From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Jan 8 14:17:41 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Jan 8 14:17:48 2008 Subject: [cmath] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Evolutionary Theory - Queen's University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Biology Message-ID: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Evolutionary Theory Applications are sought from outstanding researchers for a 2-year postdoctoral position in evolutionary theory, working in the lab of Dr. Troy Day in the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Biology at Queen's University (www.mast.queensu.ca/~tday). The specific research topic is wide open, with current projects in the lab focusing on developing theory for kin selection and spatial models of evolution, host/parasite epidemiology and (co)evolution, evolutionary immunopathology, genomic imprinting and nongenetic inheritance, and coral bleaching. The successful applicant will be free to conduct research in any of these or other related areas of interest. Ideally the position will be taken up by Sept. 1, 2008 but there is some flexibility in start date. Salary will be C$40,000 per year. Information about the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, the Department of Biology, and Queen's University can be found at www.mast.queensu.ca , http://biology.queensu.ca and www.queensu.ca respectively. To apply, send a current CV and a statement of research interest to Troy Day via email (tday@mast.queensu.ca). Please include the names of 2-3 potential referees, but applicants need not solicit reference letters at this stage. Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2008 and continue 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 sfallat at math.uregina.ca Tue Jan 8 14:28:27 2008 From: sfallat at math.uregina.ca (Shaun Fallat) Date: Tue Jan 8 14:35:51 2008 Subject: [cmath] IPSW and GIMMC Message-ID: <200801081928.m08JSRgf012802@schur.math.uregina.ca> Dear Canadian Mathematical Community: We would like to draw your attention to the PIMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop being held June 9-20, 2008 University of Regina It is an excellent opportunity for graduate students and post-docs to be exposed to and learn how to approach industrial problems. There is a one-week training workshop followed by a one-week workshop of problems brought to us by companies and organizations. Students in applied mathematics, pure mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering, financial mathematics, etc. can benefit greatly from the two workshops. For much more detailed information, please go to the workshop website http://www.pims.math.ca/ipsw <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Dr. Shaun Fallat Dept. Mathematics and Statistics University of Regina Regina, SK CANADA S4S 0A2 (306) 585-4107 (office) (306) 585-4020 (fax) sfallat@math.uregina.ca http://www.math.uregina.ca/~sfallat <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Jan 10 10:12:58 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Jan 10 10:13:03 2008 Subject: =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?=5BFwd=3A_=5Bcmath=5D_NEWS_FROM_DEPARTMENTS=2FNOUVE?= =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?LLES_DES______D=C9PARTEMENTS_-_CMS_NOTE?= =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?S=2FNOTES_de_la_SMC=5D?= Message-ID: NEWS FROM DEPARTMENTS - CMS NOTES This is a request for news items to appear in the CMS NOTES. 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Phone: 902-494-3864 Fax: 902-494-5130 From jrockwood at mitacs.ca Thu Jan 10 14:45:29 2008 From: jrockwood at mitacs.ca (Jo-Anne Rockwood) Date: Thu Jan 10 16:11:31 2008 Subject: [cmath] MITACS Call for Networking Proposals - deadline reminder Jan 15 Message-ID: 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 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/20080110/5be7563c/attachment.htm From peter.taylor at queensu.ca Fri Jan 11 19:34:07 2008 From: peter.taylor at queensu.ca (Peter Taylor) Date: Fri Jan 11 19:34:20 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fwd: ICMI Study 19 Message-ID: <0JUI00D179KWJX60@mta01.its.queensu.ca> Bernard Hodgson has informed me that a new ICMI study has been launched, this one co-chaired by our own Gila Hanna. This includes a call for contributions. See details below. Best wishes for the new year. peter. >It is my pleasure to inform you that a new ICMI Study is now underway: > >ICMI Study 19: Proof and proving in mathematics education > >The two co-chairs for this Study are Gila Hanna, >University of Toronto, Canada, and Michael de >Villiers, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. > >The Discussion Document is now available in PDF >format (including a call for contributions) in >the "Related Links" section of the study website >(which is still under construction but functional): > >http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/ocs/index.php?cf=8 > > >Please widely disseminate this information in >your community and stress the following > >DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS: June 30, 2008 > > >The Study conference will be held on May 10-15, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan. > >The other members of the International Programme Committee are: >Ferdinando Arzarello (Italy); Tommy Dreyfus >(Israel); Viviane Durand-Guerrier (France); Hans >Niels Jahnke (Germany); Fou-Lai Lin (Taiwan); >Annie Selden (USA); David Tall (UK); Oleksiy >Yevdokimov (Australia); Bernard Hodgson ex officio (Canada). >ICMI Executive Advisors: Hyman Bass (USA); Mariolina Bartolini-Bussi (Italy) > > >Best regards, > >Bernard > > >-- >____________________________________________ >Bernard R. Hodgson >Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secr?taire g?n?ral de la CIEM >(International Commission on Mathematical Instruction / >Commission internationale de l'enseignement math?matique) >D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique >Universit? Laval Qu?bec G1K 7P4 Canada >T?l?phone : +1 418 656 2131, poste 2975 >T?l?copie : +1 418 656 2817 >Courriel : bhodgson@mat.ulaval.ca >Cyberpage personnelle: http://www.mat.ulaval.ca/profs/hodgson/ >Cybersite CIEM / ICMI website: http://www.mathunion.org/ICMI/ > >Avis relatif ? la confidentialit? / Notice of >Confidentiality / Advertencia de >confidencialidad http://www.rec.ulaval.ca/lce/securite/confidentialite.htm >____________________________________________ Peter Taylor, Professor Dept. Math&Stats Queen's University Kingston ON 613-533-2434 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080111/ea4c984e/attachment.htm From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Jan 14 11:07:04 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Jan 14 11:07:09 2008 Subject: [cmath] Quantitative Analyst - D. E. Shaw & Co. Message-ID: Quantitative Analyst, New York, NY; Cupertino, CA The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $35 billion in aggregate investment capital, is looking for exceptionally talented quantitative analysts. "Quants" at the D. E. Shaw group apply mathematical techniques and write software to develop and analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. Specific responsibilities range from examining trading data in an effort to increase profitability, decrease risk, and reduce transaction costs to conceiving new trading ideas and devising the simulations needed to test them. Successful quant candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs; a considerable number 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 mailto:CanMS-Quant@career.deshaw.com. Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From bbaxter at pims.math.ca Mon Jan 14 12:26:15 2008 From: bbaxter at pims.math.ca (Breeonne Baxter) Date: Mon Jan 14 12:28:13 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Nominations for the PIMS Education Prize 2008 Message-ID: <478B9B37.303@pims.math.ca> The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is now accepting nominations for the 2008 PIMS Education Prize. The prize is $1,000. The prize will be awarded to a member of the PIMS community who has made a significant contribution to education in the mathematical sciences. This prize is intended to recognize individuals from the PIMS universities, or other educational institutions in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, who have played a major role in encouraging activities which have enhanced public awareness and appreciation of mathematics, as well as fostering communication among various groups and organizations concerned with mathematical training at all levels. Sponsors are to provide a cover letter explaining the nominee's contribution, impact, and relevance for the prize. The nomination should also include a CV of the nominee, including publications, a brief summary of major accomplishments, and relevant samples of the nominee's work, such as reprints or educational materials. Nominations received last year will automatically be considered for this year's prize. Nominations should be sent to: Attention: PIMS Prizes PIMS Central Office 200 - 1933 West Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2 Canada Deadline for nominations is March 1, 2008. The prize will be selected by the PIMS Executive Committee which is composed of the PIMS Site Directors. The results will be announced in April, 2008. The awards will be presented at a special event to be held at the Changing the Culture conference on April 18, 2008, at SFU Vancouver (formerly SFU Harbour Centre). Previous winners of the PIMS Education Prize are George Bluman (University of British Columbia), Malgorzata Dubiel (Simon Fraser University), Sharon Friesen (University of Calgary), Klaus Hoechsmann (University of British Columbia), Wieslaw Krawcewicz (University of Alberta), David Leeming (University of Victoria), Ted Lewis (University of Alberta), Jim Morrow (University of Washington) and Bill Sands (University of Calgary). For more information, please see www.pims.math.ca Breeonne Baxter PIMS Communications Manager bbaxter@pims.math.ca 604.822.0402 From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Jan 14 13:31:09 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Jan 14 13:31:17 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Mathematical Modeling - Mount Allison University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Message-ID: The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Mount Allison University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Mathematics in the area of mathematical modeling. Candidates should have a Ph.D., a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and an established research programme capable of attracting external funding. Established interdisciplinary research will be considered an asset. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses at all levels, including upper level courses in mathematical modeling, differential equations and numerical analysis. The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will normally commence on July 1, 2008, subject to budgetary approval. Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and teaching philosophy and three letters of reference, at least one of which addresses the candidate's teaching experience should be sent to: Dr. Ronald Beattie Chair of the Search Committee Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science Mount Allison University 67 York St. Sackville, NB E4L 1E6 fax: 506 364 2583 email: mcssearch@mta.ca The Search Committee will begin deliberations on February 15, 2008. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Mount Allison University welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified women and men, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadian and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their application. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jan 15 10:27:43 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Jan 15 10:27:50 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Charg=E9_de_cours_en_math=E9matiques_-_Co?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ll=E8ge_universitaire_de_Saint-Boniface?= Message-ID: COLL?GE UNIVERSITAIRE DE SAINT-BONIFACE Charg? de cours en math?matiques (Poste de remplacement pour un semestre) (Hiver - 2009) La Facult? des arts, d'administration des affaires et des sciences est ? la recherche d'une professeure ou d'un professeur pour enseigner des cours de math?matiques : * MATH 1301 Cours et laboratoire : G?om?trie vectorielle et alg?bre lin?aire * MATH 1701 Cours et laboratoire : Calcul II Date d'entr?e en fonction : 1e janvier 2009 Exigences : * Doctorat en math?matiques * Une exp?rience dans l'enseignement des math?matiques au niveau universitaire Pri?re d'envoyer votre curriculum vitae et trois lettres de r?f?rence au plus tard le 15 mars 2008 ? : Madame Maha Naman-Basakay Bureau du doyen Facult? des arts, d'administration des affaires et des sciences Coll?ge universitaire de Saint-Boniface 200, avenue de la Cath?drale Winnipeg (Manitoba) R2H 0H7 Canada T?l?phone : 204-237-1818 (poste 316) T?l?copieur : 204-233-0217 mnaman@ustboniface.mb.ca Le 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. 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Name: St_Boniface.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 47512 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080115/78274547/St_Boniface.pdf From dan at math.unb.ca Tue Jan 15 09:47:44 2008 From: dan at math.unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Tue Jan 15 10:28:21 2008 Subject: [cmath] Bimonthly Canadian Noncommutative Geometry workshop, February Message-ID: <200801151447.m0FEli4k002794@weisner.math.unb.ca> This bimonthly workshop aims to cover new developments in Noncommutative Geometry, and each workshop features a keynote address by one of the top people in the field. The general theme for the first year is index theory. The second lecture will be given by Nigel Higson, 10:30am, on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Canada. Please forward this announcement to any graduate students or colleagues who might be interested. The third lecture, by John Phillips, is tentatively scheduled for April 5, 2008, at the Fields Institute. The title and abstract for the forthcoming meeting are: Title: K-Homology, Assembly and Rigidity Theorems for Relative Eta-Invariants I shall describe a connection between K-homology theory and relative eta invariants, specifically a connection between the analytic surgery exact sequence, which is a long exact sequence into which Kasparov's assembly map fits, and rigidity theorems for relative eta invariants, such as for example the rationality of relative eta invariants on positive scalar curvature spin manifolds. A key part of the connection is the construction of a "relative trace map" on the fiber of the assembly map. The construction may be carried out either analytically or geometrically; I shall attempt to describe both approaches. This is joint work with John Roe. Support for graduate students is available, please enquire, ncgworkshop@unb.ca. Masoud Khalkhali Dan Kucerovsky Bahram Rangipour This workshop is associated with the Center for Noncommutative Geometry and Topology at the University of New Brunswick, www.math.unb.ca/~dan/copal/Centre_main.htm, and with the NCG group at UWO. We thank the Fields Instutute for financial support. From ostachova at mitacs.ca Wed Jan 16 17:44:43 2008 From: ostachova at mitacs.ca (Olga Stachova) Date: Thu Jan 17 05:14:12 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for MITACS Project Proposals / Appel de propositions de MITACS Message-ID: Le fran?ais suit l'anglais ***************** MITACS is soliciting proposals for new seed projects. Seed projects are expected to span 12-18 months duration. Typically seed projects involve 2-6 faculty members at one or more Canadian universities, 1-3 partner organizations, with total budgets of up to $100K annually including $20K-$50K provided by MITACS each year. These projects must show potential to grow into full-scale large projects and are expected to apply for full-scale status at their conclusion. All projects must obtain non-NCE partner funds before MITACS funds are released. MITACS is primarily interested in projects within its current theme areas. 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 May 9, 2008 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 October 2008, after approval of the MITACS Board of Directors. Projects chosen by the MITACS Research Management Committee (RMC) are expected to start on October 1, 2008. 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. **************************************************************** MITACS sollicite actuellement des propositions de nouveaux projets de d?marrage. D'une dur?e de 12 ? 18 mois, les projets de d?marrage sont accord?s un budget annuel de 20 000 $ ? 50 000 $ par MITACS. Normalement, entre deux et six professeurs en provenance d'une ou de plusieurs universit?s canadiennes participent aux projets de d?marrage en collaboration avec un ? trois organismes partenaires. Le budget total du projet peut atteindre jusqu'? 100 000 $ par ann?e. Il faut que ces projets aient le potentiel de devenir de projets majeurs et MITACS s'attend ? ce qu'ils fassent une demande en vue de passer ? la cat?gorie des projets majeurs lorsque leur cycle de d?marrage prend fin. 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 et la date limite d'admissibilit? au concours est le 9 mai 2008. Les nouveaux projets seront s?lectionn?s en fonction des recommandations du Comit? de gestion de la recherche et l'annonce des r?sultats du concours ainsi que des niveaux de financement projet?s pour octobre 2008 sera faite apr?s que le Conseil d'administration de MITACS aura donn? son approbation. Les projets retenus par le Comit? de gestion de la recherche de MITACS devront d?buter le 1er octobre 2008. 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. Les demandes de renseignements relatives ? ce concours peuvent ?tre adress?es au personnel de MITACS ? l'adresse mitacs@mitacs.ca Pour obtenir des instructions et des directives d?taill?es sur les soumissions ou pour vous procurer un gabarit, veuillez visiter le site Web de MITACS ? http://www.mitacs.ca. 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URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080116/b10321f4/attachment.htm From peter.taylor at queensu.ca Thu Jan 17 09:38:24 2008 From: peter.taylor at queensu.ca (Peter Taylor) Date: Thu Jan 17 09:38:40 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fwd: ICMEs Message-ID: <0JUS00IDYLZY7O40@mta01.its.queensu.ca> Dear colleagues: Some important news on three ICME's from Bernard: deadlines for ICME 11 and location for ICME 12! best, peter >1-) ICME-10 >The publication of the Proceedings of the Tenth >International Congress on Mathematical >Education (ICME-10), held in Copenhagen in >2004, has met with unexpected delay. Two major >reasons explain this delay, one being connected >to a serious illness of the Congress Secretary >and Administrative Editor, and the other to some >internal turbulence caused by the installation >of a new university management at the host >institution of the editorial team in >Denmark. But the organisers of ICME-10 have >recently announced that the editorial work on >the Proceedings is about to be completed and >that the book is very close to go to the printer. > > >2-) ICME-11 >Here is a reminder of important deadlines for >the Eleventh International Congress on >Mathematical Education (ICME-11), to be held in >Monterrey, M?xico, on July 6-13 of this year: > >-- JANUARY 25 (or close to this date) >Submission of proposals for various components >of the programme, in particular TSGs and DGs > >-- FEBRUARY 15 >Submission of applications to the ICME-11 Grant programme > >-- MARCH 2 >"Early bird" registration > >Also please make sure to note in your agenda >that the General Assembly of ICMI will be held >on the day prior to the opening of ICME-11, >Sunday July 6, all day. Details on the venue >and exact time will be announced later. > >More information on ICME-11, including a pdf of >the Second Announcement, is available on the congress website > >http://icme11.org/ > > > >3-) ICME-12 >As reported earlier, the Executive Committee of >ICMI has received by November 2006 three bids >for hosting ICME-12 in 2012, namely (in alphabetical order) from >-- China (Shanghai) >-- Korea (Seoul) >-- South Africa (Durban) >Site visits were organised early in 2007, the >visiting team being composed of ICMI President >Mich?le Artigue, Vice-President Bill Barton and >myself. The visits allowed the Executive >Committee to appreciate the quality of the local >infrastructure, the support the project was >receiving in the country as well as the >expertise of the organising team. The bids were >thoroughly discussed by the ICMI EC at its >meeting in London last June, which led to >requests for additional pieces of information >from the bidding countries. The final decision >was made through an email discussion that took >place between October and December 2007. The >high quality of the three proposed bids made the >decision task especially difficult. > >The ICMI Executive Committee is pleased to >announce its decision of accepting the >invitation from Korea. We hope that the >international mathematical education community >will enthusiastically receive the invitation of >our Korean colleagues for 2012, so to make >ICME-12 a memorable event from Korean, Asiatic >and international perspectives. The precise >dates of ICME-12 will be announced later and a >Korean delegation will be present at ICME-11 to >provide information on the 2012 ICME. > >The ICMI Executive Committee wishes to express >its deepest gratitude to the mathematics >education and mathematics communities in the >three bidding countries, and especially to the >three persons who chaired the committees that >prepared the bids, namely Professors Jianpan >Wang (China), Sung Je Cho (Korea) and Renuka >Vithal (South Africa). It goes much beyond >lip-service to say how impressed the ICMI EC was >by the high professionalism shown in the >preparation of the dossiers and the dedication >of the bidding teams. It is our hope that the >enthusiasm of those who supported these bids >will reflect not only in ICME-12 (and ICME-11!), but in future ICMEs as well. > >The ICMI Executive Committee wishes to stress >that since two of the current EC members are >from one of bidding countries --- namely >Vice-President Jill Adler (South Africa) and >Member-at-Large Frederick Leung (China / Hong >Kong) ---, they have taken no part in the >discussion or decision-making about ICME-12, nor >have had access to the competing bids. > > >Best wishes, >Bernard > > > >-- >____________________________________________ >Bernard R. Hodgson >Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secr?taire g?n?ral de la CIEM >(International Commission on Mathematical Instruction / >Commission internationale de l'enseignement math?matique) >D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique >Universit? Laval Qu?bec G1K 7P4 Canada >T?l?phone : +1 418 656 2131, poste 2975 >T?l?copie : +1 418 656 2817 >Courriel : bhodgson@mat.ulaval.ca >Cyberpage personnelle: http://www.mat.ulaval.ca/profs/hodgson/ >Cybersite CIEM / ICMI website: http://www.mathunion.org/ICMI/ > >Avis relatif ? la confidentialit? / Notice of >Confidentiality / Advertencia de >confidencialidad http://www.rec.ulaval.ca/lce/securite/confidentialite.htm >____________________________________________ Peter Taylor, Professor Dept. Math&Stats Queen's University Kingston ON 613-533-2434 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is a research intensive department with active research groups in many areas in addition to?financial mathematics. The successful candidate will be expected to?become involved in the research activities of Phimac, the Financial?Mathematics Lab at McMaster, and to teach in the M-Phimac program,? the coursework Masters in Financial Mathematics at McMaster. He or?she will also have opportunities to interact with members of the DeGroote School of Business and other faculties at McMaster, as well?as access to SHARCNET's high-performance computing facilities. Candidates are required to apply for this position by using the MathJobs website. See our advertisement at www.mathjobs.org. Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should arrange for 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 Financial Mathematics Search Department of Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 Canada We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only short-listed applicants will be contacted.? All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens 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.? 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Marilyn Mays, a former >member of USNCMI, and Cheryl Cleaves, the Executive Director of the >American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), >will be co-leaders. > >The workshop is funded by The United States' National Science >Foundation and co-sponsored by the USNCMI and AMATYC. It is >designed to explore further the topic of classroom assessment and >will be an outgrowth of the DG-23 discussion related to this >issue. Participation is by invitation only and will include >invitees from several of the countries represented at the >Congress. DG-23 participants/attendees will be given preference >for selection for the workshop. Note that the number of seats >available is limited. Those invited to attend will be funded for >two additional nights of lodging (July 13 and 14, 2008) and some >meals. No funding is available for travel expenses (e.g. airfare, taxi, etc.) > >For more information about participating in the workshop, contact >Sadie Bragg, Professor of Mathematics and Provost, Borough of >Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York at >sbragg@bmcc.cuny.edu. (Please place ICME-11 after Congress Workshop >in the subject line.) > >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Peter Taylor, Professor Dept. Math&Stats Queen's University Kingston ON 613-533-2434 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080119/0e77afcd/attachment.htm From dan at math.unb.ca Fri Jan 25 14:04:49 2008 From: dan at math.unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Fri Jan 25 14:13:41 2008 Subject: [cmath] Bimonthly Canadian Noncommutative Geometry workshop, February Message-ID: <200801251904.m0PJ4nvJ029087@weisner.math.unb.ca> This bimonthly workshop aims to cover new developments in Noncommutative Geometry, and each workshop features a keynote address by one of the top people in the field. The general theme for the first year is index theory. The second lecture will be given by Nigel Higson, 10:30am, on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Canada. Please forward this announcement to any graduate students or colleagues who might be interested. The third lecture, by John Phillips, is tentatively scheduled for April 5, 2008, at the Fields Institute. The title and abstract for the forthcoming meeting are: Title: K-Homology, Assembly and Rigidity Theorems for Relative Eta-Invariants I shall describe a connection between K-homology theory and relative eta invariants, specifically a connection between the analytic surgery exact sequence, which is a long exact sequence into which Kasparov's assembly map fits, and rigidity theorems for relative eta invariants, such as for example the rationality of relative eta invariants on positive scalar curvature spin manifolds. A key part of the connection is the construction of a "relative trace map" on the fiber of the assembly map. The construction may be carried out either analytically or geometrically; I shall attempt to describe both approaches. This is joint work with John Roe. Support for graduate students is available, please enquire, ncgworkshop@unb.ca. Masoud Khalkhali Dan Kucerovsky Bahram Rangipour This workshop is associated with the Center for Noncommutative Geometry and Topology at the University of New Brunswick, www.math.unb.ca/~dan/copal/Centre_main.htm, and with the NCG group at UWO. We thank the Fields Instutute for financial support. From ikotsire at uwaterloo.ca Tue Jan 29 09:23:16 2008 From: ikotsire at uwaterloo.ca (Ilias Kotsireas) Date: Tue Jan 29 09:59:23 2008 Subject: [cmath] CALL FOR PAPERS, MILESTONES IN COMPUTER ALGEBRA (MICA 2008) Message-ID: CALL FOR PAPERS MILESTONES IN COMPUTER ALGEBRA (MICA 2008) A Conference in Honour of Keith Geddes' 60th Birthday Stonehaven Bay, Trinidad and Tobago, 1-3 May 2008 Website: http://www.orcca.on.ca/conferences/mica2008 Keith Geddes' research has spanned the areas of numerical approximation, algebraic algorithms for symbolic computation, hybrid symbolic-numeric computation and the design and implementation of computer algebra systems. He is perhaps best known as co-founder of the Maple computer algebra system. Through his teaching, research and software, the work of Keith Geddes has touched millions of individuals. In honour of Keith Geddes' 60th birthday, the 40th year of his scientific career and the 20th anniversary of the founding of Maplesoft, a conference will be held May 1-3, 2008 near Scarborough, Tobago. The conference will feature invited talks by well known figures in the computer algebra world as well as contributed talks selected by the program committee. The following invited speakers have confirmed their participation. - Jim Cooper (Maplesoft, Canada) - Gaston Gonnet (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) - Michael Monagan (Simon Fraser U., Canada) - Joel Moses (MIT, USA) - Peter Paule (RISC Linz, Austria) - B. David Saunders (U. Delaware, USA) - David Stoutemyer (U. Hawaii, USA) - Jan Verschelde (U. Illinois at Chicago, USA) Call for Papers --------------- Contributions of original research in areas related to Keith Geddes' career or of related historical interest (or both) are invited. Extended abstracts of 4-5 pages should be submitted by February 22, 2008. Please see the website for details. A special issue of the Journal of Symbolic Computation is approved to follow the conference, with a submission deadline of September 1, 2008. Topics include, but are not limited to: algebraic algorithms for symbolic computation, hybrid symbolic-numeric computation, numerical approximation, symbolic summation and integration, and the design of symbolic computation libraries and systems. Important Dates --------------- - Extended abstracts due: February 22, 2008. - Notification: March 21, 2008. - MICA Conference: May 1-3, 2008. - Journal paper submission: September 1, 2008. Program Committee ----------------- - Jacques Carette (McMaster U., Canada) - Robert Corless (U. Western Ontario, Canada) - James Davenport (U. Bath, UK) - Juergen Gerhard (Maplesoft, Canada) - Mark Giesbrecht, Chair (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Laureano Gonzalez Vega (U. Cantabria, Spain) - Hoon Hong (North Carolina State U., USA) - Erich Kaltofen (North Carolina State U., USA) - George Labahn (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Ziming Li (AMSS Academia Sinica, China) Organizing Committee -------------------- - General Chair: Stephen Watt (U. Western Ontario, Canada) - Program Committee Chair: Mark Giesbrecht (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Sponsorship Chair: George Labahn (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Publicity Chair: Ilias Kotsireas (Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada) - Treasurer: Jim Cooper (Maplesoft) - Local Arrangements: Bal Swaroop Bhatt (U. West Indies, Trinidad &Tobago), and David Jeffrey (U. Western Ontario, Canada) Venue ----- The conference will be held at the Grafton Beach Resort, located about 8km from Scarborough, the capital of Tobago, and about 8km from the Crown Point international airport. Accommodation at a special conference rate is available at the resort. Sponsorship ----------- The conference is sponsored by the University of Waterloo, and in cooperation with ACM SIGSAM. Major support is gratefully acknowledged from Maplesoft. The conference thanks the Ontario Research Centre for Computer Algebra, the University of Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario and the University of the West Indies for additional support. Notice: All aspects of the conference are subject to change without notice. From V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk Tue Jan 29 18:20:43 2008 From: V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk (Volker Sorge) Date: Wed Jan 30 09:48:41 2008 Subject: [cmath] AISC-08: Second Call for Papers Message-ID: <200801292336.m0TNamNT010954@mail.cms.math.ca> ------------------------------------------------------------------ [ We apologise if you receive multiple copies ] ------------------------------------------------------------------ AISC 2008 - 9th International Conference on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION Theory, Implementations and Applications http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/aisc08/ Birmingham, UK, 31 July - 2 August 2008 AISC 2008 is part of the Conferences in Intelligent Computer Mathematics http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/ Birmingham, UK, 26 July-2 August 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation are two views and approaches for automating problem solving, in particular mathematical 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. Hence, a wealth of challenges, ideas, theoretical insights and results, methods and algorithms 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. Hence, the conference is in the center of interest and interaction for various research communities: * artificial intelligence, * symbolic computation, * computer algebra, * automated reasoning, * formal mathematics, * mathematical knowledge management, * automated discovery, * machine learning, * logic, * software technology, * semantic web technology, * computer-based math teaching and didactics, Topics ====== Topics of particular interest of the conference include: * AI in Symbolic Mathematical Computing * Computer Algebra Systems and Automated Theorem Provers * Integration of Logical Reasoning and Computer Algebra * Symmetries in AI problems, * Engineering, Industrial and Operations Research Applications * Foundations and Complexity of Symbolic Computation * Mathematical Modeling of Multi-Agent Systems * Programming Languages for Symbolic Computation * Symbolic Computations for Expert Systems and Machine Learning * Implementations of Symbolic Computation Systems * Logic and Symbolic Computing * Implementation and Performance Issues * Intelligent Interfaces * Symbolic Techniques for Document Analysis Papers on other topics with links to the above research fields and topics will also be welcomed for consideration. Proceedings =========== 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). 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/AISC08/ Important Dates =============== Submission deadline: 24 February 2008 Notification: 23 March 2008 Camera Ready Version: 27 April Conference: 31 July - 2 August 2008 Programme Committee =================== Volker Sorge (University of Birmingham, UK), Chair Alessandro Armando (University of Genoa, Italy) Christoph Benzmueller (Universität des Saarlandes, Germany) Bruno Buchberger (RISC, Austria) Russell Bradford (University of Bath, UK) Jacques Calmet (University of Karlsruhe, Germany) John Campbell (University College London, UK) Jacques Carette (McMaster University, Canada) Arjeh Cohen (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) Simon Colton (Imperial College London, UK) Timothy Daly (Carnegie Mellon, USA) Lucas Dixon (University of Edinburgh, UK) William M. Farmer (McMaster University, Canada) Martin Charles Golumbic (University of Haifa, Israel) Hoon Hong (North Carolina State University, USA) Tetsuo Ida (University of Tsukuba, Japan) Tom Kelsey (University of St Andrews, UK) Petr Lisonek (Simon Frasier University, Canada) George Labahn (University of Waterloo, Canada) Renaud Rioboo (ENSIIE, France) Eugenio Roanes-Lozano (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) Karem Sakallah (University of Michigan, USA) Joerg Siekmann (Universität des Saarlandes, DFKI, Germany) Elena Smirnova (Texas Instruments, USA) Stephen M. Watt (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Wolfgang Windsteiger (RISC, Austria) Dongming Wang (Beihang University, China and UPMC-CNRS, France) From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Jan 31 08:52:35 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Jan 31 08:56:40 2008 Subject: [cmath] SUN LIFE FINANCIAL CANADIAN OPEN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS Message-ID: For release: January 31, 2008 SUN LIFE FINANCIAL CANADIAN OPEN MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS OTTAWA, Ontario - Seven students earn top honours and 16 students named provincial winners in the 2007 Sun Life Financial 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 7300 students from all across Canada wrote the twelfth Open on November 21, 2007. Students had to solve 12 questions during the two and one-half hour time limit. "On behalf of Sun Life Financial, I extend my congratulations to the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge champions," said Dean Connor, President, Sun Life Financial Canada. "We are pleased to continue supporting the tradition of promoting excellence in mathematics - and future mathematicians - through our sponsorship of the CMS and this competition." "The Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge is designed to provide an extra-curricular mathematics activity during the Fall term that is both accessible to a wide range of students and challenging to even the best students in the country," said Mr. Ian VanderBurgh, Director, CEMC (University of Waterloo), and Chair of the CMS COMC Committee. "In addition, the Open acts as a qualifying paper for the 2008 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad which will be written on March 26, 2008." The top seven contestants in the 2007 Open are: Bo Cheng Cui, West Vancouver Secondary School, West Vancouver, BC; Dimitri Dziabenko, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, North York, ON; Tony Feng, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; Neil Gurram, Indus Center for Academic Excellence (ICAE), Troy, MI; Junjiajia Long, Glebe Collegiate Institute, Ottawa, ON; Alexander Remorov, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York, ON; Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON. For outstanding performance in the COMC, the 2007 Open Provincial Winners are: Alberta - Danny Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary; British Columbia - Bo Cheng Cui, West Vancouver Secondary School, West Vancouver; Manitoba - Chengcheng Gui, St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg; New Brunswick - Joe Kileel, Fredericton High School, Fredericton; Newfoundland and Labrador - Mark Yang, Prince of Wales Collegiate Institute, St. John's; Nova Scotia - Kevin Tsai, King's-Edgehill School, Windsor; Ontario Central - Zhe Qu, Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School, Hamilton; Ontario East - Junjiajia Long, Glebe Collegiate Institute, Ottawa; Ontario Metro - Dimitri Dziabenko, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, North York; Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto; Ontario North - Yuhan Chen, Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate Vocational Institute, Thunder Bay; Ontario West - Chen Sun, A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London; Prince Edward Island - Eman Wong, Colonel Gray Senior High School, Charlottetown; Qu?bec - Nikita Lvov, Marianopolis College, Westmount; Saskatchewan - Weiliang Chen, Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon; International Tony Feng, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. "All the winners have done extremely well on a very challenging competition and have demonstrated analytical and creative problem-solving skills that are so essential for a wide range of career options," said Dr. Neal Madras, York University and Chair of the CMS Mathematical Competitions Committee. Approximately 75 of the top students from the 2007 Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge have been invited to write the 2008 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 2008 CMO and try to be one of six students who will be chosen to represent Canada at the 2008 International Mathematical Olympiad in Madrid, Spain 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 2007 Open results, questions and solutions are available at: www.cms.math.ca/Competitions/COMC/ For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society (613) 562-5702 director@cms.math.ca or Mr. Ian VanderBurgh Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing University of Waterloo (519) 888-4567, ext 32358 chair-comcc@cms.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Jan 31 08:57:38 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Jan 31 09:01:43 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?CHAMPIONS_DU_D=C9FI_OUVERT_CANADIEN_DE_MA?= =?iso-8859-1?q?TH=C9MATIQUES_FINANCI=C8RE_SUN_LIFE?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion IMM?DIATE (31 janvier 2008) CHAMPIONS DU D?FI OUVERT CANADIEN DE MATH?MATIQUES FINANCI?RE SUN LIFE OTTAWA (Ontario) - Sept ?l?ves ressortent grands gagnants et seize autres sont d?clar?s champions provinciaux ? la suite du D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques Financi?re Sun Life 2007 (DOCM), 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 (CEMI) de l'Universit? de Waterloo. Plus de 7 300 ?l?ves des quatre coins du Canada ont pass? l'examen du douzi?me DOCM le 21 novembre 2007. Les concurrents devaient r?pondre ? douze questions en deux heures et demie. "Au nom de la Financi?re Sun Life, je tiens ? f?liciter les gagnants du D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques", a d?clar? Dean Connor, pr?sident de la Financi?re Sun Life Canada. "Nous sommes heureux de continuer ? appuyer la tradition visant la promotion de l'excellence en math?matiques - et des futurs math?maticiens - en commanditant la SMC et ce concours." " Le DOCM est une activit? parascolaire de math?matiques offerte pendant la session d'automne. Il est ? la fois accessible ? un grand nombre d'?l?ves tout en ?tant stimulant m?me pour les meilleurs ?l?ves du pays, souligne M. Ian VanderBurgh, directeur du CEMI et 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 26 mars 2008. " Voici les sept premi?res positions au DOCM 2007 : Bo Cheng Cui, West Vancouver Secondary School, West Vancouver, CB; Dimitri Dziabenko, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, North York, ON; Tony Feng, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; Neil Gurram, Indus Center for Academic Excellence (ICAE), Troy, MI; Junjiajia Long, Glebe Collegiate Institute, Ottawa, ON; Alexander Remorov, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York, ON; Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON. Pour leur excellent r?sultat, les meilleurs concurrents d'une r?gion sont d?clar?s champions provinciaux du DOCM 2007 : Alberta -- Danny Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary; Colombie-Britannique - Bo Cheng Cui, West Vancouver Secondary School, West Vancouver; Manitoba - Chengcheng Gui, St. John's-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg; Nouveau-Brunswick - Joe Kileel, Fredericton High School, Fredericton; Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador - Mark Yang, Prince of Wales Collegiate Institute, St. John's; Nouvelle-?cosse - Kevin Tsai, King's-Edgehill School, Windsor; Ontario Centre - Zhe Qu, Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School, Hamilton; Ontario Est - Junjiajia Long, Glebe Collegiate Institute, Ottawa; Ontario M?tro - Dimitri Dziabenko, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, North York; Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto; Ontario Nord - Yuhan Chen, Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate Vocational Institute, Thunder Bay; Ontario Ouest - Chen Sun, A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London; ?le-du-Prince-?douard - Eman Wong, Colonel Gray Senior High School, Charlottetown; Qu?bec - Nikita Lvov, Marianopolis College, Westmount; Saskatchewan - Weiliang Chen, Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon; International - Tony Feng, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. " 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 dont le Canada a absolument besoin pour demeurer concurrentiel dans l'?conomie mondiale ", affirme Neal Madras, de l'Universit? York, pr?sident du Comit? des concours math?matiques de la SMC. Environ 75 des meilleurs concurrents au D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques Financi?re Sun Life 2007 ont ?t? invit?s ? participer ? l'Olympiade math?matique du Canada (OMC) 2008. 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 2008 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 2008, qui se tiendra en juillet prochain ? Madrid, en Espagne, explique Graham Wright, directeur administratif de la SMC. 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 2007 sont publi?s sur le Web au : www.smc.math.ca/Concours/DOCM/ Renseignements : Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 613-562-5702 directeur@smc.math.ca ou M. Ian VanderBurgh Centre d'?ducation en math?matiques et en informatique Universit? de Waterloo 519-888-4567, poste 32358 pres-comcc@smc.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri Feb 1 09:30:21 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri Feb 1 09:34:27 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call For Nominations - 2008 Doctoral Prize Message-ID: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 29th Call For Nominations - 2008 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 Fenruary 29,2008. 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 Fri Feb 1 09:33:49 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri Feb 1 09:37:52 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de mises en candidature - prix de doctorat 2008 Message-ID: LA DATE LIMITE A ?T? REPOUSS?E AU 29 F?VRIER Appel de mises en candidature - prix de doctorat 2008 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 29 fevrier 2008. 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 akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Feb 5 10:26:53 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Feb 5 10:27:00 2008 Subject: [cmath] open position: Director of the Spanish Institute of Math (IEMath) Message-ID: From: Antonio D?az-Cano Oca?a The Director of the Spanish Institute of Mathematics (IEMath) will be appointed by an international open call. Candidates should send a CV and a letter of intentions not later than February 20th. All the details are in the attached file. More information about the IEMath can be found at the web page www.iemath.es Please feel free to distribute this information, and to pass it to anybody who might be interested or might know potential candidates. Thank you very much, Antonio D?az-Cano Secretary of the Committee of IEMath ******************************************* Dr. Antonio D?az-Cano Oca?a Departamento de ?lgebra Facultad de CC. Matem?ticas Universidad Complutense de Madrid Plaza de Ciencias, 3 28040-Madrid SPAIN e-mail: > Phone 34 - 913944658 Fax 34 - 913944662 ******************************************* -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Appointment-Director-IEMath-DEF.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 12471 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080205/d0de888a/Appointment-Director-IEMath-DEF.pdf From cstewart at math.uwaterloo.ca Wed Feb 6 15:00:52 2008 From: cstewart at math.uwaterloo.ca (Cameron Stewart) Date: Thu Feb 7 16:57:36 2008 Subject: [cmath] Ribenboim Prize in Number Theory Message-ID: Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Ribenboim_Prize.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 51848 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080206/343dce75/Ribenboim_Prize.obj From ggadanid at uwo.ca Thu Feb 7 16:46:05 2008 From: ggadanid at uwo.ca (George Gadanidis) Date: Thu Feb 7 16:58:27 2008 Subject: [cmath] Math Performance Festival Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080207/95f672b8/attachment.htm From ikotsire at wlu.ca Mon Feb 11 09:45:02 2008 From: ikotsire at wlu.ca (Ilias Kotsireas) Date: Mon Feb 11 14:21:33 2008 Subject: [cmath] WWCA 2008, 70th birthday of Georgy Egorychev Message-ID: Waterloo Workshop in Computer Algebra 2008 WWCA 2008 May 5-7, 2008 Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON http://www.cargo.wlu.ca/wwca2008/ The Waterloo Workshop in Computer Algebra 2008, WWCA 2008, is devoted to the 70th birthday of Georgy Egorychev. The workshop will be held on May 5 - 7, 2008 on the Wilfrid Laurier University campus, in Waterloo, ON. WWCA 2008 website: http://www.cargo.wlu.ca/wwca2008/ Invited speakers: George E. Andrews, Pennsylvania State University, USA Ira Gessel, Brandeis University, USA Peter Paule, RISC-Linz, Austria Marko Petkovsek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Herbert Wilf, University of Pennsylvania, USA Doron Zeilberger, Rutgers University, USA Leonid Gurvitz, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Michiel Hazewinkel, CWI, The Netherlands I-Chiau Huang, Institute of Mathematics, Taiwan From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Feb 11 22:18:49 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Feb 11 22:18:52 2008 Subject: [cmath] NSERC - CMS Math in Moscow Scholarships / Bourse CRSNG/SMC Math Moscou Message-ID: NSERC - CMS Math in Moscow Scholarships 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. Deadline March 31, 2008 to attend the Fall 2008 semester. ************************************************************* Bourse CRSNG/SMC Math à Moscou Le Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada (CRSNG) et la Société mathématique du Canada (SMC) offrent des bourses de 9,000 $ chacune. Les étudiantes ou étudiants du Canada inscrit(e)s à un programme de mathématiques ou d’informatique sont éligibles. Les bourses servent à financer un trimestre d’études à la petite université d’élite Moscow Independent University. Programme Math à Moscou www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ Détails de soumission www.smc.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web/ Pour plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre département ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Date limite le 31 mars 2008 pour le trimestre d’automne 2008. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Feb 11 22:23:02 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Feb 11 22:23:05 2008 Subject: [cmath] ATOM (A Taste of Mathematics) / ATOM (Aime-T-On les Mathmatiques) Message-ID: Call for Manuscripts – ATOM (A Taste of Mathematics) The booklets in the series, ATOM, are designed as enrichment materials for high school students with an interest in and aptitude for mathematics. Some booklets in the series will also cover the materials useful for mathematical competitions. So far, seven volumes have been published - Volume I, Problems from the Olympiad Correspondence Program; Volume II, Algebra - Intermediate Methods; Volume III Inequalities; Volume IV, Problems for Mathematics Leagues, Volume V, Combinatorial Explorations, Volume VI, Problems for Mathematics Leagues, II, and Volume VII, Problems of the Week. There are two manuscripts under active consideration on Problems for Mathematics Leagues, III, and Homework, the CAUT Problems. The Editorial Board is interested in receiving proposals for future volumes, either as a specific proposal or as a manuscript. Submitters should note that the booklets are relatively short, not exceeding 64 pages in length. So far we have published only in English because of perceived sales demand. All proposals and manuscripts should be sent to the Bruce Shawyer, Editor-in-Chief / Rédacteur en chef Department of Mathematics Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NF Canada A1C 5S7 email atom@math.mun.ca. / par courriel à atom@math.mun.ca. ************************************************************************************ Demande de manuscrits - ATOM (Aime-T-On les Mathématiques) Les Livrets de la collection ATOM sont destinés au perfectionnement des étudiants du secondaire qui manifestent un intérêt et des aptitudes pour les mathématiques. Certains livrets de la collection ATOM servent également de matériel de préparation aux concours de mathématiques sur l’échiquier national et international. À ce jour, sept tomes ont été publiés - tome I, Problems from the Olympiad Correspondence Program; tome II, Algebra - Intermediate Methods; tome III, Inequalities; tome IV, Problems for Mathematics Leagues; tome V, Combinatorial Explorations; tome VI, Problems for Mathematics Leagues, II; tome VII, Problems of the Week. Deux manuscrits sont en outre à l’étude, l’un sur la théorie des nombres, l’autre sur la trigonométrie (Problems for Mathematics Leagues, III et Homework, the CAUT Problems). Le Conseil de rédaction sollicte vos propositions pour des livrets à venir, sous la forme d’une proposition détaillée ou d’un manuscrit. Mentionnons que les livrets sont des publications courtes (64 pages maximum). Nous ne les avons publiés qu’en anglais jusqu’à présent en raison de la demande estimée. Faites parvenir vos propositions ou manuscrits au Bruce Shawyer, Editor-in-Chief / Rédacteur en chef Department of Mathematics Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NF Canada A1C 5S7 email atom@math.mun.ca. / par courriel à atom@math.mun.ca. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Feb 11 22:26:48 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Feb 11 22:26:52 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Nominations - CMS Research Prizes 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. **************** Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship 2009 The Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The selected candidate will deliver the prize lecture at the Winter Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. Nominations may be made up to ten years from the candidate’s Ph.D: researchers having their PhD degrees conferred in 1998 or later will be eligible for nomination in 2008 for the 2009 Coxeter-James prize. 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. **************** Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship 2010 The Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. ***************** Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship 2010 The Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for two years. The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2008. Nominations and reference letters should be submitted electronically, preferably in PDF format, by the appropriate deadline, to research-prizes@cms.math.ca. Nominators should ask at least three referees to submit letters directly to the Chair of the CMS Research Committee by September 30, 2008. Some arms length referees are strongly encouraged. Nomination letters should list the chosen referees, and should include a recent curriculum vitae for the nominee, if available. Dr. Edward Bierstone Chair - CMS Research Committee CMS Prize Lectureships Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto 40 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Feb 11 22:29:19 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Feb 11 22:29:23 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de confrence Message-ID: Le Comité de recherche de la SMC lance un appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de conférence. Ces prix ont tous pour objectif de souligner l’excellence de membres de la communauté mathématique canadienne. ********************* Prix Coxeter-James 2009 Le prix Coxeter-James rend hommage aux jeunes mathématiciens qui se sont distingués par l’excellence de leur contribution à la recherche mathématique. La personne choisie prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’hiver. Cette personne doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Les candidats sont admissibles jusqu’à dix ans après l’obtention de leur doctorat : ceux qui ont obtenu leur doctorat en 1998 ou après seront admissibles en 2008 pour le prix Coxeter-James 2009. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active l’année suivante, à moins que la mise en candidature originale ait été faite la 10e année suivant l’obtention du doctorat. ********************** Prix Jeffery-Williams 2010 Le prix Jeffery-Williams rend hommage aux mathématiciens ayant fait une contribution exceptionnelle à la recherche mathématique. La personne choisie prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’été. Cette personne doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant trois ans. ********************** Prix Krieger-Nelson 2010 Le prix Krieger-Nelson rend hommage aux mathématiciennes qui se sont distinguées par l’excellence de leur contribution à la recherche mathématique. La lauréate prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’été. La lauréate doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant deux ans. La date limite de mises en candidature est le 30 juin 2008. Veuillez faire parvenir les mises en candidature et lettres de référence par voie électronique, de préférence en format PDF, avant la date limite à : prix-recherche@smc.math.ca Les proposants doivent faire parvenir trois lettres de référence au président du Comité de recherche de la SMC au plus tard le 30 septembre 2008. Nous vous incitons fortement à fournir des références indépendantes. Le dossier de candidature doit comprendre le nom des personnes données à titre de référence ainsi qu’un curriculum vitae récent du candidat ou de la candidate, dans la mesure du possible. Prof. Edward Bierstone Président, comité de recherches Prix de conférence de la SMC Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto 40 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Feb 11 22:32:49 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Feb 11 22:32:51 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Nominations - Adrien-Pouliot Award 2008 Message-ID: Adrien-Pouliot Award 2008 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 last year can renew this nomination by simply indicating their wish to do so by the deadline date. In this case, only updating materials need be provided as the original has been retained. Nominations must be received by the CMS Office no later April 30, 2008. Please send six copies of each nomination to the address given below. Adrien Pouliot Award Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Feb 11 22:35:54 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Feb 11 22:35:56 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de candidature - Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 Message-ID: Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 Nous sollicitons la candidature de personnes ou de groupe de personnes ayant contribué d’une façon importante et soutenue à des activités mathématiques éducatives au Canada. Le terme « contributions » s’emploie ici au sens large; les candidats pourront être associés à une activité de sensibilisation, un nouveau programme adapté au milieu scolaire ou à l’industrie, des activités promotionnelles de vulgarisation des mathématiques, des initiatives, spéciales, des conférences ou des concours à l’intention des étudiants, etc. Les candidatures doivent nous être 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’uniformité du processus de sélection, veuillez suivre les instructions à la lettre. Toute documentation excédant les limites prescrites ne sera pas considérée par le comité de sélection. Il est possible de renouveler une mise en candidature présentée l’an dernier, pourvu que l’on en manifeste le désir avant la date limite. Dans ce cas, le présentateur n’a qu’à soumettre des documents de mise à jour puisque le dossier original a été conservé. Les mises en candidature doivent parvenir au bureau de la SMC avant le 30 avril 2008. Veuillez faire parvenir vos mises en candidature en six exemplaires à l’adresse ci-dessous : Le Prix Adrien-Pouliot Société mathématique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From head at math.ubc.ca Tue Feb 12 20:36:44 2008 From: head at math.ubc.ca (R. Kuske, (Math Head)) Date: Tue Feb 12 20:37:12 2008 Subject: [cmath] Research and Teaching Position: UBC Math and Skylight Message-ID: <0A7A4345-DA6D-438D-8708-6F8A2CF750F6@math.ubc.ca> Research and Teaching Position (Skylight) The University of British Columbia invites applications for a three- year research and teaching position. The candidate will be part of the Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (Skylight) team, but will be based in the Mathematics Department. Responsibilities will include: development of curriculum and innovative teaching methodologies for mathematics courses, especially in first-year calulus teaching lower level mathematics courses as well as courses taught by the Mathematics Department for prospective elementary and high-school mathematics teachers facilitating the learning and teaching of mathematics research in the learning and teaching of mathematics Additional responsibilities may include: supporting the Mathematics Department's tutorial services for undergraduate courses supporing the Mathematics Department's outreach programs for K-12 students training new mathematics instructors Additional details about the position will be posted by December 1, 2007 at: http://www.math.ubc.ca/skylight/ Qualifications: PhD in an appropriate discipline with at least an MSc level in mathematics Evidence of successful teaching at the post-secondary level is essential This appointment is subject to annual evaluation. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. Deadline for applications: March 1, 2008 Submit to: Prof. Rachel Kuske Head, Department of Mathematics #121-1984 Mathematics Road University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2 (Electronic submission: daisley(at)math.ubc.ca) Please include: A letter of application, curriculum vitae, three names of referees, and a one-page document outlining teaching and/or teaching research interests. Prof. Rachel Kuske, Head Mathematics, UBC head@math.ubc.ca 604 822 2771 From scc08 at cc4cm.org Wed Feb 13 10:23:57 2008 From: scc08 at cc4cm.org (scc08@cc4cm.org) Date: Wed Feb 13 14:15:27 2008 Subject: [cmath] Symbolic Computation and Cryptography 2008 - Second Call for Papers Message-ID: <200802131523.m1DFNvFq022741@mecacel.calsci.lip6.fr> =================== [Apologies for multiple postings] =================== SCC 2008 First International Conference on Symbolic Computation and Cryptography http://www.cc4cm.org/scc2008 Beijing, China, April 28-30, 2008 SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS ************ Extended submission deadline: February 24, 2008 ************ SCC 2008 is the first of a new series of conferences where research and development in symbolic computation and cryptography may be presented and discussed. It is organized in response to the growing interest in applying and developing methods, techniques, and software tools of symbolic computation for cryptography. The use of lattice reduction algorithms in cryptology and the application of Groebner bases in the context of algebraic attacks are typical examples of explored applications. SCC 2008 aims at providing an interactive forum for interested researchers to exchange ideas and views, to present research results and progress, and to learn and discuss recent developments and emerging problems on - the design, modeling, and analysis of cryptographic systems and protocols for which symbolic computation may be used or needed, and - the design, implementation, and analysis of algorithms and software tools of symbolic computation that may have potential applications in cryptography. TOPICS Specific topics for SCC 2008 include, but are not limited to: - Multivariate cryptography, braid group cryptography, noncommutative cryptography, and quantum cryptography - Code-based, factorization-based, and lattice-based cryptography - Algebraic attacks for block ciphers, stream ciphers, and hash functions - Design and analysis of algebraic, elliptic, and embedded cryptographic systems and protocols - Groebner basis techniques in cryptology, algebraic number theory, and coding theory - Triangular sets and new techniques for solving algebraic systems over finite fields - Algorithms and software for symbolic computation in cryptography INVITED SPEAKERS Bruno Buchberger (Johannes Kepler Universitaet Linz, Austria) Adi Shamir (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) Xiaoyun Wang (Tsinghua University and Shandong University, China) SUBMISSION Potential participants of SCC 2008 are invited to submit extended abstracts of 3-5 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 SCC 2008 webpage and according to the instructions given therein. Submissions must be done electronically via EasyChair at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=scc2008 or sent in PDF or PS format as e-mail attachments to scc2008 @ cc4cm.org. Accepted extended abstracts and full papers will be printed in the proceedings of SCC 2008 for distribution at the conference. PUBLICATION 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 special issues of Mathematics in Computer Science (MCS - http://www.cc4cm.org/mcs) by Birkhauser/Springer after the meeting. The submitted papers will be formally reviewed by PC members and external referees according to the standard refereeing procedure of MCS. IMPORTANT DATES Extended deadline for extended abstract submission: February 24, 2008 Notification of acceptance or rejection: March 16, 2008 Conference taking place: April 28-30, 2008 Deadline for full paper submission: June 30, 2008 GENERAL CHAIR Zhiming Zheng (China) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Anne Canteaut (France) Jintai Ding (USA) Jean-Charles Faugere, Co-chair (France) Joachim von zur Gathen (Germany) Pierrick Gaudry (France) Jaime Gutierrez (Spain) Hoon Hong (USA) Antoine Joux (France) Martin Kreuzer (Germany) Dongdai Lin (China) Zhuojun Liu (China) Alexander May (Germany) Ludovic Perret (France) Igor Shparlinski (Australia) Damien Stehle (France) Rainer Steinwandt (USA) Boaz Tsaban (Israel) Dongming Wang, Co-chair (China/France) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Shangzhi Li, Chair (China) Jinxi Ma (China) Chenqi Mou (China) ========================================================================= From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Feb 14 15:50:07 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Feb 14 15:50:16 2008 Subject: [cmath] Limited-Term Position in Mathematics - St. Francis Xavier University, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Message-ID: Limited-Term Position in Mathematics St. Francis Xavier University Applications are invited for a limited-term appointment, subject to budgetary approval, at the Assistant Professor level in Mathematics at St. Francis Xavier University to commence September 1, 2008. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal. Applicants should hold or be near completion of a Ph.D. in Mathematics or closely related field. Preference will be given to individuals who exhibit a commitment to excellence in teaching and research. To ensure consideration, applications must be received by March 15, 2008. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and teaching and research statements to: Dr. Martin van Bommel, Chair Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science St. Francis Xavier University PO Box 5000 Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 Canada Submissions via email to mvanbomm@stfx.ca are encouraged. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this ad is directed in the first instance to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. 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The successful candidate will be expected to teach a variety of courses, primarily at the undergraduate level, but there is also the opportunity to participate in supervision of graduate students in a graduate program in applied science with a co-op option. Candidates are asked to provide a CV, summary of teaching experience, description of a proposed research program, and other relevant documentation, including the names and addresses of at least three references to: Search Committee for Mathematics Positions Department of Mathematics and Computing Science Saint Mary's University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3 Fax: 902.420.5035 E-mail: mathcs.search@smu.ca The processing of applications will begin immediately. To insure full consideration, they should be received by April 30, 2008. Although candidates of all nationalities are encouraged to apply, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Saint Mary?s University is committed to principles of employment equity. Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications as outlined in the Saint Mary?s University Collective Agreement. -- Rose Daurie Secretary Mathematics & Computing Science Saint Mary's University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3 Phone: (902)420-5784 Fax: (902)491-6258 From ikotsire at uwaterloo.ca Mon Feb 18 19:25:08 2008 From: ikotsire at uwaterloo.ca (Ilias Kotsireas) Date: Mon Feb 18 19:25:26 2008 Subject: [cmath] MICA 2008: Extended Deadline - Abstracts due Feb 29, 2008 Message-ID: Second Call for Papers MILESTONES IN COMPUTER ALGEBRA (MICA 2008) EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE -- Abstracts now due February 29, 2008 A Conference in Honour of Keith Geddes' 60th Birthday Stonehaven Bay, Trinidad and Tobago, 1-3 May 2008 Website: http://www.orcca.on.ca/conferences/mica2008 Keith Geddes' research has spanned the areas of numerical approximation, algebraic algorithms for symbolic computation, hybrid symbolic-numeric computation and the design and implementation of computer algebra systems. He is perhaps best known as co-founder of the Maple computer algebra system. Through his teaching, research and software, the work of Keith Geddes has touched millions of individuals. In honour of Keith Geddes' 60th birthday, the 40th year of his scientific career and the 20th anniversary of the founding of Maplesoft, a conference will be held May 1-3, 2008 near Scarborough, Tobago. The conference will feature invited talks by well known figures in the computer algebra world as well as contributed talks selected by the program committee. The following invited speakers have confirmed their participation. - Jim Cooper (Maplesoft, Canada) - Gaston Gonnet (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) - Michael Monagan (Simon Fraser U., Canada) - Joel Moses (MIT, USA) - Peter Paule (RISC Linz, Austria) - B. David Saunders (U. Delaware, USA) - David Stoutemyer (U. Hawaii, USA) - Jan Verschelde (U. Illinois at Chicago, USA) Call for Papers --------------- Contributions of original research in areas related to Keith Geddes' career or of related historical interest (or both) are invited. Extended abstracts of 4-5 pages should be submitted by FEBRUARY 29, 2008. Please see the website for details. A special issue of the Journal of Symbolic Computation is approved to follow the conference, with a submission deadline of September 1, 2008. Topics include, but are not limited to: algebraic algorithms for symbolic computation, hybrid symbolic-numeric computation, numerical approximation, symbolic summation and integration, and the design of symbolic computation libraries and systems. Important Dates --------------- - Extended abstracts due: February 29, 2008 (NEW DATE) - Notification: March 21, 2008. - MICA Conference: May 1-3, 2008. - Journal paper submission: September 1, 2008. Program Committee ----------------- - Jacques Carette (McMaster U., Canada) - Robert Corless (U. Western Ontario, Canada) - James Davenport (U. Bath, UK) - Juergen Gerhard (Maplesoft, Canada) - Mark Giesbrecht, Chair (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Laureano Gonzalez Vega (U. Cantabria, Spain) - Hoon Hong (North Carolina State U., USA) - Erich Kaltofen (North Carolina State U., USA) - George Labahn (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Ziming Li (AMSS Academia Sinica, China) Organizing Committee -------------------- - General Chair: Stephen Watt (U. Western Ontario, Canada) - Program Committee Chair: Mark Giesbrecht (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Sponsorship Chair: George Labahn (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Publicity Chair: Ilias Kotsireas (Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada) - Treasurer: Jim Cooper (Maplesoft) - Local Arrangements: Bal Swaroop Bhatt (U. West Indies, Trinidad &Tobago), and David Jeffrey (U. Western Ontario, Canada) Venue ----- The conference will be held at the Grafton Beach Resort, located about 8km from Scarborough, the capital of Tobago, and about 8km from the Crown Point international airport. Accommodation at a special conference rate is available at the resort. Sponsorship ----------- The conference is sponsored by the University of Waterloo, and in cooperation with ACM SIGSAM. Major support is gratefully acknowledged from Maplesoft. The conference thanks the Ontario Research Centre for Computer Algebra, the University of Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario and the University of the West Indies for additional support. Notice: All aspects of the conference are subject to change without notice. From icmsao at aus.edu Mon Feb 18 02:39:11 2008 From: icmsao at aus.edu (ICMSAO'09) Date: Tue Feb 19 14:27:52 2008 Subject: [cmath] Second Call for Papers (ICMSAO-09) Message-ID: <910901c87202$a98e8590$fcab90b0$@edu> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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 Fenruary 29,2008. 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 Feb 20 10:27:28 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Feb 20 10:31:44 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de mises en candidature - prix de doctorat 2008 Message-ID: LA DATE LIMITE A ?T? REPOUSS?E AU 29 F?VRIER Appel de mises en candidature - prix de doctorat 2008 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 29 fevrier 2008. 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 mli at math.ualberta.ca Wed Feb 20 12:14:00 2008 From: mli at math.ualberta.ca (Dr. Michael Y. Li) Date: Thu Feb 21 15:19:53 2008 Subject: [cmath] 2008 Summer School on Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases, Universty of Alberta Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madame: Please forward this announcement to all your faculties and graduate students. Thanks, Michael Li ------------------------- 2008 Summer School on Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases May 1 - 11, 2008 University of Alberta Organized by the NCE-MITACS team on mathematical modeling of infectious diseases, the summer school is aimed to provide effective training for collaborative research in infectious diseases based on mathematical modeling and qualitative analysis. The goal is to educate mathematics and statistics students how to address issues of great importance in disease control and prevention, and to educate public health students and researchers why and how mathematical and statistical techniques and tools are useful. It is our hope that the summer school will prepare students who might wish to work as modelers in a public health environment, and to help public health researchers and mathematical modelers to learn a language in which they can communicate with one another. The scientific program of the summer school consists of a variety of formats: 1. Short Courses. These are two 1.5-hour lectures on the following subjects: o Mathematical basics o Statistical methods for data analysis o Basic epidemiology for infectious diseases o Deterministic models o Stochastic models o Network models 2. Case Studies. These are 1.5-hour lectures that focus on modeling analysis of specific diseases including o Pandemic influenza o West-Nile virus o HIV/AIDS o Tuberculosis 3. Public Lectures. These are lectures given by distinguished scientists and mathematical modelers on broader issues related to mathematical modeling and public health. 4. Group projects. Participants will be working in groups on assigned research projects. Group projects are an essential part of the summer school. They are designed to provide participants with hands-on research experience by applying the knowledge they have learned and working in a collaborative environment. To participate, please visit the summer school website at: http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~irl/summer_school.html and register using the online registration form. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. A limited number of scholarships are available to graduate student participants to partially offset their travel expenses. For more information, please contact the local organizers: Dr. Michael Li (mli@math.ualberta.ca) and Dr. Sabrina Plitt (S.Plitt@provlab.ab.ca). -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Michael Y. 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We have been meeting the >ICME-11 people, and visited the ICME-11 site, and stayed in one of the >city hotels where many of you will stay. We were bussed to the site, but >it will be quicker and easier to go on the (safe) metro: ten minutes, no >changes. Then a short stroll through trees to a spacious and cool >university. It is all air-conditioned (which will be necessary?bring your >hat in July), and the rooms, especially the larger auditoriums, are state >of the art. In fact the plenary will be in a large (again air-conditioned) >marquee?when we say large, we mean large. >The organisation is well-advanced, so much so that we are already looking >forward to a smooth conference with everything we could want as >participants. Computer access, gathering spaces, projection facilities, >efficient catering,... >But this is a postcard from Monterrey, and it is really that which we want >to communicate. The city is spread out amongst tall craggy peaks that make >it pleasing on the eye. It is a city known for its museums and art >galleries (as well as the Steel Museum, we are told that the Glass Museum >is also very special). Many of them (e.g. the Museum of Modern Art) are >close downtown to where most participants will stay, two or three blocks, >which even in July heat is accessible. And in another direction the same >distance is a major pedestrian shopping street (mall in the old sense), >City Hall, squares and parks. We are very taken with this aspect of >Monterrey. This is not the second largest Mexican city for nothing. It is >clear also that Monterrey is the centre of natural beauty and conservation >areas. > >Yes, getting here was easy, but the other thing is that we have found >everything (from hotels to transport to food to drink) relatively cheap. A >taxi from the airport is about $US 22 which compares well with both >Auckland and Melbourne for example. Taxis are safe (unlike Mexico City), >walking around is safe, the hospitality we have been given is just great. >The food is fabulous: those who have never been to Mexico will not have >tasted Mexican food like you get here. > >We think that, so far, Monterrey has been undersold as a destination. We >are sure you?ll be pleasantly surprised, and we both have several things >already on our minds to do when we return. > >See you here in July. >Regards >Bill & David > >Bill Barton, Auckland >David Clarke, Melbourne Peter Taylor, Professor Dept. Math&Stats Queen's University Kingston ON 613-533-2434 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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. Hence, a wealth of challenges, ideas, theoretical insights and results, methods and algorithms 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. Hence, the conference is in the center of interest and interaction for various research communities: * artificial intelligence, * symbolic computation, * computer algebra, * automated reasoning, * formal mathematics, * mathematical knowledge management, * automated discovery, * machine learning, * logic, * software technology, * semantic web technology, * computer-based math teaching and didactics, Topics ====== Topics of particular interest of the conference include: * AI in Symbolic Mathematical Computing * Computer Algebra Systems and Automated Theorem Provers * Integration of Logical Reasoning and Computer Algebra * Symmetries in AI problems, * Engineering, Industrial and Operations Research Applications * Foundations and Complexity of Symbolic Computation * Mathematical Modeling of Multi-Agent Systems * Programming Languages for Symbolic Computation * Symbolic Computations for Expert Systems and Machine Learning * Implementations of Symbolic Computation Systems * Logic and Symbolic Computing * Implementation and Performance Issues * Intelligent Interfaces * Symbolic Techniques for Document Analysis Papers on other topics with links to the above research fields and topics will also be welcomed for consideration. Invited Speakers ================ Jochen Pfalzgraf (Universitat Salzburg, Austria) Steve Linton (University of St. Andrews, UK) Proceedings =========== 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). 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/AISC08/ Important Dates =============== Abstract registration: 29 February 2008 Submission deadline: 7 March 2008 Notification: 4 April 2008 Camera Ready Version: 27 April Conference: 31 July - 2 August 2008 Programme Committee =================== Volker Sorge (University of Birmingham, UK), Chair Alessandro Armando (University of Genoa, Italy) Christoph Benzmueller (Universität des Saarlandes, Germany) Bruno Buchberger (RISC, Austria) Russell Bradford (University of Bath, UK) Jacques Calmet (University of Karlsruhe, Germany) John Campbell (University College London, UK) Jacques Carette (McMaster University, Canada) Arjeh Cohen (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) Simon Colton (Imperial College London, UK) Timothy Daly (Carnegie Mellon, USA) Lucas Dixon (University of Edinburgh, UK) William M. Farmer (McMaster University, Canada) Martin Charles Golumbic (University of Haifa, Israel) Hoon Hong (North Carolina State University, USA) Tetsuo Ida (University of Tsukuba, Japan) Tom Kelsey (University of St Andrews, UK) Petr Lisonek (Simon Frasier University, Canada) George Labahn (University of Waterloo, Canada) Renaud Rioboo (ENSIIE, France) Eugenio Roanes-Lozano (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) Karem Sakallah (University of Michigan, USA) Joerg Siekmann (Universität des Saarlandes, DFKI, Germany) Elena Smirnova (Texas Instruments, USA) Stephen M. Watt (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Wolfgang Windsteiger (RISC, Austria) Dongming Wang (Beihang University, China and UPMC-CNRS, France) From dkucerov at unb.ca Mon Feb 25 06:56:10 2008 From: dkucerov at unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Mon Feb 25 10:11:49 2008 Subject: [cmath] summer school in Santander, Spain Message-ID: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The Summer School "Lluís Santaló" on Aspects of operator algebras and applications will take place at the Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander, Spain http://www.uimp.es/ING/home.asp from July 21 to July 25, 2008. Topics to be covered: K-theory for operator algebras. Elliott's classification programme. Modular theory for von Neumann algebras, and applications to quantum field theory. Amenability, hyperbolic groups and operator algebras Speakers: Nathanial P. Brown (Penn State University), Daniele Guido (University "Tor Vergata" Roma), Fernando Lledó (Univ. Carlos III Madrid and RWTH-Aachen University), Francesc Perera (Univ. Autònoma Barcelona), Andrew S. Toms (York University, Toronto) President of the school: Pere Ara (para@mat.uab.cat) More precise information will be soon available at the web page of the UIMP (see above). =========================================================== Dan Kucerovsky, Professor dan@math.unb.ca Director of the Centre for Noncommutative Geometry and Topology (www.math.unb.ca/~dan/COPAL/Centre_main.htm) Editor, AARMS book series (see www.aarms.math.ca/publications/) Dept. of Math&Stats http://www.math.unb.ca/~dan UNB Phone: 506-458-7370 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 Fax: 506-453-4705 ----------------------------------------------------------- From dkucerov at unb.ca Tue Feb 26 08:47:43 2008 From: dkucerov at unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Wed Feb 27 10:16:04 2008 Subject: [cmath] Bimonthly Canadian Noncommutative Geometry workshop, March Message-ID: Nigel Higson speaks on: K-Homology, Assembly and Rigidity Theorems for Relative Eta-Invariants March 22, 2008 at the Fields Institute, Toronto Abstract: I shall describe a connection between K-homology theory and relative eta invariants, specifically a connection between the analytic surgery exact sequence, which is a long exact sequence into which Kasparov's assembly map fits, and rigidity theorems for relative eta invariants, such as for example the rationality of relative eta invariants on positive scalar curvature spin manifolds. A key part of the connection is the construction of a "relative trace map" on the fiber of the assembly map. The construction may be carried out either analytically or geometrically; I shall attempt to describe both approaches. This is joint work with John Roe. The third lecture, by John Phillips, is tentatively scheduled for April 5, 2008, at the Fields Institute. This bimonthly workshop aims to cover new developments in Noncommutative Geometry, and each workshop features a keynote address by one of the top people in the field. The general theme for the first year is index theory. Lectures take place at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Canada. Support for graduate students is available, please enquire, ncgworkshop@unb.ca. Organizers: Masoud Khalkhali, Dan Kucerovsky, Bahram Rangipour This workshop is associated with the Center for Noncommutative Geometry and Topology at the University of New Brunswick, www.math.unb.ca/~dan/copal/Centre\_main.htm, and with the NCG group at UWO. 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The organization seeks a competitive, results oriented individual, who can effectively operate in a team based environment. The successful candidate must possess strong analytical skills including but not limited to statistics, theoretical asset pricing and computer programming, and also have the ability to thrive in a high pressure and rapidly changing work place. Responsibilities The successful candidate will report to the manager of Quantitative Risk Analytics. The candidate will be responsible for provide models and analyses to internal clients, particularly to other members of the Commodity Risk Management group. This position will appeal to individuals who are comfortable with detailed analytic work, have strong quantitative and modeling skills, thrive in a fast-paced team environment, and are interested in contributing to achieving business results in a rapidly changing and challenging area of the energy business. Specific accountabilities would include, but are not limited to: - Develop, maintain and support statistically based analytical tools, including? models for evaluating price processes, products with embedded optionality, and other financial & physical deals. Tools must be accurate, reliable, timely and flexible. - Evaluate market risks contained in the products being modeled, with a focus on structured products. - Provide analytical support to Commodity Risk Management staff performing? Middle Office duties, such as VaR analysis. - Independently value Front Office structured product deals. - Give guidance to analysts in the group.? Qualifications - A quantitative university degree, preferably an M.Sc. in statistics or finance, an M.A. in economics or an M.Math with financial courses. - A well-rounded set of knowledge in finance, economics, statistics and mathematics is best suited for this role. - Demonstrated mathematical and computer skills for modeling is essential, along with an understanding of deal pricing and risk analysis as it pertains to power and natural gas markets. Preferred programming experience would include Visual Studios .NET, Matlab, VB, and SQL. - The successful candidate must have a strong understanding of asset and market? price dynamics, coupled with proven analytical skills. In addition, the successful candidate must have the ability to effectively summarize and communicated results, both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences. - The ability to develop risk management solutions that are business based? rather than academic based. - Exposure to and understanding of power markets and products, such as physical? & financial swaps, indexed and fixed priced products, financial options & derivatives, and ancillary service products, would be a definite asset. - The ability to work independently on a variety of simultaneous projects is? required. - At least 3-5 years working the power markets and/or risk analysis is desired. Please submit resumes to: resumes@hiretalent.ca Jason DeCarle Hire Talent Recruitment & Consulting Ltd. Office: (403) 374-2173 Cell: (403) 605-1509 jdecarle@hiretalent.ca www.hiretalent.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Strong academic leadership experience in research, undergraduate and graduate programs, and evidence of excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, are preferred. The Department of Mathematics is in the midst of an extensive renewal program, and the department is seeking new leadership to guide it through these exciting developments. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, the names of three referees, and a brief statement indicating his/her views on the future of research and teaching in Mathematics. Review of applications will begin June 1, 2008, and continue until the position is filled. Additional information about the department, and the position profile, can be found at www.umanitoba.ca/science/mathematics. Applications or nominations should be forwarded to Dr. Mark Whitmore, Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, 250 Machray Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2, mark_whitmore@umanitoba.ca. 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. Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Winnipeg has a great deal to offer, both culturally and recreationally, with a number of arts groups including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, professional sports teams, outstanding restaurants, and opportunities for all types of outdoor activities in all seasons. The Winnipeg housing market is one of the most favourable in Canada. 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Applicants should hold a PhD in any area of the mathematical sciences. The department has both graduate and undergraduate programs and requires a strong candidate who will teach primarily at the undergraduate level. Candidates should demonstrate superior ability in and serious commitment to teaching; current research activity will also be taken into consideration. More information about the department and its programs can be found at http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwmath/. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, copies of recent publications, a statement regarding teaching experience and interests, student teaching evaluations if available, and contact information (mailing address, telephone, and email) for at least three referees to Dr. Syd Bulman-Fleming, Chair, Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5; email sbulman@wlu.ca; fax 519-884-9738. 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[This decision affects the level of funding that some delegates are able to obtain.] With this extension, perhaps we will hear within the next two weeks. peter >>Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:27:43 -0600 (CST) >>From: Marcela Santill?n >>To: dg-ots@lists.icme11.org, icme@cl.upn.mx, TSG-OTs@lists.icme11.org >>Subject: [ICME] Early-bird registration extended to March 15 >> >>We have put the following notice on our web site. >> >>Early-bird registration extended to March 15 >> >>Some of you have experienced difficulties with the registration system. In >>order to ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to register at the >>reduced rate, Early-bird registration deadline has been changed to March >>15. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Icme mailing list >>Icme@cl.upn.mx >>http://linux.ajusco.upn.mx/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/icme >___________________________________________ Peter Taylor, Professor Dept. 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Demonstrated problem solving skills in mathematics and/or computing as well as interest in and experience with mathematics and/or computing contests at the secondary school level are essential. Duties will include undergraduate teaching and participation in activities of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, including in the Faculty's secondary school outreach program. Salary range is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The closing date for applications is 01 May 2008. This appointment is subject to the availability of funds. Send curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to Ian VanderBurgh; Director, Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing; Faculty of Mathematics; University of Waterloo; Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1. 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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 R. Yassawi 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 will be considered from April 1, 2008, until the position is filled. Trent University is an employment equity employer, and especially invites applications from women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities. 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Montr?al (UQAM) invitent la communaut? math?matique au Deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France 2008 qui se tiendra du dimanche 1^er juin au jeudi 5 juin. Le programme du congr?s saura sans aucun doute vous int?resser : vingt-huit sessions scientifiques , dix-huit conf?rences pl?ni?res et conf?rences de laur?ats , une conf?rence grand public , plusieurs [ateliers] et mini-symposia , et des pr?sentations par affiches . Toutes les activit?s se d?rouleront ? l'Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al . La r?ception d'accueil aura lieu le dimanche 1^er juin ? 19 h 30 ? UQAM, Pavillon Sherbrooke, situ? au 200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest. Cette r?ception est comprise dans les droits d'inscription. Le banquet se tiendra le mercredi 3 juin. Il sera pr?c?d? d'une r?ception et d'une c?r?monie de remise des prix ?tudiants. L'admission ? la r?ception est incluse dans les frais d'inscription: les billets de banquet sont disponibles au co?t de $60 chacun. Pr?inscription -- Date limite : 1^er avril Pour avoir droit au tarif r?duit de pr?inscription, le formulaire d'inscription accompagn? du paiement doivent nous parvenir au plus tard ? la date limite. Apr?s cette date, les droits d'inscription seront major?s d'environ 30 %. H?bergement -- Date limite : 16 avril (r?sidences), 30 avril (Four Points Sheraton, Holiday Inn Midtown) Nous avons n?goci? des chambres ? tarif r?duit ? l'h?tel Four Point Sheraton, l'h?tel Holiday Inn Midtown et les r?sidences de l'UQAM. *? cause du Grand Prix qui se tiendra ? Montr?al imm?diatement apr?s le congr?s et des activit?s reli?es qui le pr?c?dent, il pourrait ?tre difficile de trouver ? se loger ? prix abordable ailleurs qu'aux trois endroits o? nous avons r?serv? des blocs de chambres. Nous recommandons fortement que vous fassiez vos r?servations de logement le plus rapidement possible car les tarifs des h?tels en dehors de notre bloc de chambres seront beaucoup plus ?lev?s (au moins le double).*** Aide financi?re aux ?tudiants - Nous encourageons fortement la participation des ?tudiants ? la conf?rence commune de CMS-MITACS. ? cet effet, nous assignons des fonds significatifs pour aider ? d?frayer le co?t de pr?paration d'une affiche, ainsi que les frais de voyage et de logement pour les ?tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs et les chercheurs post-doctoraux. Au plaisir de vous accueillir ? Montr?al! -- Gertrud Jeewanjee Meetings Coordinator Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: 613-562-5800, ext. 3480 ------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Montr?al (UQAM) invite the mathematical community to attend the Second Congress Canada-France 2008 from Sunday, June 1 to Thursday, June 5. With twenty-eight scientific sessions , eighteen plenary and prize lectures , a public lecture , several workshops and mini-symposia , and a poster session , this conference has much to offer. All events will take place at the Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al . The Welcome Reception is held on Sunday, June 1 at 19:30 at UQAM, Pavillon Sherbrooke, located at 200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest. Admission to this event is included in the registration fees. The Banquet takes place on Tuesday, June 3; it will be preceded by a Reception and Student Award Ceremony. Admission to the Reception is included in the registration fees; tickets for the banquet are available at $60 each. Early Bird Registration -- Deadline: April 1 To qualify for the discounted Early Bird registration fee, the registration form and payment have to be received by the deadline. After this date, the registration fees increase by approximately 30%. Accommodation -- Deadline: April 16 (Residences), April 30 (Four Points Sheraton, Holiday Inn Midtown) We have secured discounted rates at the Four Points Sheraton, the UQAM Residences and the Holiday Inn Midtown. *Due to the **Montreal** Grand Prix taking place immediately after the Congress and the preliminary activities linked to it, affordable accommodation is limited to the venues covered by our group contract. We strongly recommend completing your hotel reservations as early as possible, as hotel rates outside the reserved block will be much more expensive (at least double).* Student Subsidies - We strongly encourage the participation of students at the Canada-France Congress. Towards this, we are allocating significant funds to help defray the cost of poster preparation, travel and accommodation for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. See the event web site for more details. 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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. Deadline March 31, 2008 to attend the Fall 2008 semester. ************************************************************* Bourse CRSNG/SMC Math à Moscou Le Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada (CRSNG) et la Société mathématique du Canada (SMC) offrent des bourses de 9,000 $ chacune. Les étudiantes ou étudiants du Canada inscrit(e)s à un programme de mathématiques ou d’informatique sont éligibles. Les bourses servent à financer un trimestre d’études à la petite université d’élite Moscow Independent University. Programme Math à Moscou www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ Détails de soumission www.smc.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web/ Pour plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre département ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Date limite le 31 mars 2008 pour le trimestre d’automne 2008. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Mar 11 09:29:50 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Mar 11 09:30:07 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Graham_Wright_Award_for_Distinguished_Ser?= =?iso-8859-1?q?vice_2008_-_Prix_Graham-Wright_pour_service_m=E9ritoire?= Message-ID: Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service 2008 Prix Graham-Wright pour service méritoire ******************* 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. The award is being renamed as of the 2008 competition, in recognition of Graham Wright, who will retire this year after serving 30 years as CMS Executive Director. Nominations should include a reasonably detailed rationale and be submitted by March 31, 2008, to the address below. En 1995, la Société mathématique du Canada a créé un prix pour récompenser les personnes qui contribuent de façon importante et soutenue à la communauté mathématique canadienne et, notamment, à la SMC. Ce prix sera renommé à compter de 2008 en hommage à Graham Wright, qui quittera la Société cette année après avoir occupé pendant 30 ans le poste de directeur administratif de la SMC. Pour les mises en candidature prière de présenter des dossiers avec une argumentation convaincante et de les faire parvenir, le 31 mars 2008 au plus tard, à l’adresse ci-dessous : Selection Committee / Comité de sélection Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service / Prix Graham-Wright pour service méritoire Canadian Mathematical Society / Société mathématique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From sfallat at math.uregina.ca Tue Mar 11 11:18:00 2008 From: sfallat at math.uregina.ca (Shaun Fallat) Date: Tue Mar 11 13:47:54 2008 Subject: [cmath] WCLAM 2008 Message-ID: <200803111518.m2BFI0lY006104@schur.math.uregina.ca> Please distribute the following conference announcement to your colleagues: ------------------------------------------------- Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Canada May 30-31, 2008 The Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting (WCLAM) provides an opportunity for mathematicians in western Canada working in linear algebra and related fields to meet, present accounts of their recent research, and to have informal discussions. While the meeting has a regional base, it also attracts people from outside the geographical area. Participation is open to anyone who is interested in attending or speaking at the meeting. Previous WCLAMs were held in Regina (1993), Lethbridge (1995), Kananaskis (1996), Victoria (1998), Winnipeg (2000), Regina (2002) and Victoria (2006). Invited speakers: Michael Gekhtman, Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame Olga Holtz, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley David Watkins, Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Washington State University. The official conference website is: http://www.pims.math.ca/science/2008/08wclam/index.html Online registration, abstract submission, and accommodation information are all available on the above site. Please continue to visit this website as further information becomes available. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Dr. Shaun Fallat Associate Professor and PIMS Site Director Dept. Mathematics and Statistics University of Regina Regina, SK CANADA S4S 0A2 (306) 585-4107 (office) (306) 585-4020 (fax) sfallat@math.uregina.ca http://www.math.uregina.ca/~sfallat <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Mar 12 09:15:52 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Mar 12 09:16:00 2008 Subject: [cmath] Edward Bierstone to receive the 2008 CMS Excellence in Teaching Award Message-ID: News Release Edward Bierstone to receive the 2008 CMS Excellence in Teaching Award Ottawa Ontario - The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to award the 2008 CMS Excellence in Teaching Award to Professor Edward Bierstone of the University of Toronto's Department of Mathematics. The Award will be presented at the Society's 2008 Summer Meeting in Montreal. The award recognizes sustained and distinguished contributions in teaching at the post-secondary undergraduate level at a Canadian institution. Nelson Education Ltd., a well-known Canadian publisher, is a supporter of this Award. "Ed Bierstone is a professor who demands a lot from his students, inspiring the best to go on to do great things, while at the same time consistently scoring high in teaching evaluations and getting great comments", said Jeremy Quastel, the Department's Acting Chair. His colleagues describe as "extraordinary" the influence he has on generations of students who have passed through the Mathematics Specialist program, many of whom themselves have gone on to become great educators and researchers. They also praise his enthusiasm for teaching students at all levels in Mathematics, Engineering and other programs. His former students cite him as a mentor and inspirational role model. They praise his clear presentations to a point where one student decided last year to type up 60 pages of lecture notes, because "the exposition cannot be lost!". Students always comment on how well prepared he is, how his enthusiasm engenders inspiration, how helpful and generous he is with his time and how skillful he is in unlocking the textbooks mysteries around very difficult topics. "Throughout his many years at the University of Toronto, Professor Edward Bierstone has asked of his students only what he asked from himself: to strive enthusiastically on the endless road to excellence" said Mike Lorimer, former Associate Chair for Undergraduates. Professor Bierstone's unwavering commitment to education goes beyond his teaching. During his mandate as Undergraduate Chair, he instituted some major changes by introducing the specialist program "Mathematics and its Applications" which created opportunities for students to combine mathematics with concentrations in areas like teaching, finance or a "design-your-own" program. Each summer he supervises several NSERC or UTEAS (University of Toronto Excellence Award) summer research students. He is currently involved in Curriculum review and renewal at the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto. Professor Bierstone's distinguished contribution to teaching has been recognized by the University of Toronto through the Faculty of Art and Science Outstanding Teaching Award in 1996. Edward Bierstone completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto and his graduate studies at Brandeis University where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1973, the same year he joined the Department of Mathematics at the University of Toronto. Professor Bierstone has held visiting professor positions and has been a distinguished invited lecturer in many top institutions. His research interests are in algebraic and analytic geometry, resolution of singularities, and analysis on singular spaces. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1992, is a Founding Fellow of the Fields Institute (2002) and was the 2005 winner of the Jeffery-Williams Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: (613) 562-5702 director@cms.math.ca or Dr. Joseph Khoury CMS Education Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Ottawa Tel: 613-562-5800 ext 3487 Jkhoury@uottawa.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Mar 12 09:20:11 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Mar 12 09:20:20 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Edward_Bierstone_d=E9croche_le_prix_d=27e?= =?iso-8859-1?q?xcellence_en_enseignement_de_la_SMC_2008?= Message-ID: Communiqu? Edward Bierstone d?croche le prix d'excellence en enseignement de la SMC 2008 Ottawa Ontario - La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada est heureuse de d?cerner le Prix d'excellence en enseignement de la SMC 2008 au professeur Edward Bierstone, du d?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? de Toronto. Il recevra son prix ? la r?union d'?t? 2008 de la SMC ? Montr?al. Ce prix r?compense des contributions exceptionnelles et soutenues en enseignement au coll?gial et au premier cycle universitaire dans un ?tablissement canadien. La compagnie Nelson, important ?diteur canadien, supporte le Prix. "Ed Bierstone est un professeur qui demande beaucoup de ses ?tudiants, inspirant les meilleurs ? r?aliser de grands accomplissements, tout en continuant ? maintenir un excellent niveau d'?valuations d'enseignement et des commentaires exceptionnels de la part des ?tudiants", dit Jeremy Quastel, le directeur int?rim du d?partement. Ses coll?gues d?crivent comme "extraordinaire" l'impact qu'il a eu sur les g?n?rations des ?tudiants qui ont suivi le programme de sp?cialisation en math?matiques, plusieurs de ces ?tudiants sont devenus des grands ?ducateurs et chercheurs. Ils appr?cient ?galement son enthousiasme ? enseigner ? tous les niveaux en math?matiques, g?nie et d'autres programmes. Ses anciens ?tudiants le d?crivent comme un mentor et un mod?le. Ils appr?cient tellement ses pr?sentations claires ? un point o? un ?tudiant a ?t? motiv? l'ann?e derni?re ? taper jusqu'? 60 pages des notes de cours, parce que "l'exposition ne peut pas ?tre perdue !" Les ?tudiants soulignent souvent ? quel point il est toujours pr?par? pour ses cours, ils parlent de l'inspiration engendr?e par son enthousiasme, de sa g?n?rosit? et efficacit? avec ses ?tudiants et de sa capacit? ? d?mystifier les d?tails, parfois tr?s compliqu?s, des concepts math?matiques qu'ils rencontrent dans leurs manuels. "Pendant ses nombreuses ann?es ? l'Universit? de Toronto, professeur Edward Bierstone a demand? de ses ?tudiants, seulement ce qu'il a demand? toujours de lui-m?me: Exceller avec enthousiasme sur le chemin sans limites menant ? l'excellence" dit professeur Mike Lorimer, directeur associ? aux ?tudes de 1er cycle. L'engagement immuable de professeur Bierstone ? l'?ducation va au del? de son enseignement. Pendant son mandat comme directeur des ?tudes de 1er cycle, il a institu? quelques changements principaux en pr?sentant le programme sp?cialis? "les math?matiques et ses applications" qui a donn? aux ?tudiants la possibilit? de combiner un dipl?me en math?matiques avec des concentrations dans d'autres domaines comme l'enseignement, la finance ou un programme structur? par l'?tudiant lui-m?me. Il parvient ?galement chaque ?t? ? trouver le temps pour superviser et diriger les projets de recherche de plusieurs ?tudiants de CRSNG ou d'UTAES (prix d'excellence de l'Universit? de Toronto). Il est actuellement impliqu? dans la revue et la modernisation du Curriculum ? la facult? des arts et des Sciences ? l'Universit? de Toronto. La contribution exceptionnelle ? l'enseignement du professeur Bierstone a ?t? d?j? reconnue par l'Universit? de Toronto, plus notamment en 1996 o? il a remport? le prix de Distinction en enseignement de la facult? des arts et des sciences. Edward Bierstone a compl?t? ses ?tudes de 1er cycle ? l'Universit? de Toronto et ses ?tudes sup?rieures ? l'Universit? Brandies o? il a obtenu son doctorat. en 1973, la m?me ann?e o? il s'est joint au d?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? de Toronto. Professeur Bierstone a tenu plusieurs positions de professeur visiteur et a ?t? un conf?rencier invit? distingu? ? plusieurs institutions majeures. La recherche de professeur Bierstone est dans le domaine de la g?om?trie alg?brique et analytique, la r?solution des singularit?s et l'analyse sur les espaces singuliers. Il ?tait ?lu un membre de la soci?t? royale du Canada en 1992, il est un membre fondateur de l'institut Field (2002), et a remport? le prix de Jeffery-Williams de la soci?t? math?matique du Canada en 2005. Pour plus d'information, communiquez avec: Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Tel: (613) 562-5702 director@cms.math.ca ou Joseph Khoury Comit? d'?ducation de la CMS D?partment de Math?matiques et statistiques Universit? d'Ottawa Tel: 613-562-5800 ext 3487 jkhoury@uottawa.ca From issac2008 at RISC.UNI-LINZ.AC.AT Tue Mar 11 17:41:15 2008 From: issac2008 at RISC.UNI-LINZ.AC.AT (ISSAC 2008) Date: Wed Mar 12 10:07:22 2008 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] ISSAC 2008 Call for Posters Message-ID: <47D6FC7B.7020904@risc.uni-linz.ac.at> Call for Posters ISSAC 2008 International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation RISC, Hagenberg, Austria, July 20-23, 2008 http://www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/issac2008/ ISSAC, the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation, is the premier annual gathering of the Symbolic Mathematical Computation community to present and discuss new developments and original research results in all areas of symbolic mathematical computation. The poster sessions at ISSAC are ideal avenues for presenting recent research results or ongoing research projects that might not yet be complete, but whose preliminary results are already interesting nonetheless. Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of posters in the PDF format. All posters will be reviewed by the Poster Committee with input from experts in the relevant areas. Posters will be evaluated based on content, novelty, originality, contribution, value to the community, and presentation. Abstracts of accepted Posters will be distributed in printed form at the conference venue and will be printed in an upcoming issue of the ACM SIGSAM Communications in Computer Algebra. Details on submission of contributions may be found by visiting the submission page at www.easychair.org/ISSAC2008Posters. Authors are expected to present their work at the symposium. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline to submit extended abstract (.pdf): May 1, 2008 Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2008 Deadline to submit (.tex) updated abstracts: June 15, 2008 CONFERENCE TOPICS Posters can be on any topic mentioned in the Call for Papers of ISSAC 2008 which include but are not restricted to the following areas: Algorithmic Mathematics: Algebraic, Symbolic and Symbolic-Numeric Algorithms Computer Science: Theoretical and practical problems in Symbolic Computation Applications: Problem treatments using Algorithmic, Symbolic, or Symbolic- Numeric Algorithms in novel or essential ways, including applications to Education, The Sciences, Engineering, or Business. Reports on computer implementations are welcome. POSTER COMMITTEE Maki Iwami, Osaka University of Economics and Law, Japan Wen-shin Lee, University of Antwerp, Belgium Austin Lobo, Washington College, USA; Chair Clement Pernet, University of Washington, USA Ekaterina Shemyakova, RISC, Univ. Linz, Austria Min Wu, East China Normal University, P. R. China From minru at math.uh.edu Wed Mar 12 17:40:43 2008 From: minru at math.uh.edu (Min Ru) Date: Thu Mar 13 09:21:36 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fields Program Message-ID: Dear Colleagues,? We'd like to bring to your attention on the Special Thematic Program: Arithmetic Geometry, Hyperbolic Geometry to take place at the Fields Institute in Toronto from September-December, 2008. The webpage is at http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/08-09/arith_hypergeo/ If you are interested in participating, please go to the website to register. We expect to have a limited amount of support. Please forward this message to any others who might be interested. ? With best regards, the organizers: John Bland, Caterina Consani, Stephen Kudla, Min Ru, Paul Vojta, and Pit-Mann Wong. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Mar 13 12:34:36 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Mar 13 12:34:47 2008 Subject: [cmath] Jim Totten Message-ID: It is with considerable sadness that I inform you that Jim Totten passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Although Jim retired from Thompson Rivers University in 2007, he continued his very valuable and considerable work as Editor-in Chief of CRUX with MAYHEM. He was a tireless worker, a respected colleague and a long-time friend of the Society. His energy and passion will be greatly missed and the thoughts and sympathy of his friends and colleagues in the Society are with his family at this difficult time. An Obituary is attached and a Celebration of Jim's life will be held at the Grand Hall in the Campus Activity Centre at TRU on Sunday, March 16th at 2:00 pm. Graham Wright CMS Executive Director -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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TARGET AUDIENCE: The workshop is aimed at graduate students and advanced undergraduates in mathematics and related fields. We shall accept applicants from all over the world, but give priority to those based in North America. Programming experience will help, but is not required. Skills taught in the workshop will be valuable to those in nearly all fields of mathematics. RATIONALE: Mathematical concepts are often most effectively communicated by images. Nowadays, everybody has the technical means available to produce professional quality graphics to help in the exposition of research, but the skills necessary to produce great graphics are not easy to come by. In this workshop, you will learn the basic skills necessary to produce professional quality visualization of mathematical concepts. PROGRAMME: Good graphics requires skill in both mathematics and computer programming. Our primary graphics tools will be based on the programming language Python, and interaction with the computer algebra system SAGE. The program will include lectures and computer labs. Students will work on projects chosen by them and make presentations at the end of the workshop. FUNDING: Participants will be housed on campus in SFU student dorms at no cost to the participant. We will also provide a per diem to help cover local costs. We have funds available to cover some travel costs, but not enough to cover everyone's. We expect most participants to find their own source. If you need them to be covered, please explain in your application. APPLICATIONS: You can apply online at http://www.pims.math.ca/science/2008/08mgvw/apply.html A complete application consists of * Your contact information and background * A short description of one or two projects that you might like to work on during the workshop * A reference from your supervisor. This can be submitted online as well. 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This year's event will include special sessions and a banquet celebration in honour of the 60th birthday of Henry Wolkowicz. SCOPE The conference attracts a diverse group of people from both discrete and continuous optimization. We aim to bring together researchers from the theoretical and applied communities who do not usually get the chance to interact in the framework of a medium-scale event. PLENARY SPEAKERS -- Florian Jarre, Mathematical Institute, University of Dusseldorf -- Don Jones, General Motors -- Joaquim Judice, Dept. Mathematics, University of Coimbra -- Jean Lasserre, LAAS-CNRS -- Panos Pardalos, Dept. Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Florida -- Georgia Perakis, Sloan School of Management, MIT -- Yves Smeers, Dept. Mathematical Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain PARTICIPATION This is an invitation for organized sessions as well as contributed talks and posters. Participants interested in organizing an invited session should contact the chair of the organizing committee (Miguel Anjos, manjos(at)uoguelph.ca). Authors wishing to present their research in the form of a contributed talk or poster are encouraged to submit their abstract (in PDF format) by June 6, 2008 via the conference web page at http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/abstracts.php Notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent shortly after the submission deadline of June 6, 2008. The up-to-date program and registration information are available at http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/program.php http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/registration.php From dkucerov at unb.ca Fri Mar 14 15:38:42 2008 From: dkucerov at unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Fri Mar 14 15:38:50 2008 Subject: [cmath] Bimonthly Canadian Noncommutative Geometry workshop, March (2nd announcement) Message-ID: Nigel Higson speaks on: K-Homology, Assembly and Rigidity Theorems for Relative Eta-Invariants March 22, 2008 at the Fields Institute, Toronto Abstract: I shall describe a connection between K-homology theory and relative eta invariants, specifically a connection between the analytic surgery exact sequence, which is a long exact sequence into which Kasparov's assembly map fits, and rigidity theorems for relative eta invariants, such as for example the rationality of relative eta invariants on positive scalar curvature spin manifolds. A key part of the connection is the construction of a "relative trace map" on the fiber of the assembly map. The construction may be carried out either analytically or geometrically; I shall attempt to describe both approaches. This is joint work with John Roe. The third lecture, by John Phillips, is tentatively scheduled for April 5, 2008, at the Fields Institute. This bimonthly workshop aims to cover new developments in Noncommutative Geometry, and each workshop features a keynote address by one of the top people in the field. The general theme for the first year is index theory. Lectures take place at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Canada. Support for graduate students is available, please enquire, ncgworkshop@unb.ca. Organizers: Masoud Khalkhali, Dan Kucerovsky, Bahram Rangipour This workshop is associated with the Center for Noncommutative Geometry and Topology at the University of New Brunswick, www.math.unb.ca/~dan/copal/Centre\_main.htm, and with the NCG group at UWO. 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ATMCS III Algebraic Topological Methods in Computer Science Paris, France 7-11 July 2008 http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/~sanjeevi/atmcs/ ***FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS*** Deadline for submission of abstract: 15 May 2008 Notification of acceptance: 5 June 2008 Deadline for registration: 15 June 2008 Conference: 7-11 July 2008 contact information: atmcs08@lix.polytechnique.fr Recent research has shown that techniques from algebraic topology adapt strikingly well in studying computational systems and other subjects within Computer Science. This third ATMCS conference hopes to bring together researchers employing geometric/topological methods in both abstract and concrete areas of computer science. The week long conference will feature some invited talks, several accepted talks, a poster session, and countless opportunities for informal collaboration; we plan to publish our proceedings in a refereed journal, pending approval. All authors submitting an abstract by the deadline will have an opportunity, at the least, to present a (refereed) poster at the poster session. ***SCOPE*** Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, concurrency theory, distributed computing and complexity, rewriting systems, image analysis, and sensor networks. ***INVITED SPEAKERS*** A current (and incomplete) list of plenary speakers for the conference includes: John Baez, University of California Riverside, U.S.A. Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University, U.S.A. Herbert Edelsbrunner, Duke University, U.S.A. Emmanuel Haucourt, CEA and Ecole Polytechnique, France Rick Jardine, University of Western Ontario, Canada Sanjeevi Krishnan, CEA and Ecole Polytechnique, France Claudia Landi, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy Francois Metayer, University of Paris 7 and CNRS, France Konstantin Mischaikow, Rutgers University, U.S.A. Gaucher Philippe, University of Paris 7 and CNRS, France Francis Sergeraert, University of Grenoble 1, France ***INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS*** Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts summarizing current work that explores connections between algebraic topology and computer science. All abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 1 single-spaced page. Although abstracts preferrably should be sent by email to atmcs08@lix.polytechnique.fr, abstracts may also be mailed to the postal address: Sanjeevi Krishnan DRT LIST DTSI SOL MEASI CEA Saclay 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex In all cases, submission materials must arrive by May 15, 2008. ***PROGRAM COMMITTEE*** Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University, U.S.A. Pierre Louis Curien, CNRS and University of Paris 7, France Massimo Ferri, Bologna University, Italy Eric Goubault, CEA and Ecole Polytechnique, France Maurice Herlihy, Brown University, Providence, U.S.A. Yves Lafont, Universite de la Mediterrannee, France Pedro Real, University of Sevilla, Spain Sincerely, The Organizing Committee of ATMCS III From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Mar 18 14:59:13 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Mar 18 14:59:16 2008 Subject: [cmath] Senior Quantitative Analyst - Hire Talent Recruitment Message-ID: Job Summary On behalf of a substantial international organization based in Calgary, Alberta, Hire Talent Recruitment is seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst. The Senior Quantitative Analyst plays a key role in building models for valuing and risking energy and power structured products, derivatives and portfolio components for the Commodity Risk Management team. This role will primarily focus on developing, maintaining and supporting quantitative analytical tools to provide information and recommendations for the Risk Management and Trading teams. The organization seeks a competitive, results oriented individual, who can effectively operate in a team based environment. The successful candidate must possess strong analytical skills including but not limited to statistics, theoretical asset pricing and computer programming, and also have the ability to thrive in a high pressure and rapidly changing work place. Responsibilities The successful candidate will report to the manager of Quantitative Risk Analytics. The candidate will be responsible for providing models and analysis to internal clients, particularly to other members of the Commodity Risk Management group. This position will appeal to individuals who are comfortable with detailed analytic work, have strong quantitative and modeling skills, thrive in a fast-paced team environment, and are interested in contributing to achieving business results in a rapidly changing and challenging area of the energy business. Specific accountabilities would include, but are not limited to: - Develop, maintain and support statistically based analytical tools, including models for evaluating price processes, products with embedded optionality, and other financial & physical deals. Tools must be accurate, reliable, timely and flexible. - Evaluate market risks contained in the products being modeled, with a focus on structured products. - Provide analytical support to Commodity Risk Management staff performing middle office duties, such as VaR analysis. - Independently value Front Office structured product deals. - Give guidance to analysts in the group. Qualifications - A quantitative university degree, preferably an M.Sc. in statistics or finance, an M.A. in economics or an M.Math with financial courses. - A well-rounded set of knowledge in finance, economics, statistics and mathematics is best suited for this role. - Demonstrated mathematical and computer skills for modeling is essential, along with an understanding of deal pricing and risk analysis as it pertains to power and natural gas markets. Preferred programming experience would include Visual Studios .NET, Matlab, VB, and SQL. - The successful candidate must have a strong understanding of asset and market price dynamics, coupled with proven analytical skills. In addition, the successful candidate must have the ability to effectively summarize and communicated results, both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences. - The ability to develop risk management solutions that are business based rather than academic based. - Exposure to and understanding of power markets and products, such as physical & financial swaps, indexed and fixed priced products, financial options & derivatives, and ancillary service products, would be a definite asset. - The ability to work independently on a variety of simultaneous projects is required. - At least 3-5 years working the power markets and/or risk analysis is desired. 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The online registration form can be found at http://www.mitacs.ca/conferences/AC2008/ With 28 sessions, 19 plenary and prize lectures, a poster session, and numerous workshops, symposia and presentations this promised to be a very special event. For details please visit www.canada-france.math.ca . If you have any questions regarding the registration, please contact Jo-Anne Rockwood at jrockwood@mitacs.cs . ------------------------------------------------------------------ *Date limite pour la pr?inscription au Deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France : 31 mars* Pour avoir droit au tarif r?duit de pr?inscription au Deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France, le formulaire d'inscription et le paiement doivent nous parvenir au plus tard le 31 mars. Apr?s cette date, les prix augmentent d'environ 30 %. Vous trouverez le formulaire d'inscription en ligne au http://www.mitacs.ca/conferences/AC2008/ Les 28 sessions, 19 conf?rences pl?ni?res et conf?rences de laur?ats, la session de pr?sentations par affiches et la longue liste d'ateliers, de symposiums et de pr?sentations au programme laissent pr?sager un ?v?nement exceptionnel. D?tails au www.canada-france.math.ca . Veuillez contacter Jo-Anne Rockwood (MITACS) ? jrockwood@mitacs.cs si vous avez des questions. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Mar 24 16:02:36 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Mar 24 16:02:49 2008 Subject: [cmath] NSERC - CMS Math in Moscow Scholarships (Deadline MARCH 31)/ Bourse CRSNG/SMC Math Moscou (Date limite le 31 mars 2008 Message-ID: NSERC - CMS Math in Moscow Scholarships 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. Deadline March 31, 2008 to attend the Fall 2008 semester. ************************************************************* Bourse CRSNG/SMC Math à Moscou Le Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada (CRSNG) et la Société mathématique du Canada (SMC) offrent des bourses de 9,000 $ chacune. Les étudiantes ou étudiants du Canada inscrit(e)s à un programme de mathématiques ou d’informatique sont éligibles. Les bourses servent à financer un trimestre d’études à la petite université d’élite Moscow Independent University. Programme Math à Moscou www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ Détails de soumission www.smc.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web/ Pour plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre département ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Date limite le 31 mars 2008 pour le trimestre d’automne 2008. From salt at mathstat.yorku.ca Tue Mar 25 11:49:18 2008 From: salt at mathstat.yorku.ca (Tom Salisbury) Date: Tue Mar 25 10:49:27 2008 Subject: [cmath] Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service 2008 - Prix Graham-Wright pour service meritoire Message-ID: Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service 2008 Prix Graham-Wright pour service m?ritoire ******************* 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. The award is being renamed as of the 2008 competition, in recognition of Graham Wright, who will retire this year after serving 30 years as CMS Executive Director. Nominations should include a reasonably detailed rationale and be submitted by March 31, 2008, 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. Ce prix sera renomm? ? compter de 2008 en hommage ? Graham Wright, qui quittera la Soci?t? cette ann?e apr?s avoir occup? pendant 30 ans le poste de directeur administratif de 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 2008 au plus tard, ? l?adresse ci-dessous : Selection Committee / Comit? de s?lection Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service / Prix Graham-Wright pour service m?ritoire Canadian Mathematical Society / Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From heinz.bauschke at ubc.ca Tue Mar 25 13:45:53 2008 From: heinz.bauschke at ubc.ca (Heinz Bauschke) Date: Tue Mar 25 14:35:44 2008 Subject: [cmath] Interdisciplinary Conference on Biomedical Mathematics (November 3-9, 2008) Message-ID: This is an announcement for the forthcoming Huangguoshu International Interdisciplinary Conference on "Biomedical Mathematics: Promising Directions in Imaging, Therapy Planning and Inverse Problems". The Conference will take place during November 3-9, 2008, at the convention center of The Huangguoshu National Park of China, Guizhou, China. Please bring this announcement to the attention of interested colleagues. The conference will be of an interdisciplinary nature and bring together scientists from several fields of knowledge. The cross-fertilization that will be achieved in this way will contribute to new ideas, methods, and techniques for the solution of important real-world problems in biomedical imaging, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and related areas. The following speakers already confirmed their participation: Ashok Amin, Simon Arridge, Guillaume Bal, Heinz Bauschke, Adi Ben- Israel, James Brink, Yair Censor, Bruno De Man, Tommy Elfving, Jeffrey Fessler, Horst Hamacher, Ming Jiang, Alexander Katsevich, Alfred Louis, Atsushi Momose, Frank Natterer, Uwe Oelfke, Franz Pfeiffer, Brian Pogue, Yi Rao, Jorge Ripoll, John Schotland, Reinhard Schulte, Eva Sevick, George Starkschall, Alexei Trofimov, Michael Vannier, Ge Wang, Xiaoyun Xiong, Lei Xing, Yangbo Ye, Yu Zou, Yantian Zhang, Zhaotian Zhang, Hongkai Zhao, Tie Zhou, Guangying Zhu. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE GO TO THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE AT: http://iria.pku.edu.cn/HGS08/index.htm OR CONTACT ANY ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS: Ming Jiang (chair, Peking University), , Yair Censor (co-chair, University of Haifa), Ge Wang (co-chair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University), From activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA Tue Mar 25 15:39:39 2008 From: activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA (CRM) Date: Tue Mar 25 15:40:19 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?A=2E_Bandrauk=2C_du=A0CRM=2C_remporte_le_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?Prix_Polanyi_du_CRSNG?= Message-ID: Nous sommes d?sol?s si vous recevez ce message plus d'une fois. Andr? Bandrauk, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en chimie computationnelle ? l'Universit? de Sherbrooke et membre du CRM depuis plusieurs ann?es, a remport? le Prix John-C.-Polanyi 2007 du CRSNG, conjointement avec Paul Corkum du CNRC pour leur contribution exceptionnelle aux fondements d'une nouvelle science, la science attoseconde qui vise l'imagerie et le contr?le des ?lectrons ? l'?chelle mol?culaire. L'attribution de ce prix, dont le nom honore le laur?at canadien du Prix Nobel de chimie 1986, co?ncide avec l'initiative lanc?e par le CRM il y a un an pour mettre sur pied un Semestre th?matique du CRM en Imagerie ? l'automne 2009, dont une partie portera sur les d?fis math?matiques de l'imagerie mol?culaire ? l'?chelle attoseconde et sera organis?e par A. Bandrauk et M. Ivanov, directeur du groupe th?orique ? l'Institut Steacie du CNRC. Voir le lien du CRSNG mis ? jour ce mois de mars 2008 qui d?crit les travaux impressionnants de ces deux chercheurs: http://www.crsng.gc.ca/award_f.asp?nav=polanyi&lbi=current Signalons qu'un autre membre du CRM, Gilles Brassard de l'Universit? de Montr?al, ?tait pour la seconde fois l'un des trois finalistes de la M?daille Herzberg du CRSNG, remport?e cette ann?e par.... John C. Polanyi. From activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA Tue Mar 25 15:41:39 2008 From: activites at CRM.UMontreal.CA (CRM) Date: Tue Mar 25 15:42:11 2008 Subject: [cmath] A. Bandrauk, member of the CRM, recipient of the NSERC Polanyi Award Message-ID: <98C39C5B-E508-4CA3-B3B7-91FBA9667C65@crm.umontreal.ca> Andre Bandrauk, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Computational Chemistry at Universite de Sherbrooke and a long-time member of the CRM, received the John-C.-Polanyi Award from NSERC, jointly with Paul Corkum from NRC for their exceptional contributions in the foundation of the new attosecond science on imaging and control of electrons at molecular scale. This award, named after the Canadian Nobel Prize winner in 1986, coincides with the project launched last year by the CRM to set up a Thematic semester on Imaging in Fall 2009, part of which will explore the mathematical challenges of Molecular imaging at the attosecond scale, organized by A. Bandrauk and M. Ivanov, director of the theoretical group at the Steacie Institute (NRC, Ottawa). See the NSERC link, updated this month, March 2008, that describes the impressive works of these two researchers http://www.crsng.gc.ca/award_e.asp?nav=polanyi&lbi=current Let us mention that another close member of the CRM, Gilles Brassard from Universite de Montreal, was one of the three finalists, for the second time, for the NSERC Herzberg Medal, awarded this year to ... John C. Polanyi. Sorry for the multipostage. From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Mar 25 17:16:57 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Mar 25 17:17:03 2008 Subject: [cmath] Senior Statistician - Quantum Technology Recruiting Message-ID: Our client, a high-profile, publicly traded company, here in Toronto, is currently looking for a Sr. Statistician. Sr. Statistician - Development of statistical models to drive optimum business decisions / customer treatments - Monitoring of model performance, generating insights & recommendations - Designing and analyzing tests (Design of Experiments) - Providing general statistical consultancy to the business - Applying advanced statistical techniques to develop and implement innovative, effective solutions - Collaborating on large projects across multiple business areas - Communicating results, recommendations to senior management Required: - Graduate degree in statistics, econometrics, advanced math, or similar analytical field OR undergraduate degree in previous areas with 2+ years of hands-on modeling experience; - Familiarity with SAS and/or strong programming experience with other statistical packages - Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and solve problems independently in a constantly changing environment Preferred: - Advanced statistics degree - Strong SAS skills Please send your resume, in confidence, to: kevork@quantum-qtr.com. Kevork Salmastlian Group Manager Quantum Technology Recruiting Inc. kevork@quantum-qtr.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mar 26 17:24:59 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Mar 26 17:25:11 2008 Subject: [cmath] International appeal regarding mathematician Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: Mathematicians in France have asked the CMS to assist in an international appeal regarding Dr. Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh, a mathematician in Chad. On February 3, 2008 he was abducted from his home by forces of the Chad government and his family has heard nothing of him since then. The Société Mathématique de France (SMF) and the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles are co-sponsoring a petition demanding that the government of Chad publicly disclose correct information on the whereabouts and condition of Dr. Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh. The SMF website has provision for electronic signing of the petition, a list of those who have signed to date, and extensive information on the case: http://smf.emath.fr/en/PetitionSaleh/documents Dr. Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh has had a distinguished career in university and public service in Chad, as chair of the mathematics department and later rector of the Université de N'Djamena, and as a minister in two governments of Chad. More recently he has been an opposition political leader. At the time of his abduction, he had serious health problems, so there is concern about his health and safety. We invite all CMS members to read the information on the SMF website (at the URL given above), and to sign the petition. Christiane Rousseau, Chair, International Affairs Committee Jon Thompson, Human Rights Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update from M-F Roy of SMF, March 21, 2008 1. We had this morning 1345 signatories. 2. No reaction and no answer from the french or chadian authorities so far. We are going to inform the two presidents of the increase in number of signatories. 3. Many media gave information about our petition thanks to the Agence France Presse dispatch. We do not have the complete list of these media. I have been interviewed by Voice of America, it will be broadcasted today at lunch time in Africa. For new signatories: messages on former initiatives are kept at http://smf.emath.fr/PetitionSaleh/messages.cgi 4. A file about Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh and his disappearance can be found at http://smf.emath.fr/PetitionSaleh/documents Do not hesitate to give this adress in order to augment the number of signatories. 5. The international mathematical community takes initiatives, notable in Canada and in US, as well as the french Academie des Sciences who has written to Bernard Kouchner (french foreign affairs). 6. A source of information for following news about the face of Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh is http://prisonniers-politiques.over-blog.com/ Have a good day Marie-Francoise Roy ************************************************************************************** Mise jour de M-F Roy of SMF, 21 mars 2008 Bonjour 1. Notre ptition avait recueilli ce matin 1345 signatures. 2. Nous n'avons eu aucune reaction et encore moins de reponse venues des autorites francaises ou tchadiennes. Nous allons informer les deux presidents par courriel du progres dans les signatures. 3. De nombreux media ont diffuse l'information concernant notre petition grace a la depeche AFP du 15 mars. Nous n'en connaissons pas la liste exhaustive. J'ai ete interviewe par La Voix de l'Amrique pour diffusion ce midi en Afrique. Pour les nouveaux signataires: un resume des actions precedentes peut etre consulte sur http://smf.emath.fr/PetitionSaleh/messages.cgi 4. Un dossier concernant Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh et son enlevement se trouve en http://smf.emath.fr/PetitionSaleh/documents. N'hesitez pas a diffuser cette information pour augmenter le nombre des signataires. 5. La communaute mathematique internationale se mobilise, notamment au Canada et aux USA, ainsi que l'Academie des Sciences francaise qui a ecrit a Bernard Kouchner. 6. Une ses sources d'information pour suivre l'actualite concernant le sort d'Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh est http://prisonniers-politiques.over-blog.com/ Bon courage Marie-Francoise Roy From dkucerov at unb.ca Thu Mar 27 10:12:28 2008 From: dkucerov at unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Thu Mar 27 10:12:39 2008 Subject: [cmath] Bimonthly Canadian Noncommutative Geometry workshop, April 5 @Fields Message-ID: John Phillips (Victoria) speaks on: An Index Theory for Certain Gauge Invariant KMS Weights on C*-algebras. 10:30am, April 5, 2008 at the Fields Institute, Toronto Abstract: We present, by examples, an index theory appropriate to algebras without trace. In particular, our examples include the Cuntz algebras and a separate class of C^*-algebras that generate all injective III_\lambda factors for 0 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND POSTERS MILESTONES IN COMPUTER ALGEBRA (MICA 2008) A Conference in Honour of Keith Geddes' 60th Birthday Stonehaven Bay, Trinidad and Tobago, 1-3 May 2008 Website: http://www.orcca.on.ca/conferences/mica2008 Keith Geddes' research has spanned the areas of numerical approximation, algebraic algorithms for symbolic computation, hybrid symbolic-numeric computation and the design and implementation of computer algebra systems. He is perhaps best known as co-founder of the Maple computer algebra system. Through his teaching, research and software, the work of Keith Geddes has touched millions of individuals. In honour of Keith Geddes' 60th birthday, the 40th year of his scientific career and the 20th anniversary of the founding of Maplesoft, a conference will be held May 1-3, 2008 near Scarborough, Tobago. The conference will feature 8 invited talks by well known figures in the computer algebra world as well as 21 contributed talks selected by the program committee. The invited speakers are: Jim Cooper (Maplesoft, Canada) "20 Years and 6 Definitions of Zero Later..." Gaston Gonnet (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) "Maple as a Prototyping Language: A Concrete and Successful Experience" Michael Monagan (Simon Fraser U., Canada) "How Fast Can We Multiply and Divide Sparse Polynomials?" Joel Moses (MIT, USA) "Macsyma: A Personal History" Peter Paule (RISC Linz, Austria) "Integrals, Sums and Computer Algebra" B. David Saunders (U. Delaware, USA) "Linear Algebra" David Stoutemyer (U. Hawaii, USA) "Ten Commandments for Good Default Expression Simplification" Jan Verschelde (U. Illinois at Chicago, USA) "Tropical Algebraic Geometry in Maple" Call for Posters ---------------- Contributions of ongoing research in areas related to Keith Geddes' career or of related historical interest (or both) are invited. Abstracts of 2 pages should be submitted by April 4, 2008. Please see the website for details. Topics include, but are not limited to: algebraic algorithms for symbolic computation, hybrid symbolic-numeric computation, numerical approximation, symbolic summation and integration, and the design of symbolic computation libraries and systems. Venue ----- The conference will be held at the Grafton Beach Resort, located about 8km from Scarborough, the capital of Tobago, and about 8km from the Crown Point international airport. Accommodation at a special conference rate is available at the resort. Registration ------------ Participants may register for the conference via the web site http://www.orcca.on.ca/conferences/mica2008 Conference registration does not include accomodation. This can be arranged directly with the Grafton Beach Resort (+868-639-0191) or other hotels in the area (see conference web page). Important Dates --------------- - Last day for early registration rate: March 31, 2008. - Poster abstracts due: April 4, 2008. - Notification: April 8, 2008. - MICA Conference: May 1-3, 2008. - Journal paper submission: September 1, 2008. Program Committee ----------------- - Jacques Carette (McMaster U., Canada) - Robert Corless (U. Western Ontario, Canada) - James Davenport (U. Bath, UK) - Juergen Gerhard (Maplesoft, Canada) - Mark Giesbrecht, Chair (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Laureano Gonzalez Vega (U. Cantabria, Spain) - Hoon Hong (North Carolina State U., USA) - Erich Kaltofen (North Carolina State U., USA) - George Labahn (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Ziming Li (AMSS Academia Sinica, China) Organizing Committee -------------------- - General Chair: Stephen Watt (U. Western Ontario, Canada) - Program Committee Chair: Mark Giesbrecht (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Sponsorship Chair: George Labahn (U. Waterloo, Canada) - Publicity Chair: Ilias Kotsireas (Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada) - Treasurer: Jim Cooper (Maplesoft) - Local Arrangements: Bal Swaroop Bhatt (U. West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago), and David Jeffrey (U. Western Ontario, Canada) Sponsorship ----------- Major support for the conference is gratefully acknowledged from Maplesoft. The meeting is sponsored by the University of Waterloo, and is in cooperation with ACM SIGSAM. The conference thanks the Ontario Research Centre for Computer Algebra, the University of Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario and the University of the West Indies for additional support. From jrockwood at mitacs.ca Fri Mar 28 01:01:42 2008 From: jrockwood at mitacs.ca (Jo-Anne Rockwood) Date: Fri Mar 28 01:04:07 2008 Subject: [cmath] MITACS Call for Networking Proposals - deadline April 30 Message-ID: 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 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/20080327/536069b4/attachment.htm From jrockwood at mitacs.ca Sun Mar 30 21:25:55 2008 From: jrockwood at mitacs.ca (Jo-Anne Rockwood) Date: Sun Mar 30 21:28:32 2008 Subject: [cmath] Second Canada-France Congress Early Bird deadline is here Message-ID: We invite you to attend the Second Canada-France Congress, taking place in Montreal June 1 - 5. Full details about the Congress, including session and plenary talk abstracts, details of social events, and information about satellite workshop and mini-symposia are available at www.canada-france.math.ca Again this year we will be including a poster session where students are able to highlight their research. Prizes will be given for the top ten posters. On-line registration is available at http://www.cms.math.ca/Events/summer08/registration To enjoy reduced registration rates, please be sure to register before the Early Bird Deadline (April 1). Each year, we encourage you to register and book your accommodations early. This year, booking hotels is especially time sensitive, as the Montreal Grand Prix has just announced their dates (June 6 - 8). This event draws hundreds of thousands of race fans all flooding into Montreal. Hotel rates triple - if you can find a room at all! We have secured rooms for the conference delegates, but once this room block is filled, we cannot guarantee availability of rooms. Please see the Accommodations page of the meeting web site for full details, and book as soon as possible. Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you in Montreal. ********************************************************************************************************* Nous vous invitons au Deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France qui se tiendra ? Montr?al du 1er au 5 juin. Pour plus de d?tails sur le congr?s, pour consulter les r?sum?s de sessions et de conf?rences pl?ni?res, vous renseigner sur les activit?s sociales ou sur les ateliers satellites et les mini symposiums, passez au www.canada-france.math.ca . Cette ann?e encore, une session de pr?sentations par affiches, o? les ?tudiants feront conna?tre leurs recherches, sera au programme. Des prix seront accord?s aux dix meilleures affiches. L'inscription en ligne se fait au http://www.cms.math.ca/Reunions/ete08/registration . Le paiement doit nous parvenir au plus tard le 1er avril pour que vous ayez droit aux tarifs r?duits. Comme tous les ans, nous vous incitons ? r?server votre chambre tr?s t?t. Cette recommandation est encore plus critique cette ann?e, puisque le Grand Prix de Montr?al se tiendra du 6 au 8 juin. Cet ?v?nement attire ? Montr?al des centaines de milliers d'amateurs de Formule 1. Les tarifs d'h?bergement triplent durant cette p?riode, et les chambres sont rarissimes. Nous avons r?serv? un groupe de chambres pour les participants ? notre congr?s, mais une fois ces chambres prises, nous ne pourrons vous garantir l'h?bergement. Vous trouverez de plus amples d?tails ? la page d'h?bergement du site du congr?s. Faites vos r?servations le plus t?t possible! Merci et au plaisir de vous rencontrer ? Montr?al. Jo-Anne Rockwood MITACS Event & HQP Coordinator jrockwood@mitacs.ca 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/20080330/13bd4343/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Mar 31 04:27:18 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Mar 31 04:27:33 2008 Subject: [cmath] Second Canada-France Congress Early Bird deadline is here Message-ID: Subject: [cmath] Second Canada-France Congress Early Bird deadline is here We invite you to attend the Second Canada-France Congress, taking place in Montreal June 1 - 5. Full details about the Congress, including session and plenary talk abstracts, details of social events, and information about satellite workshop and mini-symposia are available at www.canada-france.math.ca Again this year we will be including a poster session where students are able to highlight their research. Prizes will be given for the top ten posters. On-line registration is available at http://www.cms.math.ca/Events/summer08/registration To enjoy reduced registration rates, please be sure to register before the Early Bird Deadline (April 1). Each year, we encourage you to register and book your accommodations early. This year, booking hotels is especially time sensitive, as the Montreal Grand Prix has just announced their dates (June 6 - 8). This event draws hundreds of thousands of race fans all flooding into Montreal. Hotel rates triple - if you can find a room at all! We have secured rooms for the conference delegates, but once this room block is filled, we cannot guarantee availability of rooms. Please see the Accommodations page of the meeting web site for full details, and book as soon as possible. Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you in Montreal. ********************************************************************************************************* Nous vous invitons au Deuxième congrès Canada-France qui se tiendra à Montréal du 1er au 5 juin. Pour plus de détails sur le congrès, pour consulter les résumés de sessions et de conférences plénières, vous renseigner sur les activités sociales ou sur les ateliers satellites et les mini symposiums, passez au www.canada-france.math.ca . Cette année encore, une session de présentations par affiches, où les étudiants feront connaître leurs recherches, sera au programme. Des prix seront accordés aux dix meilleures affiches. L'inscription en ligne se fait au http://www.cms.math.ca/Reunions/ete08/registration . Le paiement doit nous parvenir au plus tard le 1er avril pour que vous ayez droit aux tarifs réduits. Comme tous les ans, nous vous incitons à réserver votre chambre très tôt. Cette recommandation est encore plus critique cette année, puisque le Grand Prix de Montréal se tiendra du 6 au 8 juin. Cet événement attire à Montréal des centaines de milliers d'amateurs de Formule 1. Les tarifs d'hébergement triplent durant cette période, et les chambres sont rarissimes. Nous avons réservé un groupe de chambres pour les participants à notre congrès, mais une fois ces chambres prises, nous ne pourrons vous garantir l'hébergement. Vous trouverez de plus amples détails à la page d'hébergement du site du congrès. Faites vos réservations le plus tôt possible! Merci et au plaisir de vous rencontrer à Montréal. From peter.taylor at queensu.ca Tue Apr 1 11:46:01 2008 From: peter.taylor at queensu.ca (Peter Taylor) Date: Tue Apr 1 11:46:24 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fwd: ICMI Awards 2007 Message-ID: <0JYN00HU5L4PBW90@mta01.its.queensu.ca> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Kilpatrick(Klein2007).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 93400 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080401/42e14616/KilpatrickKlein2007.pdf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Sfard(Freudenthal2007).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 92258 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080401/42e14616/SfardFreudenthal2007.pdf From ikotsire at uwaterloo.ca Wed Apr 2 09:33:05 2008 From: ikotsire at uwaterloo.ca (Ilias Kotsireas) Date: Wed Apr 2 09:33:16 2008 Subject: [cmath] SHARCNET Symposium on GPU and CELL Computing Message-ID: First announcement and call for contributions: SHARCNET Symposium on GPU and CELL Computing University of Waterloo, May 27th, 2008 http://www.sharcnet.ca/events/ssgc2008 Hardware accelerators have the potential to elevate scientific computing to new levels of performance. This one-day symposium will explore the use of GPUs, CELL processors, FPGAs and multi-core CPUs for large-scale scientific computing. SHARCNET will soon deploy high- performance clusters containing both CELL and GPU accelerators, and this symposium will give researchers the chance to learn about these new technologies from keynote speakers who are at the forefront of research in this field. Researchers who have first experiences in this new area are invited to contribute presentations and posters. Keynote Speakers: Ben Bergen, Los Alamos, on CELL cluster computing and the Roadrunner Hybrid Supercomputer Michael McCool, University of Waterloo, on the RapidMind platform for multi-core CPUs and many-core accelerators Vendor Presentation: Jonathan Cohen, NVIDIA Research, on NVIDIA CUDA and GPU computing Call for Contributed Presentations and Posters: Please submit an abstract (minimum one page) to merz@sharcnet.ca by April 28th, 2008, and indicate your preference for oral presentation (20-minute talks) or poster presentation. Important dates: April 28th, 2008: deadline for abstract submission May 9th, 2008: final program announced May 14th, 2008: deadline for registration (registration is free but required) May 27th, 2008: SHARCNET Symposium on GPU and CELL Computing See http://www.sharcnet.ca/events/ssgc2008 for registration, abstract submission, and further information. Organizing Committee: Hans De Sterck, University of Waterloo Ilias Kotsireas, Wilfrid Laurier University Hugh Merz, SHARCNET About SHARCNET: The Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (SHARCNET, www.sharcnet.ca) is a consortium of 16 Ontario academic institutions in a "cluster of clusters" of high performance computers linked by advanced fiber optics. SHARCNET provides leading-edge HPC infrastructure to accelerate research for its academic and industry partners. From icmsao at aus.edu Wed Apr 2 08:44:17 2008 From: icmsao at aus.edu (ICMSAO'09) Date: Wed Apr 2 14:22:22 2008 Subject: [cmath] ICMSAO'9 Last Call | Deadline April 15 Message-ID: <2c9701c894bf$f9de9f00$ed9bdd00$@edu> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ICMSAO-09 Last Call for Papers.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 22802 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080402/42520f46/ICMSAO-09LastCallforPapers.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Apr 2 17:15:19 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Apr 2 17:15:25 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Instructor Position - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, Fredericton Department of Mathematics and Statistics http://www.math.unb.ca/ The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Brunswick invites applications for a tenure-track instructor position to begin August 1, 2008. The position provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to: - Teach mathematics courses, principally at the first and second year levels with a normal teaching load of seven courses: three courses in each of the fall and winter terms and one in Intersession; - Engage in other duties such as High School liaison activities, activities related to the transition from high school to university, assisting with the activities of the Math Help Centre, and development of computer laboratory and homework materials. In any year, the normal teaching load may be reduced commensurate with the level of other assigned duties. The successful applicant will have a minimum of an MSc in Mathematics or a related field, and relevant teaching experience. Familiarity with mathematical software such as MATLAB would be considered an asset. Applications are to include cover letter, full curriculum vitae, and statement regarding teaching interests, philosophy, and objectives. Additionally, the application is to include, as arranged by the applicant, letters of reference submitted by three or more referees, (including referee's telephone and fax numbers, and email addresses). Applications should be sent to: Dr. Viqar Husain, Chair Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada, E3B 5A3 email: math@unb.ca Fax: 506-453-4705 The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, May 16, 2008. This position is subject to budgetary approval. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants should indicate current citizenship status. 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The details for the conference may be found at http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/07-08/analytic/ If you know any graduate students or postdocs who would be interested in attending, please forward them this message. Some funding is available to cover their travel and lodging expenses. Sincerely, the organizers: Nathan Ng and Damien Roy. -------------- section suivante -------------- Une pièce jointe HTML a été enlevée... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080407/3e1e8457/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Apr 7 09:41:18 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Apr 7 09:42:59 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Research Prizes 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. Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship 2009 The Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The selected candidate will deliver the prize lecture at the Winter Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. Nominations may be made up to ten years from the candidate?s Ph.D: researchers having their PhD degrees conferred in 1998 or later will be eligible for nomination in 2008 for the 2009 Coxeter-James prize. 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. ********************************************************* Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship 2010 The Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. ********************************************************* Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship 2010 The Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for two years. ********************************************************* The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2008. Nominations and reference letters should be submitted electronically, preferably in PDF format, by the appropriate deadline, to research-prizes@cms.math.ca. Nominators should ask at least three referees to submit letters directly to the Chair of the CMS Research Committee by September 30, 2008. Some arms length referees are strongly encouraged. Nomination letters should list the chosen referees, and should include a recent curriculum vitae for the nominee, if available. Dr. Edward Bierstone Chair, Research Committee CMS Prize Lectureships Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto 40 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Apr 7 09:42:06 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Apr 7 09:43:47 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de confrence Message-ID: Le Comité de recherche de la SMC lance un appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de conférence. Ces prix ont tous pour objectif de souligner l’excellence de membres de la communauté mathématique canadienne. ********************* Prix Coxeter-James 2009 Le prix Coxeter-James rend hommage aux jeunes mathématiciens qui se sont distingués par l’excellence de leur contribution à la recherche mathématique. La personne choisie prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’hiver. Cette personne doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Les candidats sont admissibles jusqu’à dix ans après l’obtention de leur doctorat : ceux qui ont obtenu leur doctorat en 1998 ou après seront admissibles en 2008 pour le prix Coxeter-James 2009. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active l’année suivante, à moins que la mise en candidature originale ait été faite la 10e année suivant l’obtention du doctorat. ********************** Prix Jeffery-Williams 2010 Le prix Jeffery-Williams rend hommage aux mathématiciens ayant fait une contribution exceptionnelle à la recherche mathématique. La personne choisie prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’été. Cette personne doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant trois ans. ********************** Prix Krieger-Nelson 2010 Le prix Krieger-Nelson rend hommage aux mathématiciennes qui se sont distinguées par l’excellence de leur contribution à la recherche mathématique. La lauréate prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’été. La lauréate doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant deux ans. La date limite de mises en candidature est le 30 juin 2008. Veuillez faire parvenir les mises en candidature et lettres de référence par voie électronique, de préférence en format PDF, avant la date limite à : prix-recherche@smc.math.ca Les proposants doivent faire parvenir trois lettres de référence au président du Comité de recherche de la SMC au plus tard le 30 septembre 2008. Nous vous incitons fortement à fournir des références indépendantes. Le dossier de candidature doit comprendre le nom des personnes données à titre de référence ainsi qu’un curriculum vitae récent du candidat ou de la candidate, dans la mesure du possible. Prof. Edward Bierstone Président, comité de recherches Prix de conférence de la SMC Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto 40 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Apr 7 09:42:27 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Apr 7 09:44:10 2008 Subject: [cmath] ATOM (A Taste of Mathematics) / ATOM (Aime-T-On les Mathmatiques) Message-ID: Call for Manuscripts – ATOM (A Taste of Mathematics) The booklets in the series, ATOM, are designed as enrichment materials for high school students with an interest in and aptitude for mathematics. Some booklets in the series will also cover the materials useful for mathematical competitions. So far, seven volumes have been published - Volume I, Problems from the Olympiad Correspondence Program; Volume II, Algebra - Intermediate Methods; Volume III Inequalities; Volume IV, Problems for Mathematics Leagues, Volume V, Combinatorial Explorations, Volume VI, Problems for Mathematics Leagues, II, and Volume VII, Problems of the Week. There are two manuscripts under active consideration on Problems for Mathematics Leagues, III, and Homework, the CAUT Problems. The Editorial Board is interested in receiving proposals for future volumes, either as a specific proposal or as a manuscript. Submitters should note that the booklets are relatively short, not exceeding 64 pages in length. So far we have published only in English because of perceived sales demand. All proposals and manuscripts should be sent to the Bruce Shawyer, Editor-in-Chief / Rédacteur en chef Department of Mathematics Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NF Canada A1C 5S7 email atom@math.mun.ca. / par courriel à atom@math.mun.ca. ************************************************************************************ Demande de manuscrits - ATOM (Aime-T-On les Mathématiques) Les Livrets de la collection ATOM sont destinés au perfectionnement des étudiants du secondaire qui manifestent un intérêt et des aptitudes pour les mathématiques. Certains livrets de la collection ATOM servent également de matériel de préparation aux concours de mathématiques sur l’échiquier national et international. À ce jour, sept tomes ont été publiés - tome I, Problems from the Olympiad Correspondence Program; tome II, Algebra - Intermediate Methods; tome III, Inequalities; tome IV, Problems for Mathematics Leagues; tome V, Combinatorial Explorations; tome VI, Problems for Mathematics Leagues, II; tome VII, Problems of the Week. Deux manuscrits sont en outre à l’étude, l’un sur la théorie des nombres, l’autre sur la trigonométrie (Problems for Mathematics Leagues, III et Homework, the CAUT Problems). Le Conseil de rédaction sollicte vos propositions pour des livrets à venir, sous la forme d’une proposition détaillée ou d’un manuscrit. Mentionnons que les livrets sont des publications courtes (64 pages maximum). Nous ne les avons publiés qu’en anglais jusqu’à présent en raison de la demande estimée. Faites parvenir vos propositions ou manuscrits au Bruce Shawyer, Editor-in-Chief / Rédacteur en chef Department of Mathematics Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NF Canada A1C 5S7 email atom@math.mun.ca. / par courriel à atom@math.mun.ca. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Apr 7 09:42:48 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Apr 7 09:44:29 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Nominations - Adrien-Pouliot Award 2008 Message-ID: Adrien-Pouliot Award 2008 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 last year can renew this nomination by simply indicating their wish to do so by the deadline date. In this case, only updating materials need be provided as the original has been retained. Nominations must be received by the CMS Office no later April 30, 2008. Please send six copies of each nomination to the address given below. Adrien Pouliot Award Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Apr 7 09:43:00 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Apr 7 09:44:42 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de candidature - Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 Message-ID: Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 Nous sollicitons la candidature de personnes ou de groupe de personnes ayant contribué d’une façon importante et soutenue à des activités mathématiques éducatives au Canada. Le terme « contributions » s’emploie ici au sens large; les candidats pourront être associés à une activité de sensibilisation, un nouveau programme adapté au milieu scolaire ou à l’industrie, des activités promotionnelles de vulgarisation des mathématiques, des initiatives, spéciales, des conférences ou des concours à l’intention des étudiants, etc. Les candidatures doivent nous être 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’uniformité du processus de sélection, veuillez suivre les instructions à la lettre. Toute documentation excédant les limites prescrites ne sera pas considérée par le comité de sélection. Il est possible de renouveler une mise en candidature présentée l’an dernier, pourvu que l’on en manifeste le désir avant la date limite. Dans ce cas, le présentateur n’a qu’à soumettre des documents de mise à jour puisque le dossier original a été conservé. Les mises en candidature doivent parvenir au bureau de la SMC avant le 30 avril 2008. Veuillez faire parvenir vos mises en candidature en six exemplaires à l’adresse ci-dessous : Le Prix Adrien-Pouliot Société mathématique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Apr 7 09:43:25 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Apr 7 09:45:06 2008 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=E9dact?= =?iso-8859-1?q?eurs_associ=E9s?= Message-ID: Call for nominations CJM/CMB - Associate Editors Appel de mises en candidature JCM/BCM - Rédacteurs associés 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, 2009. The continuing members (with their end of term) are below. The deadline for the submission of nominations is April 15, 2008. Nominations, containing a curriculum vitae and the candidate’s agreement to serve should be sent to the address below. *************************************************** Le comité des publications de la SMC sollicite des mises en candidatures pour des rédacteurs associés du Journal canadien de mathématiques (JCM) et Bulletin canadien de mathématiques (BCM). Le mandat sera de cinq ans et débutera le 1 janvier 2009. La liste des éditeurs qui sont en cours de mandat se trouve ci-dessous. L’échéance pour proposer des candidats est le 15 avril 2008. Les mises en candidature, accompagnées d’un curriculum vitae ainsi que du consentement du candidat(e), devrait être envoyées à l’adresse ci-dessous. Address for Nominations / Addresse de mise en candidatures: Matthias Neufang - Chair / Président CMS Publications Committee / Comité des publications de la SMC School of Mathematics and Statistics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6 Canada chair-pubc@cms.math.ca Current Members / Membres Actuels CJM Editors-in-Chief / Rédacteurs-en-chef du JCM H. Kim (Toronto) 12/2011; R. McCann (Toronto) 12/2011. CMB Editors-in-Chief / Rédacteurs-en-chef du BCM N. Bergeron (York) 12/2010; Jianhong Wu (York) 12/2010. Associate Editors / Rédacteurs associés K. Bezdek (Calgary) 12/2011; S. Boyer (UQAM) 12/2008; J. Colliander 12/2011; L. Devroye (McGill) 12/2009; A. Dow (North Carolina) 12/2010; G. Elliott (Toronto) 12/2010; P. Guan (McGill) 12/2008; K. Hare (Waterloo) 12/2011; S. Kudla (Toronto) 12/2008; T. Ransford (Laval) 12/2009; R. Vakil (Stanford) 12/2009. From mwg at CS.UWATERLOO.CA Fri Apr 4 21:27:54 2008 From: mwg at CS.UWATERLOO.CA (Mark Giesbrecht) Date: Mon Apr 7 11:22:49 2008 Subject: [cmath] [ISSAC-ANNOUNCE] 2008 Jenks Prize: Call for Nominations Message-ID: <200804050128.m351Rx2J006545@services110.cs.uwaterloo.ca> Dear Colleagues, The deadline for nominations for the 2008 Richard D. Jenks Prize is approaching quickly. Please consider making a nomination for this prestigious award. 2008 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ACM/SIGSAM Richard D. Jenks Memorial Prize for Excellence in Computer Algebra Software Engineering The third Richard D. Jenks Memorial Prize for excellence in software engineering for computer algebra will be awarded at International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation (ISSAC 2008) at RISC Linz, Austria, in July, 2008. The prize will consist of a plaque and a cash award of $1,000. Nominations, including self nominations, for this prize are hereby solicited. Each nomination should be accompanied by a carefully completed nomination form. Candidates (or their nominators) should arrange to have two to five confidential letters of recommendation submitted by persons who are familiar with the nominee's software engineering achievements in computer algebra. The letters are an especially important part of the nomination packet. We welcome re-nominations of previously nominated candidates into the current competition. Please see http://www.sigsam.org/awards/Jenks for more details. Previous winners have been the SINGULAR team at the University of Kaiserslautern (2004) and Prof. John J. Cannon of The University of Sydney (2006). Software engineering will be interpreted broadly, but it should be an important component in the work of any nominee. The nominee can be an individual or a team, when the latter is appropriate. Any questions about the suitability of a given body of work for the prize should be directed to a member of the prize committee as listed below. All nominations must be received by May 1, 2008. The prize winner will be selected by a committee consisting of the following individuals: - Barry Trager (co-chair), IBM Research (bmt@watson.ibm.com) - Tony Hearn (co-chair), Rand Corporation (hearn@rand.org) - David Musser, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst (musser@cs.RPI.edu) - Mike Dewar, Numerical Algorithms Group (miked@nag.co.uk) - Mark Giesbrecht, ACM SIGSAM Chair, University of Waterloo (mwg@uwaterloo.ca ) All nominations and supporting papers should be sent by email to jenksprize@sigsam.org by May 1, 2008. From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Apr 7 14:43:02 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Apr 7 14:43:08 2008 Subject: [cmath] Eight-Month Contract Position, University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Department of Mathematical Sciences Message-ID: Mathematics The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John invites applications for one eight-month contract position in Mathematics, to begin September 1, 2008.? The position is at the rank of Assistant Professor and is subject to final budgetary approval. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Mathematics. UNB Saint John is committed to excellence in its undergraduate and graduate programs and preference will be given to candidates demonstrating excellence in teaching and research. The Department offers Mathematics Majors through B.Sc. and B.A. degree programs, a B.Sc. degree with a joint Mathematics- Economics major and a degree in Financial Mathematics program. Candidates in all areas of Mathematics are encouraged to apply but some background in financial mathematics is desirable. Applicants should send a current curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, a statement of research interests and teaching philosophy, and should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the address below or emailed to mathsci@unbsj.ca. Dr. Keith De'Bell, Chair Department of Mathematical Sciences University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 5050 Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4L5 Review of applications will commence May 5th, 2008. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants should indicate current citizenship status. The University of New Brunswick is committed to the principle of employment equity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Apr 10 09:20:23 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Apr 10 09:20:46 2008 Subject: [cmath] THREE HONOURED FOR EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (April 10, 2008) THREE HONOURED FOR EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) has selected Yael Karshon as the recipient of the 2009 Krieger-Nelson Prize, Stephen Kudla as the recipient of the 2009 Jeffery-Williams Prize, and Ravi Vakil as the winner of the 2008 Coxeter-James Prize. ********************************************************************* CMS 2009 Krieger-Nelson Prize: Dr. Yael Karshon (University of Toronto) ********************************************************************* The Krieger-Nelson Prize recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician. Dr. Yael Karshon is one of Canada's leading experts in symplectic geometry. Symplectic geometry is the geometry underlying classical mechanics, and has close relations with quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. The tools of symplectic geometry appear in algebraic geometry and representation theory, and in connection with convex polytopes. Symplectic spaces arising in physics and mathematics often admit many symmetries. Dr. Karshon's work has focused on symmetries of symplectic manifolds, formalized as Hamiltonian group actions. She has obtained deep results on the classification of such structures. One of her significant contributions is the idea of "abstract moment maps", which are maps between (not necessarily symplectic) manifolds with group actions, and which generalize moment maps on symplectic manifolds. She is the author (jointly with Guillemin and Ginzburg) of an authoritative monograph that provides new connections between moment maps, cobordisms and Hamiltonian group actions. Some of her recent work is in symplectic topology, involving symplectic capacities and symplectomorphism groups. Dr. Karshon completed her Ph.D. in 1993 under the supervision of Shlomo Sternberg at Harvard, and then held a C.L.E. Moore Instructorship at MIT. In 1995 she moved to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she obtained tenure. She joined the University of Toronto Mississauga in 2002, and was promoted to Full Professor in 2006. In 2005 she received the University of Toronto's McLean Award, which is given each year to one faculty member in the mathematical or physical sciences or engineering, within 12 years of Ph.D. Dr. Karshon takes pride in the achievements of her Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows. Dr. Karshon will present the 2009 Krieger-Nelson Prize Lecture at the CMS Summer Meeting in St. John's (June 2009). ********************************************************************* CMS 2009 Jeffery-Williams Prize: Dr. Stephen Kudla (University of Toronto) ********************************************************************* The Jeffery-Williams Prize recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Dr. Stephen Kudla has initiated a revolutionary program which reveals surprising, deep connections between two ostensibly disparate areas of mathematics: the theory of automorphic forms and the theory of algebraic cycles on Shimura varieties. The impressive body of established results and far-reaching conjectures that has emerged from Kudla's work has come to be referred to as the "Kudla Program". Among the most exciting developments in number theory worldwide in the last decades, Kudla's program has been featured in many research seminars worldwide, including the S?minaire Bourbaki in Paris and the Current Developments in Mathematics series in Boston. Stephen Kudla has been regularly invited to deliver distinguished lectures, such as the Coxeter Lectures at the Fields Institute, the Kuwait Foundation lecture at Cambridge University, the Schur Lecture at Tel Aviv University, and an invited address at the 2002 International Congress of Mathematicians in Beijing. He also received a Sloan Fellowship in 1981 and a Max Planck Research Prize in 2000. Dr. Kudla received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1971 and completed his doctoral degree at SUNY Stony Brook in 1975. After a period at the Institute for Advanced Study, he served on the Faculty of the University of Maryland from 1976 to 2006, before joining the University of Toronto where he currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Automorphic Forms and Arithmetic Geometry. He has held numerous visiting positions at leading institutions including the University of Cologne, University of Paris VI, Cambridge University, and the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research. Prior to coming to Toronto, Dr. Kudla served the Canadian mathematical community as an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Mathematics and the Canadian Mathematical Bulletin. Dr. Kudla will present the 2009 Jeffery-Williams Prize Lecture at the CMS Summer Meeting in St. John's (June 2009). ********************************************************************* CMS 2008 Coxeter-James Prize: Dr Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) ********************************************************************* The Coxeter-James Prize recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. In his short, dynamic career, Dr. Ravi Vakil has become one of the world's leading algebraic geometers. He has made fundamental and lasting contributions in intersection theory, Schubert calculus and in the study of the singularities of moduli spaces. In an early article, for which he was awarded the Society's G. de B. Robinson Prize, Dr. Vakil gave a rigorous derivation of the characteristic numbers for families of plane quartic curves, thereby completing a program in enumerative geometry going back to the first half of the 19th century, which was mentioned by Hilbert in his famous problem list. In two major papers which appeared in the Annals of Mathematics, Ravi Vakil used a clever deformation technique to solve several classical problems in Schubert Calculus. The most spectacular consequence of this is that any problem involving counting the points in an intersection of Schubert varieties in a (complex) Grassmannian is "totally real". That is, the problem can be solved by restricting to sufficiently general real subspaces of a real Grassmannian. This work also gave a natural geometric interpretation to the "puzzles" of Knutson and Tao. Dr. Vakil's results on the singularities of moduli spaces show that the singular loci of moduli spaces can be as bad as possible. Dr. Ravi Vakil's outstanding contributions go well beyond his research. He is a model for promoting the overall dissemination of mathematics as well. He has unselfishly contributed his time as an organizer of international meetings, such as the graduate student pre-meeting before the American Mathematical Society's Summer Symposium in algebraic geometry 2005, a Snowbird Conference in 2006 and most recently, the MSRI jumbo program in algebraic geometry in 2009. Dr. Vakil is unique in combining his talent for mathematical research with his desire to educate and infuse others with his passion for the subject. Few people combine his abilities and his dedication. Ravi Vakil has been extremely active in organizing workshops and math camps for high school students and undergraduates, and coordinates the William Lowell Putnam competition at Stanford. He is also the co-author of a book on the Putnam competition. Dr. Vakil received his B.Sc. from the University of Toronto in 1992 and his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1997. After receiving his degree, he was an instructor at Princeton and a C.L.E. Moore Instructor at MIT. He is now the David Huntington Faculty Scholar and a Professor in the Mathematics Department at Stanford University. In 2005, he won the Andre-Aisenstadt Prize from the CRM and also received the 2004-05 Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching at Stanford. He recently completed an American Mathematical Society Centennial Fellowship, a Frederick E. Terman fellowship, and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. He currently holds a National Science Foundation CAREER grant (2003-2008), and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at the White House in 2004. Dr. Ravi Vakil will present the 2008 Coxeter-James Prize Lecture at the CMS Winter Meeting hosted by Carleton University in December 2008. For more information, contact: Dr. Thomas S. Salisbury Dr. Graham P. Wright President Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society or Canadian Mathematical Society 416-736-2100 x33921 (613) 562-5702 president@cms.math.ca director@cms.math.ca ===================================================================== = Dr. Graham P. Wright e-mail: gpwright@cms.math.ca = = CMS Executive Director Tel: (Office) 613-562-5800 ext 3528 = = 577, King Edward Tel: (CMS Office) 613-562-5702 = = Box 450, Station A (CMS Fax) 613-565-1539 = = Ottawa, (Cell) 613-290-3046 = = Ontario (Home) 613-727-3878 = = K1N 6N5 (Home Fax) 613-727-6139 = ===================================================================== From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Apr 10 09:20:39 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Apr 10 09:21:00 2008 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 (10 avril 2008) 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 Krieger-Nelson 2009 ? Yael Karshon, le prix Jeffery-Williams 2009 ? Stephen Kudla, et le prix Coxeter-James 2008 ? Ravi Vakil. ********************************************************************** Prix Krieger-Nelson 2009 de la SMC : Mme Yael Karshon (Universit? de Toronto) ********************************************************************** Le prix Krieger-Nelson rend hommage aux math?maticiennes qui se sont distingu?es par l'excellence de leur contribution ? la recherche math?matique. Madame Yael Karshon est une grande sp?cialiste canadienne de la g?om?trie symplectique. Ce type de g?om?trie est le fondement de la m?canique classique et est ?troitement li? ? la m?canique quantique et ? la th?orie des champs quantifi?s. Les outils de la g?om?trie symplectique se retrouvent en g?om?trie alg?brique et dans la th?orie des repr?sentations, et ils sont li?s aux polytopes convexes. En physique et en math?matiques, les espaces symplectiques admettent souvent de nombreuses sym?tries. Les travaux de Mme Karshon portent surtout sur les sym?tries des vari?t?s symplectiques vues comme des actions hamiltoniennes de groupes. Elle a obtenu des r?sultats int?ressants quant ? la classification de telles structures. L'une de ses principales contributions est le concept de "fonctions du temps abstrait " qui sont des fonctions entre des vari?t?s (pas n?cessairement symplectiques) avec des actions de groupe, et qui g?n?ralisent les fonctions du temps sur les vari?t?s symplectiques. En collaboration avec Guillemin et Ginzburg, elle est l'auteure d'une monographie qui fait autorit? et qui ?tablit de nouveaux rapports entre les fonctions du temps, les cobordismes et les actions hamiltoniennes de groupe. R?cemment, elle a travaill? dans le domaine de la topologie symplectique, et en particulier sur les capacit?s symplectiques et les groupes des symplectomorphismes. Yael Karshon a obtenu son doctorat de Harvard en 1993 sous la direction de Shlomo Sternberg. Elle a ensuite enseign? au MIT gr?ce ? une bourse prestigieuse (C.L.E. Moore instructorship). En 1995, elle est entr?e ? l'Universit? h?bra?que de J?rusalem, o? elle a obtenu sa permanence. Elle est arriv?e ? l'Universit? de Toronto (Mississauga) en 2002 et est devenue professeure titulaire en 2006. En 2005, elle a re?u le prix McLean de l'Universit? de Toronto, attribu? annuellement ? un professeur de math?matiques, de physique ou de g?nie qui a obtenu son doctorat il y a moins de 12 ans. Les r?alisations des ?tudiants au doctorat et des boursiers postdoctoraux qu'elle dirige sont pour elle une source de grande fiert?. Yael Karshon prononcera la conf?rence Krieger-Nelson 2009 ? la R?union d'?t? de la SMC ? St. John's (juin 2009). ********************************************************************** Prix Jeffery-Williams 2009 de la SMC : M. Stephen Kudla (Universit? de Toronto) ********************************************************************** Le prix Jeffery-Williams rend hommage aux math?maticiens ayant fait une contribution exceptionnelle ? la recherche math?matique. Stephen Kudla a cr?? un programme r?volutionnaire qui r?v?le des liens ?troits et surprenants entre deux domaines des math?matiques semblant a priori tr?s diff?rents : la th?orie des formes automorphes et la th?orie des cycles alg?briques sur les vari?t?s de Shimura. En raison de la quantit? impressionnante de r?sultats ?tablis et de conjectures d'une grande port?e qui d?coulent des travaux de Stephen Kudla, on parle d?sormais du " programme Kudla ". Ayant obtenu certains des r?sultats les plus spectaculaires des dix derni?res ann?es en th?orie des nombres ? l'?chelle internationale, M. Kudla et son programme ont ?t? pr?sent?s ? de nombreux s?minaires scientifiques un peu partout dans le monde, notamment au S?minaire Bourbaki ? Paris et au programme " Current Developments in Mathematics " ? Boston. Stephen Kudla est souvent invit? ? donner des conf?rences prestigieuses : la s?rie de conf?rences Coxeter ? l'Institut Fields, la conf?rence de la Fondation Kuwait ? Cambridge et la conf?rence Schur ? l'Universit? de Tel-Aviv. Il a aussi ?t? invit? ? prononcer une conf?rence au Congr?s international des math?maticiens 2002 ? Beijing. Il a obtenu la bourse de recherche Sloan en 1981 et un prix de recherche Max Planck en 2000. M. Kudla a obtenu son baccalaur?at de Harvard en 1971, et son doctorat de la SUNY (Stony Brook) en 1975. Apr?s un passage ? l'Institute for Advanced Study, il a enseign? ? l'Universit? du Maryland de 1976 ? 2006, puis il s'est joint ? l'?quipe de l'Universit? de Toronto, o? il est en ce moment titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en formes automorphes et en g?om?trie arithm?tique. Il a ?t? invit? dans plusieurs ?tablissements prestigieux, dont l'Universit? de Cologne, l'Universit? de Paris VI, l'Universit? Cambridge et l'Institut Tata de recherche fondamentale. Avant d'arriver ? Toronto, M. Kudla a contribu? ? la communaut? math?matique canadienne ? titre de r?dacteur adjoint du Journal canadien de math?matiques et du Bulletin canadien de math?matiques. Stephen Kudla prononcera la conf?rence Jeffery-Williams 2009 ? la R?union d'?t? de la SMC ? St. John's (juin 2009). ********************************************************************** Prix Coxeter-James 2008 de la SMC : M. Ravi Vakil (Universit? Stanford) ********************************************************************** 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. Malgr? la bri?vet? de sa dynamique carri?re, Ravi Vakil est devenu une sommit? mondiale en g?om?trie alg?brique. Il a fait une contribution fondamentale et durable en th?orie des intersections, en calcul de Schubert et dans l'?tude des singularit?s des espaces de modules. Dans un article publi? au d?but de sa carri?re et pour lequel il a obtenu le prix G. de B. Robinson de la SMC, M. Vakil a donn? une d?rivation rigoureuse des nombres caract?ristiques pour des familles des courbes planes quartiques, compl?tant ainsi un programme en g?om?trie ?num?rative remontant ? la premi?re moiti? du 19e si?cle et figurant sur la c?l?bre liste de probl?mes de Hilbert. Dans deux importants articles publi?s dans Annals of Mathematics, Ravi Vakil s'est servi d'une brillante technique de d?formation pour r?soudre plusieurs probl?mes classiques du calcul de Schubert. La cons?quence la plus spectaculaire de cette perc?e est que tout probl?me de d?nombrement des points d'intersection des vari?t?s de Schubert dans un espace Grassmannien (complexe) est " totalement r?el ". En d'autres mots, le probl?me peut ?tre r?solu en consid?rant la restriction ? un sous espace r?el suffisamment g?n?ral du Grassmannien r?el. Ces travaux ont aussi d?bouch? sur une interpr?tation g?om?trique naturelle des " puzzles " de Knutson et Tao. Les r?sultats de M. Vakil sur les singularit?s des espaces de modules montrent que les lieux de singularit?s des espaces de modules peuvent ?tre aussi mauvais que possible. Les contributions exceptionnelles de Ravi Vakil d?passent toutefois largement la recherche. Ce math?maticien est aussi un mod?le de promotion des math?matiques. Il donne, sans compter, de son temps et de son ?nergie ? l'organisation de rencontres internationales, dont la rencontre pr?congr?s pour ?tudiants dipl?m?s du symposium d'?t? 2005 de l'American Mathematical Society en g?om?trie alg?brique, un congr?s Snowbird en 2006 et, plus r?cemment, l'immense programme du MSRI en g?om?trie alg?brique en 2009. Ravi Vakil poss?de un talent unique alliant la recherche math?matique ? une volont? de transmettre sa passion pour la discipline. Rares sont les gens qui cumulent un tel talent et un tel d?vouement. Il a jou? un r?le tr?s actif dans l'organisation d'atelier et de camps math?matiques pour ?l?ves du secondaire et du premier cycle universitaire, et il coordonne le concours William Lowell Putnam ? Stanford. Il est aussi coauteur d'un ouvrage sur le concours Putnam. Ravi Vakil a obtenu son baccalaur?at en sciences de l'Universit? de Toronto en 1992 et son doctorat de Harvard en 1997. Apr?s avoir obtenu son dipl?me, il a enseign? ? Princeton et au MIT (C.L.E. Moore Instructor). En ce moment, il est titulaire de la bourse David Huntington et il est professeur au D?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? Stanford. En 2005, il a re?u le prix Andre-Aisenstadt du CRM ainsi que le Prix du doyen 2004-2005 d'excellence en enseignement de Stanford. Derni?rement, il a aussi obtenu la bourse de recherche Centennial de l'American Mathematical Society, la bourse Frederick E. Terman et la bourse de recherche Alfred P. Sloan. Il b?n?ficie en ce moment d'une subvention CAREER de la National Science Foundation (2003-2008) et il a obtenu le Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) de la Maison Blanche en 2004. Ravi Vakil prononcera la conf?rence Coxeter-James 2008 ? la R?union d'hiver de la SMC ? l'Universit? Carleton en d?cembre 2008. Pour de plus amples renseignements, communiquez avec : Thomas S. Salisbury Graham P. Wright Pr?sident Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada ou Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 416-736-2100, poste33921 613-562-5702 president@smc.math.ca directeur@smc.math.ca From hutter at dfki.de Mon Apr 14 05:49:08 2008 From: hutter at dfki.de (Dieter Hutter) Date: Mon Apr 14 10:25:28 2008 Subject: [cmath] CfP: IJCAR08 Workshop --- Combining Systems for Efficient and Scalable Reasoning Message-ID: <200804140949.m3E9n8bc016538@nirvana.dfki.uni-sb.de> ------------------------------------------------------------------ [ We apologise if you receive multiple copies ] ------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for papers The workshop Combining Systems for Efficient and Scalable Reasoning (CoSyScaRe 08) will be held as part of the 4th Int. Joint Conference on Automated Reasoning (IJCAR'08) in Sydney, Australia. Workshop website: http://www.dfki.de/cosyscare/ Workshop dates: 10/11 August 2008 Submission deadline: 31 May 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Large-scale reasoning can be a daunting task, so in the past this problem has been broken down into smaller parts to be attacked independently. This has allowed us to build powerful theorem provers, model generators, constraint and SAT solvers, computer algebra systems etc. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the question of how to combine reasoning systems so that the whole is more than the sum of the parts (see e.g. Alan Bundy's keynote talk "Cooperating Reasoning Processes: More than just the Sum of their Parts", IJCAR 2007). This workshop aims to bring together researchers interested in all aspects of the combination of such systems. On the one hand we are interested in system architectures and implementations that maintain overall proof progress, support the selection of suitable provers, keep the databases of individual provers in a consistent state and allow for an incremental or evolutionary development of complex proofs. On the other hand, we are interested in the practical integration of existing reasoning methods that lead to systems that are more powerful than the sum of their parts or that are applicable to problems outside the scope of traditional automated reasoning approaches, like conjecture refutation, theorem discovery, problem reformulation, etc. We therefore encourage the submission of papers describing the successful application of integrated heterogeneous reasoning systems to various intelligent tasks as well as the tools and formalisms for heterogeneous evolutionary proof support. *Topics* Papers should address issues related to combining and integrating reasoning systems, including but not limited to the following areas: *Foundations* o Models and approaches to combine reasoning systems and their limitations o Types of communication and interaction between reasoning systems o Models and methodologies for collaborative reasoning o Heterogeneous logics and their proof support *Database and the Evolution of Proofs* o Common repository for reasoning systems o Exchange of (strategic) knowledge between reasoning systems o Document management and evolutionary proof development o Change management and reuse of (heterogeneous) proof work *Interaction between Systems* o Heuristics and criteria to distribute proof work to individual systems o Translation of problems between systems for better proof support o Lemma speculation to adapt problems to the scope of efficient reasoning systems o Ontologies and classification of reasoning processes *Applications of Combined Reasoning Systems* o Standard problems such as theorem proving, model generation, machine learning, etc. o Pre-processing of AI problems o Flexible solving of ill-formed problems o Intelligent tasks which cannot be automated by stand-alone systems *Novel Approaches to Combining Reasoning Systems* o Multi-agent systems approaches o Approaches based on cognitive science models of human reasoning o Approaches based on philosophical case studies o Parallel processing of reasoning problems o Combinations involving inductive, deductive and abductive reasoning methods *Organisers* Simon Colton (Imperial College London) Dieter Hutter (DFKI Bremen) Christoph Lueth (DFKI Bremen) Alison Pease (University of Edinburgh) Volker Sorge (University of Birmingham) *Submission* Submissions are divided into three categories: - Research papers (up to 15 pages) describing original and novel research - Papers describing Work in progress (up to 6 pages) - Position papers (up to 3 pages) describing the background and actual research of the author(s). Submission is via EasyChair (thanks to Andrei Voronkov). http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cosyscare08 *Publication* The final versions of the accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings and distributed at the workshop. These informal proceedings will also be made accessible on the web. We plan either a Journal special issue or a book compilation based on extended versions of selected contributions to the workshop. *Important dates* * Submission deadline : May 31, 2008 * Notification of acceptance : June 20, 2008 * Final versions due : July 6, 2008 * Workshop : August 10-11, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For further information see http://www.dfki.de/cosyscare/ or contact us by e-mail to cosyscare@dfki.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Apr 16 08:47:49 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Apr 16 08:48:02 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call AP Award EN Message-ID: Call for nominations Adrien-Pouliot Award 2008 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 last year can renew this nomination by simply indicating their wish to do so by the deadline date. In this case, only updating materials need be provided as the original has been retained. Nominations must be received by the CMS Office no later April 30, 2008. Please send six copies of each nomination to the address given below. The Adrien Pouliot Award Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Apr 16 08:49:41 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Apr 16 08:49:53 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de mises en candidatures - (Date limite le 30 avril) Message-ID: Appel de mises en candidatures Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 Nous sollicitons la candidature de personnes ou de groupe de personnes ayant contribué d’une façon importante et soutenue à des activités mathématiques éducatives au Canada. Le terme « contributions » s’emploie ici au sens large; les candidats pourront être associés à une activité de sensibilisation, un nouveau programme adapté au milieu scolaire ou à l’industrie, des activités promotionnelles de vulgarisation des mathématiques, des initiatives, spéciales, des conférences ou des concours à l’intention des étudiants, etc. Les candidatures doivent nous être 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’uniformité du processus de sélection, veuillez suivre les instructions à la lettre. Toute documentation excédant les limites prescrites ne sera pas considérée par le comité de sélection. Il est possible de renouveler une mise en candidature présentée l’an dernier, pourvu que l’on en manifeste le désir avant la date limite. Dans ce cas, le présentateur n’a qu’à soumettre des documents de mise à jour puisque le dossier original a été conservé. Les mises en candidature doivent parvenir au bureau de la SMC avant le 30 avril 2008. Veuillez faire parvenir vos mises en candidature en six exemplaires à l’adresse ci-dessous : Le Prix Adrien-Pouliot Société mathématique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From adem at math.ubc.ca Wed Apr 16 17:30:39 2008 From: adem at math.ubc.ca (Alejandro Adem) Date: Wed Apr 16 17:30:46 2008 Subject: [cmath] PIMS 2008 Education Prize Winners Message-ID: The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2008 PIMS Education Prize are Virginia Warfield (University of Washington) and Harley Weston (University of Regina). Virginia Warfield has made significant contributions to education in the Pacific Northwest through teaching, graduate student training and mentoring, outreach and collaborations with K-16 communities. She has also made significant contributions to mathematics education research through her collaboration with the French mathematician Guy Brousseau, a pioneer in the "didactics of mathematics". In 2007 Warfield received the Louise Hay Award from the Association for Women in Mathematics. Harley Weston has dedicated himself to the advancement of mathematics and education in Saskatchewan, Canada and beyond. He has cultivated relationships with K-12 students and teachers, Education faculty and aboriginal communities, opening lines of communication between these groups and mathematicians. Weston has made fundamental contributions to "Math Central", a collection of internet services designed for teachers and students of mathematics in K-12, which currently averages more than 20,000 hits per day. Weston has also served as Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Regina, and Chair of the Education Committee of the Canadian Mathematical Society. The 2008 PIMS Education Prize will be given out at a special ceremony during the PIMS "Changing the Culture" conference in Vancouver on Friday, April 18. PIMS is very grateful to Boeing for its sponsorship of this prize. From peter.taylor at queensu.ca Thu Apr 17 06:47:53 2008 From: peter.taylor at queensu.ca (Peter Taylor) Date: Thu Apr 17 06:47:58 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fwd: Free PDFs of National Academy reports (USA) Message-ID: <0JZG008D9TZK6X60@mta01.its.queensu.ca> This is an interesting initiative by this body. >peter >The National Academy of Sciences of the United States would like to >let you know that individuals from developing countries can download >FREE PDFs OF ALL ACADEMY REPORTS at >http://www.nap.edu/. Please share this resource >with your colleagues. > >Once the desired book has been selected on the NAP website, free PDF >books will have a "SIGN IN" link at the bottom of the "purchase >options" box. 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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 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/20080419/e5aa26b0/attachment.htm From benoit.lanthier at umontreal.ca Tue Apr 22 13:20:55 2008 From: benoit.lanthier at umontreal.ca (Lanthier Benoit) Date: Tue Apr 22 15:36:44 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?Affichage_de_postes_Universit=E9_de_Montr?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=E9al_/_Job_postings_Montreal_University_?= Message-ID: Dear all. Please find below two job postings in Mathematics and Statistics in our Department. Would you please send a copy of these job postings to your colleagues and display the advertisement on your bulletin board ? Thank you for your cooperation and have a good day. Bonjour ? tous. Vous trouverez ci-dessous 2 affichages pour un poste en math?matiques et un poste en statistique. Veuillez s'il-vous-plait faire circuler ces offres d'emplois ? vos coll?gues et les afficher sur vos babillards. Nous vous remercions de votre collaboration et vous souhaitons une bonne journ?e. POSITION IN MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSIT? DE MONTR?AL, CANADA. The Department of mathematics and statistics invites applications for one tenure-track position in pure mathematics at the rank of Assistant professor starting in June 2009, subject to budgetary approval. A PhD in mathematics or equivalent is required. Preference will be given to candidates working in analytic number theory, but outstanding candidates working in subjects closely related to number theory will be considered. For more complete information, visit http://www.dms.umontreal.ca/Emplois/math08.pdf Le D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? de Montr?al sollicite des candidatures ? un poste de professeure ou professeur en math?matiques fondamentales ? plein temps au rang d'adjoint d?butant en juin 2009, sous r?serve d'approbation budg?taire. Un Doctorat en math?matiques ou dans une discipline jug?e pertinente est requis. La pr?f?rence sera accord?e aux candidates et candidats poss?dant une expertise en th?orie analytique des nombres, mais toute candidature exceptionnelle dans des sujets ?troitement li?s ? la th?orie des nombres serait consid?r?e. Les personnes int?ress?es peuvent consulter la page web suivante : http://www.dms.umontreal.ca/Emplois/math08.pdf POSITION IN STATISTICS, UNIVERSIT? DE MONTR?AL, CANADA. The Department of mathematics and statistics invites applications for one tenure-track position in statistics at the rank of Assistant professor starting in June 2009, subject to budgetary approval. A PhD in statistics, biostatistics or in a closely related field is required. An interest in statistical consulting would be an advantage. For more complete information, visit http://www.dms.umontreal.ca/Emplois/stat08.pdf Le D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? de Montr?al sollicite des candidatures ? un poste de professeure ou professeur en statistique ? plein temps au rang d'adjoint d?butant en juin 2009, sous r?serve d'approbation budg?taire. Un Doctorat en statistique, en biostatistique ou dans une discipline connexe est requis. Un int?r?t pour la consultation serait un atout. Les personnes int?ress?es peuvent consulter la page web suivante : http://www.dms.umontreal.ca/Emplois/stat08.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080422/b92294b6/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Apr 24 09:42:45 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Apr 24 09:43:36 2008 Subject: [cmath] Adrien-Pouliot Award 2008 - Deadline April 30 Message-ID: Call for nominations Adrien-Pouliot Award 2008 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 last year can renew this nomination by simply indicating their wish to do so by the deadline date. In this case, only updating materials need be provided as the original has been retained. Nominations must be received by the CMS Office no later April 30, 2008. Please send six copies of each nomination to the address given below. The Adrien Pouliot Award Canadian Mathematical Society 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Apr 24 09:43:14 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Apr 24 09:44:04 2008 Subject: [cmath] Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 (Date limite le 30 avril) Message-ID: Appel de mises en candidatures Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 Nous sollicitons la candidature de personnes ou de groupe de personnes ayant contribué d’une façon importante et soutenue à des activités mathématiques éducatives au Canada. Le terme « contributions » s’emploie ici au sens large; les candidats pourront être associés à une activité de sensibilisation, un nouveau programme adapté au milieu scolaire ou à l’industrie, des activités promotionnelles de vulgarisation des mathématiques, des initiatives, spéciales, des conférences ou des concours à l’intention des étudiants, etc. Les candidatures doivent nous être 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’uniformité du processus de sélection, veuillez suivre les instructions à la lettre. Toute documentation excédant les limites prescrites ne sera pas considérée par le comité de sélection. Il est possible de renouveler une mise en candidature présentée l’an dernier, pourvu que l’on en manifeste le désir avant la date limite. Dans ce cas, le présentateur n’a qu’à soumettre des documents de mise à jour puisque le dossier original a été conservé. Les mises en candidature doivent parvenir au bureau de la SMC avant le 30 avril 2008. Veuillez faire parvenir vos mises en candidature en six exemplaires à l’adresse ci-dessous : Le Prix Adrien-Pouliot Société mathématique du Canada 577 King Edward Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 From icmsao at aus.edu Fri Apr 25 05:46:01 2008 From: icmsao at aus.edu (ICMSAO'09) Date: Mon Apr 28 10:56:01 2008 Subject: [cmath] ICMSAO'09 | Deadline Extended to May 15, 2008 Message-ID: <331201c8a6ba$4d938320$e8ba8960$@edu> Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that we received an impressive number of extended abstracts for the upcoming ICMSAO'09 and ICCST/7 conferences to be held together during the period January 20 - 22, 2009 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Due to several requests the deadline for submission of extended abstracts have been extended to May 15, 2008. 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URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080425/3723b337/attachment.htm From V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk Wed Apr 30 20:11:52 2008 From: V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk (Volker Sorge) Date: Thu May 1 15:37:12 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Presentations at AISC'08 and Calculemus 2008 Message-ID: <200805010212.m412C4fQ003430@mail.cms.math.ca> ------------------------------------------------------------------ [ We apologise if you receive multiple copies ] ------------------------------------------------------------------ Call For Presentations ====================== jointly for AISC'08 -- Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation and Calculemus 2008 -- Integrating Symbolic Computation and Mechanised Reasoning held as part of the Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics (CICM '08). July 30 -- August 2, 2008 University of Birmingham, UK You are invited to submit a title and a short abstract proposing a talk on work that addresses the main conference themes: the Integration and Combination of Symbolic Computation with Artificial Intelligence and Automated Reasoning. Proposals for talks on both mature work and work in progress are welcome. For more information on the topics of interest please see: http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/aisc08 http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/calculemus08 Please submit title and abstract (one page or less) to: aisc08@easychair.org or calculemus08@easychair.org Deadlines ========= Submission of title and abstracts: 23 May Notification of acceptance 30 May The accepted work should be presented at the conference. The abstracts of the accepted presentations will be distributed as internal proceedings at the conference. Authors of accepted presentations will be invited to submit to a special issue in the Annals of Math and AI after the conference. From sanjeevi.krishnan at gmail.com Wed May 7 07:42:25 2008 From: sanjeevi.krishnan at gmail.com (Sanjeevi Krishnan) Date: Wed May 7 09:58:08 2008 Subject: [cmath] Second Call for Papers: ATMCS III, Paris France July 7-11, 2008 Message-ID: <8831f7a60805070442m6c27fca2od4fd7936ac575720@mail.gmail.com> My apologies for duplicate copies of this annoucement. ATMCS III Algebraic Topological Methods in Computer Science Paris, France 7-11 July 2008 http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/~sanjeevi/atmcs/ (poster available for download here) ***SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS*** (New) deadline for abstract submissions: 22 May 2008 Notification of acceptance: 5 June 2008 Deadline for registration: 15 June 2008 Conference: 7-11 July 2008 contact information: atmcs08@lix.polytechnique.fr Recent research has shown that techniques from algebraic topology adapt strikingly well in studying computational systems and other subjects within Computer Science. This third ATMCS conference hopes to bring together researchers employing geometric/topological methods in both abstract and concrete areas of computer science. The week-long conference will feature some invited talks, several accepted talks, a poster session, and countless opportunities for informal collaboration; we plan to publish our proceedings in a refereed journal, pending approval. All authors submitting an abstract by the deadline will have an opportunity, at the least, to present a (refereed) poster at the poster session. ***SCOPE*** Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, concurrency theory, distributed computing and complexity, rewriting systems, image analysis, and sensor networks. ***INVITED SPEAKERS*** A current (and incomplete) list of plenary speakers includes: John Baez, University of California Riverside, U.S.A. Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University, U.S.A. Herbert Edelsbrunner, Duke University, U.S.A. Robin Forman, Rice University, U.S.A. Philippe Gaucher, University of Paris 7 and CNRS, France Marco Grandis, University of Genova, Italy Emmanuel Haucourt, CEA and Ecole Polytechnique, France Maurice Herlihy, Brown University, U.S.A. Rick Jardine, University of Western Ontario, Canada Louis Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S.A. Sanjeevi Krishnan, CEA and Ecole Polytechnique, France Claudia Landi, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy Francois Metayer, University of Paris 7 and CNRS, France Konstantin Mischaikow, Rutgers University, U.S.A. Francis Sergeraert, University of Grenoble 1, France Krzysztof Worytkiewicz, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland ***INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS*** Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts summarizing current work that explores connections between algebraic topology and computer science. All abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 1 single-spaced page. Although abstracts preferrably should be submitted at http://atlas-conferences.com/cgi-bin/abstract/submit/caxd-01, abstracts also can be emailed to atmcs08@lix.polytechnique.fr or mailed to the following postal address: Sanjeevi Krishnan DRT LIST DTSI SOL MEASI CEA Saclay 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France In all cases, submission materials must arrive by May 22, 2008. ***PROGRAM COMMITTEE*** Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University, U.S.A. Pierre Louis Curien, CNRS and University of Paris 7, France Massimo Ferri, Bologna University, Italy Eric Goubault, CEA and Ecole Polytechnique, France Maurice Herlihy, Brown University, Providence, U.S.A. Yves Lafont, Universite de la Mediterrannee, France Pedro Real, University of Sevilla, Spain Sincerely, The Organizing Committee of ATMCS III From dkucerov at unb.ca Wed May 7 14:45:32 2008 From: dkucerov at unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Wed May 7 14:45:40 2008 Subject: [cmath] course in Santander, Spain Message-ID: SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT The Summer School "Llu?s Santal?" on Aspects of operator algebras and applications will take place at the Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander, Spain from July 21 to July 25, 2008. ***The period to apply for grants is now open! The deadline is May 30, 2008.*** See OFFICIAL webpage: http://www.uimp.es/uimp/home/homeUIMPdina.php?jcj=ACADEMICAS_FICHA&juj=2003&jpj=IdActividad=7810505&pg=9&orden=6 For more information see http://mat.uab.cat/~oalgebras or send an e-mail to oalgebras@mat.uab.cat Topics to be covered: K-theory for operator algebras. Elliott's classification programme. Modular theory for von Neumann algebras, and applications to quantum field theory. Amenability, hyperbolic groups and operator algebras Speakers: Pere Ara (Univ. Aut?noma Barcelona), Nathanial P. Brown (Penn State University), Daniele Guido (University "Tor Vergata" Roma), Fernando Lled? (Univ. Carlos III Madrid and RWTH-Aachen University), Francesc Perera (Univ. Aut?noma Barcelona), Andrew S. Toms (York University, Toronto) From LAURENTIU.MAXIM at lehman.cuny.edu Wed May 7 12:29:52 2008 From: LAURENTIU.MAXIM at lehman.cuny.edu (Laurentiu Maxim) Date: Thu May 8 09:34:53 2008 Subject: [cmath] MSRI Workshop on Topology of Stratified Spaces, September 8-12, 2008 Message-ID: <20080507122952.BCR79543@mirapoint.lehman.edu> First Conference Announcement: TOPOLOGY OF STRATIFIED SPACES Where: MSRI, Berkeley. When: September 8 - 12, 2008. Stratified spaces occur naturally in high- and low-dimensional topology, various fields of pure mathematics, including algebraic geometry and number theory, and also in more applied fields, such as the study of configuration spaces for robot motion planning. Extensions from manifold theory to stratified space theory are rarely straightforward; they tend to involve the discovery and study of subtle interactions between local and global behavior. Research in these areas also turns out to have a rich interaction with the question being addressed by the Analysis of Singular Spaces program running simultaneously at MSRI of how to do analysis on spaces that are not locally Euclidean. The workshop will be organized into days dedicated to each of the four main themes: topology of complex varieties, signature theory on singular spaces, L^2 and intersection cohomology, and mixed Hodge theory and singularities, and will include introductory talks in each area. Planned speakers include: Markus Banagl Sylvain Cappell Gilles Carron Mark Andrea de Cataldo Xianzhe Dai Nora Ganther Ludmil Katzarkov Sandor Kovacs Anatoly Libgober Joerg Schuermann Julius Shaneson Schmuel Weinberger Organizing Committee: Greg Friedman, Eug?nie Hunsicker, Anatoly Libgober, and Laurentiu Maxim Some limited funding is available, and in particular, we expect to offer partial support to recent PhDs and graduate students. Those seeking support should see the conference webpage listed below; applications for support should be received by June 30. Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply. For registration, housing, a more detailed overview of the conference, and more information, visit http://www.msri.org/calendar/workshops/WorkshopInfo/469/show_workshop We gratefully acknowledge the support of MSRI. ************************************** Laurentiu-George MAXIM Assistant Professor Department of Math & Computer Science CUNY - Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd West Bronx, New York 10468 http://comet.lehman.cuny.edu/maxim/ From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu May 8 11:18:09 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu May 8 11:18:13 2008 Subject: [cmath] 9 Month Limited Term Appointment - Nipissing University, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics Message-ID: <482319B1.1000106@cms.math.ca> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It will be hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Physical Engineering and Science and is co-sponsored by the Fields Institute, MITACS, and the University of Waterloo. This year's event will include special sessions and a banquet celebration in honour of the 60th birthday of Henry Wolkowicz. SCOPE The conference attracts a diverse group of people from both discrete and continuous optimization. We aim to bring together researchers from the theoretical and applied communities who do not usually get the chance to interact in the framework of a medium-scale event. PLENARY SPEAKERS -- Florian Jarre, Mathematical Institute, University of Dusseldorf -- Don Jones, General Motors -- Joaquim Judice, Dept. Mathematics, University of Coimbra -- Jean Lasserre, LAAS-CNRS -- Panos Pardalos, Dept. Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Florida -- Georgia Perakis, Sloan School of Management, MIT -- Yves Smeers, Dept. Mathematical Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain PARTICIPATION This is an invitation for organized sessions as well as contributed talks and posters. Participants interested in organizing an invited session should contact the chair of the organizing committee (Miguel Anjos, manjos(at)uoguelph.ca). Authors wishing to present their research in the form of a contributed talk or poster are encouraged to submit their abstract (in PDF format) by June 6, 2008 via the conference web page at http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/abstracts.php A cash prize will be awarded for the best poster presented by a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. Notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent shortly after the submission deadline of June 6, 2008. The up-to-date program and registration information are available at http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/program.php http://www.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/mopta/registration.php We are looking forward to welcoming you at MOPTA 08! On behalf of the Organizing Committee Monica Cojocaru, mcojocar(at)uoguelph.ca (Chair, U. Guelph) Miguel Anjos, manjos(at)uoguelph.ca (Chair program committee, U. Waterloo) From lambertm at mast.queensu.ca Tue May 13 10:35:17 2008 From: lambertm at mast.queensu.ca (Marge Lambert) Date: Tue May 13 10:51:30 2008 Subject: [cmath] A.J. Coleman - May 20, 2008 Message-ID: <200805131433.m4DEXr58022196@mast.mast.queensu.ca> Greetings, attached is an announcement of a mini-conference being held on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 to honour A. John Coleman on his 90th birthday. Regards, -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Through his efforts and those of his close friend and collaborator, Abe Karrass, York's mathematics department soon became a world centre in "combinatorial group theory" (the study of groups---which in essence measure the symmetries of objects both real and imaginary---in terms of generating symmetries and relations between them). Professor Solitar was a ?lateral thinker?, very often coming up with an unexpected viewpoint. He was well known in the international mathematical community, in particular for the now classic book Combinatorial Group Theory, written jointly with his adviser Wilhelm Magnus and with Abe Karrass. The book was subsequently translated into Russian. In 1982 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Donald was an inspiring teacher, and in 1985 received an OCUFA Teaching Award. He had an ebullient and in other ways extraordinary personality, and was extremely generous to all he came in contact with. He is survived by his wife Francien, his sister Miriam, and a large extended family, of which he was the patriarch. Bob Burns, Israel Kleiner, Alfred Pietrowski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080514/ebd1788b/attachment.htm From hutter at dfki.de Tue May 13 13:19:47 2008 From: hutter at dfki.de (Dieter Hutter) Date: Wed May 14 09:40:49 2008 Subject: [cmath] CfP: IJCAR08 Workshop --- Combining Systems for Efficient and Scalable Reasoning Message-ID: <200805131719.m4DHJlV3001668@nirvana.dfki.uni-sb.de> ------------------------------------------------------------------ [ We apologise if you receive multiple copies ] ------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for papers The workshop Combining Systems for Efficient and Scalable Reasoning (CoSyScaRe 08) will be held as part of the 4th Int. Joint Conference on Automated Reasoning (IJCAR'08) in Sydney, Australia. Workshop website: http://www.dfki.de/cosyscare/ Workshop dates: 10/11 August 2008 Submission deadline: 31 May 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Large-scale reasoning can be a daunting task, so in the past this problem has been broken down into smaller parts to be attacked independently. This has allowed us to build powerful theorem provers, model generators, constraint and SAT solvers, computer algebra systems etc. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the question of how to combine reasoning systems so that the whole is more than the sum of the parts (see e.g. Alan Bundy's keynote talk "Cooperating Reasoning Processes: More than just the Sum of their Parts", IJCAR 2007). This workshop aims to bring together researchers interested in all aspects of the combination of such systems. On the one hand we are interested in system architectures and implementations that maintain overall proof progress, support the selection of suitable provers, keep the databases of individual provers in a consistent state and allow for an incremental or evolutionary development of complex proofs. On the other hand, we are interested in the practical integration of existing reasoning methods that lead to systems that are more powerful than the sum of their parts or that are applicable to problems outside the scope of traditional automated reasoning approaches, like conjecture refutation, theorem discovery, problem reformulation, etc. We therefore encourage the submission of papers describing the successful application of integrated heterogeneous reasoning systems to various intelligent tasks as well as the tools and formalisms for heterogeneous evolutionary proof support. *Topics* Papers should address issues related to combining and integrating reasoning systems, including but not limited to the following areas: *Foundations* o Models and approaches to combine reasoning systems and their limitations o Types of communication and interaction between reasoning systems o Models and methodologies for collaborative reasoning o Heterogeneous logics and their proof support *Database and the Evolution of Proofs* o Common repository for reasoning systems o Exchange of (strategic) knowledge between reasoning systems o Document management and evolutionary proof development o Change management and reuse of (heterogeneous) proof work *Interaction between Systems* o Heuristics and criteria to distribute proof work to individual systems o Translation of problems between systems for better proof support o Lemma speculation to adapt problems to the scope of efficient reasoning systems o Ontologies and classification of reasoning processes *Applications of Combined Reasoning Systems* o Standard problems such as theorem proving, model generation, machine learning, etc. o Pre-processing of AI problems o Flexible solving of ill-formed problems o Intelligent tasks which cannot be automated by stand-alone systems *Novel Approaches to Combining Reasoning Systems* o Multi-agent systems approaches o Approaches based on cognitive science models of human reasoning o Approaches based on philosophical case studies o Parallel processing of reasoning problems o Combinations involving inductive, deductive and abductive reasoning methods *Organisers* Simon Colton (Imperial College London) Dieter Hutter (DFKI Bremen) Christoph Lueth (DFKI Bremen) Alison Pease (University of Edinburgh) Volker Sorge (University of Birmingham) *Submission* Submissions are divided into three categories: - Research papers (up to 15 pages) describing original and novel research - Papers describing Work in progress (up to 6 pages) - Position papers (up to 3 pages) describing the background and actual research of the author(s). Submission is via EasyChair (thanks to Andrei Voronkov). http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cosyscare08 *Publication* The final versions of the accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings and distributed at the workshop. These informal proceedings will also be made accessible on the web. We plan either a Journal special issue or a book compilation based on extended versions of selected contributions to the workshop. *Important dates* * Submission deadline : May 31, 2008 * Notification of acceptance : June 20, 2008 * Final versions due : July 6, 2008 * Workshop : August 10-11, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For further information see http://www.dfki.de/cosyscare/ or contact us by e-mail to cosyscare@dfki.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From nassif at math.ubc.ca Wed May 21 15:57:14 2008 From: nassif at math.ubc.ca (Nassif Ghoussoub) Date: Wed May 21 15:58:50 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fwd: Positions at CMM References: <1B987384-48FC-4A7B-8E34-9CFF32278037@dim.uchile.cl> Message-ID: Begin forwarded message: > From: Alejandro Jofre > Date: May 21, 2008 12:41:27 PM PDT (CA) > Subject: Positions at CMM > > Dear colleague, > > Could you please bring the attached announcement of a position at > CMM to the attention of potential candidates. > > Many Thanks, Alejandro Jofre > ----------------------------------------------- > > Positions at CMM-Universidad de Chile > > Applications are called for two five-year positions at the Center > for mathematical modeling (CMM), Universidad de Chile, at the > assistant or associate professor level, renewable to another 5 > years. A Ph.D. in mathematics (or a related field) is required. > > These positions are research oriented and it is expected that > candidates exhibit a good record of publications, preferably in one > of the mathematical areas cultivated at CMM (see the web page www.cmm.uchile.cl > ). Strong performance in research will be the main requirement. The > teaching load is low: a one-semester course at the undergraduate or > graduate level per year. In addition, academic activities such as > student direction, organization of thematic seminars and > participation in projects are expected. > The salary will depend on qualifications of the candidate, starting > for an assistant professor at (Chilean) $2,300,000 (US$ 4,900) per > month before taxes, for 12 months a year. The positions will start > preferably before September 1st 2008. > > Candidates should submit a CV, research statement and 2 > recommendation letters before June 30th 2008 to mrivera@dim.uchile.cl > New calls of this type will be made regularly for the next five > years. The next one will take place at the end of 2008, for > positions starting March 2009. > > ******************************************************** Nassif Ghoussoub, FRSC Scientific Director, Banff International Research Station Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta http://www.birs.ca/~nassif/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More information can be obtained from the following Program Officers: Jennifer Bean, Pure and Applied Mathematics B Grant Selection Committee 337, jennifer.bean@nserc.ca , 613-996-6217 Catherine Podeszfinski, Pure and Applied Mathematics A Grant Selection Committee 336, catherine.podeszfinski@nserc.ca , 613-992-8101 **************************** Le CRSNG offrira deux sessions durant le deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France ? l'Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al: * Nouvelles du CRSNG, mercredi le 4 juin, 12h30 -- 14h00 dans l'amphith??tre * Atelier du CRSNG - Conseils pour l'?laboration d'une demande de subvention ? la D?couverte, jeudi le 5 juin, 12h30 -- 14h00 dans l'amphith??tre. Nous encourageons les nouveaux chercheurs ainsi que les candidats qui pr?senteront une demande dans le prochain concours ? participer. Les r?sum?s des pr?sentations sont affich?s sur le site web de la conf?rence: http://www.cms.math.ca/Reunions/ete08/workshops. Veuillez noter que les pr?sentations seront faites en anglais mais les participants pourront pos?s leurs questions en fran?ais ou anglais. Si vous avez des questions, n'h?sitez pas ? contacter votre administratrice de programmes: Jennifer Bean, Comit? de s?lection en math?matiques pures et appliqu?es B -- 337 -- jennifer.bean@crsng.ca , 613-996-6217 Catherine Podeszfinski, Comit? de s?lection en math?matiques pures et appliqu?es A -- 336 -- catherine.podeszfinski@crsng.ca , 613-992-8101 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080522/cfa46ed4/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon May 26 10:02:58 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon May 26 10:05:15 2008 Subject: [cmath] 40TH CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD WINNERS Message-ID: For release: May 26, 2008 40TH CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD WINNERS Eight students receive top honours in the 40th Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO). The CMO, Canada?s premier mathematics competition, is organized and administered by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). A total of 96 students from 58 schools wrote the 2008 CMO, selected on the basis of their performance in the 2007 Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) (November 21, 2007), the CMS Correspondence Training Programme and other mathematics competitions. Students had to solve five difficult questions during the three-hour 2008 CMO examination held on March 26, 2008. "Preparing for the Olympiad gives students the opportunity to explore mathematics beyond the regular curriculum. The candidates become very knowledgeable and skilled at mathematics, and I congratulate the winners of this year's Canadian Mathematical Olympiad." said Dr. Edward Barbeau, University of Toronto, and Chair of the CMS Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Committee. 2008 Prize Winners: The top winners in the 40th Canadian Mathematical Olympiad are: FIRST PRIZE and the Sun Life Financial Cup: Chen Sun, A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, ON; SECOND PRIZE Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON; THIRD PRIZE Yan (Cynthia) Li, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON; HONOURABLE MENTIONS were awarded to: Dimitri Dziabenko, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON; Neil Gurram, Indus Center for Academic Excellence, Troy, MI, USA; XiaoLin (Danny) Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, AB; Chengyue (Jarno) Sun, Western Canada High School, Calgary, AB; and Tianyao Zhang, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON. Over 7300 students wrote the 2007 Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge and the winners of the 2007 Open and the 2008 CMO will be honoured at the CMS Awards Banquet which will take place in the Festival Ballroom, South Campus Hall, University of Waterloo, on Thursday, June 12, 2008, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. "All of these winners have done extremely well in a very 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 very grateful for the support received from Sun Life Financial; the Imperial Oil Foundation; Alberta Learning; Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth; 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 Department of Education (Saskatchewan); Nelson Thomson Learning; John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd.; A.K. Peters Ltd.; Maplesoft; the Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Regina; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University; the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo; and the Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University. Problems, solutions and other contest information are 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 or Dr. Edward Barbeau Chair, CMS Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Committee Department of Mathematics University of Toronto barbeau@math.toronto.edu (416) 653-1961 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon May 26 10:10:11 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon May 26 10:12:25 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?GAGNANTS_DE_LA_40E_OLYMPIADE_MATH=C9MATIQ?= =?iso-8859-1?q?UE_DU_CANADA?= Message-ID: Diffusion : 26 mai 2008 GAGNANTS DE LA 40E OLYMPIADE MATH?MATIQUE DU CANADA Huit ?l?ves ont remport? des prix ? la 40e 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). Quelque 96 ?l?ves repr?sentant 58 ?coles canadiennes ont ?t? invit?s ? l'OMC 2008 d'apr?s leurs r?sultats au dernier D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques Financi?re Sun Life (21 novembre 2007), 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 26 mars 2008. " 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. Les candidats d?veloppent une comp?tence et des connaissances math?matiques tr?s pouss?es. 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? de l'OMC de la SMC. Laur?ats 2008 - Voici les grands gagnants de la 40e Olympiade math?matique du Canada : PREMIER PRIX et coupe Financi?re Sun Life -- Chen Sun, A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, ON; DEUXI?ME PRIX -- Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, ON; TROISI?ME PRIX -- Yan (Cynthia) Li, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON; MENTIONS HONORABLES : Dimitri Dziabenko, Don Mills Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON; Neil Gurram, Indus Center for Academic Excellence, Troy, MI, USA; XiaoLin Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, AB; Chengyue (Jarno) Sun, Western Canada High School, Calgary, AB; et Tianyao Zhang, Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON. Plus de 7 300 ?l?ves ont particip? au D?fi ouvert canadien de math?matiques Financi?re Sun Life 2007. Ceux et celles qui y ont obtenu les meilleurs r?sultats ou qui ont remport? des prix ? l'OMC 2008 seront invit?s au Banquet des laur?ats de la SMC, qui se tiendra ? la salle Festival (South Campus Hall) de l'Universit? de Waterloo le jeudi 12 juin 2008, 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 Soci?t? remercie chaleureusement la Financi?re Sun Life; Fondation L'Imp?riale; les minist?res de l'?ducation de l'Alberta, du Nouveau-Brunswick, de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, de la Nouvelle-?cosse, de l'Ontario et de la Saskatchewan; Manitoba ?ducation, Citoyennet? et Jeunesse; Nelson Thomson Learning; John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd.; A.K. Peters Ltd.; Maplesoft; le D?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? de Toronto; le D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? d'Ottawa; le D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? de Calgary; le D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? de Regina; le D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? York; le Centre d'?ducation en math?matiques et en informatique de l'Universit? de Waterloo et le D?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? Wilfrid Laurier. On trouvera la liste des probl?mes et des solutions ainsi que d'autres renseignements sur les concours au : http://www.smc.math.ca/Concours/OMC/ Renseignements : Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada directeur@smc.math.ca 613-562-5702 ou Edward Barbeau Pr?sident du Comit? de l'Olympiade math?matique du Canada de la SMC D?partement de math?matiques Universit? de Toronto barbeau@math.toronto.edu 416-653-1961 From V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk Thu May 22 13:07:00 2008 From: V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk (Volker Sorge) Date: Mon May 26 12:18:25 2008 Subject: [cmath] Final Call for Presentations at AISC'08 and Calculemus 2008 Message-ID: <200805221707.m4MH71va007293@mail.cms.math.ca> ------------------------------------------------------------------ [ We apologise if you receive multiple copies ] ------------------------------------------------------------------ Call For Presentations ====================== jointly for AISC'08 -- Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation and Calculemus 2008 -- Integrating Symbolic Computation and Mechanised Reasoning held as part of the Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics (CICM '08). July 30 -- August 2, 2008 University of Birmingham, UK You are invited to submit a title and a short abstract proposing a talk on work that addresses the main conference themes: the Integration and Combination of Symbolic Computation with Artificial Intelligence and Automated Reasoning. Proposals for talks on both mature work and work in progress are welcome. For more information on the topics of interest please see: http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/aisc08 http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/calculemus08 Please submit title and abstract (one page or less) to: aisc08@easychair.org or calculemus08@easychair.org Deadlines ========= Submission of title and abstracts: 23 May Notification of acceptance 30 May The accepted work should be presented at the conference. The abstracts of the accepted presentations will be distributed as internal proceedings at the conference. Authors of accepted presentations will be invited to submit to a special issue in the Annals of Math and AI after the conference. From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon May 26 14:46:16 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon May 26 14:46:24 2008 Subject: [cmath] One Year Term Appointment - Brandon University, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Message-ID: Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Applications are invited for a term appointment, subject to budget, in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Brandon University, in the area of Mathematics. The length of the term is for one year. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in mathematics and will be expected to teach undergraduate courses, at the first, second and third-year levels, maintain an established program of research and provide service to the university community. Application Deadline: Until position is filled. (Consideration of applications begins June 2, 2008). Date of Appointment: August 1, 2008 or by mutual agreement Rank and Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience Applications should include curriculum vitae, a letter of application, citizenship or Canadian immigration status, and e-mail contact information for three referees. If applying via e-mail, submissions should be in a single file of a reasonable size. Dr. Austin F. Gulliver Dean of Science Brandon University Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9 (204) 727-9625 Gulliver@brandonu.ca All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Short-listed candidates will be expected to provide copies of credentials at time of interview. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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MITACS (the Mathematics of Information Technology & Complex Systems), CMS (Canadian Mathematical Society) and CAIMS (Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society) are partnering with CRM (le Centre de recherches math?matiques), the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, ISM (Institute des sciences math?matiques), PIMS (Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences), UQAM (Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al), SMAI (Soci?t? de Math?matique Appliqu?es & Industrielles), and SMF (Soci?t? Math?matique de France) to host the Second Canada-France Congress. WHAT: Second Canada-France Congress WHEN: June 1 to 5, 2008 WHERE: Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al Pavillon Sherbrooke, 200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest The Congress will include 28 scientific sessions where over 400 speakers will speak on their area of expertise. Session topics will include pure mathematics, nonlinear dynamics in life sciences, set theory and its applications, scientific computing, probability, industrial fluid mechanics, and financial mathematics. In recognition of the leading scientific research taking place in Canada and France, the congress will feature a number of major award presentations including the CMS research and education prizes, the CAIMS Research Prize and the MITACS Student Awards. More than 100 graduate students will also present research posters on June 1st with judges awarding the best presenters with prizes. Over 800 delegates from Canada, France and other countries around the world will be attending the Congress, making this one of the largest mathematical meetings in the world this year. Among these attendees, more than 250 will be graduate students. A highlight of the Congress is a public lecture entitled ?Disorder and Beauty? by Dr. Yvan Saint-Aubin, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at l'Universit? de Montr?al. Dr. Saint-Aubin will share cases where math was used to find patterns where only disorder appeared to exist. The lecture is taking place on Wednesday, June 4th from 6:30 to 7:30pm in l'Amphith??tre in the Pavillon Sherbrooke at UQAM (200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest). The CMS is pleased and proud to be a partner in this event, which spans the breadth of mathematics and its applications. This congress demonstrates the dynamism of the mathematical communities in France and Canada, as well as the many research partnerships between the two countries. We are delighted at the large number students who will participate in the congress. The CMS is very grateful to the scientific directors of the congress and to the scientific committee, for arranging a truly exceptional scientific program, and to UQAM for hosting the event. said Dr. Thomas Salisbury, President of the Canadian Mathematical Society. MITACS is delighted to be partnering up with so many world-class organizations within the mathematics community,? said Dr. Arvind Gupta, Scientific Director of MITACS. ?These collaborations are a great way for researchers and industry to share information about key issues facing the world. CAIMS members are pleased that our Annual Meeting is a part of this exciting international congress. All congress delegates are welcome to the CAIMS events. We wish to congratulate Dr. Alysson M. Costa, winner of the CAIMS Cecil Graham Doctoral Dissertation Award and Professor J. Alan George, University of Waterloo, who will receive the CAIMS Research Prize in recognition of his fundamental work in numerical linear algebra. We thank all of the hard-working scientific program and local organizers, and express our deep appreciation to UQAM for hosting this outstanding congress. said Dr. Robert Russell, President of CAIMS. MITACS and CAIMS will be holding their annual conferences and the CMS will be holding their Summer Meeting during the Second Canada-France Congress. About CMS Founded in 1945, the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) 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, outreach activities, meetings, etc. The CMS organizes national Fora in mathematical education. For more details: www.cms.math.ca. About MITACS MITACS (www.mitacs.ca) is a Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) for the mathematical sciences hosted by Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. The only Canadian organization of its kind, it focuses on developing mathematical solutions in five of the economy?s fastest growing sectors: biomedical and health, environment and natural resources, information processing, risk and finance and communication, networks and security. Each MITACS research project partners academic scientists and their graduate students from universities across the country with Canadian organizations. About CAIMS The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS) represents the community of applied mathematicians in academia, industry and government in Canada. It organizes national and international events and its annual meetings provide an important forum for research and networking in Canada. The Doctoral Dissertation Award, Research Prize and Distinguished Service Award recognize outstanding contributions to Canadian applied mathematics. See www.caims.ca. For more information, contact: CMS Dr. Christiane Rousseau Chair ? CMS International Affairs Committee Phone: 514-343-7729 rousseac@DMS.UMontreal.ca MITACS Ms. Megan Airton Director, Communications Phone: 778.233.6344 mairton@mitacs.ca CAIMS Dr. William Langford Past President, CAIMS Phone: 519-824-7702 wlangfor@uoguelph.ca -- Susan Latreille Assistant to the Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Adjointe au directeur Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Tel: 613.562.5800 x 3484 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu May 29 11:36:12 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu May 29 11:38:45 2008 Subject: [cmath] Showcasing Canada's Math Expertise on the International Stage Message-ID: For immediate release Showcasing Canada's Math Expertise on the International Stage Montreal, Quebec: May 29, 2008 Canada's leading math organizations are taking part in an international conference in Montr?al where mathematical scientists from Canada and France will share the latest developments in key research areas including network security, financial and risk management and biomedical sciences. MITACS (the Mathematics of Information Technology & Complex Systems), CMS (Canadian Mathematical Society) and CAIMS (Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society) are partnering with CRM (le Centre de recherches math?matiques), the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, ISM (Institute des sciences math?matiques), PIMS (Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences), UQAM (Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al), SMAI (Soci?t? de Math?matique Appliqu?es & Industrielles), and SMF (Soci?t? Math?matique de France) to host the Second Canada-France Congress. WHAT: Second Canada-France Congress WHEN: June 1 to 5, 2008 WHERE: Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al Pavillon Sherbrooke, 200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest The Congress will include 28 scientific sessions where over 400 speakers will speak on their area of expertise. Session topics will include pure mathematics, nonlinear dynamics in life sciences, set theory and its applications, scientific computing, probability, industrial fluid mechanics, and financial mathematics. In recognition of the leading scientific research taking place in Canada and France, the congress will feature a number of major award presentations including the CMS research and education prizes, the CAIMS Research Prize and the MITACS Student Awards. More than 100 graduate students will also present research posters on June 1st with judges awarding the best presenters with prizes. Over 800 delegates from Canada, France and other countries around the world will be attending the Congress, making this one of the largest mathematical meetings in the world this year. Among these attendees, more than 250 will be graduate students. A highlight of the Congress is a public lecture entitled "Disorder and Beauty" by Dr. Yvan Saint-Aubin, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at l'Universit? de Montr?al. Dr. Saint-Aubin will share cases where math was used to find patterns where only disorder appeared to exist. The lecture is taking place on Wednesday, June 4th from 6:30 to 7:30pm in l'Amphith??tre in the Pavillon Sherbrooke at UQAM (200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest). The CMS is pleased and proud to be a partner in this event, which spans the breadth of mathematics and its applications. This congress demonstrates the dynamism of the mathematical communities in France and Canada, as well as the many research partnerships between the two countries. We are delighted at the large number students who will participate in the congress. The CMS is very grateful to the scientific directors of the congress and to the scientific committee, for arranging a truly exceptional scientific program, and to UQAM for hosting the event. said Dr. Thomas Salisbury, President of the Canadian Mathematical Society. "MITACS is delighted to be partnering up with so many world-class organizations within the mathematics community," said Dr. Arvind Gupta, Scientific Director of MITACS. "These collaborations are a great way for researchers and industry to share information about key issues facing the world." "CAIMS members are pleased that our Annual Meeting is a part of this exciting international congress. All congress delegates are welcome to the CAIMS events. We wish to congratulate Dr. Alysson M. Costa, winner of the CAIMS Cecil Graham Doctoral Dissertation Award and Professor J. Alan George, University of Waterloo, who will receive the CAIMS Research Prize in recognition of his fundamental work in numerical linear algebra. We thank all of the hard-working scientific program and local organizers, and express our deep appreciation to UQAM for hosting this outstanding congress." said Dr. Robert Russell, President of CAIMS. MITACS and CAIMS will be holding their annual conferences and the CMS will be holding their Summer Meeting during the Second Canada-France Congress. About CMS Founded in 1945, the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) 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, outreach activities, meetings, etc. The CMS organizes national Fora in mathematical education. For more details: www.cms.math.ca. About MITACS MITACS (www.mitacs.ca) is a Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) for the mathematical sciences hosted by Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. The only Canadian organization of its kind, it focuses on developing mathematical solutions in five of the economy's fastest growing sectors: biomedical and health, environment and natural resources, information processing, risk and finance and communication, networks and security. Each MITACS research project partners academic scientists and their graduate students from universities across the country with Canadian organizations. About CAIMS The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS) represents the community of applied mathematicians in academia, industry and government in Canada. It organizes national and international events and its annual meetings provide an important forum for research and networking in Canada. The Doctoral Dissertation Award, Research Prize and Distinguished Service Award recognize outstanding contributions to Canadian applied mathematics. See www.caims.ca. For more information, contact: CMS Dr. Christiane Rousseau Chair CMS International Affairs Committee Phone: 514-343-7729 rousseac@DMS.UMontreal.ca MITACS Ms. Megan Airton Director, Communications Phone: 778.233.6344 mairton@mitacs.ca CAIMS Dr. William Langford Past President, CAIMS Phone: 519-824-7702 wlangfor@uoguelph.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu May 29 11:54:08 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu May 29 11:56:35 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?L=27expertise_math=E9matique_du_Canada_mi?= =?iso-8859-1?q?se_en_vedette_sur_la_sc=E8ne_internationale?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion imm?diate L'expertise math?matique du Canada mise en vedette sur la sc?ne internationale Montr?al, Qu?bec : le 29 mai 2008 La tenue ? Montr?al du grand congr?s Canada-France en math?matiques t?moigne du dynamisme des grands organismes du milieu math?matique canadien et des liens de partenariat qui unissent les communaut?s math?matiques canadiennes et fran?aises. Lors de ce congr?s international, des math?maticiennes et math?maticiens des deux pays les derni?res avanc?es dans des domaines cl?s de la recherche, notamment la s?curit? des r?seaux, les finances et la gestion des risques, et les sciences biom?dicales. MITACS (Les math?matiques des technologies de l'information et des syst?mes complexes), la SMC (Soci?t? math?matique du Canada), la SCMAI (Soci?t? Canadienne de Math?matiques Appliqu?es et Industrielles) collaborent avec le CRM (Centre de recherches math?matiques), le Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, l'ISM (Institut des sciences math?matiques), le PIMS (Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences), l'UQAM (Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al), la SMAI (Soci?t? de Math?matiques Appliqu?es et Industrielles, France), la SMF (Soci?t? Math?matique de France) en vue d'accueillir le Deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France des sciences math?matiques. QUOI : Deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France QUAND : 1 - 5 juin 2008 O? : Universit? du Qu?bec ? Montr?al Pavillon Sherbrooke - 200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest Le Congr?s comportera 28 sessions scientifiques qui permettront ? plus de 400 conf?renciers de faire des pr?sentations dans leur domaine de sp?cialit?. Ils y aborderont des sujets tels que les math?matiques pures, la dynamique non lin?aire dans les sciences de la vie, la th?orie des ensembles et ses applications, le calcul scientifique, les probabilit?s, la m?canique des fluides d'ordre industriel et les math?matiques financi?res. Afin de reconna?tre la recherche scientifique de premier plan qui se produit au Canada et en France, le congr?s comprendra plusieurs pr?sentations de prix prestigieux notamment les prix de la SMC en recherche et en ?ducation, le prix de recherche de la SCMAI ainsi que les prix MITACS destin?s aux ?tudiants. Le 1er juin, plus de 100 ?tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs pr?senteront ?galement des affiches de recherche en vue de se disputer les prix d?cern?s aux meilleures pr?sentations. Plus de 800 participants du Canada, de la France et d'autres pays assisteront au congr?s, ce qui en fera l'une des plus grandes rencontres de math?maticiens au monde cette ann?e. Plus de 250 de ces participants seront des ?tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs. Un des faits saillants du congr?s sera une conf?rence publique intitul?e ? D?sordre et beaut? ? de M. Yvan Saint-Aubin, professeur au D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? de Montr?al. M. Saint-Aubin parlera de cas o? les math?matiques ont ?t? utilis?es pour d?gager des sch?mas l? o? il semblait n'y avoir que du d?sordre. Cette conf?rence aura lieu le mercredi 4 juin de 18h30 ? 19h30 dans l'Amphith??tre du Pavillon Sherbrooke ? l'UQAM (200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest). ? La SMC est particuli?rement heureuse et fi?re d'?tre partenaire de cet ?v?nement dont l'envergure refl?te le large spectre des math?matiques et de leurs applications, le dynamisme des communaut?s math?matiques canadiennes et fran?aises et les nombreux partenariats de recherche entre les deux pays. Elle se r?jouit du grand nombre d'?tudiants qui participeront au congr?s. Elle exprime sa gratitude aux directeurs scientifiques du congr?s et au comit? scientifique pour la mise sur pied d'un programme de tout premier niveau. Elle est tr?s reconnaissante ? l'UQAM d'accueillir le congr?s. ?, a indiqu? M. Thomas Salisbury, le pr?sident de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada. ? MITACS est ravi de coop?rer avec un si grand nombre d'organismes de calibre mondial du milieu des math?matiques ?, a d?clar? M. Arvind Gupta, le directeur scientifique de MITACS. ? Ces collaborations constituent de merveilleux moyens pour les chercheurs et les intervenants de l'industrie de partager des connaissances sur les principaux enjeux auxquels le monde se trouve confront?. ? ? Les membres de la SCMAI sont heureux que leur r?union annuelle fasse partie de ce passionnant congr?s international. Tous les d?l?gu?s sont les bienvenus aux ?v?nements de la SCMAI. Nous souhaitons f?liciter Mme Alysson M. Costa, laur?ate du prix Cecil Graham pour th?se de doctorat offert par la SCMAI et le professeur J. Alan George, Universit? de Waterloo, qui se verra remettre le Prix de recherche de la SCMAI en reconnaissance de ses travaux fondamentaux en alg?bre lin?aire num?rique. Nous d?sirons souligner le travail des responsables du programme scientifique et des organisateurs locaux et exprimer notre sinc?re appr?ciation ? l'UQAM de bien vouloir accueillir cet excellent congr?s ?, a dit M. Robert Russell, le pr?sident de la SCMAI. Ce deuxi?me congr?s Canada-France tient lieu de la conf?rence annuelle de MITACS et de la SCMAI et de la r?union d'?t? de la SMC. Au sujet de la SMC Fond?e en 1945, la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) est le principal organisme national ayant pour but de promouvoir et de faire progresser la d?couverte, l'apprentissage et l'application des math?matiques. Les activit?s de la soci?t? couvrent l'?ventail complet des math?matiques : rencontres scientifiques et publication de mat?riel de recherche, ?ducation ? tous les niveaux, vulgarisation des math?matiques. Les activit?s d'?ducation comprennent entre autres des concours, des camps de math?matiques dans toutes les provinces, des activit?s grand public, des ressources pour les ?coles, etc.. La SMC organise des forums nationaux en enseignement des math?matiques. Pour de plus amples renseignements, consulter : www.smc.math.ca. Au sujet de MITACS MITACS (www.mitacs.ca) est un R?seau de centres d'excellence (RCE) pour les sciences math?matiques dont le si?ge se trouve ? l'Universit? Simon Fraser ? Burnaby, C.-B. Seul organisme canadien de ce genre dans cette sp?cialit?, MITACS favorise l'?laboration de solutions math?matiques dans les cinq secteurs connaissant la plus vive croissance au sein de l'?conomie nationale : biom?decine et soins de sant?, environnement et ressources naturelles, traitement de l'information, risque et finance et enfin, communication, r?seaux et s?curit?. Les projets de recherche MITACS ?tablissent des partenariats entre des scientifiques et des ?tudiants de cycle sup?rieur des universit?s et des organismes de l'ensemble du pays. Au sujet de la SCMAI La Soci?t? Canadienne de Math?matiques Appliqu?es et Industrielles repr?sente la communaut? des math?maticiens appliqu?s ?uvrant dans les milieux universitaires, industriels et gouvernementaux du Canada. Elle organise des ?v?nements nationaux et internationaux, et ses r?unions annuelles constituent un important forum pour la recherche et le r?seautage au Canada. Le prix pour th?se de doctorat, le prix de recherche et le prix pour service distingu? reconnaissent les contributions exceptionnelles ? la discipline des math?matiques appliqu?es du Canada. Pri?re de visiter www.scmai.ca. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec : SMC Professeur Christiane Rousseau Pr?sidente, Comit? des affaires internationales de la SMC T?l : 514-343-7729 rousseac@DMS.UMontreal.ca MITACS M. Eric Bosco Directeur, D?veloppement commercial T?l : 514-833-9690 ebosco@mitacs.ca SCMAI Dr. Jacques B?lair SCMAI President-Elect T?l : 514-343-6713 belair@CRM.UMontreal.CA From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu May 29 15:49:00 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu May 29 15:49:06 2008 Subject: [cmath] Quantitative Analyst Position - D. E. Shaw & Co. Message-ID: Quantitative Analyst The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with approximately US $35 billion in aggregate investment capital, is looking for exceptionally talented quantitative analysts. "Quants" at the D. E. Shaw group apply mathematical techniques and write software to develop and analyze statistical models for our computerized financial trading strategies. Specific responsibilities range from examining trading data in an effort to increase profitability, decrease risk, and reduce transaction costs to conceiving new trading ideas and devising the simulations needed to test them. Successful quant candidates have traditionally been the top students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and computer science programs; a considerable number 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-Quant@career.deshaw.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 29 17:14:48 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu May 29 17:14:56 2008 Subject: [cmath] Faculty Lecturer Position - McGill University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: McGill University Department of Mathematics and Statistics The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a non-tenure-track Faculty Lecturer position starting on January 1, 2009. The duties include teaching and coordinating multi-section courses, serving as the chief undergraduate student advisor of the department and will include further extensive administrative duties. The applicant should be committed to holding the position in the long term. The candidate must have a doctoral degree in Mathematics or Statistics at the date of appointment and some teaching experience. Excellent communication and inter-personal skills are a requirement. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, an account of teaching philosophy and experience, the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least four references with a minimum of two addressing the teaching record. Ideally, submissions and references should be made through MathJobs.Org, but they may also be mailed to: Professor Stephen Drury Chair, Faculty Lecturer Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics McGill University 805 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal QC H3A 2K6 Canada In either case, candidates are responsible for ensuring that their referees' letters are received. To ensure full consideration, applications must be complete by September 1, 2008. McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Candidates must have a doctoral degree at the date of appointment and a strong background in mathematics. They are expected to have a record of demonstrably successful teaching. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, an account of teaching experience, a statement on teaching, and the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least three references (with two addressing the teaching record). Ideally, submissions and references should be made through MathJobs.Org, but they may also be mailed to: Professor G. Schmidt Chair, Applied Mathematics Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics McGill University 805 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal QC H3A 2K6 Canada The candidate must ensure that letters of reference are submitted either through MathJobs.Org or to the above address. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by June 30, 2008. The position is subject to final budgetary approval. McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Selection criteria include research accomplishments, as well as potential contributions to the educational programs of the Department at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Applications must include 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). Ideally, submissions and references should be made through MathJobs.Org, but they may also be mailed to: Professor Henri Darmon Chair, Number Theory Search Committee Department of Mathematics and Statistics McGill University 805 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal QC H3A 2K6 Canada The candidate must ensure that letters of reference are submitted either through MathJobs.Org or to the above address. Candidates are encouraged to include copies of up to three selected reprints or preprints with their applications. To ensure full consideration, complete applications including letters of reference should be submitted by November 15, 2008. The search will continue until a suitable candidate is found; late applications may be considered. McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification. 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Name: mcgill-NT.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 69529 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080529/a85d62ef/mcgill-NT-0001.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri May 30 09:32:26 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri May 30 09:35:00 2008 Subject: [cmath] SIX STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL Message-ID: NEWS RELEASE 49TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD TEAM SIX STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN MADRID, SPAIN. Six of Canada's best high school mathematics students have been chosen to represent their country at the 49th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The IMO is the world championship mathematics competition for high school students and is being held this year in Madrid, Spain from July 10 to July 22, 2008. "The six students have demonstrated the exceptional problem solving skills, understanding and imagination 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 representatives for Canada". The six students Yan (Cynthia) Li, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Scarborough (Ontario); Alexander Remorov, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York (Ontario); Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto (Ontario); XiaoLin (Danny) Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary (Alberta); Chen Sun A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London (Ontario) and Chengyue (Jarno) Sun, Western Canada High School, Calgary (Alberta) 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 90 countries. The IMO competition paper, which is set by an international jury of mathematicians, will be written on Wednesday, July 16 and Thursday, July 17 and the medals awarded on Monday, July 21. 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, Dr. Felix Recio (University of Toronto), the Deputy Team Leader, Mr. Yufei Zhao (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the Deputy Team Leader Observer, Ms. Lindsey Shorser (University of Toronto). 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, 35 silver, and 61 bronze medals. At last year's IMO in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Canadian team placed 27th out of the 93 competing countries and won four medals. "These competitions allow Canadian high school students to compete with the best from the many other countries," said Dr. Neal Madras, York University, 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 Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo from June 27 to July 9, 2008 and the IMO Team Send-off Luncheon will be held at the Fields Institute, 222 College Street, Toronto, on June 27th at 12:00 PM. The media can meet the team from 11:00 a.m. at the Fields Institute. The team will leave for Spain on July 9 and will return to Canada on July 22. Sponsors of the 2008 Canadian IMO team include: the Imperial Oil Foundation; Sun Life Financial; the Canadian Mathematical Society; NSERC PromoScience; the Samuel Beatty Fund; Maplesoft; the Ontario Ministry of Education; Alberta Learning; Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth; Nova Scotia Department of Education; the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Education; the Northwest Territories Ministry of Education; the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education; Sun Life Financial; Centre de recherches math?matiques; the Fields Institute; the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences; 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; the Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University; 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 or Dr. Neal Madras Chair - MCC Committee Department of Mathematics York University Tel: (416)-736-5250 madras@mathstat.yorku.ca -- Susan Latreille Assistant to the Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society Adjointe au directeur Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Tel: 613.562.5800 x 3484 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri May 30 09:34:38 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri May 30 09:37:11 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?SIX_=C9L=C8VES_REPR=C9SENTERONT_LE_CANADA?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_=C0_L=3FOLYMPIADE_INTERNATIONALE_DE_MATH=C9MATIQUES_2008_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=C0_MADRID=2C_EN_ESPAGNE=2E?= Message-ID: COMMUNIQU? L'?QUIPE DU CANADA ? LA 49E OLYMPIADE INTERNATIONALE DE MATH?MATIQUES SIX ?L?VES REPR?SENTERONT LE CANADA ? L'OLYMPIADE INTERNATIONALE DE MATH?MATIQUES 2008 ? MADRID, EN ESPAGNE. OTTAWA (Ontario) Six des meilleurs ?l?ves du secondaire en math?matiques ont ?t? choisis pour repr?senter le Canada ? la 49e Olympiade internationale de math?matiques (OIM). L'OIM, championnat mondial de math?matiques pour ?l?ves du secondaire, sera tenue cette ann?e ? Madrid, en Espagne, du 10 au 22 juillet 2008. ? Ces six ?l?ves ont montr? qu'ils poss?daient les comp?tences en r?solution de probl?mes, la compr?hension et l'imagination indispensables pour se mesurer aux plus brillants ?l?ves sur la sc?ne internationale, d?clare Graham Wright, directeur administratif de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada, l'organisme responsable de la s?lection et de la formation de l'?quipe canadienne ? l'OIM. Ils sont l'?lite du pays et repr?senteront admirablement bien le Canada. ? Les six ?l?ves Yan (Cynthia) Li, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Scarborough (Ontario); Alexander Remorov, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York (Ontario); Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto (Ontario); XiaoLin (Danny) Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary (Alberta); Chen Sun A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London (Ontario) et Chengyue (Jarno) Sun, Western Canada High School, Calgary (Alberta) ont ?t? choisis parmi plus de 200 000 jeunes de la septi?me ? la douzi?me ann?e (ou du c?gep) qui ont particip? ? des concours de math?matiques locaux, provinciaux et nationaux. Les membres de l'?quipe canadienne, qui doivent ?tre ?g?s de moins de 20 ans au moment de l'?preuve, se mesureront ? plus de 450 des meilleurs ?l?ves au monde provenant de plus de 80 pays. Pr?par? par un jury international compos? de math?maticiens, l'examen de l'OIM aura lieu le mercredi 16 et le jeudi 17 juillet. Quant aux m?dailles, elles seront remises le lundi 21 juillet. Le concours comprend deux examens de trois questions, d'une dur?e de quatre heures et demie chacun. ? C'est un "hexathlon" math?matique extr?mement exigeant, fait remarquer Graham Wright, et ces six ?l?ves sont nos "mathl?tes" canadiens. ? L'?quipe sera accompagn?e d'un chef d'?quipe, M. Felix Recio (Universit? de Toronto), d'un chef d'?quipe adjoint, Yufei Zhao (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), et d'une chef d'?quipe adjointe observatrice, Mme Lindsey Shorser (Universit? de Toronto). Le Canada a envoy? sa premi?re d?l?gation ? l'OIM en 1981 (Washington). Depuis, les Canadiens ont obtenu d'excellents r?sultats : ils ont amass? un total de 16 m?dailles d'or, 35 d'argent et 61 de bronze. ? l'OIM de l'an dernier, ? Hano?, l'?quipe canadienne s'est class?e 27e sur 93 pays et a r?colt? quatre m?dailles. ? Ces concours permettent aux jeunes Canadiens de se mesurer aux meilleurs ?l?ves de la plan?te, souligne Neal Madras de l'Universit? York, pr?sident de Comit? des concours math?matiques de la SMC. Il importe de pr?ciser que nos ?l?ves obtiennent des r?sultats remarquables ?tant donn? que dans bien des pays, les ?l?ves fr?quentent l'?cole secondaire jusqu'? 19 ans. ? En pr?vision de l'OIM, les six ?l?ves participeront ? un camp d'entra?nement sp?cial ? l'Universit? Wilfrid Laurier, ? Waterloo, du 27 juin au 9 juillet. Un go?ter l?ger pour souligner le d?part de l'?quipe sera offert le 27 juin ? 12 h ? l'Institut Fields (222, rue College, Toronto). Les m?dias pourront rencontrer l'?quipe d?s 11 h ? l'Institut. L'?quipe s'envolera pour l'Espagne le 9 juillet et reviendra au Canada le 22 juillet 2008. Les commanditaires de l'?quipe canadienne ? l'OIM 2008 sont : la Fondation philanthropique P?troli?re Imp?riale; la Financi?re Sun Life; la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada; PromoScience (CRSNG); le fonds Samuel-Beatty; Maplesoft; les minist?res de l'?ducation de l'Ontario, de l'Alberta, du Manitoba, de la Nouvelle-?cosse, de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et de la Saskatchewan; le Centre de recherches math?matiques; l'Institut Fields de recherche en sciences math?matiques; l'Institut du Pacifique en sciences math?matiques; le d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? de Calgary; 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; le d?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? de Toronto; le Centre d'?ducation en math?matiques et en informatique de l'Universit? de Waterloo; le d?partement de math?matiques de l'Universit? Wilfrid Laurier et le d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? York. Renseignements : Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada T?l?phone : 613-562-5702 Cellulaire : 613-290-3046 directeur@smc.math.ca ou Neal Madras Pr?sident du Comit? des concours de la SMC D?partement de math?matiques Universit? York T?l. : 416-736-5250 madras@mathstat.yorku.ca From olivier.lafleur at gmail.com Tue Jun 10 12:44:18 2008 From: olivier.lafleur at gmail.com (Olivier Lafleur) Date: Thu Jun 12 10:44:46 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?CUMC_-_CC=C9M_2008?= Message-ID: (English following) La 15e Conf?rence Canadienne des ?tudiants en Math?matiques (CC?M) aura lieu ? l'Universit? de Toronto cet ?t?, du 9 au 12 juillet. Cette conf?rence nationale annuelle est une belle opportunit? pour les ?tudiants au baccalaur?at d'entendre et de donner des conf?rences sur tous les types de sujets math?matiques. C'est aussi une belle occasion de rencontrer des ?tudiants venant de partout au Canada int?ress?s par les math?matiques. Si vous connaissez des ?tudiants au baccalaur?at avec un int?r?t pour les math?matiques (peu importe s'ils ?tudient en math?matique, physique, informatique, math?matiques appliqu?es, statistique ou dans n'importe quel autre domaine) nous esp?rons que vous les encouragerez ? s'inscrire ? la conf?rence. Les ?tudiants peuvent aussi donner un court s?minaire durant la conf?rence, sur leur sujet de recherche ou sur un sujet qui les int?resse. Aussi, comme la CC?M a lieu dans une universit? canadienne diff?rente ? chaque ?t?, nous esp?rons que quelques ?tudiants de votre universit? consid?reront le fait de recevoir la conf?rence 2009 ? votre universit?. Ils pourront postuler pour recevoir la conf?rence 2009 durant la conf?rence 2008. Envoyez nous un courriel pour plus d'informations. Vous pouvez trouver plus de d?tails sur notre page web ? l'adresse cumc.math.ca N.b: La pr?-inscription se termine tr?s t?t (15 juin). - Le comit? organisateur de la CC?M 2008 Courriel : cumc@cumc.math.ca Site web : cumc.math.ca The 15th annual Canadian Undergraduate Math Conference will be taking place at the University of Toronto this summer, July 9th-12th. This annual national conference is an opportunity for undergraduates to hear and present talks on all kinds of mathematical topics and meet fellow mathematically inclined students. If you have summer students (for example, students working on an NSERC project) or know of other keen mathematics undergrads, please encourage them to register for the conference. Student participants are also encouraged to give a short talk - either on their research topic, or on a topic of their interest. Finally, the CUMC is hosted by a different Canadian university each summer. If students at your university are interested in hosting the 2009 conference, they may bid to do so at the 2008 conference. Please keep this in mind! Conference details can be found on our webpage at cumc.math.ca Early bird registration closes soon, so we would appreciate if you would pass along this information as soon as possible. Thanks for your support! - the CUMC 2008 organizing committee cumc@cumc.math.ca Website: cumc@math.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080610/f4889737/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri Jun 13 09:17:49 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri Jun 13 09:20:49 2008 Subject: [cmath] CUMC 2008 Message-ID: (La version en fran?ais suit apr?s) Attention mathematics students: The 15th annual Canadian Undergraduate Math Conference will be taking place at the University of Toronto this summer, July 9th-12th. This annual national conference is a great opportunity for undergraduates to hear and give talks on all kinds of mathematical topics, to meet fellow mathematically inclined students from across the country, to hear some amazing guest lecturers, and have a little fun too. If you are an undergraduate student with an interest in math - whether your field of study is math, physics, computer science, applied math, stats, or anything else - we encourage you to register for the conference. We also encourage you to give a short talk - either on your research topic, or on a topic of your interest. Also, since the CUMC is hosted by a different Canadian university each summer, we hope that you'll consider hosting the 2009 conference at your university. You just need to check with your math department. Then you can make a bid to host the 2009 CUMC at the 2008 conference. E-mail us for more information. More conference details can be found on our webpage at http://cumc.math.ca/ Early bird registration closes very soon (June 15th), so register today! And don't forget to ask your math department and student union for finanacial support. Hope to see you at the CUMC! - the CUMC 2008 organizing committee E-mail : cumc@cumc.math.ca Website: http://cumc.math.ca/ **************** Votre attention, ?tudiants en math?matiques : La 15e Conf?rence Canadienne des ?tudiants en Math?matiques (CC?M) aura lieu ? l'Universit? de Toronto cet ?t?, du 9 au 12 juillet. Cette conf?rence nationale annuelle est une belle opportunit? pour les ?tudiants au baccalaur?at d'entendre et de donner des conf?rences sur tous les types de sujets math?matiques. C'est aussi une belle occasion de rencontrer des ?tudiants venant de partout au Canada int?ress?s par les math?matiques, d'entendre des conf?renciers incroyables et d'avoir du plaisir ! Si tu es un ?tudiant au baccalaur?at avec un int?r?t pour les math?matiques (peu importe si tu ?tudies en math?matique, physique, informatique, math?matiques appliqu?es, statistique ou dans n'importe quel autre domaine) nous t'encourageons ? t'inscrire ? la conf?rence. Nous t'encourageons aussi ? donner un court s?minaire (sur ton sujet de recherche ou sur un sujet qui t'int?resse). Aussi, comme la CC?M a lieu dans une universit? canadienne diff?rente ? chaque ?t?, nous esp?rons que vous consid?rerez le fait de recevoir la conf?rence 2009 ? votre universit?. Vous n'avez qu'? v?rifier avec votre d?partement de math?matiques. Ensuite, vous pourrez postuler pour recevoir la conf?rence 2009 durant la conf?rence 2008. Envoyez nous un courriel pour plus d'informations. Vous pouvez trouver plus de d?tails sur notre page web ? l'adresse http://cumc.math.ca/ La pr?-inscription se termine tr?s t?t (15 juin), alors inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui ! N'oubliez pas de demander ? votre d?partement et votre association ?tudiante pour le support financier. En esp?rant vous voir ? la CC?M ! - Le comit? organisateur de la CC?M 2008 Courriel : cumc@cumc.math.ca Site web : http://cumc.math.ca/ From V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk Fri Jun 13 14:09:50 2008 From: V.Sorge at cs.bham.ac.uk (Volker Sorge) Date: Fri Jun 13 15:29:48 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Participation: Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics Message-ID: <200806131809.m5DI9pY3002151@mail.cms.math.ca> [Apologies if you receive multiple copies] ******************************************************** * CALL FOR PARTICIPATION * * * * CICM 2008 * * Conferences in Intelligent Computer Mathematics * * --- * * [AISC - Calculemus - MKM] * * * * 27 July - 1 August 2008 * * * * http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/ * * * * Workshops: 27,29-31 July, 2008 * * Doctoral Programme: 29-31 July, 2008 * * * ******************************************************** The Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics (CICM) brings together researchers working in the intersection of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence. CICM 2008 combine three of the leading events in the area: MKM 2008: 6th International Conference on Mathematical Knowledge Management (28 July - 30 July) Calculemus 2008: 15th Symposium on the Integration of Symbolic and Mechanized Reasoning (30 July - 1 August) AISC 2008: 9th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation (31 July - 1 August) INVITED SPEAKERS: Alan Bundy (University of Edinburgh, UK) Thierry Bouche (Universite de Grenoble I, France) Annie Cuyt (Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium) Thierry Coquand (Goteborg University, Sweeden) Steve Linton (University of St. Andrews, UK) Jochen Pfalzgraf (Universitaet Salzburg, Austria) WORKSHOPS: DML: Towards Digital Mathematics Library (27 July,2008) ESARM: Empirically Successful Automated Reasoning for Mathematics (27 July, 2008) MathUI: Mathematical User-Interfaces Workshop (27 July, 2008) PLMMS: Programming Languages for Mechanized Mathematics Systems (29 July, 2008) ARW: 15th Workshop on Automated Reasoning: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice (30-31 July, 2008) DOCTORAL PROGRAMME: http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/doctoral/ (29-31 July, 2008) REGISTRATION: http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/registration.php TRAVEL Information: http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/travel.php ACCOMMODATION: http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/cicm08/accommodation.php From geiselmann at ira.uka.de Fri Jun 13 10:12:16 2008 From: geiselmann at ira.uka.de (geiselmann@ira.uka.de) Date: Fri Jun 13 15:34:31 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Papers: MMICS 2008 Message-ID: Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this. ----------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS Mathematical Methods in Computer Science 2008 (MMICS 2008) December 17-19, 2008 Karlsruhe, Germany http://iks.ira.uka.de/mmics/ =========================================================== The "Mathematical Methods in Computer Science" conference will be held in memory of Thomas Beth. Its scope is defined by the research areas of Thomas Beth. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to: - Coding Theory - Cryptography - Design Theory - Quantum Information - Signal Processing - Symbolic Computation. SUBMISSIONS =========== Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished papers (at most 20 pages long) in PDF format using the MMICS`08 submission page, at the EasyChair conference system. Authors are encouraged to use the Springer llncs class files. The necessary style files and instructions can be found at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. The submission page for MMICS`08 is http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mmics08 All submissions will be reviewed by at least two referees. A blind review process will be enforced, thus AUTHORS SHOULD NOT REVEAL AUTHORSHIP DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH REFERENCES. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ====================== Proceedings will be published in Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (as a commemorative LNCS Festschrift). They will be available at the conference. Only accepted papers whose authors have registered at the date of receipt of the final version will appear in the proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES =============== Submission: July 20th, 2008 Notification: September 10th, 2008 Final Version: October 13th, 2008 ORGANIZERS ========== Jacques Calmet, Willi Geiselmann, Joern Mueller-Quade, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany PROGRAM COMMITTEE ================= Bruno Buchberger, RISC Linz, Austria Jacques Calmet, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany Reiner Creutzburg, Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany Willi Geiselmann, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany Dieter Gollmann, Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg, Germany Maria Isabel Gonzalez Vasco, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain Markus Grassl, Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Austria Hideki Imai, Research Center for Information Security, AIST, Japan Dominik Janzing, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany Dieter Jungnickel, Universitaet Augsburg, Germany Andreas Klappenecker, Texas A&M University Wolfgang Mathis, Universitaet Hannover, Germany Joern Mueller-Quade, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany (Program Chair) Harald Niederreiter, National University of Singapore Markus Pueschel, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Rainer Steinwandt, Florida Atlantic University, USA Felix Ulmer, Universite Rennes 1, France Roland Vollmar, Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Jun 13 17:26:39 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Jun 13 17:26:50 2008 Subject: [cmath] Position in Mathematics and Statistics, Okanagan College, Penticton Campus Message-ID: College Professor Mathematics and Statistics Penticton Campus Okanagan College transforms lives and communities. We educate, train and support our students to excel in the workplace, to succeed in further education and to become lifelong learners. We are intent on being a college which students are proud to attend, where employees are proud to work and whose graduates are highly valued in the workplace and at other post-secondary institutions. Science, Technology and Health requires a College Professor to teach undergraduate courses in Mathematics and Statistics. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers first and second-year university courses in Mathematics and Statistics as well as service courses for the Bachelor of Business Administration program, a Bachelor of Computer Information Systems program and for six two-year technology diploma programs. Required qualifications include a Master's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics or a closely related field. A Ph.D. in Mathematics or Statistics is preferred. The ideal candidate will have an exceptional teaching record with demonstrated learner-centred teaching philosophy. An active profile in scholarship, research and creative activity will be considered an asset. Successful applicants will be an integral part of the team that will help Okanagan College realize the promise of a world-class college. This is a full-time continuing appointment effective August 5, 2008. Salary and working conditions are governed by the Okanagan College Faculty Association Collective Agreement. Placement on the salary scale is dependent upon qualifications and experience. For inquiries of an academic nature, please contact Doug Birtwistle, Acting Chair of Mathematics and Statistics, at (250) 762-5445, local 4337 or by email at dbirtwistle@okanagan.bc.ca. As a learner-centred institution, Okanagan College is committed to providing excellence in teaching and learning. For more information about the mission of Okanagan College, please visit our website at www.okanagan.bc.ca. Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of a learner-centred focus, and contact information of three referees by June 16, 2008 to: Competition No. FAC0823 Okanagan College Human Resources Division 1000 KLO Road Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8 Emailed applications to jobapps@okanagan.bc.ca are preferred (in Word, PDF, or Rich Text formats) and must include the Competition Number in the subject line. Please disable any auto-replies on your email before sending your application. Applications received via mail or fax at (250) 762-3631 will be scanned into an electronic database. Please visit our website at: http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/employment. Okanagan College wishes to thank all applicants for their interest; only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted. 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We also urge others to submit their papers at their earliest convenience, well ahead of the new deadline of August 31. For more details, please see: http://www.icmi19.com ____________________________________________ Bernard R. Hodgson Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secr?taire g?n?ral de la CIEM (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction / Commission internationale de l'enseignement math?matique) D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Facult? des sciences et de g?nie 1045, avenue de la M?decine Universit? 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From peter.taylor at queensu.ca Tue Jun 24 17:21:12 2008 From: peter.taylor at queensu.ca (Peter Taylor) Date: Tue Jun 24 17:21:25 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fwd: An "ICMI Reading Room" at Springer Message-ID: <0K2Z00868KNE7L80@mta02.its.queensu.ca> Bernard Hodgson has forwarded the following announcement, just released by Springer, which celebrates the four ICMI Awardees who will be honoured during the opening ceremony of ICME-11, and offers free access for a period of time to a selection of their papers. peter An "ICMI Reading Room" at Springer In order to participate to the celebration of the 2005 and 2007 ICMI Awards to be presented at the opening ceremony of ICME-11, on July 7, 2008, in Monterrey, M?xico, Springer is pleased to announce the launching of the Springer "ICMI Reading Room" Up to December 31, 2008, members of the international community of mathematics educators will have open access, via SpringerLink.com, to selected works published in Springer journals of the four most recent ICMI medallists (Paul Cobb, Ubiratan D'Ambrosio, Jeremy Kilpatrick and Anna Sfard). This material, which represents important milestones in the recent development of the field of mathematics education, can be freely downloaded by accessing the url http://www.springer.com/education/mathematics+education/icmi+reading+room+welcome Information about the ICMI Awards can be obtained by visiting http://www.mathunion.org/ICMI/Awards/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ____________________________________________ Bernard R. Hodgson Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secr?taire g?n?ral de la CIEM (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction / Commission internationale de l'enseignement math?matique) D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Facult? des sciences et de g?nie 1045, avenue de la M?decine Universit? Laval Qu?bec (Qu?bec) G1V 0A6 CANADA T?l?phone : +1 418 656 2131, poste 2975 T?l?copie : +1 418 656 2817 Courriel : bhodgson@mat.ulaval.ca Site personnel : http://www.mat.ulaval.ca/pages/hodgson/ Site CIEM / ICMI website : http://www.mathunion.org/ICMI/ Avis relatif ? la confidentialit? / Notice of Confidentiality / Advertencia de confidencialidad http://www.rec.ulaval.ca/lce/securite/confidentialite.htm ____________________________________________ Peter Taylor Professor and Head, Department of Math & Stats Queen's University. Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 (613) 533 2428 peter.taylor@queensu.ca http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~peter/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080624/bcb2a092/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Jun 25 11:35:21 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Jun 25 11:35:26 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Research Prizes - Deadline June 30 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. Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship 2009 The Coxeter-James Prize Lectureship recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The selected candidate will deliver the prize lecture at the Winter Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. Nominations may be made up to ten years from the candidate?s Ph.D: researchers having their PhD degrees conferred in 1998 or later will be eligible for nomination in 2008 for the 2009 Coxeter-James prize. 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. ********************************************************* Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship 2010 The Jeffery-Williams Prize Lectureship recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for three years. ********************************************************* Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship 2010 The Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician. The prize lecture will be delivered at the Summer Meeting. The recipient shall be a member of the Canadian mathematical community. A nomination can be updated and will remain active for two years. ********************************************************* The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2008. Nominations and reference letters should be submitted electronically, preferably in PDF format, by the appropriate deadline, to research-prizes@cms.math.ca. Nominators should ask at least three referees to submit letters directly to the Chair of the CMS Research Committee by September 30, 2008. Some arms length referees are strongly encouraged. Nomination letters should list the chosen referees, and should include a recent curriculum vitae for the nominee, if available. Dr. Edward Bierstone Chair, Research Committee CMS Prize Lectureships Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto 40 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Jun 25 11:37:14 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Jun 25 11:37:17 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de confrence (30 juin) Message-ID: Le Comité de recherche de la SMC lance un appel de mises en candidatures pour trois de ses prix de conférence. Ces prix ont tous pour objectif de souligner l’excellence de membres de la communauté mathématique canadienne. ********************* Prix Coxeter-James 2009 Le prix Coxeter-James rend hommage aux jeunes mathématiciens qui se sont distingués par l’excellence de leur contribution à la recherche mathématique. La personne choisie prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’hiver. Cette personne doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Les candidats sont admissibles jusqu’à dix ans après l’obtention de leur doctorat : ceux qui ont obtenu leur doctorat en 1998 ou après seront admissibles en 2008 pour le prix Coxeter-James 2009. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active l’année suivante, à moins que la mise en candidature originale ait été faite la 10e année suivant l’obtention du doctorat. ********************** Prix Jeffery-Williams 2010 Le prix Jeffery-Williams rend hommage aux mathématiciens ayant fait une contribution exceptionnelle à la recherche mathématique. La personne choisie prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’été. Cette personne doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant trois ans. ********************** Prix Krieger-Nelson 2010 Le prix Krieger-Nelson rend hommage aux mathématiciennes qui se sont distinguées par l’excellence de leur contribution à la recherche mathématique. La lauréate prononcera sa conférence à la Réunion d’été. La lauréate doit être membre de la communauté mathématique canadienne. Toute mise en candidature est modifiable et demeurera active pendant deux ans. La date limite de mises en candidature est le 30 juin 2008. Veuillez faire parvenir les mises en candidature et lettres de référence par voie électronique, de préférence en format PDF, avant la date limite à : prix-recherche@smc.math.ca Les proposants doivent faire parvenir trois lettres de référence au président du Comité de recherche de la SMC au plus tard le 30 septembre 2008. Nous vous incitons fortement à fournir des références indépendantes. Le dossier de candidature doit comprendre le nom des personnes données à titre de référence ainsi qu’un curriculum vitae récent du candidat ou de la candidate, dans la mesure du possible. Prof. Edward Bierstone Président, comité de recherches Prix de conférence de la SMC Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto 40 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4 From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Jun 27 10:21:16 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Jun 27 10:21:19 2008 Subject: [cmath] 49th International Mathematical Olympiad Team: Canada's Olympic "mathletes" at the Fields Institute Message-ID: MEDIA RELEASE - June 27, 2008 49th International Mathematical Olympiad Team Canada's Olympic "mathletes" at the Fields Institute Six of Canada's top minds in high school mathematics will be in training at Wilfrid Laurier University from June 27th in preparation for the 49th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), which will be held in Madrid, Spain, from July 10-22, 2008. The Send-off Reception and an interactive demonstration will take place at the Fields Institute, 222 College Street, Toronto, on June 27th, starting at 11:00 am. The team will be attending a special IMO Training Seminar at Wilfrid Laurier University from June 27 to July 9. Attending the Send-off Reception will be representatives from the Ontario Ministry of Education, the Spanish Consulate, sponsors from both the public and private sectors, the Fields Institute, Wilfrid Laurier University and the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). "These six students have demonstrated the exceptional problem solving skills and creativity that is essential to compete against the very best at the international level," said Dr. Tom Salisbury, President 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 Canadian IMO team members - including four from Ontario and two from Alberta - were selected from among more than 200,000 students in grades 7-12 who participated in local, provincial and national mathematics contests. While in Madrid, they will be pitting their skills against more than 540 of the world's best math students from nearly 100 countries. The 2008 Canadian IMO team consists of Yan (Cynthia) Li, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario; Alexander Remorov, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York, Ontario; Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario; XiaoLin (Danny) Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, Alberta; Chen Sun, A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario; and Chengyue (Jarno) Sun, Western Canada High School, Calgary, Alberta. "Congratulations to these students. The IMO, as an institution, reminds us not only of the creativity of mathematics, but also of its internationalism. The Olympiad competitors will meet students from all over the world, some of whom will become their lifelong friends," said Dr. Barbara Lee Keyfitz, Director of the Fields Institute. "We are thrilled to host the send-off at Fields." The 2008 Canadian IMO Team Leader is Dr. Felix Recio, Senior Lecturer, University of Toronto; the Deputy Team Leader is Mr. Yufei Zhao, a Canadian IMO gold medalist in 2005 and an undergraduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and the Deputy Leader Observer is Ms. Lindsey Shorser, a graduate student and lecturer, University of Toronto. Since 1981, Canadian students have received a total of 16 gold, 35 silver, and 61 bronze medals at the IMO. Last year's team won one silver medal and three bronze in Hanoi, Vietnam. Six area students will be joining the team for the first part of the training at Wilfrid Laurier University in hopes of becoming future math Olympians. Media Contacts Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director, Canadian Mathematical Society (613) 562-5800 ext 3528 cell: (613) 290-3046 director@cms.math.ca or Ms. Emily Baillie Communications Officer, Fields Institute (416) 348-9710 x 3024 ebaillie@fields.utoronto.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Jun 27 10:27:57 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Jun 27 10:27:59 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?L=27=C9quipe_de_la_49e_Olympiade_internat?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ionale_de_math=E9matiques_=3A_Les_=AB_mathl=E8tes_=BB_cana?= =?iso-8859-1?q?diens_=E0_l=27Institut_Fields?= Message-ID: COMMUNIQU? 27 juin 2008 L'?quipe de la 49e Olympiade internationale de math?matiques Les ? mathl?tes ? canadiens ? l'Institut Fields Six des meilleurs ?l?ves de math?matiques du secondaire s'entra?neront ? l'Universit? Wilfrid Laurier ? compter du 27 juin pour se pr?parer ? la 49e Olympiade internationale de math?matiques (OIM), qui se tiendra ? Madrid, en Espagne, du 10 au 22 juillet 2008. Une r?ception pour souligner le d?part de l'?quipe et une pr?sentation interactive auront lieu le 27 juin ? compter de 11 h ? l'Institut Fields (222, rue College, Toronto). L'?quipe participera en outre ? un camp d'entra?nement sp?cial ? l'Universit? Wilfrid Laurier du 27 juin au 9 juillet. Des repr?sentants du minist?re de l'?ducation de l'Ontario, du consulat d'Espagne, des commanditaires du secteur public et priv?, de l'Institut Fields, de l'Universit? Wilfrid Laurier et de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) assisteront ? la r?ception. ? Ces six ?l?ves ont montr? qu'ils poss?daient les comp?tences en r?solution de probl?mes et la cr?ativit? n?cessaires pour se mesurer aux plus brillants ?l?ves sur la sc?ne internationale, affirme Tom Salisbury, pr?sident de la SMC, organisme responsable de la s?lection et de la formation de l'?quipe canadienne ? l'OIM. Ils sont l'?lite du pays et repr?senteront admirablement bien le Canada. ? Les membres de l'?quipe canadienne ? l'OIM - quatre ?l?ves de l'Ontario et deux de l'Alberta - ont ?t? choisis parmi plus de 200 000 ?l?ves de la 7e ? la 12e ann?e qui ont particip? ? des concours locaux, provinciaux et nationaux de math?matiques. ? Madrid, ils se mesureront ? plus de 540 des meilleurs ?l?ves au monde provenant de plus de 100 pays. Voici la composition de l'?quipe canadienne 2008 : Yan (Cynthia) Li, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario; Alexander Remorov, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York, Ontario; Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario; XiaoLin (Danny) Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, Alberta; Chen Sun, A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario; Chengyue (Jarno) Sun, Western Canada High School, Calgary, Alberta. ? Ces ?l?ves m?ritent toutes mes f?licitations. L'OIM est un concours qui fait ressortir la cr?ativit? des math?matiques et leur internationalit?. Les participants rencontreront des ?l?ves de partout et certains noueront des amiti?s durables, commente Barbara Lee Keyfitz, directrice de l'Institut Fields. L'Institut Fields est ravi d'accueillir la r?ception en leur honneur. ? Felix Recio, professeur ? l'Universit? de Toronto, dirige l'?quipe canadienne ? l'OIM 2008. Yufei Zhao, m?daill? d'or pour le Canada en 2005 et ?tudiant au premier cycle au Massachusetts Institute of Technology, et Lindsey Shorser, ?tudiante dipl?m?e et charg?e de cours ? l'Universit? de Toronto, sont respectivement chef d'?quipe adjoint et observatrice adjointe. Depuis 1981, les ?l?ves du Canada ont r?colt? 16 m?dailles d'or, 35 d'argent et 61 de bronze ? l'OIM. L'an dernier, l'?quipe a remport? une m?daille d'argent et trois de bronze ? Hano?, au Vietnam. Six autres ?l?ves se joindront ? l'?quipe pour la premi?re partie du camp d'entra?nement ? l'Universit? Wilfrid Laurier dans l'espoir de participer aux Olympiades une autre ann?e. Renseignements Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif, Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 613-562-5702 Cellulaire : 613-290-3046 directeur@smc.math.ca ou Emily Baillie Agente de communications, Institut Fields 416-348-9710 poste 3024 ebaillie@fields.utoronto.ca From Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca Wed Jul 2 11:55:29 2008 From: Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca (Michelle Lukaszczyk) Date: Wed Jul 2 11:50:11 2008 Subject: [cmath] Ad to be posted Message-ID: <35141BE6A60459488367EDBFED55F4FB02701FD6@MSMAIL2.uottawa.o.univ> Skipped content of type multipart/related-------------- 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 19, 2008 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 2009, after approval of the MITACS Board of Directors. Projects chosen by the MITACS Research Management Committee (RMC) are expected to start on April 1, 2009. You are strongly encouraged to discuss your project ideas with MITACS before submitting your final proposal so that it best reflects the priorities that the MITACS Research Management Committee has set out. Inquiries regarding this competition can be directed to MITACS at rmarsh@mitacs.ca. For detailed submission instructions, guidelines, and a template for your submission please visit the MITACS web page at http://www.mitacs.ca. **************************************************************** 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 24 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 19 septembre 2008. 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 2009. Les projets retenus par le Comit? de gestion de la recherche (CGR) de MITACS d?buteront le 1er avril 2009. 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. Les demandes de renseignements relatives ? ce concours peuvent ?tre adress?es au personnel de MITACS ? l'adresse rmarsh@mitacs.ca. Pour obtenir des instructions et des directives d?taill?es sur les soumissions ou pour vous procurer un gabarit, veuillez visiter le site Web de MITACS ? http://www.mitacs.ca. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080705/df44c174/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Jul 9 08:03:36 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Jul 9 08:03:39 2008 Subject: [cmath] HARLEY WESTON TO RECEIVE THE 2008 CMS ADRIEN POULIOT AWARD Message-ID: For release: July 9, 2008 HARLEY WESTON TO RECEIVE THE 2008 CMS ADRIEN POULIOT AWARD The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce that Professor Harley Weston of the University of Regina is the winner of the 2008 Adrien Pouliot Award. Dr. Weston will receive the award at the Society's 2008 Winter Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario. The award is an acknowledgment of Dr. Weston's outstanding contributions to mathematics education at the local, regional, and national levels. Harley has devoted his career to the advancement of mathematics and mathematics education in his home province (Saskatchewan), in Canada and beyond. Key among his contributions has been his creation of Math Central Website and his outreach to Aboriginal communities. It was Harley's vision and dedication that led to the creation of the vital educational website Math Central, and since its inception this site has been tirelessly maintained by him. Math Central is a collection of internet services designed for teachers and students of mathematics at the K-12 level and which currently averages more than 120,000 hits per day. In addition to maintaining the site Harley is active in responding to students, teachers and the general public who send mathematics questions to Math Central. Throughout his career, Harley has recognized the importance of mathematics education to Aboriginal students. To this end, he has been and continues to be engaged in many activities that examine mathematical concepts inherent in Aboriginal culture and life. In 2006, he participated in and made a presentation at the BIRS workshop on First Nations Mathematics; he introduced Aboriginal content into his classes; and coauthored an electronic note on Frieze designs in Indigenous Art. Further, he was involved in several educational trips to Aboriginal communities and schools. Among his other contributions is Math on the Move. This initiative takes the activity based model of the University of Regina Math Camp and delivers it to schools outside the major urban centers in Saskatchewan. Harley was also instrumental in developing and delivering an online version of a finite Math course which is specifically designed for aspiring elementary teachers. For most of his career, Harley Weston was a leader in opening lines of communication between K-12 students and teachers, professors of Education, Aboriginal communities and professional mathematicians. "Throughout, his approach has been informed by a respect for the beauty and utility of Mathematics as a discipline, and by a desire to ensure that more people are able to benefit from the fruits of that discipline." says Dr. Nader Mobed, Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Regina. Dr. Weston received his honors B.Sc. in 1962 from McMaster University. He then completed his M.Sc. (1964) and Ph.D. (1967) degrees at Lehigh University. In 1967, he joined the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Regina where he stayed until his retirement in 2005. He is Professor Emeritus at the Department Mathematics and Statistics, University of Regina. Dr. Weston is the recipient of the 1992, University of Regina Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the 2008 PIMS Education prize. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright or Dr. Joseph Khoury Executive Director CMS Education Committee Canadian Mathematical Society Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics Tel: (613) 562-5702 University of Ottawa Cel: (613) 290-3046 Tel: 613-562-5800 ext 3487 E-mail: director@cms.math.ca E-mail: jkhoury@uottawa.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Jul 9 08:03:50 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Jul 9 08:03:53 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?HARLEY_WESTON_D=C9CROCHE_LE_PRIX_D=27ADRI?= =?iso-8859-1?q?EN-POULIOT_DE_LA_SMC_2008?= Message-ID: Diffusion : 9 juillet 2008 HARLEY WESTON D?CROCHE LE PRIX D'ADRIEN-POULIOT DE LA SMC 2008 La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada est heureuse de d?cerner le Prix Adrien-Pouliot 2008 au professeur Harley Weston, du d?partement de Math?matiques et de Statistique ? l'Universit? de Regina. Il recevra son prix ? la r?union d'hiver 2008 de la SMC ? Ottawa, Ontario. Ce prix souligne la contribution exceptionnelle du professeur Weston au rayonnement des math?matiques sur la sc?ne locale, r?gionale et nationale. Harley a consacr? sa carri?re ? l'avancement et au developpement de l'?ducation math?matique dans sa province (Saskatchewan), au Canada et au-del?. Parmi ses nombreuses contributions, la cr?ation du site Web " centrale des maths " et son engagement ? l'?ducation des communaut?s Autochtones sont les plus visibles. La vision et le d?vouement de Harley ont men? ? la cr?ation du site Web vital et ?ducatif "centrale des maths", qu'il met ? jour inlassablement depuis son lancement. Le Central de maths est une collection de services Internet con?us pour des professeurs et des ?tudiants en math?matiques ? tous les niveaux pr?-universitaires. Il re?oit actuellement en moyenne plus de 120.000 visites par jour. En plus du maintien du site, Harley r?pond constamment aux questions des ?tudiants, des enseignants et du public g?n?ral qui envoient leurs questions en math?matiques au Centrale des Maths. Durant toute sa carri?re, Harley a r?alis? l'importance de l'?ducation des ?tudiants Autochtones en math?matiques. Pour cela, il continue ? ?tre engag? dans beaucoup d'activit?s qui examinent des concepts math?matiques inh?rents ? la culture et ? la vie des autochtones. En 2006, il a particip? ? l'atelier de BIRS sur les math?matiques des premi?res nations o? il a donn? un expos? ? ce sujet; il a ?galement introduit des notions math?matiques autochtones dans ses cours et a co-r?dig? une note ?lectronique intitul?e Frieze designs in Indigenous.. De plus, il a particip? ? plusieurs voyages ?ducatifs dans des communaut?s autochtones. Parmi ses autres contributions, mentionnons l'activit? Math on the Move. Cette initiative a pour but d'amener le mod?le des activit?s du camp math?matique de l'Universit? de Regina aux ?coles situ?es en dehors des principaux centres urbains de Saskatchewan. Harley a ?galement jou? un r?le crucial dans le d?veloppement et la diffusion d'une version ?lectronique d'un cours de math?matiques finis sp?cifiquement con?u pour les enseignants aspirants au niveau ?l?mentaire. Durant la majeure partie de sa carri?re, Harley Weston fut un leader en ouvrant les voies de communication entre les ?tudiants, les enseignants pr?-universitaires, les professeurs de l'?ducation, les communaut?s autochtones et les math?maticiens professionnels. " Partout, son approche ?tait bas?e sur le respect pour la beaut? et l'utilit? des math?matiques comme discipline, et par un d?sir de s'assurer que plus de personnes peuvent b?n?ficier des fruits de cette discipline. " dit Dr. Nader Mobed, directeur du d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique, ? l'Universit? de Regina. Dr. Weston a re?u son baccalaur?at avec sp?cialisation en 1962 de l'Universit? McMaster. Il a ensuite obtenu sa ma?trise (1964) et son doctorat (1967) de l'Universit? de Lehigh. En 1967, il s'est joint au d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique ? l'Universit? de Regina o? il est rest? jusqu'? sa retraite en 2005. Il porte le titre de professeur ?m?rite du d?partement de math?matiques et de statistique ? l'Universit? de Regina. Dr. Weston est le r?cipiendaire du prix 1992 de l'excellence en enseignement sous-gradu? de l'association des anciens de l'Universit? de Regina et le prix d'?ducation 2008 de PIMS. Renseignements : Graham P. Wright ou Joseph Khoury Directeur administratif Comit? d'?ducation de la SMC Soci?t? math?matique du Canada D?partement de math?matiques et T?l.: (613) 562-5702 de statistique, Universit? d'Ottawa Cell. : (613) 290-3046 T?l. : 613-562-5800 poste 3487 Courriel : directeur@smc.math.ca Courriel : jkhoury@uottawa.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Jul 11 14:46:40 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Jul 11 14:46:51 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position - Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Mathematics Message-ID: Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Mathematics The Department of Mathematics at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2009. To be considered, an applicant must possess a PhD (or be near completion) from an area of the mathematical sciences, must demonstrate superior ability and commitment to teaching, and have an active research program with strong potential for external funding. Applicants whose research lies in one or more areas of departmental focus will be given priority. The Mathematics Department is a dynamic part of the Faculty of Science, with leading researchers in many fields, including interdisciplinary areas. The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Financial Mathematics, an MSc program in Mathematics for Science and Finance, and hosts a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Modelling. More details concerning the Department and its programs may be found at http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwmath/ . Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, research plan (documenting interests and experience), copies of recent publications and a teaching dossier (including teaching evaluations), and contact information (address, telephone, and email) for at least three referees to Dr. Syd Bulman-Fleming, Chair, Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, FAX 519-884-9738. Electronic submissions are accepted, and should be sent to sbulman@wlu.ca . Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2008, but applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. Members of the designated groups wishing to be considered for employment equity must selfidentify, in confidence, to the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: wlu-ad.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 28425 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080711/a859eb0b/wlu-ad.pdf From peter.taylor at queensu.ca Sat Jul 12 17:58:24 2008 From: peter.taylor at queensu.ca (Peter Taylor) Date: Sat Jul 12 17:58:40 2008 Subject: [cmath] ICME-11 Message-ID: <0K3W00CGSYDDGN50@mta01.its.queensu.ca> I have just returned from ICME-11 in Monterrey Mexico. It was a huge conference with between 3000 and 4000 delegates from almost all of the 84 member countries. I didn't get an accurate count of the number of Canadians but I encountered no less than 30. Many of these took part in the program, either in topic or discussion groups, and we had three regular lecturers, Carolyn Kieran, Louise Poirier, and Christiane Rousseau. I attended the meeting of the General Assembly on the day before the conference opened. This is essentially the governing body of ICMI and it consists of the representatives from each country plus the 13 members of the Executive Committee. One of the main items of business was the election of the new Executive Committee to serve for three years from January 1, 2010 till end of 2012. This was an historic election in that it was the first time it was elected by the ICMI GA, rather than by IMU. The results are: PRESIDENT: William (Bill) Barton (New Zealand) SECRETARY-GENERAL: Jaime Carvalho e Silva (Portugal) VICE-PRESIDENTS: Mina Teicher (Israel) Angel Ruiz (Costa Rica) MEMBERS AT LARGE: Mariolina Bartolini Bussi (Italy) Sung Je Cho (Korea) Roger Howe (USA) Renuka Vithal (South Africa) Zhang Yingbo (China) In particular note that Bernard Hodgson will step down as ICMI Secretary-General at the start of 2010. This completes a mammoth 11-year term for Bernard, a period in which Canada gained a prominent position on the ICMI map. . At the meeting a number of current issues were discussed, Committee reports were received as well as reports from current or upcoming ICMI studies, a few countries gave presentations (this year it was France, Korea, South Africa and USA). Reports on most of these happenings will appear in the ICMI newsletter, but I will mention a few that struck me. By the way if you do not receive the online ICMI newsletter and would like to, visit: http://www.mathunion.org/mailman/listinfo/icmi-news and sign up. 1. Efforts are being made to have more math education journals in the Citation Index, as the CI now seems to commonly used in the calculation of research impact factors. 2. There was discussion of the continued financial health of ICMI which currently loses about $7000 per year. One idea was to exact dues for participation in the General Assembly from non-member countries. 3. Another significant issue involved the promotion of mathematics education in developing countries. This is a joint enterprise with IMU. 4. Another joint IMU/ICMI undertaking is the "Pipeline Project" concerned with issues around the supply and demand in teaching and the workplace for graduates of mathematics programs. In recent years IMU raised the concern of declining numbers of students choosing to pursue mathematics at the university level. This seems to be a world-wide trend over the past decade, and is a concern to a wide range of professionals, not only mathematicians. A related problem, of course, is the inadequate supply of qualified students entering mathematics teacher programs. IMU enlisted ICMI to help them gather data, so that at the beginning we have some idea of the real dimension and locus of the problem. Such data has proved hard to gather and it has been decided to mount an extensive study of 6 countries: Australia, Finland, France, New Zealand, Portugal and USA. I'm happy to answer any questions. peter Peter Taylor Professor , Department of Math & Stats Queen's University. Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 (613) 533 2434 peter.taylor@queensu.ca http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~peter/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more information please contact Ken Leung at kleung@pims.math.ca From steprans at fields.utoronto.ca Mon Jul 21 14:30:51 2008 From: steprans at fields.utoronto.ca (Juris Steprans) Date: Mon Jul 21 14:30:59 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations Message-ID: <20080721183051.GK251@dhcp31.fields.utoronto.ca> The Fields Institute is searching for an individual to act as Interim Deputy Director for the six month period from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009. In addition to assisting with the overall direction of the Institute, the duties of the person holding this position will include: 1. Reviewing financial statements and reporting on them to the Board of Directors. 2. Helping prepare the budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. 3. Administering the general scientific activity program (obtaining reviews and helping make support decisions based on the information received.) 4. Taking part in meetings of the Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Panel and similar other bodies of the Institute. 5. Supervising some of the Institute's publishing activities. 6. Taking an active part in the MathEd Forum. Compensation and relocation costs will be negotiated and approved by the Board of Directors. Interested individuals should contact the current Deputy Director, Juris Steprans, either by email at steprans@fields.utoronto.ca or by phone at 416-348-9710 ext. 3020. Nominations for this position are also welcome. The deadline for applications and nominations is August 15, 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Juris Steprans, Deputy Director | steprans@fields.utoronto.ca The Fields Institute | 416-348-9710 ext. 3020 222 College Street | 416-348-9714 (fax) Toronto, Ontario M5T 3J1 | 416-955-1296 (home) ------------------------------------------------------------------ From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Jul 21 15:49:57 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Jul 21 15:50:05 2008 Subject: [cmath] Sessional Position in Mathematics & Statistics - Thompson Rivers University Message-ID: FACULTY MEMBER Mathematics & Statistics Sessional DUTIES: The successful candidate will teach a range of first or second year courses in statistics and mathematics. This position is a replacement for a faculty member on a one year leave. QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates in all areas of Mathematics or Statistics will be considered. Applicants with a Master's degree in Statistics or Mathematics will be considered but a doctoral degree in Mathematics or Statistics is preferred. Evidence of teaching excellence is required. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 01 September 2008 to 30 April 2009 CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Applications will be reviewed commencing 05 August 2008, and may continue until position is filled. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Thompson Rivers University is committed to the principle of employment equity. Please forward current curriculum vitae, quoting the Competition #08-108 with names, addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees, along with a copy of graduate transcripts to: Career Opportunities Human Resources Division Thompson Rivers University P.O. Box 3010 Kamloops, BC V2C 5N3 Email: jobops@tru.ca Fax: (250) 828-5338 www.tru.ca/careers --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: tru-ad.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 94696 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080721/bbf1dfcf/tru-ad.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Tue Jul 22 09:48:23 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Tue Jul 22 09:48:31 2008 Subject: [cmath] ALL CANADIAN STUDENTS WIN MEDALS AT THE 49TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN MADRID, SPAIN Message-ID: ALL CANADIAN STUDENTS WIN MEDALS AT THE 49TH INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD IN MADRID, SPAIN OTTAWA, Ontario - In competition with students from 96 other countries, Canadian high school students have done extremely well with all six students winning medals, two silver and four bronze, at the 49th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Madrid, Spain, from July 10 to July 22, 2008. The six students who competed for Canada were: Yan (Cynthia) Li, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario; Alexander Remorov, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, North York, Ontario; Jonathan Schneider, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario; XiaoLin (Danny) Shi, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, Alberta; Chen Sun, A.B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario; and Chengyue (Jarno) Sun, Western Canada High School, Calgary, Alberta. The team was accompanied by the Team Leader Dr. Felix Recio, Senior Lecturer, University of Toronto; the Deputy Team Leader, Mr. Yufei Zhao, a Canadian IMO gold medalist in 2005 and an undergraduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and the Deputy Leader Observer, Ms. Lindsey Shorser, a graduate student and lecturer, University of Toronto. At the Closing Ceremony on July 21st, Silver Medals were awarded to Yan (Cynthia) Li and Jonathan Schneider, and Bronze Medals to Alexander Remorov, XiaoLin (Danny) Shi, Chen Sun and Chengyue (Jarno) Sun. "The Canadian team performed spectacularly with everyone bringing home a medal. The leaders are very proud of their achievements" said Felix Recio. "The IMO is the world championship high school mathematics competition. The problems were difficult and the talent and creativity displayed by the Canadian team has been outstanding. We are very pleased to see their hard work has been rewarded." 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 team scores. The maximum score for each student is 42 and for a team of six students the maximum is 252. The Canadian team placed 22nd out of 97 competing countries with a score of 135. Since 1981, Canadian students have received a total of 16 gold, 37 silver, and 65 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 49th IMO, the team trained at Wilfrid Laurier University from June 27th to July 9th. The 2008 IMO contest was set by an international jury of mathematicians, one from each country, and was written on Wednesday July 16th and Thursday July 17th. 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 (217); Russia (199); USA (190); South Korea (188); Iran (181); Thailand (175); North Korea (173); Turkey (170); Taiwan (168); and Hungary (165). The team will be returning to Canada today (July 22nd), in Toronto and Calgary. For further details contact the Canadian Mathematical Society. In addition to the Canadian Mathematical Society, sponsors of the 2008 Canadian IMO team include: the Imperial Oil Foundation; Sun Life Financial; NSERC PromoScience; the Samuel Beatty Fund; Maplesoft; the Ontario Ministry of Education; Alberta Learning; Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth; Nova Scotia Department of Education; the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Education; the Northwest Territories Ministry of Education; the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education; Centre de recherches math?matiques; the Fields Institute; the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences; 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; the Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University; and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University. The 50th International Mathematical Olympiad will take place in Bremen, Germany, in July 2009. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society 613-562-5702 (CMS Office) director@cms.math.ca www.cms.math.ca/Competitions/ From mcs-list at cc4cm.org Wed Jul 23 18:18:31 2008 From: mcs-list at cc4cm.org (mcs-list@cc4cm.org) Date: Thu Jul 24 09:14:13 2008 Subject: [cmath] CFP: Special issues of Mathematics in Computer Science Message-ID: <200807232218.m6NMIVvP003311@mecacel.calsci.lip6.fr> Special issues of Mathematics in Computer Science http://www.cc4cm.org/mcs CALL FOR PAPERS - Symbolic Computation and Cryptography Guest editors: Jean-Charles Faugere and Ludovic Perret Submission deadline: September 30, 2008 http://fgbrs.lip6.fr/CFP/scc08_mcs.html - Algorithms and Complexity at the Interface of Mathematics and Computer Science Guest editors: Gert Vegter and Chee Yap Submission deadline: September 15, 2008 http://www.cs.rug.nl/~gert/content/mcs-cfp.html - Polynomial System Solving Guest editor: Fabrice Rouillier Submission deadline: September 1, 2008 http://fgbrs.lip6.fr/fabrice/MCS - Symbolic Computation in Biology Guest editors: Hirokazu Anai, Katsuhisa Horimoto, and Hiroshi Yoshida Submission deadline: August 31, 2008 http://www.cbrc.jp/~horimoto/MCS_si/ From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 6 14:41:22 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Aug 6 14:41:33 2008 Subject: [cmath] Content Specialists (Mathematics & Science) - Doha, Qatar - Academy for Educational Development Message-ID: The Academy for Educational Development (AED) is currently looking for Content Specialists (Mathematics & Science) with experience at the primary, preparatory, and/or secondary school levels to be part of the expanding school reform effort in Qatar. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN DOHA, QATAR! Funded by the Supreme Education Council of Qatar, AED isserving as a School Support Organization (SSO) to five independent schools in Doha, Qatar. The primary role of the SSO is to ensure that the schools are well managed and that the reform principles are being integrated into the school. AED strives to improve the instructional quality and leadership of the school by interacting with and providing guidance to the school principal and school staff. Position Summary: The Content Specialists provide daily technical assistance in both content and pedagogy to the teachers in one school while providing a supportive environment for school change to occur. As subject experts, the Content Specialists will work closely with the teachers on all major components of curriculum development, standards implementation, teacher quality through daily mentoring and coaching and ongoing assessment and professional development. AED is offering competitive salaries and benefits along with free housing, transportation allowance, one round-trip Business class ticket to Qatar, relocation and settling in packages, and use of project laptop and cell phone. The Content Specialists will work as part of a team which includes an English Specialist, Science Specialist, School Management Advisor, and a translator. Requirements: Qualified candidates must have the following experience: - Senior level academic training in a field related to education, science or mathematics - At least five years of experience in improving basic education - Experience with primary, preparatory, and/or secondary levels science or mathematics - At least five years teaching experience - Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong team building skills - Demonstrated excellence in presentation skills and the design and delivery of teacher professional development - Ability and interest in relocating to Doha, Qatar on short notice - Demonstration of cultural awareness - Due to the donor contract, only female candidates can be considered. For a full job description please visit http://www.aed.org/Employment/Current-Openings.cfm then click on International Openings. Interested applicants should send r?sum? with cover letter referencing position #CMSQatar to: AED/HR, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; fax: (202) 884-8413 or email: employ@aed.org For additional information, visit our website at http://www.aed.org. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: AED-ad.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 77835 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080806/6ed5c5d0/AED-ad.pdf From jrockwood at mitacs.ca Tue Aug 12 19:38:11 2008 From: jrockwood at mitacs.ca (Jo-Anne Rockwood) Date: Tue Aug 12 19:42:11 2008 Subject: [cmath] MITACS Call for Networking Proposals - deadline September 10 Message-ID: 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). Kind regards, Jo-Anne Rockwood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jo-Anne Rockwood Manager, Events MITACS Inc. & ACCELERATE Canada, a division of MITACS Inc. TASC 2, Room 9904 Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Ph: 778.782.3711 Fax: 778.782.6657 Email: jrockwood@mitacs.ca Web: www.mitacs.ca Web: www.acceleratecanada.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080812/eba1687f/attachment.htm From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Aug 18 14:42:46 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Aug 18 14:42:48 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-15?q?CMS_Student_commitee_/_Comit=E9_=E9tudia?= =?iso-8859-15?q?nt_de_la_SMC?= Message-ID: (french version follows) 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 Ontario, a student representative from Quebec, a student representative from Western Canada, a newsletter editor and two general member positions. We are particularly interested in knowing if interested students have graphic design skills, have worked with student groups or are willing to be a MITACS liaison. 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 September 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010. 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, including the ones in Ottawa and St John's. 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 August 25, 2008. We appreciate early applications. Sincere thanks, Jenna Tichon and Iva Halacheva 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'Ontario, un(e) repr?sentant(e) de l'ouest du Canada, un ?diteur pour le p?riodique national ?tudiant et deux membres provenant de n'importe o? au Canada. Nous sommes particuli?rement int?ress?s ? savoir si vous avez des talents en design graphique, si vous avez d?j? travaill? avec des groupes d'?tudiants ou si vous voulez ?tre le lien avec le comit? ?tudiant de MITACS. 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://cms.math.ca/Etudiants Le mandat des membres du Comit? et du d?l?gu? au Conseil d'administration sera du 1er septembre 2008 au 30 juin 2010. Vous joindre au Comit? des ?tudiants est une opportunit? excellente d'apprendre comment 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, les deux premi?res ?tant ? Ottawa, ON et ? St-John's, NB. 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 ? pres-studc@smc.math.ca. 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 ?tudiants. Les propositions de candidats doivent ?tre re?ues au plus tard le 25 ao?t 2008. Sinc?res remerciements, Jenna Tichon & Iva Halacheva Pr?sidents du Comit? des ?tudiants From dan at math.unb.ca Wed Aug 20 18:01:58 2008 From: dan at math.unb.ca (Dan Kucerovsky) Date: Thu Aug 21 09:18:14 2008 Subject: [cmath] The First Canadian Hopf algebra conference: on the role of Hopf algebras in Noncommutative Geometry Message-ID: <200808202201.m7KM1wSk005452@weisner.math.unb.ca> This conference is to be held at the Wu Conference center at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton from Sept 3th to Sept 6th, 2008. The organizers are Alain Connes, Piotr M. Hajac, Dan Kucerovsky, Henri Moscovici, and Bahram Rangipour. This conference is affiliated with our Centre for Noncommutative Geometry and Topology. Speakers include T. Banica, T. Brzezinski, D. Kucerovsky, P. M. Hajac , G. Landi, G. Bohm, T. Maszczyk, U. Kraemer, G. Sharygin, B. Rangipour, Y. Sommerhauser, A. Gorokhovsky, P. Baum, Support for graduate students is available, please enquire. We thank the Fields Instutute and the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences for financial support. From rousseac at DMS.UMontreal.CA Mon Aug 25 08:52:43 2008 From: rousseac at DMS.UMontreal.CA (Christiane Rousseau) Date: Mon Aug 25 08:53:14 2008 Subject: [cmath] Death of Henri Cartan: IMU-Net 30b: August 2008 Message-ID: <001d01c906b1$778c6f00$f43fcc84@sim.umontreal.ca> Below the special issue of the IMU-Newsletter related to the memory of Henri Cartan __________________________________ IMU-Net 30b: August 2008 Special issue in memory of Henri Cartan (1904-2008) The world has lost one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century. Henri Cartan, a legendary figure in mathematics, died in Paris on 13 August, at the age of 104 years. The son of the great mathematician Elie Cartan, his contributions to mathematics were fundamental, from several complex variables to algebraic topology and homological algebra. A member of the Bourbaki group, his participation in the rejuvenation of the French mathematical school was essential, in particular through his seminar held at the ?cole Normale Sup?rieure. His roles as teacher and mentor were also exceptional, and were felt well beyond national boundaries. During the critical years after the second world war, Cartan's enduring friendship with the German mathematician Heinrich Benhke, and his own personal generosity, contributed greatly to the rebirth of German mathematics. He was made an honorary member of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) in 1994. His natural preoccupation with international cooperation led to his active involvement with the International Mathematical Union, of which he was President from 1967 to 1970. As such he chaired the Fields Medal Committee for the Nice International Congress of Mathematicians in 1970. He was actively involved in the defense of mathematicians who were jailed or discriminated against in their countries, and was an ardent defender of European unity. Apart from his professional achievements, Henri Cartan will be remembered for his personal qualities. He was generous to students, colleagues and friends, and a vigorous defender of Human Rights. His death is a severe loss to the mathematical community worldwide. International Mathematical Union 22 August 2008 An interview of Henri Cartan conducted in March, 1999, and published in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society may be found at http://www.ams.org/notices/199907/fea-cartan.pdf On-line obituaries may be found at http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/34/henri-cartan-nachruf Memorial Web sites for Henri Cartan French Academie des Sciences: http://www.academie-sciences.fr/membres/C/Cartan_Henri.htm Soci?t? 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From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Aug 26 15:38:36 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Aug 26 15:38:38 2008 Subject: [cmath] Research Associate (Limited Term) in Mathematical Physics - University of Toronto, Department of Physics Message-ID: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (LIMITED TERM) In Mathematical Physics Department of Physics, University of Toronto Applications are invited for a 12 month position as Research Associate to work in the research group of Professor D.J. Rowe. This research group is engaged primarily in the application of algebraic techniques to the solution of problems in many-body quantum mechanics and nuclear structure physics with an emphasis on the construction of analytically or computationally solvable models. The group is small but interacts strongly with a group in mathematics with parallel interests. A planned new development is to build models for valuing and managing financial risk embedded in life insurance products and common fixed income and equity derivative products. In addition to participating in the activities of the above research group, the successful candidate will be expected to take a lead role in developing, and supporting large-scale Monte Carlo simulation models in a high-performance computing environment, according to the needs of our sponsor. Applicants for this position should have a PhD in mathematics or physics, be experienced in Lie algebra and group theory and have post-graduate experience in modeling and computer programming in C, C++ and Maple in a Linux environment. A facility with stochastic calculus, invariant theory, and nuclear physics would also be an asset. Particularly important is the ability to write and communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences. Applicants should forward a resume of their experience and relevant abilities, together with a CV, and a letter of reference [plus names (and email addresses) of two additional potential referees who may be contacted] by mail, email or fax to: Ms. Helen Iyer: Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7 Email: iyer@physics.utoronto.ca Fax: 416-978-2537 Important: Each communication should clearly indicate at the top that it is an application for the Research Associate position in Mathematical Physics. Applications and letter of support should be received by September 19, 2008. The appointment will commence at a mutually convenient date after October 31, 2008. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 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... Name: ut-matphys.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 27865 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080826/bd2d0e3b/ut-matphys.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 27 08:21:31 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Aug 27 08:21:47 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?NSERC_-_CMS_Math_in_Moscow_Scholarships/B?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ourse_CRSNG/SMC_Math_=E0_Moscou?= Message-ID: Deadline September 31, 2008 - Date limite le 30 septembre 2008. NSERC - CMS Math in Moscow Scholarships 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. Deadline September 30, 2008 to attend the Winter 2009 semester. ******************************************** Bourse CRSNG/SMC 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 9,000 $ 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.smc.math.ca/bulletins/Moscou_web/ Pour plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre d?partement ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Date limite le 30 septembre 2008 pour le trimestre d'hiver 2009. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 27 08:26:28 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Aug 27 08:26:43 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations CJM/CMB - Associate Editors 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, 2009. The continuing members (with their end of term) are below. The deadline for the submission of nominations is October 31, 2008. Nominations, containing a curriculum vitae and the candidate's agreement to serve, should be sent to the address below. Address for Nominations: Matthias Neufang, Chair / Pr?sident CMS Publications Committee / Comit? des publications de la SMC School of Mathematics & Statistics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 mneufang@math.carleton.ca ************************** CURRENT MEMBERS CJM Editors-in-Chief H. Kim (Toronto) 12/2011; R. McCann (Toronto) 12/2011. CMB Editors-in-Chief / Nantel Bergeron (York) 12/2010; Jianhong Wu (York) 12/2010. Associate Editors: K. Bezdek (Calgary) 12/2011; Steven Boyer (UQAM) 12/2008; J. Colliander (Toronto) 12/2011; W. Craig (McMaster) 12/2007; Luc Devroye (McGill) 12/2009; Alan Dow (York) 12/2010; George Elliott (Toronto) 12/2010; Pengfei Guan (McMaster) 12/2008; K. Hare (Waterloo) 12/2011; Stephen Kudla 12/2008; Thomas Ransford (Laval) 12/2009; Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) 12/2009. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 27 08:28:48 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Aug 27 08:29:03 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?APPEL_DE_mises_en_candidature_JCM/BCM_-_R?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=E9dacteurs_associ=E9s?= Message-ID: 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 2009. La liste des ?diteurs qui sont en cours de mandat se trouve ci-dessous.. L'?ch?ance pour proposer des candidats est le 31 octobre 2008. 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. Addresse de mise en candidatures: Matthias Neufang, Pr?sident Comit? des publications de la SMC School of Mathematics & Statistics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 mneufang@math.carleton.ca ************************** MEMBRES ACTUELS R?dacteurs-en-chef du JCM H. Kim (Toronto) 12/2011; R. McCann (Toronto) 12/2011. R?dacteurs-en-chef du BCM Nantel Bergeron (York) 12/2010; Jianhong Wu (York) 12/2010. R?dacteurs associ?s K. Bezdek (Calgary) 12/2011; Steven Boyer (UQAM) 12/2008; J. Colliander (Toronto) 12/2011; W. Craig (McMaster) 12/2007; Luc Devroye (McGill) 12/2009; Alan Dow (York) 12/2010; George Elliott (Toronto) 12/2010; Pengfei Guan (McMaster) 12/2008; K. Hare (Waterloo) 12/2011; Stephen Kudla 12/2008; Thomas Ransford (Laval) 12/2009; Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) 12/2009. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 27 08:31:29 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Aug 27 08:31:47 2008 Subject: [cmath] CMS Excellence in Teaching Award - Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC 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 or http://hed.nelson.com Deadline for nomination: November 15, 2008 Supported by Nelson Education Ltd. ******************************* 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 ou http://hed.nelson.com Date limite pour soumettre une candidature : 15 novembre 2008 Appuy? par la compagnie Nelson. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Aug 27 08:32:28 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Aug 27 08:32:43 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for proposals - 2008 endowment grants competition Message-ID: Call for proposals - 2008 endowment grants competition Proposals must be received no later than September 30, 2008. The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the 2008 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 in 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: ? To unify and support Canadian mathematicians through effective communication, broad membership, sponsorship of diverse activities, and partnerships with like professional societies. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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, 2008. 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 Wed Aug 27 08:35:26 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Aug 27 08:35:42 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de propositions - Concours de bourses du fonds de dotation 2008 Message-ID: Appel de propositions - Concours de bourses du fonds de dotation 2008 Les applications doivent ?tre re?ues au plus tard le 30 septembre 2008. La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) est heureuse d'annoncer la tenue du Concours de bourses du fond de dotation 2008 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 : ? 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. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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 2008. Le pr?sident du comit? invite les courriels d?crivant votre int?r?t au fond d?s que possible. Dr. Karl Dilcher Chair, Endowment Grants Committee | Canadian Mathematical Society | 577 King Edward | Ottawa, ON | K1N 6N5 chair-egc@cms.math.ca From rousseac at DMS.UMontreal.CA Fri Aug 29 08:36:48 2008 From: rousseac at DMS.UMontreal.CA (Christiane Rousseau) Date: Fri Aug 29 08:37:20 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations to the Nominating Committee of IMU] Message-ID: <50161.205.233.198.246.1220013408.squirrel@webservices.dms.umontreal.ca> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Efforts made by the Executive office in collaboration with the University of Ottawa resulted in securing a space on Campus of the University for the short-term. Please note that mailing address and the phone numbers for the CMS Executive Office, including fax and staff extensions will not change. The move is scheduled to take place from September 4 to September 8, inclusive. During this period, both voice and electronic communications will be disrupted. Although other electronic systems will be down during the move, it is expected that the CMS Web site will continue to operate. The Office should be functional again by September 9 and if any emails or voice mail messages do not get responses, please check with the Office after September 9. The CMS regrets any inconvenience this may cause and I ask for your patience during this difficult period. I also wish to thank all of the staff of the Executive Office, the colleagues at the University of Ottawa and those others who have helped with the many aspects of the relocation. ******************************************************* L'Universit? d'Ottawa a r?cemment d?termin? que le b?timent actuellement occup? par la SMC a des probl?mes structuraux s?rieux qui n?cessitent le d?m?nagement du bureau ex?cutif. Gr?ce aux efforts d?ploy?s par le bureau ex?cutif en collaboration avec l'Universit? d'Ottawa, un autre espace pour la SMC a ?t? obtenu sur campus ? court terme. Veuillez noter que l'adresse postale, les num?ros de t?l?phone et les num?ros de fax pour le bureau ex?cutif de la SMC ne changeront pas. Le d?m?nagement aura du 4 au 8 septembre, inclusivement. Durant cette p?riode, les communications t?l?phoniques et ?lectroniques seront interrompues. On s'attend ? ce que le site Web de SMC continue ? fonctionner, bien que d'autres syst?mes ?lectroniques soient hors service. 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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). Kind regards, Jo-Anne Rockwood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jo-Anne Rockwood Manager, Events MITACS Inc. & ACCELERATE Canada, a division of MITACS Inc. TASC 2, Room 9904 Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Ph: 778.782.3711 Fax: 778.782.6657 Email: jrockwood@mitacs.ca Web: www.mitacs.ca Web: www.acceleratecanada.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080903/2e1ddb4c/attachment.htm From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 9 14:20:40 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Sep 9 14:20:42 2008 Subject: [cmath] Postdoctoral Position in Number Theory - University of Lethbridge, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Message-ID: Postdoctoral Position in Number Theory at the University of Lethbridge The number theory group at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for a postdoctoral position for the year 2009-2010, with the possibility of an extension to a second year. Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. by June 2009. The successful candidate is expected to conduct independent research, collaborate and interact with the number theory group, and teach at most two single-semester undergraduate courses. The salary for this position (teaching included) is $40,000 (CAD) and the starting date is July 1, 2009. The interests of the group include algebraic dynamics, analytic number theory, arithmetic geometry, and L-functions. For further information, please consult: http://www.cs.uleth.ca/~kadiri/Number-Theory/numbertheory.html Applicants must provide 1. a curriculum vitae, 2. a research proposal, 3. three letters of recommendation. These may be sent by mail, email, or fax to Dragos Ghioca Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Lethbridge 4401 University Drive West Lethbridge, AB Canada T1K 3M4 dragos.ghioca@uleth.ca Fax: (403)317-2882 Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2008, but applications received after that date may be considered 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: lethbridge-postdoc.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 25680 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080909/59cbe952/lethbridge-postdoc.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 10 10:59:21 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Sep 10 10:59:24 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Mathematical Biology - University of Alberta, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Message-ID: Assistant Professor, Mathematical Biology The Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Mathematical Biology. This position is at the Assistant Professor level, but an appointment at a higher level may be possible under exceptional circumstances. We seek an individual who will fit into our applied mathematics program (dynamical systems, differential equations, numerical methods, fluid dynamics, and probability), and who complements the Department's existing expertise in the mathematical modeling of cell biology, ecology, epidemiology, and physiology. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics or cognate discipline, an excellent research record in Mathematical Biology, strong communication and teaching skills, and leadership potential. Postdoctoral experience is normally expected. The successful candidate will develop an independent research program, supervise graduate students, and teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. We offer an excellent research environment with a normal teaching load of three courses per year. For more information about the Department, please visit our website at www.math.ualberta.ca. Candidates have the opportunity to join the Centre for Mathematical Biology and participate in its activities. For more information about the Centre for Mathematical Biology, see www.math.ualberta.ca/~mathbio. Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, a research statement, 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 November 7, 2008, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. 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. 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Name: Alberta-MathBio.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 66958 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080910/86ccaf31/Alberta-MathBio.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Sep 10 12:06:34 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Sep 10 12:06:36 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Mathematical Finance - University of Alberta, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Message-ID: Assistant Professor, Mathematical Finance The Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Mathematical Finance. This position is at the Assistant Professor level, but an appointment at a higher level may be possible under exceptional circumstances. The successful candidate will have established accomplishments and outstanding promise in research, as well as a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching. We offer an excellent research environment with a normal teaching load of three courses per year. A close fit with some of the existing research being presently conducted in the Department is an asset but all areas of Mathematical Finance will be considered. Alberta is one of the leading Mathematics Departments in Canada and has strong connections with other mathematical institutes, such as the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), and the Banff International Research Station (BIRS). For more information about the Department, please visit our website at www.math.ualberta.ca. Applicants must hold a PhD Degree or equivalent, and submit their curriculum vitae, a research statement, 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 November 7, 2008, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. 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. 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We offer an excellent research environment with a normal teaching load of three courses per year. A close fit with some of the existing research being presently conducted in the Department is an asset but all areas of Mathematical Physics will be considered. Alberta is one of the leading Mathematics Departments in Canada and has strong connections with other mathematical institutes, such as the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), and the Banff International Research Station (BIRS). For more information about the Department, please visit our website at www.math.ualberta.ca. Applicants must hold a PhD Degree or equivalent, and submit their curriculum vitae, a research statement, 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 November 7, 2008, or until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged 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. 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Name: Alberta-MathPhys.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 65603 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080910/a778df35/Alberta-MathPhys.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Sep 11 08:24:11 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Sep 11 08:25:05 2008 Subject: [cmath] CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY'S 2008 DOCTORAL PRIZE WINNER Message-ID: For release: IMMEDIATE (September 11, 2008) CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY'S 2008 DOCTORAL PRIZE WINNER The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to award the 2008 CMS Doctoral Prize to Dr. Matthew Greenberg (Calgary). The award will be presented at the Society's Winter Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario (December 2008). Matthew Greenberg's Ph.D. thesis develops a strikingly elegant approach to computing the overconvergent modular symbols attached to automorphic forms on certain higher rank groups. Greenberg's method, which builds on a fundamental idea of Pollack and Stevens, has found applications to the efficient calculation of p-adic L-functions attached to forms on GL(n), and of Mordell-Weil groups of elliptic curves defined over imaginary quadratic fields. Greenberg's more recent work makes substantial strides towards generalizing the definition of so-called "Stark-Heegner points", and provides the most satisfactory general framework for studying these objects. Matthew Greenberg received his B.Sc. in 2000 from the University of Manitoba and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University in 2002 and 2006 under the supervisions of Eyal Goren and Henri Darmon, respectively. Subsequently, he was awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship which he held at Harvard University and at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn (Germany). In January 2008, Matthew took up a tenure-track position at the University of Calgary. His research interests include theoretical and computational aspects of algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry, with a focus on applications of the theory of modular forms to the construction of rational points on elliptic curves. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society director@cms.math.ca (613) 562-5702 Dr. Edward Bierstone Chair, CMS Research Committee Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto chair-resc@cms.math.ca (416) 978-4347 k From gpwright at cms.math.ca Thu Sep 11 08:25:02 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Thu Sep 11 08:25:54 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-1?q?R=C9CIPIENDAIRE_DU_PRIX_DE_DOCTORAT_2008_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?DE_LA_SOCI=C9T=C9_MATH=C9MATIQUE_DU_CANADA?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion imm?diate (11 septembre, 2008) R?CIPIENDAIRE DU PRIX DE DOCTORAT 2008 DE LA SOCI?T? MATH?MATIQUE DU CANADA La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) est heureuse de d?cerner le Prix de doctorat 2008 ? M. Matthew Greenberg (Calgary). Il recevra son prix ? la r?union d'hiver de la SMC ? Ottawa, Ontario (d?cembre 2008). La th?se de doctorat de Matthew Greenberg d?veloppe une approche remarquablement ?l?gante pour calculer les symboles modulaires surconvergents attach?s aux formes automorphiques sur certains groupes de rang ?lev?. La m?thode de Greenberg, bas?e sur une id?e fondamentale de Pollack et Stevens, a des applications au calcul efficace des L-fonctions p-adiques attach?es ? des formes sur GL(n), et aux groupes de Mordell-Weil de courbes elliptiques d?finies sur des corps quadratiques imaginaires. Le travail plus r?cent de Greenberg constitue un grand progr?s vers la g?n?ralisation de la d?finition de ce qu'on appelle " les points de Stark-Heegner ", et fournit le cadre le plus g?n?ral et le plus satisfaisant pour ?tudier ces objets. Matthew Greenberg a re?u son Baccalaur?at en 2000 de l'Universit? de Manitoba et ses degr?s de ma?trise et de doctorat de l'Universit? McGill en 2002 et 2006 sous les supervisions d'Eyal Goren et Henri Darmon, respectivement. Il a ?t? attribu? une bourse postdoctorale de CRSNG ? l'Universit? de Harvard et ? l'institut Max Planck pour les math?matiques ? Bonn (Allemagne). Depuis janvier 2008, Matthew occupe la poste de professeur r?gulier menant ? la permanence ? l'Universit? de Calgary. Ses int?r?ts de recherches incluent les aspects th?oriques et informatiques de la th?orie alg?brique des nombres et de la g?om?trie arithm?tique, avec un int?r?t sp?cial sur des applications de la th?orie de formes modulaires ? la construction des points rationnels des courbes elliptiques. Pour plus d'information, communiquez avec: M. Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada directeur@smc.math.ca T?l : (613) 562-5702 M. Edward Bierstone Comit? de la recherche de la SMC Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto chair-resc@cms.math.ca (416) 978-4347 From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Sep 11 14:58:54 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Sep 11 14:58:55 2008 Subject: [cmath] Positions in Combinatorics and Optimization - University of Waterloo, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization 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 is a competition for positions (two or more) in any of the six main research areas covered by the department: algebraic combinatorics, continuous optimization, cryptography, discrete optimization, graph theory, and quantum computing. There are also competitions for positions in operations research and in quantum computing. 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 apply using the MathJobs site: http://www.mathjobs.org. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and up to three selected reprints/preprints. In addition, at least three reference letters should be submitted. Inquiries may be addressed to combopt@math.uwaterloo.ca Closing date for receipt of applications is December 12, 2008. 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, citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada 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 gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Sep 15 08:22:03 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Sep 15 08:23:22 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for proposals - 2008 endowment grants competition Message-ID: Call for proposals - 2008 endowment grants competition Proposals must be received no later than September 30, 2008. The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the 2008 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 in 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: ? To unify and support Canadian mathematicians through effective communication, broad membership, sponsorship of diverse activities, and partnerships with like professional societies. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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, 2008. 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 Mon Sep 15 08:22:16 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Sep 15 08:23:35 2008 Subject: [cmath] Appel de propositions - Concours de bourses du fonds de dotation 2008 Message-ID: Appel de propositions - Concours de bourses du fonds de dotation 2008 Les applications doivent ?tre re?ues au plus tard le 30 septembre 2008. La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) est heureuse d'annoncer la tenue du Concours de bourses du fond de dotation 2008 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 : ? 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. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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 2008. Le pr?sident du comit? invite les courriels d?crivant votre int?r?t au fond d?s que possible. Dr. Karl Dilcher Chair, Endowment Grants Committee | Canadian Mathematical Society | 577 King Edward | Ottawa, ON | K1N 6N5 chair-egc@cms.math.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Sep 15 14:17:51 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Sep 15 14:17:53 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Positions in Applied Mathematics - McGill University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: McGill Univerisity Department of Mathematics and Statistics ___________________________ The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for as many as three tenure-track positions in applied mathematics. While appointments are expected to be made at the Assistant Professor level, applicants for a senior position will be considered. The search will be conducted in the area of differential equations (partial, stochastic or functional) and dynamical systems, with numerical analysis of differential equations as the top priority area. We are particularly eager to hear from candidates whose work combines analytical and computational aspects, but also welcome candidates whose work is primarily analytic but driven in a significant way by applications. In view of a University-wide initiative in Systems Biology, this is an application area of potential interest for part of the search. For further information about applied mathematics at McGill, see http://www.math.mcgill.ca/research/applied_mathematics Candidates must have a doctoral degree at the date of appointment and a strong background in mathematics. They are expected to have demonstrated the capacity for independent research of excellent quality. Selection criteria include research accomplishments, as well as potential contributions to the Department's educational programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Applications must include 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). Submissions should be made through MathJobs.Org. Candidates are also encouraged to provide web links for up to three selected reprints or preprints, or to upload them to MathJobs.Org. Candidates must ensure that letters of reference are submitted either through MathJobs.Org or mailed to the following address: Professor Georg Schmidt, Chair, Applied Mathematics Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal QC H3A 2K6 Canada. To ensure full consideration, complete applications including letters of reference should be received by November 30, 2008, but later applications may be considered. McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: McGill-Applied.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 42000 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080915/76c41864/McGill-Applied.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Sep 16 17:04:42 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Sep 16 17:04:44 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position - University of New Brunswick, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, Fredericton Department of Mathematics and Statistics http://www.math.unb.ca/ The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Brunswick invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position effective July 1, 2009. Candidates with PhDs in mathematics or in a related discipline with research interests in applied math, modeling and computation will be given priority for the position. Outstanding candidates in other branches of mathematics will also be considered. Applicants should have expertise that could enable them to collaborate in research with at least one current member of the department. Candidates should have a strong record in research and a commitment to excellence in teaching. Applications are to include cover letter, full curriculum vitae, and statement regarding teaching interests, philosophy, and objectives.? Additionally, the application is to include, as arranged by the applicant, letters of reference submitted by three or more referees, (including referee?s telephone and fax numbers, and email addresses). Applications should be sent to: Dr. Viqar Husain, Chair Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada, E3B 5A3 email: math@unb.ca Fax: 506-453-4705 The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, November 14, 2008. This position is subject to budgetary approval. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants should indicate current citizenship status. The University of New Brunswick is committed to the principle of employment equity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Math in Moscow Program www.mccme.ru/mathinmoscow/ Application details www.cms.math.ca/Scholarships/Moscow/ For additional information please see your department or call the CMS at 613-562-5702. Deadline September 30, 2008 to attend the Winter 2009 semester. ******************************************** Bourse CRSNG/SMC 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 9,000 $ 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.smc.math.ca/Bourses/Moscou/ Pour plus de renseignements veuillez communiquer avec votre d?partement ou la SMC au 613-562-5702. Date limite le 30 septembre 2008 pour le trimestre d'hiver 2009. From rkane at uwo.ca Fri Sep 19 08:55:59 2008 From: rkane at uwo.ca (Richard Kane) Date: Fri Sep 19 08:56:10 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for Nominations to CMS Committees Message-ID: <48D3A15F.6030003@uwo.ca> [Une version en fran?ais suivera] Various committees of the CMS have been served throughout the years by many members if the Canadian mathematical community on a voluntary basis. The Society is grateful to all its members for their time and generous support. For the year 2009 we have vacancies on the following committees: - Advancement of Mathematics Committee - Distinguished Awards Selection Committee - Education Committee - Electronic Services Committee - Endowment Grants Committee - Finance Committee - International Affairs Committee - Invested Funds Committee - Mathematical Competitions Committee - Research Committee - Student Committee - Committee on Women in Mathematics We invite nominations for memberships on these committees by members of the Canadian mathematical community. Nominations should include full address, email addresses, and a brief rationale and be submitted to the address below by October 15th, 2008. Descriptions of roles of the above committees may be found at http://www.cms.math.ca/Docs/Terms/TofRef/ Chair of Nominating Committee chair-nomc@cms.math.ca ****************************************************** Un grand nombre de membres de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada ont si?g?, ? titre b?n?vole, aux divers comit?s de la Soci?t? au fil des ans. La Soci?t? remercie toutes ces personnes de leur temps et de leur g?n?rosit?. Pour l'ann?e 2009, nous aurons des postes vacants au sein des comit?s suivants: - Comit? pour l'avancement des math?matiques - Comit? de s?lection des prix m?ritoires - Comit? d'?ducation - Comit? des services ?lectroniques - Comit? d'attribution des bourses du fonds de dotation - Comit? des finances - Comit? des affaires internationales - Comit? des fonds d'investissement - Comit? des concours math?matiques - Comit? de recherche - Comit? des ?tudiants - Comit? des femmes en math?matiques Nous encourageons fortement les membres de la communaut? math?matique canadienne ? proposer des candidats aux comit?s ci-dessus. Les mises en candidature doivent comporter l'adresse postale compl?te du candidat et son adresse de courriel, ainsi qu'une br?ve justification de la mise en candidature, et parvenir ? l'adresse ci-dessous au plus tard le 15 octobre 2008. Vous trouverez la description des r?les des comit?s susmentionn?s au http://www.cms.math.ca/Docs/Terms/TofRef/.f (anglais seulement). Pr?sident du Comit? des mises en candidature Soci?t? math?matique du Canada pres-nomc@smc.math.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Sep 19 11:39:22 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Sep 19 11:39:24 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Mathematics - Nipissing University, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics Message-ID: Tenure-track position in Mathematics The Department of Computer Science and Mathematics in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Nipissing University invites applications for a probationary tenure-track position in Mathematics at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2009, subject to budgetary approval. The successful candidate will have a completed PhD and a demonstrated ability for excellence in both research and teaching. While preference will be given to candidates with a research specialty in Analysis, Algebra or an area that complements Topology, candidates in all areas will also be considered. The department has a strong research focus, especially in Topology. A letter of application plus a research agenda, statement of teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation and representative teaching evaluations (if available) should be sent to: Dr. Craig Cooper Dean of Arts and Science Chair, Search Committee Nipissing University 100 College Drive North Bay, ON P1B 8L7 Fax: 705-474-3072. Email: asfacpos@nipissingu.ca Consideration of applications will begin November 15, 2008, and continue until the position is filled. The Selection Committee would like to thank all applicants for their interest in Nipissing University; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 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Applicants must have an outstanding record of scientific accomplishment in an area consistent with the research interests of the Mathematics Department, as described in http://www.math.ubc.ca/Research/index.shtml The applicant should demonstrate strong evidence of leadership and excellent communication and organizational skills; there is some preference for prior administrative experience. Departmental responsibilities: The successful applicant is expected to pursue a vigorous research program and have a strong commitment to the educational mission of the department. Institute responsibilities: The Deputy Director of PIMS will act as the PIMS-UBC site director and assist the PIMS Director in several aspects of her/his tasks, in particular with the development and implementation of scientific policies and the adjudication process of the scientific programmes, as well as supervision of the organization of scientific activities and supervision of the preparation of grant proposals. The salary will be commensurate with experience and research record. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply on-line as described at: http://www.math.ubc.ca/Dept/deptJobs.shtml#Apply Alternatively, applicants may send a current CV including a list of publications, statement of research and teaching interests, and should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to: Chair, Departmental Committee on Appointments, Department of Mathematics University of British Columbia #121 - 1984 Mathematics Road Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z2 In order to ensure full consideration, applications should be received by December 1, 2008. The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. 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Nous tenons ? remercier Anne Bourlioux qui a assur? l'int?rim depuis le 1er juin jusqu'? aujourd'hui. Le comit? charg? de chercher un directeur au CRM poursuit ses travaux. Ce comit? est constitu? de Steven Boyer (UQAM), Louise Dandurand (VP- Research, Concordia), Joseph Hubert (VR-Recherche, UdeM), Dmitri Jakobson (McGill) et Yvan Saint-Aubin (UdeM). Joseph Hubert Pr?sident du comit? ________________ To the CRM community, to the Canadian mathematical community, We are delighted to announce the nomination of Christiane Rousseau as interim director of the Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM). Her mandate begins immediately and will end May 31, 2009. She is well known in the Canadian mathematics community for her energetic and enthousiastic work, both at the national and international level. We are convinced that her mandate will be fruitful for both the CRM and the development of Canadian mathematics. We would like to thank Anne Bourlioux, who acted as interim director from June 1st till today. The search committee is working actively, with the appointment of a permanent director expected for June 2009. This committee is constituted of Steven Boyer (UQAM), Louise Dandurand (VP-research, Concordia), Joseph Hubert (VR-recherche, UdeM), Dmitry Jakobson (McGill) and Yvan Saint-Aubin (UdeM). Joseph Hubert President of the committee ________________ From akelm at cms.math.ca Mon Sep 22 15:43:02 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Sep 22 15:43:04 2008 Subject: [cmath] SHARCNET Chair in Computational Epidemiology - McMaster University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University invites applications for the SHARCNET Chair in Computational Epidemiology. We are seeking applications from candidates at the assistant professor level, however exceptional candidates at the associate and full professor ranks will also be considered; salary will be based on qualifications and experience. The anticipated starting date is July 1, 2009. Candidates should have a PhD, a proven research record in mathematical and computational epidemiology of infectious disease and a research program that will take advantage of SHARCNET's high-performance computing facilities. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is a research intensive department with active research groups in many areas including mathematical biology and applied mathematics. SHARCNET is a consortium of colleges and universities that share a "cluster of clusters" of high performance computers, linked by advanced fibre optics. The SHARCNET Chair will benefit from McMaster's newly established Michael G. DeGroote Institute of Infectious Disease Research and the broad research strength in infectious disease epidemiology in many other departments, including Biology, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Anthropology, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pathology and Molecular Medicine. Candidates are required to apply for this position by using the MathJobs website. See our advertisement at http://www.mathjobs.org. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should arrange for 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: Sharcnet Chair Search Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only short-listed applicants will be contacted. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens 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, 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Our imprints have earned the trust of professionals, educators, students, and general readers alike for our commitment to quality, integrity and independence of thought. Through our Higher Education, School, and Penguin divisions, Pearson Canada distributes and publishes acclaimed fiction and nonfiction as well as leading educational resources in print and digital formats across the full Canadian curriculum. We are proud to publish bestselling and renowned Canadian authors in literature and children?s books, computers and business, as well as elementary, secondary and postsecondary education. Our innovative digital products, ranging from multimedia learning applications to interactive media, have made us leaders in value-added technology. www.pearsoncanada.ca The Publishing Group of the School Division has an opening for an Editor ? Mathematics. This full-time position will be based in the Don Mills office in Toronto. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: - Edit manuscript to ensure consistency of language and format, appropriate level of difficulty, and correct usage; perform mathematical calculations or activities to identify and correct errors, including computational errors. - Prepare manuscript for production, including the preparation of technical and illustrative art manuscript, and photo list requirements. - Conduct research related to possible problem contexts or specific market-directed interests, or to check accuracy of facts in submitted manuscripts - Consult on a regular basis with and report to Managing Editor to ensure overall efficient work flow on various projects. - Collaborate with Developmental Editor and Managing Editor to ensure that editorial changes are true to project vision. - Proofread lasers; review and cross-check illustrations, technical art, photos, lasers and pdf pages. - Perform other duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS: - University degree, with a preference to individuals with educational publishing experience and some university mathematics courses - Computer literate ? Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), Internet - High comfort level with technology; experience with, or interest in, mathematical software programs such as dynamic geometry and graphing software - Excellent communication skills ? written and verbal - Multitasking capabilities - Excellent organizational and analytical skills - Time management skills Candidates are asked to submit a r?sum? and cover letter by October 3rd, 2008 to: Paula Hunter ? Human Resources Consultant Pearson Canada 26 Prince Andrew Place Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2T8 Fax: (416) 447-0598 paula.hunter@pearsoncanada.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: Pearson-ad.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 86463 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080922/9bbaa86d/Pearson-ad.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Thu Sep 25 10:32:43 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Thu Sep 25 10:32:56 2008 Subject: [cmath] Postdoctoral Fellowships - Fields Institute Message-ID: Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada Postdoctoral Fellowships Description: Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowship positions for the 2009-2010 academic year. The (Fall 2009) Thematic Program on Foundations of Computational Mathematics will take place at the Institute July to December 2009 and the (Winter/Spring 2010) Thematic Program on Quantitative Finance: Foundations and Applications will take place at the Institute from January to June 2010. The fellowships provide for a period of engagement in research and participation in the activities of the Institute. In addition to regular postdoctoral support, one visitor for each six-month program 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. Eligibility: Qualified candidates who will have recently completed a PhD in a related area of the mathematical sciences are encouraged to apply. Deadline: December 15, 2008 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mon Sep 29 11:41:29 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Mon Sep 29 11:41:31 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Track Position in Actuarial Science - University of Calgary, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Message-ID: Tenure-track position in Actuarial Science - University of Calgary ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in ACTUARIAL SCIENCE The University of Calgary invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, beginning July 1, 2009. The starting date may be negotiated. The Department is seeking an outstanding candidate with a PhD in an area of the mathematical or statistical sciences, and with research and teaching interests in Actuarial Science or a closely related area in Statistics. Duties include undergraduate and graduate teaching in actuarial science and statistics, and the development of an independent research program. This position is in support of actuarial science instruction and research, so a candidate's expertise in actuarial science and / or closely related statistical areas of activity is essential. The ideal candidate will either have a professional actuarial qualification or be working actively towards accreditation in the Society of Actuaries or Casualty Actuarial Society. 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 with an interest in all areas of actuarial science are welcomed. Exceptional candidates in other fields are also encouraged to apply, as discussed above. However, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Calgary respects, appreciates, and encourages diversity. The actuarial science program at the University of Calgary is one of the largest in Western Canada. Within the department, actuarial researchers have opportunities for collaboration with fellow researchers in actuarial science, statistics, and mathematical finance, and with researchers in finance, insurance, and risk management in the Haskayne School of Business. The closing date is December 8, 2008, but applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Please submit curriculum vitae together with a description of Research Expertise and a short statement about Teaching Philosophy. Applicants should provide at least three letters of recommendation. At least one of these letters should report on the candidate's teaching abilities. These documents should be addressed to: Actuarial Science Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N lN4. The department web page is www.math.ucalgary.ca. Further information concerning this advertisement is available from Professor David Scollnik, on telephone (403) 220-7677, or email: scollnik@ucalgary.ca --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From wanda at math.mun.ca Fri Sep 26 09:11:29 2008 From: wanda at math.mun.ca (Wanda Heath) Date: Mon Sep 29 14:13:32 2008 Subject: [cmath] Please post the attached advertisements Message-ID: <48DCDF81.3050808@math.mun.ca> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Statistics Advertisement.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 35916 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20080926/5ff1481b/StatisticsAdvertisement.pdf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Nous enourageons les membres de la SMC ? imprimer et afficher cette annonce et ? se joindre ? ce mouvement. **************************** The attached poster contains the unfortunate news that Chadian mathematician Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh, who was abducted from his home N'Djamena by government agents in February 2008, died in detention. Colleagues and learned societies (including the CMS), in France and other countries, are continuing a campaign to have the circumstances of his detention and death investigated independently, so that the full truth can be known. We encourage CMS members to lend their support, as indicated on the SMF webpage noted on the poster. __________________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The applicants should be either "fonctionnaires titulaires" either at the CNRS or at a French university, and priority will be given to junior researchers ("charg?(e)es de recherches" or "ma?tres de conferences"). Applications should be sent to Jean-Marc Gambaudo, Directeur Adjoint pour les Mathematiques au CNRS, and to Alejandro Adem, Director of PIMS, by December 1, 2008. They should include a vitae and a list of publications, together with a description of the research project to be done during the academic year, and the names of the PIMS researchers which would be involved in the project. Results will be announced by December 15, 2008. In the case of university faculty, once the application has been accepted, the actual appointment is subject to the person asking for a "d?tachement au CNRS" from his/her home institution and being accepted. Successful applicants will be sent for one year by the CNRS to the PIMS university where the research is to be carried out, on the understanding that they will be given adequate working conditions, and be treated like local faculty (except for teaching). We encourage researchers at PIMS universities to contact their French counterparts and encourage them to apply. The extent of local support will be a crucial factor in judging the applications. Jean-Marc Gambaudo, Directeur Adjoint pour les Mathematiques au CNRS Email: jmgambau@cnrs-dir.fr Alejandro Adem, Director of PIMS Email: director@pims.math.ca PIMS contact: Susan Brauer Assistant to the Director e/ reception@pims.math.ca t/ 604.822.3922 f/ 604.822.0883 w/ http://pims.math.ca/ From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri Oct 3 08:45:06 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri Oct 3 08:45:37 2008 Subject: [cmath] CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY'S 2008 G. DE B. ROBINSON AWARD Message-ID: CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY'S 2008 G. DE B. ROBINSON AWARD Ottawa (Ontario) - The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Dmitry Jakobson of McGill University, Dr. Nikolai Nadirashvili of CNRS (Marseille) and Dr. Iosif Polterovich of the Universit? de Montr?al are the winners of the 2008 G. de B. Robinson Award. The winners will receive the award at the Society's 2008 Winter Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario. 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. This year?s winning article is concerned with the study of extremal metrics which has been and remains one of the important themes of research in Riemannian geometry. Given a compact manifold, one seeks a Riemannian metric for which the first eigenvalue of the Laplace-Beltrami operator, suitably scaled by the volume of the manifold, is extremal. This problem has been solved in 1970 by Hersch for the 2-sphere, by Li-Yau in 1982 for the real projective plane, and by El Soufi and Ilias in 2000 for the two-torus. The paper by Dmitry Jakobson, Nikolai Nadirashvili and Iosif Polterovich, "Extremal metric for the first eigenvalue on a Klein bottle", Canadian Journal of Mathematics (2006) / Vol. 58 / No. 2 / 381-400, considers the problem in the more difficult case of the Klein bottle. By ingeniously reducing the problem to the study of a system of non-linear second order ordinary differential equations, which they analyze in detail, the authors construct explicitly an extremal metric on the Klein bottle, which they conjecture to be the unique extremal metric. Since the appearance of their paper, this conjecture has been proved by El Soufi, Giacomini and Jazar, in a paper to appear in the Duke Mathematical Journal. Dmitry Jakobson received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1995 under the supervision of P. Sarnak. He held an Assistant Professor position at the University of Chicago in 1999-2000. He has worked at McGill University since 2000 where he was promoted to Full Professor in 2008. His research interests are in analysis and spectral geometry, with connections to partial differential equations, dynamical systems, mathematical physics, number theory and graph theory. Nikolai Nadirashvili received his Ph.D. (1981) from Moscow State University. From 1997 to 1998 he held an Assistant Professor position at MIT, and from 1998 to 2004 he was a full professor at the University of Chicago. Since 2004 he has been working at CNRS (Marseille) in a DR1 position. Iosif Polterovich received his Ph.D. (2000) from the Weizmann Institute of Science. In 2002, he joined the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Universit? de Montr?al, where he is currently an Associate Professor. In 2006, he was awarded the Andr?-Aisenstadt prize by the Centre de recherches math?matiques for contributions to geometric spectral theory. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society (613) 562-5702 director@cms.math.ca or Dr. Matthias Neufang Chair of Publications Committee School of Mathematics and Statistics Carleton University 520-2600 ext 2161 chair-pubc@cms.math.ca From gpwright at cms.math.ca Fri Oct 3 08:53:18 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Fri Oct 3 08:53:48 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-15?q?R=C9CIPIENDAIRES_DU_PRIX_G=2E_DE_B=2E_RO?= =?iso-8859-15?q?BINSON_2008_DE_LA_SOCI=C9T=C9_MATH=C9MATIQUE_DU_CA?= =?iso-8859-15?q?NADA?= Message-ID: R?CIPIENDAIRES DU PRIX G. DE B. ROBINSON 2008 DE LA SOCI?T? MATH?MATIQUE DU CANADA Ottawa (Ontario) - La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada est heureuse d'annoncer qu'elle d?cerne son prix G. de B. Robinson 2008 au professeur Dmitry Jakobson de l'Universit? McGill, au professeur Nikolai Nadirashvili de CNRC (Marseille) et au professeur Iosif Polterovich de l'Universit? de Montr?al. Les gagnants recevront le prix ? la R?union d'hiver 2008 de la Soci?t? qui se tiendra ? Ottawa, Ontario. 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. L'?tude des m?triques extr?males, qui est le sujet de recherche de l?article gagnant, a ?t? et est toujours l?un des th?mes de recherche importants en g?om?trie riemannienne. Etant donn?e une vari?t? compacte, on cherche une m?trique riemannienne telle que la premi?re valeur propre de l'op?rateur de Laplace-Beltrami (normalis?e par le volume de la vari?t?) soit extr?male. Ce probl?me a ?t? r?solu par Hersh en 1970 pour la 2-sph?re, par Li-Yau en 1982 pour le plan projectif r?el et par El-Soufi et Ilias en 2000 pour le 2-tore. L'article de Dmitry Jakobson, Nikolai Nadirashvili et Iosif Polterovich, ?Extremal metric for the first eigenvalue on a Klein bottle?, Journal Canadien de Math?matiques (2006) / Vol. 58 / No. 2 / 381-400, traite ce probl?me dans le cas plus difficile de la bouteille de Klein. Par une r?duction ing?nieuse du probl?me, ils le ram?nent ? l'?tude d'un syst?me d'?quations diff?rentielles non lin?aires du deuxi?me ordre, qu'ils analysent en d?tail. De cette fa?on, les auteurs construisent de mani?re explicite une m?trique extr?male sur la bouteille de Klein, dont ils conjecturent qu'elle est l'unique m?trique extr?male sur cette vari?t?. Depuis la publication de ce r?sultat, la conjecture a ?t? d?montr?e par El Soufi, Giacomini et Jazar, dans un article sous presse au Duke Mathematical Journal. Dmitry Jakobson a re?u son doctorat de l?Universit? de Princeton en 1995 sous la supervision de P. Sarnak. Il a occup? le poste d?un professeur adjoint ? l?Universit? de Chicago de 1999 ? 2000. Il travaille ? l?Universit? McGill depuis 2000 o? il occupe maintenant la position de professeur titulaire. Ses int?r?ts de recherche sont en analyse et g?om?trie spectrale, en connexion avec les ?quations diff?rentielles aux d?riv?es partielles, les syst?mes dynamiques, la physique math?matique, la th?orie des nombres et la th?orie des graphes. Nikolai Nadirashvili a obtenu son doctorat (1981) de Moscow State University. De 1977 ? 1998, il a occup? la position de professeur adjoint ? MIT. De 1998 ? 2004 il a occup? la position de professeur titulaire ? l?Universit? de Chicago. Depuis 2004, il occupe une position DR1 au CNRS (Marseille). Iosif Polterovich a obtenu son doctorat (2000) de l?Institut Weizmann des Sciences. En 2002, il s?est joint au D?partement de Math?matiques et de Statistique ? l?Universit? de Montr?al, o? il est maintenant un professeur agr?g?. En 2006, il a obtenu le prix Andr?-Aisenstadt du Centre de recherches math?matiques pour ses contributions ? la th?orie de la g?om?trie spectrale. Renseignements : Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada 613-562-5702 directeur@smc.math.ca ou Matthias Neufang Pr?sident, comit? de publications ?cole de Math?matiques et de Statistique Universit? Carleton (613) 520-2600 ext 2161 pres-pubc@smc.math.ca From meetings at cms.math.ca Sun Oct 5 22:39:30 2008 From: meetings at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Sun Oct 5 22:39:38 2008 Subject: [cmath] CMS Winter Meeting 2008, December 6-8, Ottawa Message-ID: <48E97A62.3010904@cms.math.ca> *CMS Winter Meeting 2008* *December 6 - 8, Ottawa, Ontario* *www.cms.math.ca * On behalf of Carleton University , the School of Mathematics and Statistics invites the mathematical community to the CMS Winter Meeting 2008 . The program will include eleven plenary, prize and public lectures, and a wide variety of sessions, including a Contributed Paper session. All scientific talks and social activities will take place at the *Ottawa Marriott Hotel, *located at 100 Kent Street, Ottawa. The Welcome Reception is held on Friday, December 5 at 20:00 at the Marriott Hotel. It will be preceeded by a public lecture presented by Patrick Hayden (McGill). The Banquet takes place on Saturday, December 6. Admission to the reception is included in the registration fee, tickets for the banquet are available at $60 each. The CMS Committee for Women in Mathematics is organizing the 4^th workshop of *Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada* (CWiMAC 2008 ). The purpose of the CWiMAC workshops is to support the career development of junior female academics in the Canadian mathematics community. CWiMAC 2008 will take place at the University of Ottawa on December 4 and 5, 2008. Early Bird Registration -- Deadline: October 15 To qualify for the discounted Early Bird registration fee, the registration form and payment have to be received by the deadline. After this date, the registration fees increase by approximately 30%. Accommodation -- Deadline: November 4 We have secured discounted rates at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel. All meeting participants who complete their hotel booking at the Marriott Hotel by October 31 will be entered into a draw for the following prizes: ? One complimentary Sunday Brunch for two in the Merlot Rooftop Grill ? One complimentary Dinner for two in the Toulouse Restaurant ? One complimentary one night weekend stay at the Marriott Hotel Student Subsidies - We encourage the participation of students at the Meeting. Towards this, we are allocating funds to help defray the cost of travel and accommodation for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. We look forward to welcoming you in Ottawa! Graham Wright ===================================================================== Dr. Graham P. Wright CMS Executive Director Tel: 613-562-5800 ext 3528 gpwright@cms.math.ca ===================================================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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La r?ception d?accueil aura lieu le vendredi 5 d?cembre ? 20 h ? ?h?tel Marriott. Une conf?rence publique pr?sent?e par Patrick Hayden (McGill) pr?c?dera la r?ception. Le banquet se tiendra le samedi 6 d?cembre. L?admission ? la r?ception est incluse dans les frais d?inscription: les billets de banquet sont disponibles au co?t de $60 chacun. Le Comit? des femmes en math?matiques de la SMC organise le 4^e atelier du groupe *Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada* (CWiMAC 2008 ). Les ateliers du groupe CWiMAC ont pour objectif de soutenir le perfectionnement professionnel des jeunes professeures d'universit? au sein de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. L'?dition 2008 se d?roulera ? l'Universit? d'Ottawa, les 4 et 5 d?cembre 2008. Pr?inscription ? Date limite : 15 octobre Pour avoir droit au tarif r?duit de pr?inscription, le formulaire d?inscription accompagn? du paiement doivent nous parvenir au plus tard ? la date limite. Apr?s cette date, les droits d?inscription seront major?s d?environ 30 %. H?bergement ? Date limite : 4 novembre Nous avons n?goci? des chambres ? tarif r?duit ? l?h?tel Marriott Ottawa. Les participants qui r?serveront leur chambre au Marriott au plus tard le 31 octobre seront inscrits au tirage des prix suivants : ? Un brunch du dimanche pour deux au Merlot Rooftop Grill ? Un souper pour deux au restaurant Toulouse ? Une nuit?e de fin de semaine ? l'h?tel Marriott Aide financi?re aux ?tudiants - Nous encourageons la participation des ?tudiants ? la conf?rence. ? cet effet, nous assignons des fonds pour aider ? d?frayer le co?t de voyage et de logement pour les ?tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs et les chercheurs post-doctoraux. Au plaisir de vous accueillir ? Ottawa! Graham Wright ===================================================================== Dr. Graham P. Wright CMS Executive Director Tel: 613-562-5800 ext 3528 gpwright@cms.math.ca ===================================================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081005/0c5988fe/attachment.htm From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 8 14:08:28 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Oct 8 14:09:22 2008 Subject: [cmath] Call for nominations CJM/CMB - Associate Editors 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, 2009. The continuing members (with their end of term) are below. The deadline for the submission of nominations is October 31, 2008. Nominations, containing a curriculum vitae and the candidate's agreement to serve, should be sent to the address below. Address for Nominations: Matthias Neufang, Chair / Pr?sident CMS Publications Committee / Comit? des publications de la SMC School of Mathematics & Statistics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 mneufang@math.carleton.ca ************************** CURRENT MEMBERS CJM Editors-in-Chief H. Kim (Toronto) 12/2011; R. McCann (Toronto) 12/2011. CMB Editors-in-Chief / Nantel Bergeron (York) 12/2010; Jianhong Wu (York) 12/2010. Associate Editors: K. Bezdek (Calgary) 12/2011; Steven Boyer (UQAM) 12/2008; J. Colliander (Toronto) 12/2011; W. Craig (McMaster) 12/2007; Luc Devroye (McGill) 12/2009; Alan Dow (York) 12/2010; George Elliott (Toronto) 12/2010; Pengfei Guan (McMaster) 12/2008; K. Hare (Waterloo) 12/2011; Stephen Kudla 12/2008; Thomas Ransford (Laval) 12/2009; Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) 12/2009. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 8 14:08:49 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Oct 8 14:09:46 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-15?q?APPEL_DE_mises_en_candidature_JCM/BCM_-_?= =?iso-8859-15?q?R=E9dacteurs_associ=E9s?= Message-ID: 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 2009. La liste des ?diteurs qui sont en cours de mandat se trouve ci-dessous.. L'?ch?ance pour proposer des candidats est le 31 octobre 2008. 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. Addresse de mise en candidatures: Matthias Neufang, Pr?sident Comit? des publications de la SMC School of Mathematics & Statistics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 mneufang@math.carleton.ca ************************** MEMBRES ACTUELS R?dacteurs-en-chef du JCM H. Kim (Toronto) 12/2011; R. McCann (Toronto) 12/2011. R?dacteurs-en-chef du BCM Nantel Bergeron (York) 12/2010; Jianhong Wu (York) 12/2010. R?dacteurs associ?s K. Bezdek (Calgary) 12/2011; Steven Boyer (UQAM) 12/2008; J. Colliander (Toronto) 12/2011; W. Craig (McMaster) 12/2007; Luc Devroye (McGill) 12/2009; Alan Dow (York) 12/2010; George Elliott (Toronto) 12/2010; Pengfei Guan (McMaster) 12/2008; K. Hare (Waterloo) 12/2011; Stephen Kudla 12/2008; Thomas Ransford (Laval) 12/2009; Ravi Vakil (Stanford University) 12/2009. From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 8 14:12:30 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Oct 8 14:13:23 2008 Subject: [cmath] CMS Excellence in Teaching Award - Prix d'exellence en enseignement de la SMC 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 or http://hed.nelson.com Deadline for nomination: November 15, 2008 Supported by Nelson Education Ltd. ******************************* 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.smc.math.ca/Prix ou http://hed.nelson.com Date limite pour soumettre une candidature : 15 novembre 2008 Appuy? par la compagnie Nelson. From peter.taylor at queensu.ca Wed Oct 8 15:15:00 2008 From: peter.taylor at queensu.ca (Peter Taylor) Date: Wed Oct 8 15:17:18 2008 Subject: [cmath] Fwd: ICME-12 IPC Message-ID: <0K8F0029VPKIAH80@mta01.its.queensu.ca> Colleagues: ICME-12 will be held in Seoul in July 2012. Bernard Hodgson has just sent out a call for suggestions for the international program committee. see below Time short, we have till Oct 25 to make and support suggestions. Do we want a Canadian on the IPC? For your information I append the IPC for ICME-11. We had two Canadians, Bernard (ex officio) and Carolyn. Bernard will again be ex-officio but only for the first year or so. Then his duties as Sec-General end. Since we did have Carolyn last time it might be hard to argue for a Canadian again. But with a good nominee, we should go for it. happy to have suggestions which i can pass on to Bernard (but you'd need to help me with "few lines"--see below) best, peter IPC International Program Committee Mich?le Artigue, France Jiansheng Bao, China Hyman Bass, USA Ricardo Cantoral, Mexico Sung Je Cho, Korea David Clarke, Australia Lisbeth K. Cordani, Brazil Olimpia Figueras, Mexico Zahra Gooya, Iran Bernard R. Hodgson, Canada Christine Keitel, Germany Carolyn Kieran, Canada Maria Falk de Losada, Colombia Mogens Niss, Denmark Richard Noss, UK Fidel Oteiza, Chile Jo?o Pedro da Ponte, Portugal Angel Ruiz, Costa Rica Marcela Santill?n, Mexico (Chair) Cathy Seeley, USA Mamokgethi Setati, South Africa Carlos Signoret, Mexico Hikma Smida, Tunisia Victor Vassiliev, Russia Dear ICMI Representatives and Chairs of ICMI Affiliated Study Groups, The Executive Committee of ICMI aims at completing the appointment of the International Programme Committee for ICME-12 (Seoul, July 2012) by early November. We welcome your comments and suggestions as regards the composition of this Committee. Please send me your replies no later than October 25. I would be grateful that suggestions of names be accompanied by a few lines indicating the reasons supporting your proposals. (Email addresses for the colleagues being proposed would of course greatly help me.) I remind you that, as announced at ICME-11, the IPC for ICME-12 will be chaired by Sung Je Cho, from the Department of Mathematics Education of Seoul National University. Thanks for your cooperation, and best wishes. Bernard -- ____________________________________________ Bernard R. Hodgson Secretary-General of ICMI -- Secr?taire g?n?ral de la CIEM (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction / Commission internationale de l'enseignement math?matique) D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique Facult? des sciences et de g?nie 1045, avenue de la M?decine Universit? 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The successful candidate must have a PhD and a proven record of independent and collaborative interdisciplinary research.?Research excellence and superior teaching will be an?asset. Preference will be given to candidates who can strengthen existing areas of present and ongoing research activity in the Department and in Biological and Life Sciences across the University. York University is a leader in interdisciplinary science research and outreach efforts that enable partnerships between researchers and policy makers. To address the ever more complex and challenging issues facing both scholars and policy makers, the University sustains high-quality empirical research informed by a diverse range of theory and methods. This appointment will build upon and expand the University?s strengths and prominence in the area of Health Analytics and Health Informatics. In addition to these appointments, appointments will be made in the Faculty of Health in the areas eHealth and Health Informatics and Health Systems Research Methods. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in this growing cluster of researchers with complementary strengths across the University who are engaged in collaborative and interdisciplinary work in this area. Applicants should send (as hard copy, only) 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, by January 16, 2009, to: Applied Mathematics Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, N520 Ross, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J?2V7. E-mail: applmath@mathstat.yorku.ca. Web site: www.math.yorku.ca/Hiring. York University is an Affirmative Action Enployer. The Afirmative Action Program can be found on York's website 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong externally-funded research program, supervise students, as well as develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Prospective faculty can look forward to a dynamic research environment in which collaboration with industry is encouraged. Carleton is located in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, and a major center of advanced technology research and development. For more information about the Carleton University and the School please consult www.math.carleton.ca. Applications (hard copies only) including curriculum vitae, three letters of reference (at least one of these letters should address the applicant's teaching), up to four sample publications, and a teaching dossier, should be sent to: Dr. P.J. Farrell, Director, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1S 5B6 email: ms-atd@math.carleton.ca Consideration of applications will begin on December 1, 2008 and continue 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 -------------- 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 the Geometry and Topology of Manifolds, Algebraic K-Theory, and Group Actions. The fellowship normally starts July 1, 2009 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 5, 2009. See our advertisement at http://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. Matt Valeriote, Acting Chair c/o Britton Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics Hamilton Hall 218 McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA OR Dr. I. Hambleton Britton Professor of Mathematics c/o Britton Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics Hamilton Hall 218 McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under consideration will be contacted. 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, 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 -------------- 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. Fellowship holders will work under the supervision of Dr. Walter Craig, a holder of a Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Analysis and its Applications 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, 2009 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 5, 2009. See our advertisement at http://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. Matt Valeriote, Acting Chair c/o CRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics Hamilton Hall 218 McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA OR Dr. W. Craig c/o CRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics Hamilton Hall 218 McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under consideration will be contacted. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. 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The Fellowship is open to candidates of any nationality, and selection will be based upon the candidate's research potential. The anticipated starting date is July 1, 2009, and the annual stipend is $40,000 plus a $2,000 grant for research expenses. Candidates are required to apply using the MathJobs website by January 5, 2009. See our advertisement at http://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. David Earn Department of Mathematics and Statistics McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 CANADA Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr. David Earn earn@math.mcmaster.ca Dr. Jonathan Dushoff dushoff@mcmaster.ca Dr. Gail Wolkowicz wolkowic@math.mcmaster.ca We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under consideration will be contacted. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. 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The Fellowship is open to candidates of any nationality, and selection will be based upon the candidate's research potential. Fellowship holders will work in the Geometry and Topology research group; research areas of particular interest are Symplectic and Algebraic Geometry, Group Actions, Representation Theory, and Algebraic Topology. The fellowship normally starts July 1, 2009, 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 5, 2009. See our advertisement at http://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. Megumi Harada Department of Mathematics and Statistics McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under consideration will be contacted. 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, 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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To learn more about the department, please visit our web page. The fellowships are open to candidates of any nationality and selection will be based on the candidate's research potential and fit with a research group in the department. The fellowship normally starts July 1, 2009 and the annual stipend is a minimum of $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 5, 2009. See our advertisement at http://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. Matt Valeriote, Acting Chair c/o Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Mathematics & Statistics McMaster University Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under consideration will be contacted. 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, 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: mcmaster-pdfs.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 76022 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081010/172862be/mcmaster-pdfs.pdf From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 15 09:15:57 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Oct 15 09:16:35 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-7?q?CANADIAN_MATHEMATICAL_SOCIETY=A2S_2008_DA?= =?iso-8859-7?q?VID_BORWEIN_DISTINGUISHED_CAREER_AWARD?= Message-ID: For release: October 15, 2008 CANADIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY?S 2008 DAVID BORWEIN DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to award the 2008 CMS David Borwein Distinguished Career Award to Dr. Hermann Brunner (Memorial University of Newfoundland). Dr. Brunner will receive the 2008 David Borwein Distinguished Career Award at the CMS Winter Meeting in Ottawa (December 2008). The David Borwein Distinguished Career Award recognizes 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. Hermann Brunner has made notable contributions to Canadian mathematics, through his research, his teaching, and through the breadth of his service to the mathematical community. Particularly notable in this respect has been his tireless work to develop the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS), and through AARMS to expand and enhance the infrastructure that supports research and graduate training in Atlantic Canada. Dr. Brunner received his Ph.D. from ETH Z?rich in 1969. In 1986, following appointments at Dalhousie University, the University of M?nster, and the University of Fribourg, he joined Memorial University of Newfoundland, rising to the rank of University Research Professor. He is the author of numerous scientific publications, and the author or editor of three research monographs. His research lies in area of the numerical analysis of integral equations, a topic to which he has also contributed by serving on leading editorial boards, and by organizing major conferences, His service to the mathematical community includes a term as vice-president of the Canadian Mathematical Society, as group chair for the mathematical and statistical sciences at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and on several other NSERC committees, including a term as chair of the grant selection committee in applied mathematics. His contributions have been recognized by the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, which inducted him as a fellow in 2006. Dr. Brunner was influential in the founding of AARMS, and served as its director from 1999 to 2005. AARMS has increased the cohesiveness of mathematical research in Atlantic Canada, providing both direct support and a network that facilitates collaboration in research and graduate education. During his tenure as Director, Dr. Brunner led a national effort to secure stable and increased funding for AARMS, in cooperation with major Canadian research institutes such as the Centre de recherches math?matiques in Montreal, the Fields Institute in Toronto, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences in Western Canada. The legacy of these efforts has been the stimulation and expansion of mathematical research in Atlantic Canada, and the establishment of a strong and enhanced infrastructure in support of that research. For more information, contact: Dr. Graham P. Wright Executive Director Canadian Mathematical Society director@cms.math.ca (613) 562-5702 Dr. Anthony To-Ming Lau President Canadian Mathematical Society president@cms.math.ca (780) 492-0398 From gpwright at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 15 09:22:11 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Wed Oct 15 09:22:52 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?utf-8?q?PRIX_DAVID-BORWEIN_DE_MATH=C3=89MATICIEN_?= =?utf-8?b?w4lNw4lSSVRFIFBPVVIgTOKAmUVOU0VNQkxFIETigJlVTkUgQ0FSUkk=?= =?utf-8?b?w4hSRSAyMDA4IERFIExBIFNPQ0nDiVTDiSBNQVRIw4lNQVRJUVVFIERV?= =?utf-8?q?_CANADA?= Message-ID: Pour diffusion IMM?DIATE (15 octobre 2008) PRIX DAVID-BORWEIN DE MATH?MATICIEN ?M?RITE POUR L?ENSEMBLE D?UNE CARRI?RE 2008 DE LA SOCI?T? MATH?MATIQUE DU CANADA La Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC) est heureuse de d?cerner son prix David-Borwein de math?maticien ?m?rite pour l?ensemble d?une carri?re 2008 ? Hermann Brunner (l'Universit? Memorial de Terre-Neuve). M. Brunner recevra le prix David-Borwein de math?maticien ?m?rite pour l?ensemble d?une carri?re 2008 ? la R?union d?hiver de la SMC ? Ottawa (d?cembre 2008). Le prix David-Borwein de math?maticien ?m?rite 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. La contribution d?Hermann Brunner ? la sc?ne math?matique canadienne est exceptionnelle tant par ses recherches, son enseignement et l?ampleur de son ?uvre au sein de la communaut? math?matique. Il a notamment travaill? avec ardeur ? la cr?ation de l?Association pour l?avancement de la recherche math?matique en Atlantique (AARMA) et, par l?entremise de l?AARMA, ? l?expansion et ? l?am?lioration de l?infrastructure qui soutient la recherche et la formation aux cycles sup?rieurs au Canada atlantique. Hermann Brunner a obtenu son doctorat ? l?ETH de Z?rich en 1969. En 1986, apr?s avoir occup? des postes ? l?Universit? Dalhousie, ? l?Universit? de M?nster et ? l?Universit? de Fribourg, il s?est joint au corps professoral de l?Universit? Memorial de Terre-Neuve, o? il atteint le rang de professeur-chercheur. Auteur de nombreuses publications scientifiques, il est l?auteur ou le coauteur de trois monographies. En recherche, il s?int?resse ? l?analyse num?rique des ?quations int?grales, domaine auquel il a aussi contribu? en tant que membre de grands conseils de r?daction et du comit? organisateur de congr?s prestigieux. Au sein de la communaut? math?matique, il a notamment ?t? vice-pr?sident de la SMC, pr?sident du groupe math?matiques et statistique du Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en g?nie (CRSNG) et membre de plusieurs autres comit?s du CRSNG, dont pr?sident du Comit? de s?lection des subventions en math?matiques appliqu?es. Son travail a d?j? ?t? reconnu par l?Institut Fields de recherche en sciences math?matiques, qui l?a re?u parmi ses membres en 2006. Hermann Brunner a jou? un r?le important dans la fondation de l?AARMA, dont il a assur? la direction de 1999 ? 2005. L?AARMA a renforc? la coh?sion de la recherche math?matique au Canada atlantique en offrant ? la fois du financement direct et un r?seau propice ? la collaboration en recherche et en enseignement aux cycles sup?rieurs. Durant son mandat de directeur, il a pris la t?te d?une campagne pancanadienne visant ? assurer un financement stable et accru pour l?AARMA auquel ont aussi pris part les grands instituts de recherche canadiens, dont le Centre de recherches math?matiques ? Montr?al, l?Institut Fields ? Toronto et l?Institut du Pacifique pour les sciences math?matiques dans l?Ouest. Ces efforts concert?s ont stimul? et enrichi la recherche math?matique au Canada atlantique et contribu? ? la formation d?une infrastructure solide et am?lior?e de soutien ? la recherche dans cette partie du pays. Renseignements : Graham P. Wright Directeur administratif Soci?t? math?matique du Canada directeur@smc.math.ca 613-562-5702 Anthony To-Ming Lau Pr?sident Soci?t? math?matique du Canada president@smc.math.ca 780-492-0398 From meetings at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 15 15:18:53 2008 From: meetings at cms.math.ca (Gertrud Jeewanjee) Date: Wed Oct 15 15:19:37 2008 Subject: [cmath] The Graham Wright Roast - details and registration info Message-ID: <200810151918.m9FJIr2I030675@mail.cms.math.ca> The Graham Wright Roast - A CMS Fundraising Event Sunday evening, Dec. 7th, 2008 at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel (during the CMS 2008 Winter Meeting) It looks like your mail software isn't showing HTML mail. For details and registration, point your web browser to http://www.cms.math.ca/roast/ The roast is organized by Friends of the CMS. -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From akelm at cms.math.ca Wed Oct 15 15:21:35 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Wed Oct 15 15:21:38 2008 Subject: [cmath] CRM-ISM Postdoctoral Fellowships 2009-2010 Message-ID: [version fran?aise ci-dessous] CRM-ISM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2009-2010 The Centre de recherches math?matiques (CRM) and the Institut des sciences math?matiques (ISM) invite applications for their joint postdoctoral fellowship program starting in September 2009. CRM-ISM postdoctoral fellowships are awarded to promising researchers who have obtained a Ph.D in the mathematical sciences after December 1st, 2003. The annual stipend is $38,000 CDN for one year and is renewable for a second year. This is a research fellowship, allowing the recipient to devote most of his or her time to research under the supervision of a professor from one of the ISM member universities. If fellows wish to teach, they may request? to be offered teaching assignments for which they will receive an additional salary. The CRM is a national research center in the mathematical sciences. It includes nine research laboratories, and every year it organizes a wide range of events attracting participants from around the world. The CRM's 2009 Fall thematic semester will be on ?Mathematics and imaging science - from neurones to electrons,? and the 2010 Winter thematic semester will be on Number theory as experimental and applied science. The ISM is a consortium composed of eight Qu?bec universities (Concordia, Laval, McGill, Sherbrooke, Universit? de Montr?al, UQAM, UQTR and Bishop?s University). It coordinates the resources of the member universities and organizes a wide variety of activities for graduate students. Applications are welcome in all fields of research in which the CRM and the ISM are actively involved, namely?: algebra and number theory, analysis, applied mathematics, category theory, combinatorics, geometry and topology, mathematical physics, nonlinear dynamics, probability, quantum computing, statistics, and mathematical methods in medical imaging. Applications must arrive at the CRM by Monday, December 1, 2008. The following documents are required: 1- online application form 2- curriculum vitae (PDF format) 3- research project (PDF format) 4- 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. For further information and to apply please go to?: http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/%7ecrmism/index_en.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOURSES POSTDOCTORALES CRM-ISM 2009-2010 Pour faciliter la lecture, le genre masculin est utilis? sans discrimination dans ce texte. 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 2009. La bourse postdoctorale CRM-ISM s'adresse ? des chercheurs prometteurs ayant obtenu leur doctorat en math?matiques apr?s le 1er d?cembre 2003. D'une valeur de 38 000 $ CAN par ann?e, renouvelable pour une deuxi?me ann?e, la bourse permet ? 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. Le montant de la bourse ne comprend aucune t?che d'enseignement.? Si le boursier le d?sire, il pourra enseigner durant son stage et ainsi recevoir une r?mun?ration suppl?mentaire. Le CRM est un centre national de recherches en sciences math?matiques. Il regroupe neuf laboratoires de recherche, et organise chaque ann?e un large ?ventail d?activit?s scientifiques faisant appel ? une participation internationale. Veuillez noter que le semestre d?automne 2009 du CRM portera sur les Math?matiques et l?imagerie - des neurones aux ?lectrons, alors que celui de l?hiver 2010 portera sur la th?orie des nombres en tant que science appliqu?e et exp?rimentale. L'ISM est un consortium form? de huit universit?s qu?b?coises (Concordia, Laval, McGill, Sherbrooke, Universit? de Montr?al, UQAM, l?UQTR et l?Universit? Bishop?s). Il coordonne un grand ensemble de ressources des universit?s membres et organise de nombreuses activit?s pour les ?tudiants de cycles sup?rieurs. Nous acceptons des demandes dans tous les domaines de recherche du CRM et de l?ISM, ? savoir : alg?bre et th?orie des nombres, 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 et th?orie des cat?gories. Les candidatures doivent parvenir au CRM au plus tard le lundi 1 d?cembre 2008. Les candidats sont pri?s de joindre les pi?ces suivantes: 1- formulaire de candidature ?lectronique 2- curriculum vitae (format PDF) 3- projet de recherche (format PDF) 4- 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. Pour plus d?information et pour postuler, veuillez consulter notre site internet ? l?adresse suivante?: http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/%7ecrmism/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From meetings at cms.math.ca Fri Oct 17 16:00:28 2008 From: meetings at cms.math.ca (Gertrud Jeewanjee) Date: Fri Oct 17 16:00:31 2008 Subject: [cmath] CWiMAC 2008 Message-ID: <48F8EEDC.5050807@cms.math.ca> (fran?ais ci-dessous) The CMS Committee for Women in Mathematics *,* with support of the CMS and Fields Institute , is organizing the 4^th workshop of */Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada/* (CWiMAC 2008 ). The purpose of the CWiMAC workshops is to support the career development of junior female academics in the Canadian mathematics community. CWiMAC 2008 will take place at the University of Ottawa on December 4 and 5, 2008. The workshop is just prior to the CMS Winter 2008 Meeting and participants are encouraged to stay in Ottawa to attend that meeting. All women in the mathematical sciences at Canadian universities are invited to apply. The early registration fee for each participant is $50 and is due by November 25, 2008. The fee for participants registering after this date is $75. This fee includes coffee breaks, one lunch, and one dinner. Details on payment options will be sent via email after the registration process is complete. There is a limited amount of support to cover the registration fee and part of the travel and accommodation expenses for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. Deadline to apply for financial support is November 1, 2008. We look forward to seeing you in Ottawa. Ping Zhou Chair, CWiMAC 2008 ----- Le comit? des femmes dans les math?matiques de la SMC , avec l'appui de la SMC et l'institut Fields , organise le 4^?me atelier des */femmes en math?matiques ? travers le Canada/* (CWiMAC 2008 ). Le but de ces atelier CWiMAC est de soutenir le d?veloppement de la vie professionnelle des universitaires f?minins juniors dans la communaut? canadienne de math?matiques. CWiMAC 2008 aura lieu ? l'universit? d'Ottawa les 4 et 5 d?cembre 2008. L'atelier est juste avant la r?union d'hiver 2008 de la SMC et les participants sont encourag?s ? rester ? Ottawa pour assister ? cette r?union. Toutes les femmes en sciences math?matiques aux universit?s canadiennes sont invit?es ? s'appliquer. Les tarifs d'inscription l?ve t?t pour chaque participant sont de $50 et sont dus pour le 25 novembre 2008. Les frais pour les participants qui s'inscrivent apr?s cette date sont de $75. Ces honoraires incluent les pauses-caf?, un d?jeuner, et un d?ner. Les d?tails des options de paiement seront envoy?s par courriel apr?s que le processus d'inscription soit complet. Il y a une quantit? limit?e d'appui disponible pour couvrir les droits d'inscription et une partie des d?penses de voyage et de logement pour les ?tudiants de troisi?me cycle, les chercheuses post-doctorales, et les professeures juniors. La date-limite pour les demandes d'aide financi?re est le 1er novembre 2008. Au plaisir de vous accueillir ? Ottawa! Ping Zhou Pr?sidente, CWiMAC 2008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081017/e5e41243/attachment.htm From Javad.Mashreghi at mat.ulaval.ca Mon Oct 20 10:57:20 2008 From: Javad.Mashreghi at mat.ulaval.ca (Javad Mashreghi) Date: Mon Oct 20 10:57:28 2008 Subject: [cmath] announcement Message-ID: <3E603A30DF91C946800799D28C1D591F8590EB@exch-be03.ulaval.ca> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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 special issue will contain a selection of papers which substantially extend existing works on these topics. The submission is open to contributions not necessarly related to papers included in the proceedings of ISSAC 08. The guiding principles for the publication procedure will be the following: - Original research results and insightful analysis of current concerns are solicited for submission. Submissions must not duplicate work already published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Further insights on papers included in the Proceedings of the ISSAC 2007 Conference are welcome, but the new contributions should be relevant. The paper should explain in its introduction, what the problem is, its importance, the contribution of the paper, how it is related to the existing literature, and what are the significant improvements/enhancement compared to the related ISSAC 2008 paper, if it exists. - All the papers will be refereed according to the JSC standards. - Papers should be submitted by email to laureano.gonzalez@mac.com . - DEADLINE: January 5, 2008 - The format is pdf. Please prepare your manuscript by using the JSC style files, which are available from the JSC home pages at http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hong/jsc.htm. - Notification of acceptance: around end of May 2009. - The final versions should be sent in by the end of May 2009, with tex sources, in the same way as the initial submission. - The special issue is expected to appear by the time of ISSAC 2009. From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Oct 21 10:11:59 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Oct 21 10:12:01 2008 Subject: [cmath] Tenure-Stream Position in Statistics - University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences Message-ID: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN STATISTICS DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH The Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Statistics at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2009. We are interested in candidates with research expertise in Applied Statistics, including Biostatistics, Machine Learning, Statistical Applications in Finance and Risk Management, and Statistical Genetics. Candidates should have, or be about to receive, a PhD in Statistics or a related field. They must demonstrate ability to pursue innovative research at the highest level as well as a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of Toronto is an international leader in Statistics research and education. The prestigious COPSS Award, the highest international research honour in statistics, has been awarded to resident Canadians only three times; and all of these were at the University of Toronto. The department enjoys strong ties to other units within the University, and the successful candidate for this position will be expected to participate actively in the Graduate Department of Statistics at the University of Toronto. Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), a research statement, a teaching statement, and any other pertinent material (such as selected publications) to Faculty Search Committee Department of Statistics Sidney Smith Building, 6th floor 100 St. George Street University of Toronto Toronto, ON M5S 3G3 Canada In addition, candidates should arrange for at least three references to send recommendation letters directly to the above address. To ensure full consideration in the search, all application materials, including the recommendation letters, must be received by January 9, 2009. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 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Responsibilities include lecturing, conducting tutorials, grading, and curriculum development in a variety of undergraduate courses. Appointments at the rank of Lecturer may be renewed annually to a maximum of five years. In the fifth year of service, Lecturers shall be reviewed and a recommendation made with respect to promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer, which is a continuing appointment. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of career goals and teaching philosophy, and evidence of teaching excellence by email to: stats-lecturer-search@utsc.toronto.edu (PDF files are preferred.) In addition, candidates should arrange for at least three references to send recommendation letters directly to the above address. For full consideration in the search, all application materials, including the recommendation letters, must be received by March 1, 2009. (If submission by email is impossible, the application material and recommendation letters may be sent by post to Statistics Lecturer Search c/o Ms. Katheleene Smith Department of Computer & Mathematical Sciences University of Toronto Scarborough 1265 Military Trail Toronto, ON M1C 1A4 Please do not submit by post applications that have been sent by email.) The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 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The Faculty of Science invites applications for a tenure-stream or tenured position in Mathematics at any rank; effective July 1, 2009. This position is subject to budgetary approval. Applicants with research expertise in numerical optimization, stochastic modelling, or bioinformatics are being sought, especially those with expertise in high-performance computing applied to these areas. Applicants should possess a PhD in Mathematics or a related area, a strong academic background, and a record of excellence in research. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct active and innovative research programs and to teach at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 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. 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 Science and Education and Science programs in conjunction with UOIT's Faculty of Education. MSc programs in Modelling and Computational Science, Applied Bioscience, and Materials Science commenced in 2007. Applications will be accepted until December 15, 2008 or until a suitable candidate is 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. Candidates for the position of full Professor are required to provide a list of four referees. 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We are seeking candidates with: expertise in statistical science; demonstrated excellence in scholarly research; and a commitment to excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching in statistical science. Applicants with expertise in major areas, including biostatistics, environmental statistics, computational statistics, data mining, genetics/genomics, image analysis, industrial statistics, machine learning, are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate should hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in statistics or a related discipline. The ideal candidate must be an independent researcher with the capability of developing a research program and undertake graduate supervision. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS The Department has an international reputation in the areas of statistical theory and statistical computing. The prestigious COPSS Award, the highest international research honour in statistics, has only been awarded to resident Canadians three times; and all of these were at the University of Toronto. The University of Toronto is the leading research-intensive university in Canada and offers a range of support to early career faculty. It is located in the heart of downtown Toronto, a vibrant city of over 2 million inhabitants. The Department of Statistics has an outstanding complement of 22 faculty members and is one of six institutional sponsors of the National Institute for Complex Data Structures - an organization that builds interdisciplinary research teams with statistical leadership. It is also involved with the Fields Institute for Mathematical Sciences and has a close relationship with Biostatistics in the School of Public Health on campus. We offer courses in actuarial science, probability theory, applied statistics, statistical computation and theoretical statistics at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The department serves as a focal point for statistical teaching, research and consulting at the university. For more information on the Department of Statistics at the University of Toronto, visit the department's web site at http://www.utstat.utoronto.ca TO APPLY Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a covering letter outlining current and future research interests, examples of publications and a teaching statement. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference to be submitted directly to: Faculty Search Committee Department of Statistics University of Toronto 100 St. George Street, 6th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3 CANADA Email: stats-search@utstat.toronto.edu We encourage you to submit your application online Please visit: http://www.jobs.utoronto.ca/faculty Reference Job # 0801176 If you are unable to apply online (or alternatively have large documents to send), please submit your application and other materials to the above address. To ensure full consideration in the search, all application materials, including the recommendation letters, must be received by January 9, 2009. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 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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Eligibility: The date of the applicant's Ph.D. must be January, 2007 or later. For further criteria and information, please see http://killamtrusts.dal.ca/apply/postdoctoralfellows/ Application deadline: December 15, 2008. Candidates in Mathematics or Statistics: Please send your application to Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee c/o Dr. Karl Dilcher, Chair Department of Mathematics and Statistics Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada, B3H 4H6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. AARMS (Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences) Postdoctoral Fellowships Description: AARMS postdoctoral fellowships are awarded, on the recommendation of its Scientific Review Panel, to beginning researchers who received their Ph.D. no more than four years before applying. Applications will be considered from those who anticipate receiving their Ph.D. before the proposed start time of the fellowship; however, the Ph.D. must be in hand before actually beginning the fellowship. Application deadline: December 15, 2008. Application procedure: Applications can be made by the candidate through a new online system which is expected to be operational from November 15. For further information or to apply please visit http://www.aarms.math.ca/pdf/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This employment position is among those listed in the Employment section of the CMS website: http://cms.math.ca/Employment From wanda at mun.ca Fri Oct 31 10:29:09 2008 From: wanda at mun.ca (Wanda Heath) Date: Mon Nov 3 09:36:04 2008 Subject: [cmath] Three-year Teaching Term Position Message-ID: <490B1635.3030004@mun.ca> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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By this award the Education committee wishes to stress the fundamental role of individuals in fostering new talents and presenting mathematics as one of he great human endeavors. The deadline for submitting your nomination is November 15. For more details, please visit: ?http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/info/et Joseph Khoury Chair, CMS Education Committee Joseph Khoury, Pr?sident du comit? d'?ducation de la SMC *********************************** L'?ducation est l'un des principaux r?les d'un d?partement de math?matiques et ce r?le inclut l'enseignement des cours offerts aux ?tudiants de math?matiques et de ceux de service. Le comit? d'?ducation de SMC vous invite ? proposer des candidats et des candidates pour le Prix d'excellence en enseignement de la SMC pour l'enseignement coll?gial et de premier cycle universitaire en?math?matiques. Par ce Prix le comit? d'?ducation souhaite souligner le r?le crucial des individus qui stimulent de nouveaux talents et pr?sentent les math?matiques comme une des grandes aventures intellectuelles humaines. La date limite pour soumettre une nomination est le 15 novembre. Pour?plus de d?tails, visitez le lien: http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/info/et Joseph Khoury, Pr?sident du comit? d'?ducation de la SMC From Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca Mon Nov 3 11:59:30 2008 From: Michelle.Lukaszczyk at uottawa.ca (Michelle Lukaszczyk) Date: Mon Nov 3 11:53:28 2008 Subject: [cmath] Ad to be posted Message-ID: <35141BE6A60459488367EDBFED55F4FB02F875FE@MSMAIL2.uottawa.o.univ> Skipped content of type multipart/related-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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A description of the nature of an Instructor I appointment, and the criteria for achieving tenure are available at www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty_relations/careers/tenure.html. The main responsibilities of the position are: - teaching first-year mathematics courses - development of curriculum and innovative teaching methodologies for mathematics courses, especially in lower level courses Additional responsibilities will include one or more of the following: - participation in the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative - facilitating the learning and teaching of mathematics - teaching courses taught by the Mathematics Department for prospective elementary and high-school mathematics teachers; - participation in team-teaching opportunities - administration related to undergraduate students Additional details about the position will be posted by December 1, 2008 at: .hlink http://www.math.ubc.ca/instructor08 UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. We strongly encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply, including women, visible minorities, people of aboriginal origin, and people with disabilities. Deadline for applications: February 15, 2009 Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply on-line; submissions can be made at MathJobs.Org. Alternatively, applicants may send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three names of referees, and a teaching dossier or evidence of teaching excellence. Candidates should include a brief teaching philosophy and a description of any experience in mentoring diverse student populations. Prof. Rachel Kuske, Head Department of Mathematics University of British Columbia #121 - 1984 Mathematics Road Vancouver, B.C. 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While outstanding applications from all areas of analysis are welcome, preference may be given to applicants with publications in the area of analysis on manifolds or geometric analysis. Applicants must have an earned doctorate and an excellent publication record in Analysis. Candidates should have some teaching experience and the skills required to become an excellent teacher. Duties for the position include graduate teaching and supervision; undergraduate teaching and the development of a vigorous research program. The closing date for applications will be January 16, 2009. Candidates should submit a Curriculum Vitae, a description of research and teaching interests; and the names and addresses (include e-mail) of at least three referees. Applications should be sent to: Head of Department VPA-MAST-2007-005 Department of Mathematics & Statistics Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7 Canada E-mail: mathstat@mun.ca Internet: www.math.mun.ca You MUST use the code VPA-MAST-2007-005 on all correspondence. Memorial University is the largest university in Atlantic Canada. As the province's only university, Memorial plays an integral role in the educational and cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador. Offering diverse undergraduate and graduate programs to almost 18,000 students, Memorial provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for learning in St. John's, a very safe, friendly city with great historic charm, a vibrant cultural life, and easy access to a wide range of outdoor activities. Memorial University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from qualified women and men, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Partners of candidates for positions are invited to include their resume for possible matching with other job opportunities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Date of Appointment: August 1, 2009 Rank and Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience Applications should include curriculum vitae, a letter of application, citizenship or Canadian immigration status, and e-mail contact information for three referees. If applying via e-mail, submissions should be in a single file of a reasonable size. 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. Short-listed candidates will be expected to provide copies of credentials at time of interview. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 successful applicant will have a PhD or equivalent degree, will be expected to teach six courses per year, and will also serve the university through scholarship and administrative duties. Review of completed files will commence Dec. 20 or until the position is filled. For details regarding the application process and contacts, please visit http://www.questu.ca/human_resources/faculty.php. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Fri Nov 7 15:12:49 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Nov 7 15:12:51 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?iso-8859-15?q?Postdoctoral_Fellowship_/_Poste_de_cherc?= =?iso-8859-15?q?heur_postdoctoral_-_University_of_Ottawa_/_Univers?= =?iso-8859-15?q?it=E9_d=27Ottawa?= Message-ID: [version fran?aise ci-dessous] UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA / UNIVERSIT? D'OTTAWA Department of Mathematics and Statistics D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique The Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Ottawa invites applications from recent Ph.D.s for at least one Postdoctoral fellowship. Applications in all areas of mathematics and statistics will be considered but preference will be given to applications in areas represented in the department. Information about the department can be found at http://www.science.uottawa.ca/mathstat This fellowship is open to candidates of any nationality. The selection will be based on the candidate's potential for research and teaching. This fellowship is for one year, and is normally renewed for a second year subject to satisfactory performance. The annual salary is $40,000. Duties include research and the teaching of two one-semester courses. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a research plan, and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation, with one addressing teaching, to be sent to Professor Victor LeBlanc Chairman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Canada, K1N 6N5 by January 15, 2009. Applicants are also encouraged to include up to three copies of their most significant publications. Employment equity is University policy and the University strongly encourages applications from women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Le D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique de l'Universit? d'Ottawa met au concours au moins un poste de chercheur postdoctoral. Ce poste de recherche et d'enseignement de deux cours (un par session) est pour une p?riode d'une ann?e, et est normalement renouvel? pour une deuxi?me ann?e si la performance en recherche et enseignement est satisfaisante. Le salaire annuel est de 40,000$. Ce poste est ouvert aux candidates et candidats de toutes nationalit?s. Les candidates et candidats de tout domaine des math?matiques ou de la statistique seront consid?r?s mais la pr?f?rence ira aux domaines repr?sent?s au d?partement. La s?lection se fera selon la qualit? du dossier. Les candidates et candidats doivent avoir obtenu r?cemment un doctorat en math?matiques ou en statistique et doivent faire parvenir leur dossier de candidature au directeur du d?partement, le Professeur Victor LeBlanc, D?partement de math?matiques et de statistique, Universit? d'Ottawa, Ottawa ON, Canada, K1N 6N5, au plus tard le 15 janvier 2009. Ceux-ci doivent comprendre un curriculum vitae, un projet de recherche et trois lettres confidentielles de recommandation dont une concernant l'enseignement. Nous encourageons les candidates et candidats ? joindre ? leur dossier trois tir?s ? part de leurs contributions les plus importantes. Pour plus de renseignements voir http://www.science.uottawa.ca/mathstat L'Universit? a une politique d'?quit? en mati?re d'emploi. Les femmes, les autochtones, les membres des minorit?s visibles et les personnes handicap?es sont fortement encourag?es ? poser leur candidature. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 candidate must have a PhD (or solid indication of imminent completion) in Mathematics or Statistics, and must demonstrate excellence or clear promise of excellence in teaching. A commitment to research is expected. Applicants from all areas are welcome to apply but particular attention will be given to those with a specialization in Algebra or any field in Statistics. Applicants should have strong written and oral communication skills in English. Applicants should submit: a covering letter with curriculum vitae; a teaching statement and student evaluations; a statement of research interests and evidence of scholarly activity; and graduate transcripts. Candidates should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent under separate cover. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. All correspondence should be sent to Human Resources Department, Grant MacEwan College, 10700-104 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4S2. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 5, 2009. Inquiries may be directed to the chair of Mathematics and Statistics, Dr. David McLaughlin at mclaughlind@macewan.ca. Salary: Commensurate with education and experience Closing Date: Monday, January 5, 2009 Quote Competition No: 08.11.320 Grant MacEwan College thanks all applicants for their interest in employment, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Apply to: Human Resources Department Grant MacEwan College City Centre Campus 7-105, 10700 104 Ave Edmonton AB T5J 4S2 FAX: (780) 497-5430 PHONE: (780) 497-5434 E-mail: careers@macewan.ca Grant MacEwan College employment opportunities can be viewed by visiting our website at www.macewan.ca Click on Jobs at MacEwan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Name: First announcement.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 93405 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081112/90f7c616/Firstannouncement.pdf From gwild at uwo.ca Thu Nov 13 13:02:13 2008 From: gwild at uwo.ca (Geoff Wild) Date: Mon Nov 17 09:51:54 2008 Subject: [cmath] Advertisment for CAIMS 2009 Message-ID: 2009 CAIMS*SCMAI Annual MeetingThe 2009 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Applied Mathematical and? Industrial Society will be hosted by the Department of Applied? Mathematicsat the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario on June? 10-14, 2009.? The themes of this meeting are? Computational Biomaterials? Complex Fluids? Dynamical Systems? Mathematical Biology? Mathematical Finance? Scientific/Symbolic Computing? Theoretical PhysicsThere will be seven plenary lectures and numerous invited talks (30? minutes) on the above themes.In addition to these, we also call for minisymposia on any topics in applied mathematics. If you areinterested in organizing such a symposium, please submit your proposal? to us by the address givenbelow. There will also be several contributed sessions, as well as a? poster session for graduate studentsto present their research results.In the meeting, the annual CAIMS Research Prize and CAIMS Doctoral? Dissertation Award will bepresented to the receipients. In addition, student poster prizes will? also be selected and awarded.The year 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of CAIMS which makes this? meeting more special and moreworth attending. Some activities are being planned, and this gives one? a unique opportunity to know thehistory of this society. You are cordially invited to join us in London to celebrate the society's healthygrowth and great achievements in the past 30 years.For more information about this meeting, please visit the website? www.apmaths.uwo.ca/caims2009.htmlwhich will be updated in a timely fashion, or contact:Rob Corless: rcorless@uwo;Geoff Wild: gwild@uwo.ca;Xingfu Zou: xzou@uwo.caWe look forward to seeing you and welcoming you at the University of? Western Ontario. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081113/e6a74b56/attachment.htm From meetings at cms.math.ca Wed Nov 19 15:55:01 2008 From: meetings at cms.math.ca (Gertrud Jeewanjee) Date: Wed Nov 19 15:55:05 2008 Subject: [cmath] =?utf-8?q?R=C3=A9union_d=E2=80=99hiver_2008_de_la_SMC?= Message-ID: <49247D25.3000705@cms.math.ca> *R?union d?hiver 2008 de la SMC* *du 6 au 8 d?cembre, Ottawa (Ontario)* www.smc.math.ca Au nom de l'Universit? Carleton , l'?cole de math?matiques et de statistique invite la communaut? math?matique ? la R?union d'hiver 2008 de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada (SMC). Au programme : onze conf?rences (pl?ni?res, publique et de laur?ats) ainsi qu'une grande diversit? de sessions, y compris une session de communications libres. Toutes les activit?s scientifiques et sociales se d?rouleront ? *l'H?tel Marriott, situ? au 100, rue Kent, ? Ottawa*. Le Comit? des femmes en math?matiques de la SMC organise le 4^e atelier du groupe *Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada* (CWiMAC 2008 ). Les ateliers du groupe CWiMAC ont pour objectif de soutenir le perfectionnement professionnel des jeunes professeures d'universit? au sein de la communaut? math?matique canadienne. L'atelier 2008 se d?roulera ? l'Universit? d'Ottawa, les 4 et 5 d?cembre 2008. La date limite d?inscription ? l?atelier est le 25 novembre. Nous c?l?brerons les *30 ann?es de loyaux services de Graham Wright ? la SMC* le 6 d?cembre, apr?s le banquet, dans une suite avec vue splendide sur Ottawa au 27^e ?tage de l'H?tel Marriott. Nous esp?rons que vous pourrez vous joindre ? nous et que vous ferez un don ? la SMC en l'honneur de Graham lors de cette soir?e. Il y aura un bar payant sur place. (Puisque Graham ne quittera pas la SMC avant 2009, le bien-cuit en son honneur a ?t? report?.) Inscription ? Date limite : 25 novembre Il est possible de s?inscrire en ligne jusqu?au 25 novembre, et sur place, par la suite, ? un tarif plus ?lev?. H?bergement L?h?tel est presque rempli. Pour obtenir les coordonn?es de l?h?tel, passez sur le site web. Au plaisir de vous accueillir ? Ottawa! Gertrud Jeewanjee -- Gertrud Jeewanjee Coordonnatrice des r?unions, Soci?t? math?matique du Canada Tel: 613-562-5800, ext. 3480, F: 613-565-1539 ------------------------------------------------------------ R?union d'hiver 2008 de la SMC -- 6-8 d?cembre, Ottawa (Ontario) www.smc.math.ca ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081119/d080bdbd/attachment.htm From meetings at cms.math.ca Wed Nov 19 15:55:06 2008 From: meetings at cms.math.ca (Gertrud Jeewanjee) Date: Wed Nov 19 15:55:08 2008 Subject: [cmath] CMS Winter Meeting 2008 Message-ID: <49247D2A.1060305@cms.math.ca> *CMS Winter Meeting 2008* *December 6 - 8, Ottawa, Ontario* www.cms.math.ca On behalf of Carleton University , the School of Mathematics and Statistics invites the mathematical community to the CMS Winter Meeting 2008 . The program will include eleven plenary, prize and public lectures, and a wide variety of sessions, including a Contributed Paper session. All scientific talks and social activities will take place at the *Ottawa Marriott Hotel, *located at 100 Kent Street, Ottawa. The CMS Committee for Women in Mathematics is organizing the 4^th workshop of *Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada* (CWiMAC 2008 ). The purpose of the CWiMAC workshops is to support the career development of junior female academics in the Canadian mathematics community. CWiMAC 2008 will take place at the University of Ottawa on December 4 and 5, 2008. Registration deadline for the workshop is November 25. We will celebrate *Graham Wright's 30 years of dedicated service to the CMS* on December 6, following the banquet, in a room that overlooks Ottawa (great view) on the 27th floor of the Marriott Hotel. We hope you will come and that you will consider making a donation to the CMS in Graham's honor at the event. Cash Bar. (Since Graham will not be retiring until sometime in 2009, the Roast event has been postponed.) Online Registration ? Deadline: November 25 The online registration will close on November 25 and registration will resume on site at an increased rate. Accommodation The hotel is almost sold out; please visit the website for contact details. We look forward to welcoming you in Ottawa! Gertrud Jeewanjee -- Gertrud Jeewanjee Meetings Coordinator, Canadian Mathematical Society Tel: 613-562-5800, ext. 3480, F: 613-565-1539 ------------------------------------------------------------ CMS Winter Meeting 2008 -- December 6-8, Ottawa (Ontario) www.cms.math.ca ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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: - website development ; - assistance with budgeting; - negotiating with conference venues to secure meeting rooms and/or accommodations; - registration (including credit card services); - advertising and promotion; - business development for the purposes of attracting non-academic speakers or other participants. 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 : - le d?veloppement d'un site Web. - 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). - la 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). 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S/he must have demonstrated accomplishments and outstanding promise in research, and a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching. Candidates are also expected to possess excellent communication skills and leadership potential. Alberta is one of the leading Mathematics Departments in Canada and has strong connections with other mathematical institutes, such as the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), and the Banff International Research Station (BIRS). For more information about the Department, please visit our website at www.math.ualberta.ca. Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching profile outlining experience and/or interests, and at least three confidential letters of reference. Consideration of applications will begin in February 2009; however, the competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are encouraged. Interested applicants may apply to: Arturo Pianzola, Chair Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2G1 Email: chairsec@math.ualberta.ca 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: alberta-fluid.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 63428 bytes Desc: Url : https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081127/fe67b515/alberta-fluid.pdf From akelm at cms.math.ca Fri Nov 28 11:02:42 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Fri Nov 28 11:02:46 2008 Subject: [cmath] AARMS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2009 - Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences Message-ID: AARMS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2009 Value: minimum $35,000 per annum Application deadline: December 15, 2008 Eligibility and place of tenure: AARMS postdoctoral fellowships are awarded, on the recommendation of its Scientific Review Panel (SRP), to beginning researchers who received their PhD no more than four years before applying. Applications will be considered from those who anticipate receiving their PhD before the proposed start time of the fellowship, however the PhD must be in hand before actually beginning the fellowship. It is typically expected that the proposed supervisor will not be the same person as the applicant's PhD supervisor, and that the proposed Postdoctoral Fellowship will be at a different university than the one at which the PhD was awarded. The proposed supervisor must be a full-time tenure track or tenured faculty member at a university in Atlantic Canada. Duration: Normally two years. Funding for the second year is dependent upon satisfactory performance demonstrated in the detailed progress report submitted by the supervisor(s). Application: The candidate is expected to have linked up with a proposed supervisor before applying. Applicatons should be made by the candidate through the AARMS online page (www.aarms.math.ca/pdf) After registering on the system, applicants should send their username to their proposed supervisor(s). This enables the supervisor(s) to make their contributions to the application. The application should include: - CV (in pdf format) - Research Proposal: a detailed description of the research area and the research to be carried out during the tenure of the fellowship as well as a description of how the candidate would interact with the supervisor(s). (also in pdf format) After the applicant has registered online each intended supervisor(s) should contribute, through the AARMS online page the following: - A written reference (to be typed directly into the relevant web form). - A list of the exact sources of matching funding (NSERC or other grant(s), department(s), ...). If there are more than one intended supervisors only one needs to submit this information. This information is also to be entered directly into the relevant web form. The applicant should also arrange for two letters of recommendation to be submitted to the online system by persons who are familiar with the candidate's work and can comment on their suitability for an AARMS postdoctoral fellowship. The candidate will need to send their username to the external referee to enable them to make this contribution. These letters are to be typed by the referee directly into the web form provided for this purpose. Assessment: Applications will be reviewed by the Scientific Review Panel, who will make a recommendation to the Director Timetable: December 15 - Application deadline February 1 - Final decision is made on applications. The department/university hosting a successful AARMS PDF applicant is requested to provide (to the Director of AARMS) a formal "funding package", showing the annual contributions by the supervisor(s), the department, and the university. Their amount has at least to match the AARMS contribution of $17,500 and may require that the fellowship holder teach up to one class each term (including spring/summer sessions). September 1 - Start time for the fellowship. AARMS will transfer $8,750 (first half of the annual amount) during the month when the PDF starts his/her programme, and the same amount six months later. This is done upon receipt of a formal invoice from the hosting department/university. It is acceptable for the start of a fellowship to be delayed up until December 1, but funding will be reduced proportionate to the delay. This reduction will be reconciled in the second year of funding. For Further information please visit www.aarms.math.ca/pdf or contact David Langstroth AARMS Administrator (902) 494-8087 dll@cs.dal.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 Quantum Information Processing (QIP) Program studies a wide range of topics relating to quantum information, including experimental and theoretical physics, theoretical computer science, and mathematical aspects of quantum information. One position will begin as soon as is convenient for the successful candidate and will run through summer 2010. The other position will run for two years, beginning in fall 2009. During their tenure, Junior Fellows will be integrated as members of the QIP Program and will also participate in CIFAR's elite Junior Fellow Academy, interacting with peers in the Institute's eleven other programs. The Academy's purpose is to develop a community of broad thinking young scholars who are open to interdisciplinary collaboration, outstanding in their quality of research, and poised for future leadership roles. Interested candidates should apply on-line at http://www.iqc.ca/positions/postdoc-cifar/application.php?t=1. The application should include a CV (including list of publications), a research statement, and names of up to 3 potential supervisors. Eligible supervisors must be members of the CIFAR QIP program and should normally be located in Canada, although other arrangements will be considered in exceptional cases. Applicants should also provide names and e-mail addresses of 3-4 referees (at least 3 must not be CIFAR program members). To receive full consideration, applications must be received by Wednesday, December 10th, 2008, although later applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. For more information, including a list of eligible supervisors, go to http://www.cifar.ca/QIPJuniorFellowAd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Applicants for funding should arrange for one recommendation letter to be sent electronically to Stephen Gustafson , and should indicate which mini-courses they plan to attend. Students can register for the summer school at http://www.math.ubc.ca/~gustaf/SummerSchool09/index.html The deadline for applications for funding is March 15, 2009. For more information see http://www.math.ubc.ca/~gustaf/SummerSchool09/index.html Workshops and mini-course lecturers: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- June 29- July 3 (UVic) ``Topics in Kinetic Theory" Mini-course lecturers: Y. Guo (Brown), P. Degond (Toulouse), A. Klar (Kaiserslautern) July 6-10 (UBC) ``Asymptotic analysis in the calculus of variations and PDEs" Mini-course lecturers: T. Riviere (ETH), S. Muller (MPI) July 20-24 (UBC) ``Analysis of nonlinear PDEs and free boundary problems: applications to homogenization" Mini-course lecturers: L. A. Caffarelli (Texas), P. E. Souganidis (Texas) July 27-31 (UBC) ``New connections between differential and random term games and elliptic and parabolic differential equations'' Mini-course lecturers: B. Kawohl (Cologne), S. Serfaty (NYU), S. Sheffield (NYU) Aug. 3-7 (UBC) ``Regularity problems in hydrodynamics'' Mini-course lecturers: V. Sverak (Minnesota), Y. Brenier (CNRS, Nice) Aug. 17-21 (UBC) ``Nonlinear dispersive and geometric evolution problems: singularities and asymptotics'' Mini-course lecturers: I. Rodnianski (Princeton), Y. Martel (Versailles) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ pde-par mailing list pde-par@lists.birs.ca https://www.birs.ca/mailman/listinfo/pde-par From jhillel at mathstat.concordia.ca Tue Dec 2 15:32:13 2008 From: jhillel at mathstat.concordia.ca (jhillel) Date: Tue Dec 2 18:18:07 2008 Subject: [cmath] Mathematics Education position at Concordia Message-ID: <7FEB761F985A4A2FBCADCDBF7BF207E4@LB92111> Mathematics and Statistics Tenure Track Position: Mathematics Education The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Concordia University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Mathematics Education to support its Master in the Teaching of Mathematics (M.T.M.) program. Applicants must hold an MSc in Mathematics and a PhD in either Mathematics Education or Mathematics. They must also have a proven record of research and publications in Mathematics Education. Candidates with knowledge and interests in history and epistemology of Mathematics, technology in Mathematics Education, or empirical research on learning and teaching mathematics at the post-secondary level are especially welcome. Besides teaching graduate courses in Mathematics Education and supervising Masters and Doctoral theses in this area, the position will involve teaching of mathematics at the undergraduate level. A candidate's potential to obtain external research funding in Mathematics Education will be an important criterion in the selection process. Applications should consist of a cover letter (please indicate if you are a permanent resident of Canada), a current curriculum vitae, copies of recent publications, a statement of teaching philosophy/interests, a statement of research achievements, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Candidates should also arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to: Dr. Yogen Chaubey Chair Department of Mathematics and Statistics Concordia University 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West LB-901-7 Montreal, Quebec Canada H3G 1M8 http://www.mathstat.concordia.ca E-mail (for information only): chair@mathstat.concordia.ca Subject to budgetary approval, we anticipate filling this position, normally at the rank of Assistant Professor, for July 1, 2009. Appointments at a more senior level may also be considered. All applications should reach the Department no later than January 21, 2009. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. Concordia University is committed to employment equity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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La solution de Blomer au probl?me d?Erd?s tournait autour de l?obtention d?estim?s pr?cis pour le nombre d?entiers inf?rieur ? une borne donn?e, repr?sent?s par une forme binaire quadratique, cette borne ?tant suffisamment petite pour que les coefficients de la forme aient un impact significatif sur la forme de la solution. Ce genre de question remonte ? Lagrange et Gauss, il n?est donc pas surprenant que les travaux de Blomer aient eu un tel impact. R?cemment, Blomer s?est concentr? sur le probl?me de sous-convexit? des L-fonctions automorphes, obtenant dans ses articles avec Harcos et Michel, les meilleurs r?sultats connus sur cette question centrale, sous diff?rents aspects. Encore r?cemment, Blomer et Harcos ont obtenu la d?composition spectrale compl?te pour le probl?me de convolution d?cal?, une question qui remonte ? Selberg. Blomer a plusieurs autres excellents travaux dans toutes les directions. Il g?n?re une tonne d?id?es cr?atrices, appuy?es par de grandes prouesses techniques, ce qui promet beaucoup pour le futur. La recherche exceptionnelle de Valentin Blomer a ?t? reconnue par plusieurs prix et honneurs y compris le Prix Heinz Maier-Leibniz 2005 en Allemagne et la bourse de recherche Sloan en 2008. Valentin Blomer est ?galement un pianiste exceptionnel qui a pr?sent? des concerts ? travers l?Europe, au Japon et au Canada; il a m?me gagn? une comp?tition internationale en Belgique en 2002. C?est avec un grand plaisir que le CRM d?cerne le Prix Andr?- Aisenstadt ? Valentin Blomer en reconnaissance de ses accomplissements en math?matiques. Le Prix sera remis lors d?une c?r?monie qui se tiendra le 20 mars 2009 au CRM. ************************** The 2009 Andr?-Aisenstadt Prize is awarded to Valentin Blomer of the University of Toronto. Following his master's degree in 2001, Valentin Blomer burst onto the number theory scene by solving a deep and difficult problem of Paul Erdos, allowing him to obtain his Ph.D. in 2002 under Jorg Brudern at the University of Stuttgart, after just one year! After spending the 2003/4 year as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, he returned to Germany to start as an assistant professor at Gottingen, and has been back in Toronto, as an assistant professor, since 2005. Blomer's solution to Erdos's problem revolved around getting precise estimates for the number of integers up to a given point represented by a given binary quadratic form, where that point is small enough that the coefficients of the form will have significant impact on the shape of the solution. This type of question going back to Lagrange and Gauss, so it is notsurprising that Blomer's work on this has had such an impact. Recently Blomer has focused on the subconvexity problem for automorphic L-functions, obtaining in papers with Harcos and Michel the best results known in this central question, in several different aspects. Also recently Blomer and Harcos obtained the complete spectral decomposition for the shifted convolution problem, a question that goes back to Selberg. Blomer has many other fine works in all sorts of different directions. He seems to generate a wealth of ideas, aided by great technical prowess. There is obviously much more to come. Valentin Blomer's exceptional research has been recognized by several prizes and honors, including a 2005 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz award in Germany and a 2008 Sloan Research Fellowship. Valentin Blomer also is an exceptional pianist, having performed throughout Europe, in Japan and in Canada, and even winning an international competition in Belgium in 2002. It is with great pleasure that the CRM awards the 2009 Andr?- Aisenstadt Prize to Dr. Valentin Blomer in recognition of research achievement in mathematics. The Prize will be awarded at a ceremony to be held On March 20 2009 at the CRM. Christiane Rousseau, directrice Centre de recherches math?matiques Universit? de Montr?al C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville Montr?al, Qc H3C 3J7 T?l: 514 343 7502 Fax: 514 343 2254 directrice@crm.umontreal.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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J?rai (Carleton) At CRM: May 11-15, 2009 Interacting Stochastic Particle Systems http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/Stochastics09/index_e.shtml This workshop is part of the CRM Program on Probabilistic Methods in Mathematical Physics and may be of interest to participants in the above two workshops. Organisers: K. Khanin (Toronto), J. Lebowitz (Rutgers), J. Quastel (Toronto), T. Seppalainen (Madison) At CRM: May 18 - 23, 2009 Random Walks in Random Environments Organisers: M.T. Barlow (UBC) , E. Bolthausen (Z?rich), O. Zeitouni (Technion/Minneapolis) At PIMS-UBC: June 15-19, 2009 Symposium in Honour of David Brydges and Joel Feldman http://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~salmhof/SymposiumBrydgesFeldman.html Organisers: R. Froese (UBC), T. Kennedy (Tucson), M. Salmhofer (Heidelberg), G. Slade (UBC) At PIMS-UBC: July 5, 2009 The Renormalization Group and Statistical Mechanics Organisers: D.C. Brydges (UBC), J. Feldman (UBC), A. van Enter (Groningen) At PIMS-UBC: July 6-10, 2009 Mathematical Challenges from Molecular Biology and Genetics http://www.birs.ca/birspages.php?task=displayevent&event_id=09w5062 Organisers: R. Durrett (Cornell), E. Perkins (UBC) At BIRS: September 6-10, 2009 Summer School The 2009 Summer School in Probability will take place at PIMS-UBC, June 8 to July 3, 2009, with two 30-hour graduate courses: http://www.math.ubc.ca/~db5d/SummerSchool09/index.html Renormalisation Group and Related Topics , David Brydges (UBC) Stochastic Population Systems , Don Dawson (Carleton and McGill) Deadline for funding requests Dec 31. Instructions on website listed above. Scientific Activities Aisenstadt Chair Svante Janson will visit the CRM October 13-25, 2008 PIMS Distinguished Chair Don Dawson will visit PIMS-UBC during the 2009 Summer School. The Postdoctoral Programme in the Probability Group at UBC has been expanded during 2008-09. Those interested in future postdoctoral appointments should apply as described here: http://www.math.ubc.ca/Research/Probability/ Scientific Committee: David Brydges and Gordon Slade (co-chairs, UBC) Martin Barlow (UBC) Erwin Bolthausen (Z?rich) Luc Devroye (McGill) Frank den Hollander (Leiden) Greg Lawler (Chicago) Yvan Saint-Aubin (Montr?al) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.cms.math.ca/pipermail/cmath/attachments/20081204/482c72a1/attachment.htm From directrice at CRM.UMontreal.CA Fri Dec 5 12:25:14 2008 From: directrice at CRM.UMontreal.CA (Christiane Rousseau) Date: Fri Dec 5 12:25:28 2008 Subject: [cmath] CRM-Fields-PIMS 2009 Prize to Martin Barlow - Martin Barlow =?utf-8?q?=2C_r=C3=A9cipiendaire_du_Prix_CRM-Fields-PIMS_2009?= Message-ID: <1207.132.204.63.244.1228497914.squirrel@www.crm.umontreal.ca> (Le fran?ais suit) The Directors of the three Institutes, CRM, Fields and PIMS are pleased to announce that Martin Barlow from UBC is the recipient of the 2009 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize. Martin Barlow is a leading figure in probability and the leading international expert in diffusion on fractals and other disordered media. In addition, the impact of his work has been important in such diverse fields as partial differential equations, including major progress on the De Giorgi conjecture, stochastic differential equations, the mathematical finance of electricity pricing, filtration enlargement and branching measure diffusions. Already in the 1980?s, Martin Barlow settled a long open problem of probability theory, by providing necessary and sufficient conditions (the latter with J. Hawkes) for the continuity of local times of L?vy processes. This was the resolution of a thirty-year old problem which had attracted the efforts of Hale Trotter, Ronald Getoor and Harry Kersten among others. His conditions have paved the way for the study of the connection between local times and Gaussian processes. In the 1990?s his detailed study of diffusions on a variety of fractals and fractal-like sets opened a new area of study in probability, making him the leading international expert in the behaviour of diffusions on fractals and other disordered media. The study of the diffusion on the Sierpinski carpet, started with Ed Perkins and then Richard Bass in 1986, served as a testing ground for diffusion in highly inhomogeneous media, a domain of interest for the physics community which is now within mathematical reach. Barlow remains at the leading edge of this research with his recent work giving best possible results for the behaviour of transition probabilities for random walks on super-critical percolation clusters. The pioneering papers on the diffusion on the Sierpinski carpet attracted to the domain experts in Dirichlet forms, diffusions on manifolds and statistical mechanics. Martin Barlow currently is at the forefront of a program to study the transport properties of a broad class of graphs and manifolds. Martin Barlow received his undergraduate degree from Cambridge University in 1975 and completed his Doctoral degree with David Williams at the University College of Swansea in Wales in 1978. He held Royal Society University Research Fellowship at Cambridge University from 1985 to 1992, when he joined the Mathematics Department at University of British Columbia. He currently is Professor of Mathematics at UBC. He has held a number of visiting professorships at leading universities including University of Tokyo, Cornell University, Imperial College, London, and Universit? de Paris. Martin Barlow gave an invited lecture at the 1990 ICM in Kyoto and was an invited lecturer at the prestigious St. Flour Summer School in 1995. In 2008 he received the Jeffery-Williams Prize of the Canadian Mathematical Society. Other past distinctions include the Rollo Davidson Prize from Cambridge University, the Junior Whitehead Prize from the London Mathematical Society. He has been a leader of the international probability community, as a lead organizer of numerous conferences, Associate Editor of all the top probability journals and Editor-in-Chief of the Electronic Communications in probability. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics since 1995, of the Royal Society of Canada since 1998 and in 2006 was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (London). ************************************************ Les directeurs des trois instituts CRM, Fields et PIMS sont fiers d?annoncer que Martin Barlow (UBC) est le laur?at du Prix CRM-Fields-PIMs 2009. Martin Barlow est un chef de file en probabilit? et l?expert international principal en diffusion sur les fractales et autres media d?sordonn?s. L?impact de ses travaux est important dans des champs aussi diversifi?s que les ?quations aux d?riv?es partielles, y compris des progr?s majeurs sur la conjecture de De Giorgi, les ?quations diff?rentielles stochastiques, la finance math?matique en lien avec les tarifs de l??lectricit?, l??largissement de la filtration et des diffusions des mesures ramifi?es. D?j? en 1980, Martin Barlow a r?solu un probl?me ouvert en probabilit?s, en fournissant les conditions n?cessaires et suffisantes (ces derni?eres avec J. Hawkes) pour la continuit? du temps local des processus de L?vy. Il s?agissait d?un probl?me vieux de 30 ans, sur lequel s??taient attel?s entre autres Hale Trotter, Ronald Getoor et Harry Kersten. Ces conditions ont pav? la route de l??tude de la connexion entre les temps locaux et les processus gaussiens. Dans les ann?es 90, ses ?tudes d?taill?es des diffusions sur les ensembles fractals ont annonc? une nouvelle ?re d??tude en probabilit?s, faisant de Martin Barlow l?expert international principal dans le comportement des diffusions sur les fractals et autres m?dia d?sordonn?s. L??tude de la diffusion sur le tapis de Sierpinski, d?but?e avec Ed Perkins et poursuivie avec Richard Bass en 1986, a servi de champ d?essai pour la diffusion de m?dias hautement inhomog?nes, un domaine d?int?r?t pour la communaut? physique et qui est d?sormais ? port?e des math?matiques. Martin Barlow demeure un chercheur de pointe avec ses r?cents travaux qui ont donn? les meilleurs r?sultats possibles pour le comportement des probabilit?s de transition pour les marches al?atoires sur l?amas de percolation supercritique. D?s le d?but, les articles sur la diffusion du tapis de Sierpinski ont attir? vers ce domaine, des experts des formes de Dirichlet, de la diffusion sur les vari?t?s et de la m?canique statistique. Martin Barlow est pr?sentement le leader d?un programme d??tudes des propri?t?s du transport sur une large classe de graphes et de vari?t?s. Martin Barlow a obtenu son baccalaur?at de l?Universit? de Cambridge en 1975 et a compl?t? son doctorat avec David Williams au Coll?ge universitaire de Swansea, au Pays de Galles en 1978. Il a b?n?fici? d?une bourse de recherche (Royal Society University Research Fellowship) ? Cambridge de 1985 ? 1992. Il s?est ensuite joint au d?partement de math?matiques de l?Universit? de Colombie-Britannique (UBC), o? il est pr?sentement professeur. Il a ?t? professeur invit? ? nombreuses reprises y compris ? l?Universit? de Tokyo, ? Cornell, au Imperial College ? Londres et ? l?Universit? de Paris. Martin Barlow a ?t? conf?rencier invit? au CIM 1990 ? Kyoto, ainsi qu?? la prestigieuse ?cole d??t? St. Flour en 1995. En 2008, il s?est vu d?cerner le prix Jeffery-Williams de la Soci?t? math?matique du Canada. Parmi ses autres distinctions, mentionnons le prix Rollo Davidson de Cambridge et le prix Junior Whitehead de la London Mathematical Society. Il a ?t? un chef de file de la communaut? internationale en probabilit?, ? titre d?organisateur en chef de nombreuses conf?rences, ?diteur associ? des meilleurs journaux de en probabilit?s et ?diteur en chef de Electronic Communications in Probability. Il est membre de l?Institute of Mathematical Statistics depuis 1995, de la Soci?t? Royale du Canada depuis 1998 et en 2006 il a ?t? ?lu membre of the Soci?t? Royale (de Londres). Christiane Rousseau, directrice Centre de recherches math?matiques C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville Montr?al (Qc), H3C 3J7 T?l: 514 343 7502 fax 514 343 2254 directrice@crm.umontreal.ca From akelm at cms.math.ca Tue Dec 9 11:14:19 2008 From: akelm at cms.math.ca (Alan Kelm) Date: Tue Dec 9 11:14:22 2008 Subject: [cmath] Mathematics Instructor - College of the North Atlantic - Qatar Message-ID: Come Join Our Team! Instructor, Mathematics Are you looking for an international assignment with a great Canadian College and an opportunity that offers: Competitive Compensation * Furnished Accommodation * Single or Family Status Contract * Relocation Allowances * Annual Travel * K-12 Education for Children * Living Allowance (Canadian Residents) * Pension (Canadian Residents) * Comprehensive Medical Insurance * Family-Centered Environment ******************************************************************************* Then join us for an exciting and rewarding career at our world-class technology college in the Middle East. College of the North Atlantic - Qatar is a comprehensive technical college with a growing international reputation. We are seeking dynamic, adventurous people who are excellent teachers, culturally-sensitive and student-oriented and excited about working in the State of Qatar. DUTIES: The instructor will plan, develop, and deliver instruction in Mathematics to students enrolled in a variety of College and academic preparatory programs. S/he will evaluate student progress and manage the resources of the learning environment. Instructors will keep course portfolio documents required for accreditation processes and engage in instructional development/improvement plans. All employees are expected to contribute to professional and community life within the College and beyond. QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate must have teaching experience and a thorough knowledge of Mathematics. S/he must have a Bachelor of Education Degree with post-secondary or high school methods courses and an undergraduate degree with a major in Mathematics, combined with recent teaching experience. S/he will have exemplary communication skills and expert fluency in English is essential. All instructors work in a learning environment where English language is taught through and across disciplines. The ability to develop effective working relationships and a strong commitment to working in a team and student-centered learning environment are required. COMPETITION NUMBER: CNA-Q.PPD.MATH.09.03 (quote when applying). DEADLINE: December 22, 2008 (This is a three year contract effective January, 2009) NOTE: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the State of Qatar visa process. If you are a Canadian citizen with excellent English language skills and are ready for a professional and personal adventure in the Middle East, we'd like to hear from you. Successful candidates will be required to provide a recent Certificate of Conduct. Quoting the specific competition number, please forward via e-mail your resume and contact information for three current references to the e-mail address below using Microsoft Word. If called for an interview, you must provide original transcripts. College of the North Atlantic - Qatar Project P. O. Box 1693 St. John's, NL A1C 5P7 Tel: 709-758-7347 e-mail: qatarjobs@cna.nl.ca Visit our websites www.cna-qatar.com & www.cna.nl.ca/qatar for all the information you'll need to know about our employment opportunities, employment contracts, the immigration process, our campus, programs of study, employee life and so much more at CNA-Qatar. CREATE THE FUTURE YOU WANT! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Responsibilities will include: - development of curriculum and innovative teaching methodologies for mathematics courses, especially in first-year calculus; - teaching lower-level mathematics courses as well as courses taught by the Mathematics Department for prospective elementary and high-school mathematics teachers - facilitating the learning and teaching of mathematics - research in the learning and teaching of mathematics Additional responsibilities may include: - supporting the Mathematics Department's tutorial services for undergraduate courses; - supporting the Mathematics Department's outreach programs for K-12 students; - training new mathematics instructors; Additional details about the position will be posted by December 1,2008 at: http://www.math.ubc.ca/skylight Qualifications: - PhD in an appropriate discipline with at least an MSc level in mathematics - Evidence of successful teaching at the post-secondary level is essential. This appointment is subject to annual evaluation. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. We strongly encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply, including women, visible minorities, people of aboriginal origin, and people with disabilities. Deadline for applications: March 1, 2009 Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply on-line; submissions can be made at MathJobs.Org. Alternatively, applicants may send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three names of referees, and a one-page document outlining teaching and/or teaching research interests. Head Department of Mathematics University of British Columbia #121 - 1984 Mathematics Road Vancouver, B.C. 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Please note: The Office will be closed for moving and the holiday period from December 17 until re-opening at the new location on January 5, 2009. The new address is: Canadian Mathematical Society Suite 105 1785 Alta Vista Drive Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6 CANADA The new CMS phone number is: 613-733-2662 and the new fax number is:???? 613-733-8994 Further details including the extension number of CMS Office personnel can be found at: http://www.cms.math.ca/moving The CMS hopes to minimize the inconvenience caused by this move. Your?patience and understanding during this transition period is much appreciated. Best wishes for the holidays Graham Wright CMS Executive Director From gpwright at cms.math.ca Mon Dec 15 12:10:59 2008 From: gpwright at cms.math.ca (Graham Wright) Date: Mon Dec 15 12:11:30 2008 Subject: [cmath] Changement du local du bureau administratif de la SMC! Message-ID: Changement du local du bureau administratif de la SMC! Apr?s trente ans sur le campus de l'Universit? d'Ottawa, le bureau administratif de la SMC d?m?nage dans un nouveau local. Le d?m?nagement aura lieu le 17 d?cembre 2008. La SMC est extr?mement reconnaissante de l?appui, de la coop?ration et de l'aide de l'Universit? d'Ottawa pendant les trente derni?res ann?es. Veuillez notez?: Le bureau sera ferm? pour le d?m?nagement et la p?riode des f?tes du 17 d?cembre jusqu'? la r?ouverture au nouveau local le 5 janvier 2009. La nouvelle addresse de la SMC est: Pi?ce?105 1785 Alta Vista Drive Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6 CANADA Le nouveau num?ro de t?l?phone de la SMC est :? 613-733-2662 et le nouveau num?ro de t?l?copieur est :??? 613-733-8994 Les num?ros de poste du personnel du bureau?administratif??de la SMC et autres?informations??sont disponibles au lien?: http://www.cms.math.ca/moving.f Nous travaillons fort pour minimiser les r?percussions de ces changements sur nos membres. Nous vous remercions de votre patience et de votre compr?hension pendant cette p?riode de transition. Meilleurs voeux pour la saison des f?tes Graham Wright Directeur administratif de la SMC From jrockwood at mitacs.ca Mon Dec 15 17:09:23 2008 From: jrockwood at mitacs.ca (Jo-Anne Rockwood) Date: Mon Dec 15 17:08:16 2008 Subject: [cmath] MITACS Call for Networking Proposals - deadline January 15 Message-ID: (fran?ais ci-dessous) 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) * 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 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. Please note that proposals must be submitted by faculty members. 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 1-13 below are required, and incomplete proposals will be returned. 1. Title of event 2. Theme * Biomedical & Health * Communication, Networks & Security * Environment & Natural Resources * Information Processing * Risk & Finance * Other 3. Proposed dates (start date and end date) 4. Location (city and province) 5. Type of activity (conference & workshop, seminar series, student training, industry event). Proposer can list two types per event. 6. Organizing Committee (names, affiliations, complete contact information). Identify the primary contact 7. Executive summary of scientific and other objectives in lay terms (max. 100 words) which may appear in public announcements 8. Other details of the scientific objectives, including: * intended audience * history or background of the proposed topic * recent progress * possible future directions 9. Explain the relevance to MITACS 10. Participants (tentative list of invited speakers and participants including affiliations) 11. Budget (itemize each main meeting expense, and clearly identify the funding required from MITACS) 12. Other sources of financial support, including the amount requested or committed 13. 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 etc - fundraising and sponsorship If any such services are being requested of MITACS, then this should be clearly indicated in the proposal under item 13. ********************************************** 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 domains 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 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. Veuillez noter que les propositions doivent ?tre soumises par par un membre de facult?. 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 1-13 ci-dessous doivent ?tre abord?es; les propositions incompl?tes seront retourn?es. 1. Nom de l'?v?nement 2. Th?me * Biom?dicine et Sant? * Environnement et Ressources Naturelles * Traitement de l'information * Risque et Finance * R?seaux de Communication et S?curit? * Autre 3. Dates propos?s (d?but et date de fin) 4. Endroit (ville et province) 5. Type d'activit? (conf?rence, atelier, s?rie de conf?rence, formation d'?tudiant, ?v?nement avec l'industrie) Le demandeur peut ?num?rer deux types par ?v?nement. 6. Comit? organisateur (noms, affiliations, coordonn?es compl?tes). Pri?re d'identifier la principale personne-ressource 7. R?sum?, en langage de profane, des objectifs scientifiques et autres (max. de 100 mots) qui pourrait figurer dans des annonces publiques 8. 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 9. Justification de la pertinence pour MITACS 10. Participants (liste provisoire des conf?renciers et participants invit?s, y compris leur affiliation) 11. Budget (ventiler chaque grande d?pense de l'?v?nement et d?gager clairement le financement demand? aupr?s de MITACS) 12. Autres sources de soutien financier, y compris le montant demand? et/ou engag? 13. 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 13). Jo-Anne Rockwood Please note that MITACS will be closing for the holidays on December 20, and reopening January 5. I wish you a very happy holiday season with your family. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jo-Anne Rockwood Manager, Events MITACS Inc. 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