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SEAMS Southeast Asian Mathematical Society
ISSUE NO. 76 NEWSLETTER September 2001
Contents: A. Country news
The main event in the coming year is the ICM 2002 in Beijing, China . There will be a plenty of satellite conferences in August 2002, organized in China and neighbor countries. For information, please look at http://www.icm2002.org.cn/satellite A. Country News HONGKONG
ICM Satellite International Conference in Algebras and related topics, Hong Kong, 14-17 August, Organized by K P Shum jointly sponsered by SEAMS. For details, please contact KP Shum <kpshum@math.cuhk.edu.hk>.
Tentative organizing committee: Professors Zhang Jiping ( Peking University),Kang Ming Cheong (Taiwan University),K P Shum ( CUHK),A C Kim (Pusan University, Korea),Masami Ito ( Kyoto Shango University,Japan),Do Long Van ( Hanoi Institute of Math),Yuparpon Krampasit ( Chulalongkorn University,Thailand),Luz Nochefranca ( UP,Manila,Phillipines),M K Sen( Calcutta,India),Qasier Mushtaq ( Pakinstan),S P Strunkov ( Moscow,Russia),M R R Moghaddam (Ferdowsi University,Iran),A Mekei ( Ulaanbaatar,Mongolia) and others.
Tentative Scientific Committee: Professors Z X Wan,Tziv Arad,M Broue,V Dlab,V Aratamanov, Lev Kazarin,P Vamos,A N Skiba,L A Bokut,S K Jain,B M Schein,John Meakin,Robert Wisbauer,Klaus Denecke,M Ciric,Stojan Bogodanovich,I.Cyjda,J S S Poinenzovskii,B H Neumann,Kenneth Brown, Martin Mathieu,P Cornsini,Bern Wern,Johnathan Huebersmann,Kent Johnson,T S Blyth,...etc.
INDONESIA
Past activities
1. AWOCA 2001: the 12th Australian workshop on combinatorial algorithm, Bandung (Indonesia), 14-17/7/2001
2. “Course and Seminar on Applied Mathematics: Topics in Distributed Parameter Systems”, August 13 – 31, 2001, Held by the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Sekip Utara, Yogyakarta in Cooperation with Department of Mathematics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; and ASEA – UNINET
3. Workshop on Algebraic Coding Theory & Cryptography, Center for Research on the Advancement and Application of Mathematics (P4M), Institute Technology Bandung, July 23—August 3, 2001
4. Course and International Symposium on Mathematical Support for Hydrodynamics Laboratories (LabMath), Center for Research on the Advancement and Application of Mathematics (P4M), Institute Teknologi Bandung, August 27—September 7, 2001 (LabMath Course), September 9—11, 2001 (LabMath Symposium), After LabMath symposium, interested participants can joint a two-day excursion to the Indonesian Hidrodynamic Laboratory situated in Surabaya
5. Symposium on Wave Propagation, Center for Research on the Advancement and Application of Mathematics (P4M), Institut Teknologi Bandung, September 12—13, 2001
MALAYSIA
Past activities:
International conference and workshop on recent developments in statistics and their applications, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), 26-30/6/2001.
SINGAPORE
Past events:
1. Singapore International Symposium on Topology and Geometry (SISTAG), 2 – 6 July 2001
2. Singapore-Warwick Workshop in Geometry and Topology, 9 – 13 July 2001
3. Singapore Mathematical Society hosted its Distinguished Visitor Programme 23-30 August, 2001. The Distinguished Visitor was Professor Wilfried Schmid of Harvard University. He delivered a public lecture entitled "A Critical Look at Mathematics Education in the United States" and a dialogue session on "Some issues on Mathematics Education". He also gave a colloquium talk on "Automorphic Distributions" at the Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore. 4. Assoc Prof Ling San of the Department of Mathematics ,NUS , was awarded the Singapore Youth Award (Science and Technology) 2001. He received the award for his research work on mathematics, as well as his contribution to society through his involvement in the Singapore Mathematical Society and Break-through Missions, a halfway house for former drug addicts.
4. Launch of the centre for Industrial Mathematics, NUS CIM was officially launched on 10 July 2001. CIM is a faculty-based center which aims to a) promote an upstream multidisciplinary research in mathematics, as well as research on industry-related problems that can be modelled mathematically; b) act as a focal point for industrial and applicable mathematics within NUS and Singapore, and as a link to similar centers world-wide; c) enhance our undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes by providing opportunities for our students to work on real life applications d) develop tools and mathematical methods for advance scientific computing; and e) publish high quality multidisciplinary research on mathematics and its applications in international refereed journals and conferences.
Coming events:
1. Annoucement of NUS for 2002:
Institute for Mathematical SciencesNational University of Singapore
POST-GENOME KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY
The Institute for Mathematical Sciences, newly formed in July 2000, will hold its second program from January to June 2002.
The program, which is on Post-Genome Knowledge Discovery, will focus on the computational and statistical analysis of sequence and genetic data and the mathematical modeling of complex biological interactions. It is intended to bring together biologists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists, mathematicians and statisticians for interaction and exchange of knowledge and ideas.
The program topics are:
The Institute invites applications for Membership for participation in the above program. Limited funds are available to cover travel and living expenses to young scientists. Application should be received at least (3) months before the commencement of membership.
More information and application forms are available from: or by writing to: Secretary, Institute for Mathematical Sciences National University of Singapore 3 Prince George’s Park Singapore 118402, Republic of Singapore
2. ICMI-EARCOME 2002 SEACME 9Mathematics Education for a Knowledge-based Era 27 - 31 May 2002 Singapore
The second East Asia Regional Conference On Mathematics Education (EARCOME) and ninth Southeast Asian Conference on Mathematics Education (SEACME) will be hosted by: Association of Mathematics Educators, Singapore, and National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The conference theme will be explored through four principal areas: Assessment Technology Teacher Education Curriculum It is anticipated that papers will address the conference theme, reflecting upon issues, concerns and consideration appropriate to mathematics teaching and learning at primary, secondary and post-secondary levels. We must acknowledge the extraordinary and accelerating rate of change that is occuring in our knowledge-based era. Much of this change is dominated by quantitative information and the means used to communicate this information. As educators, How can we adjust to the requirements of new knowledge, tools, ways of doing and communicating mathematics, and so on? How do we make adjustments to include support for learners with a host of diverse needs? How can the needs of learners be addressed to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world? Researchers, policy makers, mathematics educators and teachers are invited to share their knowledge at the first ICMI-EARCOME conference of the twenty-first century.
Contact: website: http://math.nie.edu.sg/earcome/
ICMI-EARCOME 5, SEACME 9 Conference Secretariat c/o Conference & Travel Management Associates Pte Ltd 425A Race Course Road Singapore 218 671 Republic of Singapore tel: (65) 299 8992 Fax: (65) 299 8983 Email: ctmapl@singnet.com.sg website:www.ssc.ntu.edu.sg:8000/math/ 3. Symposium on Stochastics and Applications (SSA), 15 – 17 August 2002 An ICM-2002 Satellite Conference to be held in the National University of Singapore
Topics: Financial mathematics Gaussian random fields Markov chain Monte Carlo Probability approximations Random matrices
Organizing Committee: Louis H. Y. CHEN, National University of Singapore
(Chairperson)
Contact Information: The Organising Committee
Fax: 65-779 5452 Email: ssa@math.nus.edu.sg URL: http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/ssa
4. Fifth International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing (MCQMC 2002), 25-29 November 2002
Organizer: Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore
Contact Information: The Organising Committee
Fax: 65-779 5452
5. The Eighth Annual International Computing and Combinatorics Conference (COCOON 2002) Organizer Department of Mathematics, NUS School of Computing, NUS The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific, NUS
Contact Information: The Organising Committee CoCoon 2002 c/o Department of Mathematics National University of Singapore 2 Science Drive 2 Singapore 117543 Republic of Singapore
Fax: 65-779 5452 Email: cocoon02@math.nus.edu.sg. URL: http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/~cocoon02/ THAILAND
1. International Conference on Algebra and Its Applications (ICAA 2002) March 18 – 20, 2002, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND(Second Announcement) Program Chair : W. Hemakul Organizers : Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University. Mathematical Association of Thailand. Center for Promotion of Mathematical Research of Thailand. SouthEast Asian Mathematical Society (SEAMS).
Steering Committee : Prof. K.P. Shum, Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Akbar H. Rhemtulla, University of Alberta Prof. Bob Sullivan, University of Western Australia Prof. Do Long Van, Hanoi Institute of Mathematics, Vietnam Prof. Mari - Jo P. Ruiz, Ateneo de Manila University
Organizing Committee : P. Chaoha, Chulalongkorn University A. Harnchoowong, Chulalongkorn University Y. Kemprasit (Chair), Chulalongkorn University W. Lewkeeratiyutkul, Chulalongkorn University S. Pianskool (Assistant Secretary), Chulalongkorn University N. Punnim, Srinakharinwirot University C. Ratanaprasert, Silpakorn University P. Udomkavanich (Secretary), Chulalongkorn University A. Wasanawichit, Chulalongkorn University
Dates : March 18-20, 2002.
Location : Tawana Ramada Hotel, Surawongse Road, Bangkok, Thailand.
The current information can be found at http://www.math.sc.chula.ac.th/icaa2002 The conference will consist of plenary lectures by world renowned mathematicians and parallel sessions of contributing papers.
Invited speakers : * K. DENNECKE (University of Postdam, Germany) Title: News on the Lattice of Varieties of Semirings * J. M. HOWIE (University of St. Andrews, U.K.) Title: Semigroups, Past, Present and Future
* M. ITO (Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan) Title: Languages and Automata
* Y. KEMPRASIT (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) Title: Quasi-ideals and Bi-ideals in Semigroups and Rings
* C. E. PRAEGER (University of Western Australia, Australia) Title: Finite Arc-Transitive Graphs and Their Automorphism Groups
* A. H. RHEMTULLA (University of Alberta, Canada) Title: Orderable Groups - Recent Results and Open Problems
* V. SANH (Khon Kaen University, Thailand) Title: On Generalizations of Injectivity and Their Applications in Characterizing Some Class of Rings
* K.P. SHUM (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Title: Abundant Semigroups and Their Generalizations
* F. WINKLER (University of Linz, Austria) Title: Advances in Algebraic Geometric Computation
* Y. XU (Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China) Title: New Direct Product Rings and Infinite Matrix Rings
Call for Papers
You are cordially invited to submit an abstract by mail or fax to P. Udomkavanich , Department of Mathematics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand, Fax : (662) 2552287. The abstract must contain the title of the paper, author(s), and affiliations(s), and it must be typed on an A-4 sized paper and not more than one page. You may also choose to submit an abstract electronically by sending it to math@chula.ac.th. or math@sc.chula.ac.th
All papers are subjected to peer review process. Accepted work will be published in the conference proceedings. Speakers are required to submit their papers in Latex format (using\documentclass{amsart}[10pt]) on A-4 sized paper by January 15, 2002.
Important dates : 1. October 31, 2001: Deadline for abstract submission. 2. November 30, 2001: Notification of abstract acceptance. 3. January 15, 2002: Deadline for full paper submission.
INFORMATION ABOUT BANGKOK-THAILAND
Thailand, once known as Siam, is a culturally rich country of approximately 514,000 square kilometers, with a population of approximately 60 million. Nature has blessed Thailand as one of the few food-exporting countries in the world. To the travelers, Thailand presents the opportunity to see beautiful temples and a wealth of arts and culture. The climate is pleasant, though warm (average daytime temperature is 27(C, average night time temperature is 22(C). Bangkok, "The City of Gems", was once called "The Venice of the East". One can still enjoy boat trips to its floating market. It is a vivid mixture of East and West, the traditional and modern, in a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis with a population of more than 6 million. More information can be found at website: www.tat.org.th. The Thai unit of currency is Baht, the exchange rate for US dollars is approximately 45 Baht to US$ 1.
Registration Fee: The registration fee for the conference is US$ 100 which includes lunches during the conference and a Thai night banquet.
Accommodations: Please directly contact the following hotels:
1. Vidhayanives (university guesthouse) single room 600 Baht/night Soi 13(New)PhayaThai Road Pratumwan double room 900 Baht/night Bangkok 10330 Tel. and Fax. 662-218-3010-12
2. Tawana Ramada Hotel single room 1,000 Baht/night Surawongse Road, Bangkok 10500 double room 1,200 Baht/night Fax. 662 - 2380065 (breakfast included) Email: (twn99@loxinfo.co.th(
------------------------------------------------ REGISTRATION FORM (PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS)
Name (Mr./Ms./Mrs., First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name): Title (Prof., Dr., ...) Institution Name (Full, Unabbreviated): Mailing Address: Fax: E-mail: Area of specialization: I intend to ___ attend the conference ___ give a presentation ___ I wish to publish my paper in the conference proceedings. ___ I do not wish to publish my paper in the conference proceedings. Please fill this form and fax or mail it to: Dr. Patanee Udomkavanich, Department of Mathematics, Chulalongkorn University, Phrayathai Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand, Fax: 662-2552287 or (math@chula.ac.th ( or (math@sc.chula.ac.th( with abstract before October 31, 2001 for those intend to give a presentation and before January 31, 2002 for those intend to only attend the conference.
2. International conference on Computational Mathematics and Modelling(CMM 2002,Mahidol University 22-24 May, 2002 at Century Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
More information please check the following website: http://www.sc.mahidol.ac.th/scma/seminar/computation.html
VIETNAM
Past events:
1. Finite or Infinite Dimensional Complex Analysis and Applications, Hanoi, 8 - 12/8, 2001 organized by: Hanoi University of Technology (HUT)
2. International conference on Analysis and Applications, Hanoi, 10-12/9, 2001. Organized by Pedagogical University of Hanoi
Coming events:
1. CIMPA - School: Control Theory and Integrable systems, Hanoi 26/11 - 7/12 - 2001 Contact: Prof. Pham Ky Anh, Tel. (84-4) 8581135, Fax. (84-4) 8588817, E-mail anhpk@vnuh.edu.vn
2. International Workshop on Combinatorics and Application, Hanoi: 3-5/12/2001 Organized by Vietnamese Mathematical Society and Institute of Mathematics (Hanoi) There will be some lectures given by leading experts in the field. This is a forum for local specialists in SEAMS to discuss the latest development of combinatorics and its application to pure and applied mathematics. Contact: Dr. Ngo Dac Tan ndtan@thevinh.ac.vn or Prof. Do Long Van dlvan@thevinh.ac.vn or Prof. Le Tuan Hoa lthoa@thevinh.ncst.ac.vn
3. International Conference: (DEAA-2001): Differential Equations, Approximation Theory and Application, Hanoi 10-15/12/2001 Contact: Prof. Pham Ky Anh, Tel. (84-4) 8581135, Fax. (84-4) 8588817, E-mail anhpk@vnuh.edu.vn or deaa-2001@mathhnu.netnam.vn or: http://matha.eone.uec.ae.jp/”minh/interconf.htm
4. 7th International Symposium on Generalized Convexity/Monotonicity, Hanoi August 27-31, 2002
The conference is organized by the international Working Group on Generalized Convexity (WGGC) (http://genconv.ec.unipi.it) and sponsored by the Pacific Optimization Research Activity Group (POP) (http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~ama/links/pop/an1.html). Previous conferences in this research area took place in Vancouver-Canada 1980, Canton-USA 1986, Pisa-Italy 1988, Pecs-Hungary 1992, Luminy-France 1996 and Samos-Greece 1999. The symposium is aimed at bringing together researchers from all continents to report their latest results and to exchange new ideas in the field of generalized convexity and generalized monotonicity and its applications in optimization, control, stochastics, economics, management science, finance, engineering and related topics.
The scientific program will consist of four invited lectures of 45 minutes (the full list of invited speakers will shortly be announced) and contributed talks of 30 minutes. Participants from all countries are welcome to attend and are encouraged to present contributed talks.
Program Committee : Martinez-Legaz, J.-E. (Barcelona, Spain)(co-chairman) Sach, P.H. (Hanoi, Vietnam)(co-chairman), Cambini, R. (Pisa, Italy) Crouzeix, J.-P. (Clermont-Ferrand, France) Eberhard, A. (Melbourne, Australia) Hadjisavvas, N. (Samos, Greece) Komlosi, S. (Pecs, Hungary) Luc, D.T. (Avignon, France, and Hanoi, Vietnam) Schaible, S. (Riverside, USA) Language : English Registration Fee : 100 US $ (including the conference banquet)
Addresses to Contact :
A more detailed announcement containing information on deadlines and other matters will be available on line at http://genconv.ec.unipi.it and http ://203.162.7.82/
5. Stellite Conference for ICM 2002: Abstract and Applied Analysis, Hanoi, Vietnam, Aug.12-17, 2002
Topics: 1. Nonlinear Analysis 2. Numerical Analysis 3. Wavelet Analysis. 4. Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations 5. p-adic Analysis 6. Frational Calculus 7. Ill-Posed and Inverse Problems 8. Complex Analysis 9. Stochastic Analysis
Contact: Organizer: Professor Nguyen Minh Chuong <nmchuong@thevinh.ncst.ac.vn> Institute of Mathematics National Center for Natural Sciences and Technology of Vietnam P.O. Box 631, BO HO Hanoi 10 000 VIETNAM
6. The Sixth National Conference on Mathematics, Hue September 7-9 , 2005 National conference on Mathematics of Vietnam was organized in every 5-6 years. This is the main event in the activity of Vietnamese Mathematical Society and all Vietnamese mathematicians. Contact: Le Tuan Hoa lthoa@thevinh.ncst.ac.vn B. Contact Addresses
1. SEAMS officers:
- Do Long Van, President of SEAMS, President of Math. Soc. of Vietnam, dlvan@hanimath.ac.vn
- Kar Ping Shum, President-elect of SEAM, kpshum@math.cuhk.edu.hk
- Lee Seng Luan, Vice-president of SEAMS, matleesl@haar.math.nus.edu.sg
- Luz Nochefranca, Vice-president of SEAMS, luzn@jbdnet.com, ps@essi.fr
2. Presidents of member mathematical societies
- Sannay Mohamad, President of the Math. Soc. of Brunei Darussalam,
- Ichary Soekirno, President of the Indonesian Math. Soc.,
- Shaharir Mohamed Zin, President of Malaysian Math. Soc.,
- Yolando Beronque, President of the Math. Soc. of the Philippines,
- Tan Eng Chye,President of Singapore Math. Soc. mattanec@nus.edu.sg
- Wanida Hemakul, President of Math. Soc. of Thailand, hwanida@chula.ac.th
2. SEAMS correspondents:
Fatimah Binti HJ ABD HAMID (Brunei; fah@ubd.edu.bn)
Sri Wahyuni (Indonesia; swahyuni@indosat.net.id)
Chia Gek Ling (Malaysia; cgl@mnt.math.um.edu.my)
Luz Nochefranca, (Philippines luzn@jbdnet.com)
Chew Tuan Seng (Singapore; matcts@nus.edu.sg)
Wanida Hemakul (Thailand; hwanida@chula.ac.th)
Le Tuan Hoa (Vietnam; lthoa@hanimath.ac.vn); |