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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Dear Colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>I am looking forward to serving the community over the next
two years with energy and enthusiasm. It is really striking to observe
how much our environment has changed in the past few years. Most
striking is the development of new infrastructure supporting mathematics and
related disciplines: the AARMS; the CRM; the FI; PIMS; and the MITACS centre of
excellence; as well as new cooperation between our community's societies and
organizations: the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society, the
CMS, the Canadian Symposium on Fluid Dynamics, the Canadian Operations Research
Society, the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics,
and the Statistical Society of Canada. This spirit of collaboration is
most often expressed through regular joint meetings, of course.
Certainly, international ventures like a second Canada-France meeting could be
organized jointly with the Institutes. And, there are events like the
School Mathematics Fora, another large cooperative venture.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>It does seem as though we could be heading towards regular
"math learned" conferences, although the long lead time involved in
planning our meetings is a significant obstacle in the way of such an
initiative. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>One of the most exciting initiatives that will involve us
all is the opportunity to host the International Congress of Mathematicians in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Montreal</st1:City></st1:place> in 2010.
This is a joint venture of equal partners: the CMS, CRM, FI, PIMS and MITACS,
together with all "math-learned" societies in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>: SSC, CAIMS, CORS, CSHPM,
CSFD, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Tahoma><span
style='font-family:Tahoma'> Regards,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Eddy</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>H E A Campbell, Vice-President (Academic) </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Memorial</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newfoundland</st1:place></st1:State>,
709-737-8246</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>St John</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>'s NL, A1C
5S7 Fax
2074</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>vpacad@mun.ca</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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