching interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation (one of which should address teaching) to be sent directly to: Statistics Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics N520 Ross, York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada stat.recruit@mathstat.yorku.ca www.math.yorku.ca/Hiring York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York's website at www.yorku. ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. From devries at math.ualberta.ca Fri Nov 17 11:33:53 2006 From: devries at math.ualberta.ca (Gerda de Vries) Date: Fri Nov 17 11:33:58 2006 Subject: [cmath] Workshop Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada Message-ID: <20061117093206.D13126@sirius3.math.ualberta.ca> Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada December 7-8, 2006 (just prior to the CMS Winter 2006 Meeting), at the Fields Institute, Toronto. The CMS Committee for Women in Mathematics, in cooperation with the Fields Institute, is organizing a networking and mentoring workshop for women in the mathematical sciences at Canadian universities. All women in the mathematical sciences at Canadian universities are invited. The workshop opens with a public talk by Siobhan Roberts, author of "King of Infinite Space: Donald Coxeter, the Man Who Saved Geometry." In addition, there will be presentations on careers in the mathematical sciences by senior women, research presentations by junior women, a panel discussion, and small group discussions. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows participating in the workshop are encouraged to give a presentation on their research interests, in the form of either a 20-minute talk or a poster. Participation/Registration Fee is $55 (the fee includes coffee breaks, one lunch, and one dinner). More detailed information and registration forms can be found at http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/06-07/cwimac06/ Online registration closes on December 1, 2006. From benhima at CRM.UMontreal.CA Tue Nov 21 15:10:25 2006 From: benhima at CRM.UMontreal.CA (Sakina Benhima) Date: Tue Nov 21 15:58:10 2006 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?S=E9minaire_de_Math=E9matiques_Sup=E9rieu?= =?iso-8859-1?q?res_2007/_A_NATO_Advanced_Study_Institute?= Message-ID: A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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L'Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes, fond?e en 1945, est une association professionnelle qui repr?sente plus de 1600 physiciens et ?tudiants en physique au Canada, aux ?tats-Unis et outre-mer ainsi qu'un certain nombre de soci?t?s et ?tablissements membres. Outre ses activit?s sp?cialis?es, l'ACP en exerce d'autres qui visent ? inciter les ?tudiants ? faire carri?re en physique. Le CRM est un centre national de recherches en sciences math?matiques financ?, entre autres, par le CRSNG, le FQRNT, l'Universit? de Montr?al o? il est situ?, et les universit?s McGill, UQ?M, Concordia, Laval, Ottawa et Sherbrooke. Les activit?s de recherche du CRM comprennent l'organisation de semestres th?matiques, d'?coles d'?t?, d'ateliers et de s?minaires, ainsi que la publication de monographies, d'actes de conf?rences et de notes de cours en sciences math?matiques et en physique. Le CRM supporte ?galement la recherche via ses laboratoires de recherche incluant celui en physique math?matique. Le prix ACP-CRM vise ? souligner l'excellence dans le domaine de la recherche en physique th?orique et math?matique. Les candidats admissibles ne doivent pas n?cessairement ?tre membres de l'ACP, mais leurs travaux de recherche doivent avoir ?t? r?alis?s au Canada, ou dans le cadre d'une affiliation avec une universit? ou une entreprise canadienne. Ce prix a ?t? d?cern? pour la premi?re fois en 1995 lors du congr?s annuel de l'ACP. Les r?cipiendaires du prix, depuis sa cr?ation, ont ?t? Werner Israel (Alberta), William G. Unruh (UBC), Ian Affleck (UBC), J. Richard Bond (Toronto), David J. Rowe (Toronto), Gordon W. Semenoff (UBC), Andr?-Marie Tremblay (Sherbrooke), Pavel Winternitz (Montr?al), Matthew W. Choptuik (UBC), Jiri Patera (Montr?al), Robert C. Myers (Waterloo/Perimeter Institute), et John Harnad (Concordia). Un comit? d'attribution mis sur pied par le CRM et la division de physique th?orique de l'ACP s?lectionnera le r?cipiendaire du prix sur la foi de contributions remarquables ? l'avancement des connaissances dans le domaine. Le crit?re de s?lection principal est l'excellence de la recherche. Les candidats doivent avoir r?alis? leurs travaux de recherche essentiellement au Canada ou dans le cadre d'une affiliation avec une universit? ou une entreprise canadienne. Les nominations sont valides pour trois (3) ans. Les mises en candidature doivent avoir ?t? re?ues au plus tard le 10 janvier 2007, ?tre soumises par au moins un pr?sentateur, et inclure les renseignements suivants: ? Une lettre justificative du pr?sentateur ? Le curriculum vitae du candidat ? La liste des publications du candidat ? Trois lettres de r?f?rence ? Un texte de 300 mots au maximum pouvant ?tre reproduit si le candidat est choisi Au maximum un seul Prix ACP-CRM sera d?cern? ? chaque ann?e. Le r?cipiendaire sera invit? ? prononcer une conf?rence lors du congr?s annuel de l'ACP. Une m?daille comm?morative et un montant de 2 000 $ lui seront remis dans le cadre du banquet de ce congr?s. Pour les mises en candidature, veuillez remplir le formulaire en ligne (disponible ? https://www.cap.ca/awards/crm-f.html) et suivre la proc?dure indiqu?e sur cette page web. www.crm.umontreal.ca www.cap.ca ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????? CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics 2007 Call for Nominations The Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) and the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) created in 1995 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the CAP, a joint prize in recognition of exceptional achievements in theoretical and mathematical physics. The Canadian Association of Physicists, founded in 1945, is a professional association representing over 1600 individual physicists and physics students in Canada, the U.S. and overseas, as well as a number of Corporate and Institutional Members. In addition to its learned activities, the CAP also undertakes a number of activities intended to encourage students to pursue a career in physics. The CRM is a national research centre in mathematics jointly supported by NSERC, FQRNT, the Universit? de Montr?al where it is based, and the following universities: McGill, UQ?M, Concordia, Laval, Ottawa, Sherbrooke. Among the activities of the CRM are thematic semesters, summer schools, workshops, seminars, and the publication of monographs, proceedings, and lecture notes in mathematics and physics. CRM also supports research through research laboratories, including one in mathematical physics. The object of this award is to recognize research excellence in the fields of theoretical and mathematical physics. The award is not limited to CAP members but the candidates' research should have been done in Canada or in affiliation with a Canadian university or industry. This medal was awarded for the first time at the 1995 CAP Annual Congress. Recipients of the prize since its creation have been Werner Israel (Alberta), William G. Unruh (UBC), Ian Affleck (UBC), J. Richard Bond (Toronto), David J. Rowe (Toronto), Gordon W. Semenoff (UBC), Andr?-Marie Tremblay (Sherbrooke), Pavel Winternitz (Montr?al), Matthew W. Choptuik (UBC), Jiri Patera (Montr?al), Robert C. Myers (Waterloo/Perimeter Institute), and John Harnad (Concordia). A selection committee established by the CAP Division of Theoretical Physics and the CRM will choose the recipient of this prize on the basis of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the field. The main selection criterion is research excellence. The candidate's research should have been done primarily in Canada or in affiliation with a Canadian university or industry. Nominations are valid for three (3) years. Nominations must be submitted by January 10, 2007, by at least one sponsor and should include the following information: ? Covering letter from the sponsor explaining the basis of the nomination ? Curriculum vitae ? List of publications ? Three supporting letters ? Maximum 300 word citation suitable for publication if nominee is chosen as award recipient There will be at most one prize awarded per year at the annual congress of the Canadian Association of Physicists. The recipient will be invited to give a lecture at the CAP annual congress. A commemorative medal and $2,000 will be given to the recipient at the banquet of this meeting. 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Hamiltonian PDE and Nekhoroshev theory : Bambusi, Dario, Universit? di Milano, Italy. Variational methods in Hamiltonian dynamics : Rabinowitz, Paul, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Berti, Massimiliano, SISSA/ISAS, Italy. Arnold diffusion : Cheng, C.-Q., Nanjing University, People Republic of China. De la Llave, Rafael, University of Texas ? Austin, USA. Hamiltonian dynamical systems : Treschev, Dimitry, Moscow State University, Russia. Applications to celestial mechanics : Chenciner, Alain, Observatoire de Paris / CNRS, France. Applications to control theory : Agrachev, Andrei, SISSA / ISAS, Italy. Applications to PDE : Wayne, C. Eugene, Boston University, USA. Applications to averaging methods and adiabatic invariants : Neistadt, Anatoly, Space Research Institute, Russia. This summer school is aimed primarily at postdoctoral fellows, doctoral students and junior faculty. Financial support available. pplication Deadline/Date limite des candidatures : February 28 f?vrier 2007. www.dms.umontreal.ca/sms/ From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Nov 23 16:01:20 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Nov 23 16:01:23 2006 Subject: [cmath] Faculty, postdoc and graduate student positions, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo Message-ID: Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo Faculty, postdoc and graduate student positions A number of faculty http://www.iqc.ca/positions/faculty.php , postdoctoral http://www.iqc.ca/positions/postdoc.php , and graduate student http://www.iqc.ca/positions/graduate.php positions are available at the Institute for Quantum Computing www.iqc.ca at the University of Waterloo, in collaboration with the Faculty of Mathematics http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/ . Details for these (and other) IQC positions are available at the web pages listed above. For additional information, please contact iqc@iqc.ca . --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment ad is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From jrockwood at mitacs.ca Tue Dec 5 15:31:28 2006 From: jrockwood at mitacs.ca (Jo-Anne Rockwood) Date: Tue Dec 5 21:12:24 2006 Subject: [cmath] Call for Networking Proposals Message-ID: <01fc01c718ac$57e2c770$4c313a8e@Desktop1> The MITACS Network of Centres of Excellence hereby solicits proposals for scientific networking events (workshops, conferences, summer schools, short courses etc) that involve applications of the mathematical sciences to areas having a significant industrial, economic or social impact on Canada. MITACS is particularly interested in entertaining proposals that have at least one of the following features: - they directly relate to a MITACS theme area (see http://www.mitacs.ca); - there is a strong training component for senior undergraduate or graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, or young researchers (examples include summer schools and short courses); and - there is a strong potential to engage participants from non-academic (private or public sector) research or other partner organizations. Joint funding applications with other organizations are welcome, although the proposal must indicate clearly all confirmed or potential sponsors as well as levels of financial support. DEADLINES. MITACS accepts networking proposals three times annually, on January 15, April 30, and September 10. Proposers are *strongly* encouraged to discuss their ideas with the MITACS Associate Scientific Director (asd@mitacs.ca) as early as possible, preferably at least three weeks prior to submitting a proposal. MITACS may also consider proposals submitted outside these deadlines, as funding permits. PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS. Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to events@mitacs.ca in plain text, MSWord, or PDF format. You should receive a confirmation that your proposal was received within one week of submission. EVALUATION PROCEDURE. All proposals are initially reviewed by the MITACS Head Office to ensure that they satisfy submission format guidelines (below) and lie within the MITACS mandate. You may be contacted at this point for further information or clarification. Proposals which meet the guidelines are forwarded to the MITACS Research Management Committee (RMC) for scientific review. The RMC will normally take about one month's time from the deadline date to review proposals, after which their decision will be communicated. PROPOSAL FORMAT. All of sections 1-11 below are required, and incomplete proposals will be returned. 1. Title of event. 2. Proposed dates and location. 3. Type of activity (conference, workshop, summer school, etc). 4. Organizing Committee (names, affiliations, complete contact information). Identify the primary contact. 5. Executive summary of scientific and other objectives in lay terms (max. 100 words) which may appear in public announcements. 6. Other details of the scientific objectives, including: * intended audience, * history or background of the proposed topic, * recent progress, and * possible future directions. 7. Explain the relevance to MITACS. 8. Participants (tentative list of invited speakers and participants, including affiliations). 9. Budget (itemize each main meeting expense, and clearly identify the funding required from MITACS). 10. Other sources of financial support, including the amount requested or committed. 11. Organizational services being requested of MITACS (see below). ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES. MITACS has some capacity to assist proposers with the organization of their event. These services include, but are not limited to: - assistance with budgeting; - negotiating with conference venues to secure meeting rooms and/or accommodations; - registration (including credit card services); - design, advertising and promotion; - business development for the purposes of attracting non-academic speakers or other participants; and - fund-raising and sponsorship. If any such services are being requested of MITACS, then this should be clearly indicated in the proposal under item 11. *************************************************************************************************************************************************** Le R?seau de centres d'excellence MITACS sollicite par la pr?sente des propositions d'?v?nements de r?seautage scientifique (ateliers, conf?rences, ?coles d'?t?, mini-cours, etc.) favorisant l'application des sciences math?matiques dans des domaines ayant une grande incidence industrielle, ?conomique ou sociale au Canada. MITACS s'int?resse particuli?rement aux propositions ayant au moins une des caract?ristiques suivantes : - elles se rapportent directement ? l'un des th?mes de MITACS (voir http://www.mitacs.ca); - elles incorporent une solide composante de formation ? destination des ?tudiants en derni?re ann?e de premier cycle ou des ?tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs, aux boursiers postdoctoraux ou aux jeunes chercheurs (par exemple, les ?coles d'?t? et les mini-cours); - elles risquent fortement d'attirer des participants provenant d'organismes de recherche non universitaires (du secteur priv? ou du secteur public) ou d'autres organismes partenaires. Les demandes de financement faites conjointement avec d'autres organismes sont les bienvenues ? condition que la proposition indique clairement tous les commanditaires confirm?s ou ?ventuels ainsi que les niveaux de soutien financier. DATES LIMITES MITACS accepte les propositions de r?seautage trois fois par an avec les dates limites suivantes : 15 janvier, 30 avril et 10 septembre. Les auteurs de proposition sont vivement encourag?s ? discuter le plus t?t possible de leurs id?es avec le Directeur scientifique associ? de MITACS ? l'adresse asd@mitacs.ca, de pr?f?rence au moins trois semaines avant de soumettre une proposition. Il se peut que MITACS puisse examiner des propositions d?pos?es apr?s ces dates limites, selon la disponibilit? de fonds. SOUMISSIONS DE PROPOSITION Les propositions doivent ?tre envoy?es par courriel ? l'adresse events@mitacs.ca en format texte en clair, MS Word ou PDF. Vous devriez recevoir confirmation de la r?ception de votre proposition dans les sept jours. PROC?DURE D'?VALUATION Toutes les propositions re?ues sont initialement examin?es par le si?ge de MITACS afin de s'assurer qu'elles sont conformes aux lignes directrices relatives au format des soumissions (ci-dessous) et entretiennent un rapport avec le mandat de MITACS. Il est possible que l'on communique alors avec vous afin d'obtenir des renseignements suppl?mentaires ou des clarifications. Les propositions qui respectent ces lignes directrices sont transmises au Comit? de gestion de la recherche (CGR) de MITACS ? des fins d'?valuation scientifique. Le CGR compl?te normalement ces ?valuations dans les trente jours suivant la date limite de d?p?t des propositions apr?s quoi il communique sa d?cision. FORMAT DES PROPOSITIONS Toutes les sections 1-11 ci-dessous doivent ?tre abord?es; les propositions incompl?tes seront retourn?es. 1. Nom de l'?v?nement. 2. Dates et endroit propos?s. 3. Type d'activit? (conf?rence, atelier, ?cole d'?t?, etc.). 4. Comit? organisateur (noms, affiliations, coordonn?es compl?tes). Pri?re d'identifier la principale personne-ressource. 5. R?sum?, en langage de profane, des objectifs scientifiques et autres (max. de 100 mots) qui pourrait figurer dans des annonces publiques. 6. Autres d?tails relatifs aux objectifs scientifiques, notamment * le public cible, * un historique ou de l'information g?n?rale sur le sujet propos?, * les r?centes avanc?es * les orientations futures possibles. 7. Justification de la pertinence pour MITACS. 8. Participants (liste provisoire des conf?renciers et participants invit?s, y compris leur affiliation). 9. Budget (ventiler chaque grande d?pense de l'?v?nement et d?gager clairement le financement demand? aupr?s de MITACS). 10. Autres sources de soutien financier, y compris le montant demand? et/ou engag?. 11. Services organisationnels que vous souhaitez obtenir de MITACS (voir ci-dessous). SERVICES ORGANISATIONNELS MITACS a certaines capacit?s qu'il peut mettre au service des auteurs de propositions pour l'organisation de leur ?v?nement. Les services incluent, entre autres, les suivants : - assistance en mati?re de budg?tisation. - n?gociation avec les ?tablissements d'accueil des conf?rences en vue d'obtenir des salles de r?union et/ou des services d'h?bergement. - inscription (y compris les services li?s aux cartes de cr?dit). - conception graphique, publicit? et promotion. - relations avec les entreprises dans le but d'attirer des conf?renciers et d'autres participants des milieux non universitaires. - lev?es de fonds et parrainage. Si vous comptez utiliser un ou plusieurs des services offerts par MITACS, vous devez l'indiquer clairement dans votre proposition (? l'article 11). Jo-Anne Rockwood MITACS Event & HQP Coordinator jrockwood@mitacs.ca Please note our new coordinates: MITACS TASC 2, Room 9904 Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6 Tel: 778-782-3711 Fax: 778-782-6657 www.mitacs.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20061205/1260e498/attachment.htm From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Dec 6 11:06:22 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Dec 6 11:06:26 2006 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Actuarial or Financial Mathematics - York University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: Actuarial or Financial Mathematics Applications are invited for a tenure-track appointment in Actuarial or Financial Mathematics at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science and Engineering to commence July 1, 2007. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. as well as a proven record of research excellence and superior teaching ability. The successful candidate should be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. All positions at York are subject to budgetary approval. Applications must be received by February 15, 2007. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, an outline of their research plan and a description of teaching interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation (one of which should address teaching) to be sent directly to: Actuarial/Financial Math Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario Canada, M3J 1P3 Fax: (416) 736-5757 E-mail: actuarial/financial.recruit@mathstat.yorku.ca www.math.yorku.ca/Hiring/ York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York's website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Dec 13 16:13:03 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Dec 13 16:13:06 2006 Subject: [cmath] Coordinator of Math and Statistics Aid Centre - University of Toronto at Scarborough Message-ID: Teaching Learning Services and Computer and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Toronto at Scarborough, invite applications for the position of Coordinator for the Math and Statistics Aid Centre. The appointment will be at the rank of Lecturer and will begin on July 01, 2007. We are seeking an individual who combines expertise in Mathematics with a strong commitment to enhancing the quality of undergraduate math education, broadly defined. The Coordinator will develop, coordinate and enhance all Math and Statistics Aid Centre activities, including tutoring, first year learning communities, math modules, and more. He/she will teach two undergraduate half-courses in Computer and Mathematical Sciences. Qualifications: Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to the position. At least a Masters level degree in Mathematics or related discipline. For full details go to: http://link.library.utoronto.ca/academicjobs/display_current_jobs.cfm Closing date for applications is January 30, 2007. Applicants should send a CV, examples of math teaching materials they've developed, and at least four letters of reference to: to Janice Crichton Patterson, Interim Director, Teaching and Learning Services, University of Toronto at Scarborough, AC312B, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A5, Canada. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Dec 19 12:01:15 2006 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Dec 19 12:01:22 2006 Subject: [cmath] Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst - TransCanada Corp. Message-ID: SEARCH PROFILE Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst The Company Our client, TransCanada, is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operations of North American energy infrastructure. TransCanada's network of approximately 41,000 kilometers of pipeline transports the majority of Western Canada's natural gas production to key Canadian and U.S. markets. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns, or has interests in, approximately 7,700 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, they have 2,400 employees. TransCanada common shares trade under the symbol TRP on the Toronto and New York Stock exchanges. Further information regarding TransCanada may be obtained from the company's website at: www.transcanada.com. The Position Based in Calgary, and reporting to the Director, Risk Management, the Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst will be a key member of the Risk Management Team. The successful candidate will provide risk analysis in support of TransCanada's pipeline, power, gas storage and other businesses. The individual will be responsible for the development and maintenance of various risk models including Value-at-Risk (VaR), Earnings-at-Risk (EaR) and Counterparty Value-at-Risk (CVaR). Specific duties include: * For existing businesses, develop automated database query models to extract and analyze existing positions, related market data and evaluate portfolio strategies including the assessment of related risk measures including VaR, EaR, and CVaR. * For development and investment opportunities, develop models to compile and synthesize detailed information to assess market and counterparty related risks and exposures. * Perform scenario-based analysis on alternative strategies to determine range of potential outcomes with respect to exposures and the impact on various risk measures. * Assist in the preparation and presentation of the underlying assumptions and overall results to TransCanada management. * Work closely with other internal stakeholders in order to validate and refine modeling results; identify key risks; analyze and propose alternatives to address these risks. * Research industry data sources for possible incorporation into decision-making processes. * Track key market data and maintain databases to support ongoing analytical efforts. * Maintain and adopt industry best practices. * Clearly, accurately and concisely communicate results to other team members. The Individual TransCanada provides a balance between social responsibility and financial performance, emphasizing spirit, confidence and focus among employees. Their values include social responsibility, passion, integrity, results, innovation and teamwork. They are therefore seeking a likeminded, talented individual with the following qualifications: * A masters degree in a quantitative or computational field (computer science, math, physics or financial engineering). * A professional designation (CFA, CA, CMA, CGA) will be considered an asset. * A thorough understanding of various risk measures (VaR, EaR and CVaR) and the related principles of economic, financial, and counterparty risk analysis, and their application to business situations. * Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in modeling, monitoring, researching and gathering energy market data, preferably in the power and gas industry. * Demonstrated ability to work with complex financial models and to apply superior modeling skills in a problem-solving context. * Strong business aptitude plus the ability to be innovative and capable of critical analysis and problem solving. * A general understanding of the pipeline, gas storage and power infrastructure business would be beneficial. * Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis, with a high degree of accuracy. * Capability and flexibility to respond to critical deadlines by adjusting work hours to meet deadlines. * Proven team player with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships. The Compensation An excellent compensation package, including annual bonus and long term incentive, is available to the successful candidate. The Location: Calgary, Alberta FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 261-8080 FOR: BRYAN ARTHUR (EXT 348) OR MARK HOPKINS (EXT 303) CONROY ROSS PARTNERS LIMITED, Suite 830, 255 - 5 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G6 Telephone: (403) 261-8080; Fax: (403) 261-8085 Email: mail@conroyross.com For additional opportunities, please visit our Website at www.conroyross.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: TransCanada.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 125568 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20061219/444d576b/TransCanada.pdf