[cmath] From our European colleagues

[BIRS Director]

Please get involved.
NG

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> From: marta sanz-solé <marta.sanz at ub.edu>
> Date: November 1, 2010 7:24:29 PDT
> To: birs-director at birs.ca
> Subject: Fwd: ESI Appeal
>

> Dear Nassif,
>
> I hope all is well with you.
>
> Please look at the message below.
> These are very bad news for mathematicians no only
> in Europe but everywhere. Many researchers have
> benefitted form the scientific activities organized by ESI.
>
> The EMS is organizing a broad response to the Austrian
> Minister of Science and Research to this catastrophe.
> Could you please help us with this? A short letter will be
> very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance for your collaboration.
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Marta
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Klaus Schmidt <klaus.schmidt at univie.ac.at>
>> Date: 1 November 2010 11:45:09 GMT+01:00
>> To: Undisclosed-recipients: <>;
>> Subject: ESI Appeal
>>
>> Dear Colleague,
>>
>> On Monday, October 25, 2010, the Erwin Schroedinger Institute (ESI)  
>> was informed -- without prior warning -- that its funding by the  
>> Austrian Ministry of Science will be terminated with effect from  
>> January 1, 2011.
>>
>> The reason given for this decision was a 'radical structural change  
>> in the consolidation of Austrian extrauniversity research',  
>> apparently affecting more than 100 scientific institutions in  
>> Austria.
>>
>> As it stands, this decision means that the ESI will have to  
>> terminate its activities in early 2011.
>>
>> It may not be too late to reverse this step, but time is running  
>> short.
>>
>> If you wish to express support for continued funding (and, indeed,  
>> existence) of the ESI we ask you to communicate urgently your views  
>> to the minister responsible:
>>
>> Dr. Beatrix Karl
>> Federal Minister of Science and Research
>> Minoritenplatz 5, A-1014 Vienna
>> Telephone: +43 1 53 120-0
>> Email: beatrix.karl at bmwf.gv.at
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>> Joachim Schwermer (Scientific Director, ESI)
>> Jabob Yngvason (Scientific Director, ESI)
>> Klaus Schmidt (President, ESI)
>>
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>> Erwin Schroedinger Institute               	Tel: +43-1-4277 28282
>> Boltzmanngasse 9                    		Fax: +43-1-4277 28299
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> Marta Sanz-Solé
> Facultat de Matemàtiques
> Universitat de Barcelona
> Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
> E-08007 Barcelona
> phone (office): +34 934021655
> cell phone: +34 646440759
> http://www.mat.ub.es/~sanz
>
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