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OUTLOOK @MSRI: MARCH 21, 2007 (WEDNESDAY)
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======================= NEXT WORKSHOPS ==========================
Stochastic Dynamical Systems and Control
March 26, 2007 to March 30, 2007
Organized by: Jonathan Mattingly, Igor Mezic (Chair), Andrew Stuart
World Congress on Computational Finance: The First Decade
March 26, 2007 (Monday) in London, UK
Conference Chairs: Jesper Andreasen (Bank of America), Myron Scholes
(Platinum Grove Asset Management/Stanford University), Domingo Tavella
(HypoVereinsbank); Organizing Committee: please see URL below. The objective
of this London-based event is to mark the first decade of Computational
Finance as a discipline in its own right.
================== BIOLOGY FOR MATHEMATICIANS ===================
You are warmly invited to attend the Simons Biology Colloquium lectures by
Johns Hopkins University Professor ROBERT SCHLEIF on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 and
FRIDAY, MARCH 23 at 4:00 pm at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
(MSRI) in Berkeley. Wednesday's lecture on "Information Storage and Retrieval
Functions of DNA" will be preceded by a Reception for Dr. Schleif from 3:15 pm
to 4:00 pm. Robert Schleif is visiting the Institute as a Simons Biology Professor
to give talks on biology aimed especially toward mathematicians. Schleif's Friday (3/23)
talk at MSRI is entitled "DNA Looping: Its Discovery and Utility in Gene Regulation."
Wednesday, March 21st lecture:
www.msri.org/calendar/specialevents/SpecialEventInfo/288/show_specialevent
Friday, March 23rd lecture:
www.msri.org/calendar/specialevents/SpecialEventInfo/289/show_specialevent
For further information on the Simons Biology Colloquium lectures, and
invited speakers, see: http://www.msri.org/specials/sbc
================== SYMPOSIUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE ==================
From Global Models to Local Action
Made possible by the generous support of Sea Change Foundation
Global models based on current and past observations document
the reality of climate change caused by human activity, although
the details of when and what will happen where are far from clear.
This symposium will address the problems and research necessary
to translate these global, long-term predictions into
local predictions on shorter scales of time, where governments
and businesses can act; and will address the implications for
industry and public policy now.
April 11, 2007: Public Symposium, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
7:00pm-9:30pm
Confirmed Speakers:
Severin Borenstein, Professor, Haas School of Business and
Director of the University of California Energy Institute
Jerry McNerney, Congressman
Orville Schell, Dean, UC Berkeley School of Journalism
Michael Peevey, President, California Public Utilities Commission
For more information, please go to:
http://www.msri.org/calendar/workshops/WorkshopInfo/432/show_workshop
===================== SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENT ======================
On Monday, April 9, 2007, Nobel prize winner Dr. Sydney Brenner (from the
Salk Institute) presents a public talk on "Biology: The Art of the
Satisfactory" at 8 pm at the Roda Theatre at the Berkeley Rep. Dr. Brenner's
weeklong visit is sponsored by the Simons Biology Colloquium, which brings
distinguished specialists to MSRI to interact with mathematicians. Dr.
Brenner will be giving talks as well for mathematicians and other scientists
at 4pm on Monday (4/9) at MSRI; 4:10pm on Tuesday (4/10) at UCB; and at 2pm
on Thursday (4/12). For more information, please see:
www.msri.org/calendar/specialevents/SpecialEventInfo/301/show_specialevent
==================== UPCOMING 2007-8 WORKSHOPS ==================
An Introduction to Multiscale Methods
April 2, 2007 to April 5, 2007
Organized By: Greg Pavliotis, Andrew Stuart
HOT TOPICS: Minimal and Canonical Models in Algebraic Geometry
April 16, 2007 to April 20, 2007
Organized By: Alessio Corti, Jean-Pierre Demailly, János Kollár, Shigefumi Mori
Advances in Algebra and Geometry
April 28, 2007 (Saturday) to May 5, 2007 (Saturday)
Organized by: David Ellwood, Joe Harris, Craig Huneke, Hugo Rossi,
Frank-Olaf Schreyer, Bernd Sturmfels
Computing in Statistics
May 6, 2007 to May 9, 2007
Organized By: Organized By: Mark Hansen, Deborah Nolan, Temple Lang
Mathematical Issues in Stochastic Approaches for Multiscale Modeling
May 21, 2007 to May 25, 2007
Organized by: Roberto Camassa, Jinqiao Duan, Peter E. Kloeden, Jonathan
Mattingly, Richard McLaughlin
Critical Issues in Education: Teaching Teachers Mathematics
May 30, 2007 to June 1, 2007
Organized By: Deborah Ball (University of Michigan), Jim Lewis
(University of Nebraska) Chair, Ruth Heaton (University of Nebraska)
MSRI - UP: 2007 Undergraduate Program
June 17, 2007 to July 29, 2007
Organized By: Dr. Ricardo Cortez, Dr Ivelisse Rubio,
Dr. Herbert Medina, Dr. Suzanne Weekes, Dr. Duane Cooper
MSRI Summer Microprogram on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
July 23, 2007 to August 10, 2007
Organized By: L. C. Evans (Chair), C. Gutierrez, C. Sogge, D. Tataru
Connections for Women: Teichmuller Theory and Kleinian Groups
August 16, 2007 to August 17, 2007
Organized By: Moon Duchin, Caroline Series
Introduction to Teichmuller Theory and Kleinian Groups
August 20, 2007 to August 24, 2007
Organized By: Jeff Brock, Richard Canary, Howard Masur, Alan Reid,
and Maryam Mirzakhani
Connections for Women: Geometric Group Theory
August 23, 2007 to August 24, 2007 (Thursday & Friday)
Organized By: Ruth Charney and Karen Vogtmann
Introduction to Geometric Group Theory
August 27, 2007 to August 31, 2007
Organized By: Mladen Bestvina, Jon McCammond, Michah Sageev, Karen Vogtmann
Topics in Geometric Group Theory
November 5, 2007 to November 9, 2007
Organized By: Noel Brady, Mike Davis, Mark Feighn
Topics in Teichmuller Theory and Kleinian Groups
November 12, 2007 to November 16, 2007
Connections for Women: Introduction to the Spring, 2008 Programs
January 16, 2008 to January 18, 2008 (Friday & Saturday)
Organized By: Bhama Srinivasan, Monica Vazirani
Introductory Workshop on Combinatorial Representation Theory
January 21, 2008 to January 25, 2008
Organized By: Persi Diaconis, Arun Ram, Anne Schilling (Chair)
Introductory Workshop on the Representation Theory of Finite Groups
January 28, 2008 to February 1, 2008
Organized By: Jonathan Alperin (Chair), Robert Boltje, Markus Linckelmann
Lie Theory
March 10, 2008 to March 14, 2008
Organized By: Alexander Kleshchev, Arun Ram, Richard Stanley (Chair), Bhama Srinivasan
Topics in Combinatorial Representation Theory
March 17, 2008 to March 21, 2008
Organized By: Sergey Fomin, Bernard Leclerc, Vic Reiner (Chair)
Homological Methods in Representation Theory
March 31, 2008 to April 4, 2008
Organized By: David Benson, Daniel Nakano(Chair), Raphael Rouquier
================== SUMMER GRADUATE WORKSHOPS ===================
Attending a Summer Graduate Workshop is a benefit extended to MSRI's
Sponsoring Institutions (see http://www.msri.org/sponaff/Academic_Benefits).
Current Academic Sponsors, who may send 2-3 graduate students, can be viewed
here:
http://www.msri.org/sponaff/Support_Academic
Derived Categories in Algebraic Geometry
June 4, 2007 to June 16, 2007
University of Utah
Organized By: Aaron Bertram
IAS/PCMI Summer Conference: Statistical Mechanics
July 1, 2007 to July 21, 2007
IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
Organized By: Scott Sheffield, Thomas Spencer
Continuous Optimization and Applications
July 9, 2007 to July 20, 2007
Organized By: Henry Wolkowicz. (University of Waterloo)
Continuous Optimization and Applications
July 9, 2007 to July 20, 2007
Organized By: Henry Wolkowicz
Deformation Theory and Moduli in Algebraic Geometry
July 23, 2007 to August 3, 2007
Organized By: Max Lieblich, Martin Olsson, Brian Osserman, Ravi Vakil
================== WORKSHOPS AT BANFF IN 2007 ===================
MSRI is a partner in operating the Banff International Research Station
(BIRS). More information can be accessed at http://www.pims.math.ca/birs/
During the 48-week scientific program BIRS runs either a full workshop (40
people for 5 days) or two half-workshops (20 people for 5 days). BIRS
provides meals, accommodation, and research facilities at no cost to the
organizers and to the invited participants.
===================== ARCHIMEDES SOCIETY ========================
The Archimedes Society helps MSRI to implement important programs and,
diversify and plan its future funding. Archimedes Society donor levels
celebrate interesting numbers. For example, the Plato Donor level of $1,922
to $5,040 references The Laws, in which Plato asserts that a suitable number
of citizens for the ideal city would be that number that contained the most
numerous and most consecutive subdivisions. He decided on 5,040, a number
with 59 divisors (apart from itself). All Archimedes Society donors are
invited at no or reduced cost to special events, and are offered reserved
seating and special post-event receptions. Donors at the Museion level
($5,041+) are invited to two dinner/lectures in Berkeley and one in New
York. To join the Archimedes Society, please go to:
http://www.msri.org/alumdev/archimedes/index_html
MSRI would also welcome mention in your Will or Living Trust. Visit
http://www.msri.org/alumdev/ways/plannedgifts for more information. Please
notify MSRI’s Development Director, Jim Sotiros, at JSotiros@msri.org or
510-643-6056 when you have done so, and you will be recognized in the MSRI
Gauss Society. The first meeting of the Gauss Society took place on Jan. 6,
2007 at a dinner recognizing members at Galatoire’s restaurant in New
Orleans during the Joint Meetings. Please join the Gauss Society, and plan
on joining us next year in San Diego.
===================== K-12 MATH EDUCATION =======================
Critical Issues in Education: Teaching Teachers Mathematics
May 30, 2007 to June 1, 2007
Organized By: Deborah Ball (University of Michigan), Jim Lewis
(University of Nebraska) Chair, Ruth Heaton (University of Nebraska)
The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival, for students in grades 6-12, will
consist of morning mathematical activities, a lunch at Google in Mountain
View, CA, a math-circle style talk, and, of course, prizes. Julia Robinson
is the Berkeley mathematician who, among other important discoveries, made
significant contributions to the solution of Hilbert’s Tenth Problem.
The morning activities will cover a wide variety of mathematical topics,
including abstract problem-solving techniques like symmetry and parity as
well as content ranging from arithmetic and algebra through combinatorics
and topology. Students will have time to visit at least five or six
activities during the morning session. Each activity table will be staffed
by an expert, and upon reaching certain milestones in their understanding
of the mathematics behind the puzzle or game or activity, students will be
rewarded with raffle tickets for the afternoon’s prize drawings.
Following lunch, Paul Zeitz of the University of San Francisco will give a
math talk, and then the day will close with the distribution of prizes.
The events will end around 3pm.
The festival is also the kick-off of a dynamic new problem-solving
activity that will take place during the next school year: stay tuned for
its announcement!
Registration opens at 9am at building 40 at Google, 1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway in Mountain View. Pre-registration for all attendees, including
students, teachers, and parent chaperones, is required. To pre-register,
use the online form at www.msri.org by April 15. If you have any
questions, contact joshua.zucker@stanfordalumni.org. Thanks to our sponsors,
the desJardins/Blachman fund and Google.
==================== 2007-09 PROGRAMS @MSRI =====================
Geometric Evolution Equations and Related Topics
August 14, 2006 to May 25, 2007
Dynamical Systems
January 8, 2007 to May 25, 2007
Geometric Group Theory
August 20, 2007 to December 14, 2007
Teichmuller Theory and Kleinian Groups
August 20, 2007 to December 14, 2007
Combinatorial Representation Theory
January 15, 2008 to May 23, 2008
Representation Theory of Finite Groups and Related Topics
January 15, 2008 to May 23, 2008
Analysis of Singular Spaces
August 18, 2008 to December 19, 2008
Ergodic Theory and Additive Combinatorics
August 18, 2008 to December 19, 2008
Algebraic Geometry
January 12, 2009 to May 22, 2009
======================== STREAMING VIDEO =======================
Many lectures and special events at MSRI are videotaped and made
available via streaming video through MSRI'S VMath program. Please take
a look at:
http://www.msri.org/communications/vmath/index_html
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