The AMSI workshop on Infectious Disease Modelling

Dates & Venue: 25–27 September 2013; Newcastle City Hall

Organised by the mathematical biology special interest group of ANZIAM and sponsored by CARMA and AMSI, this workshop is aimed at applied mathematicians and computer scientists.

The main thrust of this workshop will be exploring the interface between important methodological areas of infectious disease modelling. In particular, two main themes will be explored:

1. The interface between model-based data analysis ("looking backwards") and model-based scenario analysis ("looking forwards"), and the ways in which we can better integrate those two endeavours to yield more informed policy recommendations.
2. The relationship between agent-based/micro-simulation and modelling, and how we can leverage results from both forms of investigation to draw stronger inferences on the systems of interest, and be more confident in the results that we derive from models.

An integral part of this workshop is a student and ECR poster competition, with allotted time for poster viewing.

Keynote speakers

• Prof. Matt Keeling (University of Warwick)
• A/Prof. Jane Heffernan (York University)
• Dr Steven Riley (Imperial College London)
• A/Prof. Alex Cook (National University of Singapore)

Registration and abstract submission are now open!

For more information, please see the conference website.

Organising Committee

• Roslyn Hickson (The University of Newcastle)
• Joshua Ross (University of Adelaide)
• Geoff Mercer (Australian National University)
• Emma McBryde (University of Melbourne)
• James McCaw (University of Melbourne)
• Mick Roberts (Massey University)
• David Wilson (University of New South Wales)

Australian Mathematical Society Early Career Workshop 2013

preceding the 57th Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society, Sydney.

Dates & Venue: 28–29 September 2013; Waldorf Leura Gardens Resort, Blue Mountains

The Workshop will include talks on new and emerging research problems and will provide advice on careers in mathematical sciences. The ECW is an excellent opportunity to think about your career in mathematics, discuss issues facing early-career mathematicians and statisticians, and meet others from around the country! The Workshop will begin in the middle of Saturday 28th and conclude in the middle of Sunday 29th, to allow time for participants to make their way to the Opening Reception of the Annual Meeting of the AustMS at the University of Sydney

Workshop Format and Focus

The workshop will consist of 3 research and career presentations, 3 advice sessions, an information session and 3 discussion sessions. A large amount of question/discussion time will be allocated in all sessions.

The main theme is decided each year based on feedback from participants of previous years, and this year some emphasis will be on the daunting topic of research grants (other topics will also be discussed of course).

Research Speakers

• Sommer Gentry — early career lecturer (United States Naval Academy, USA)
• Michael Coons (Univ. of Newcastle)
• Daniel Horsley (Monash University)

Advice Speakers

• Yihong Du (University of New England)
• Jacqui Ramagge (University of Wollongong)

Organisers

• Norman Do (Monash University)
• Andrew Francis (University of Western Sydney)
• Ngamta Thamwattana (University of Wollongong)

Registration is done through the conference registration page. Early bird registration rates apply until July 16.

Contact

For enquiries please contact: austms2013@maths.usyd.edu.au

57th Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society

The 57th Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society will be hosted by the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney.

Dates & Venue: 30 Sept.– 3 Oct. 2013; University of Sydney

Invited Speakers

• Natashia Boland — Hanna Neumann Lecturer (Newcastle, Australia)
• Stephen Boyd — Planet Earth Plenary Speaker (Stanford University, USA)
• Robert Bryant (University of California, Berkeley/MSRI, USA)
• Nicolas Champagnat (Université de Lorraine, Nancy/INRIA Nancy, France)
• Sommer Gentry — early career lecturer (United States Naval Academy, USA)
• Markus Hegland — ANZIAM Lecturer (ANU, Australia)
• Anthony Henderson (Univ. of Sydney, Australia)
• Donghoon (David) Hyeon (Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (Postech), South Korea)
• Iain Johnstone (Stanford University, USA)
• Mattias Jonsson (Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
• Masatoshi Noumi (Kobe University, Japan)
• Claus M Ringel (Universität Bielefeld, Germany)
• Akshay Venkatesh — Mahler Lecturer (Stanford University, USA)

Public Lectures — Eastern Avenue Auditorium

• 19:00–20:00; Monday 30 September: Akshay Venkatesh
  Two centuries of prime numbers
• 19:00–20:00; Tuesday 1 October: Sommer Gentry
  Faster, Safer, Healthier: Adventures in Operations Research

Special Sessions (website link to all topics)

• Algebra
• Calculus of Variations and PDE
• Combinatorics
• Computational Mathematics
• Differential Geometry and its Applications
• Dynamics and Operator Algebras
• Financial Mathematics
• General
• Geometric Analysis
• Geometry and Topology
• Group Actions
• Mathematical Physics
• Mathematics in Biology and Medicine
• Number Theory
• Probability and Statistics
• The Optimization of Planet Earth
• Topics in Dynamical Systems
• Topological Methods in applied PDEs

Registration is open now; go to the registration page. Early bird registration rates apply until July 16.

Program Committee

• Laurentiu Paunescu (University of Sydney) — Director
• Ole Warnaar (University of Queensland) — VP (AC)
• Andrew Bassom (University of Western Australia)
• Jonathan Borwein (University of Newcastle)
• Julie Clutterbuck (Australian National University)
• Aurore Delaigle (University of Melbourne)
• Jie Du (Univeristy of New South Wales)
• Amnon Neeman (Australian National University)
• Paul Norbury (University of Melbourne)
• Phil Pollett (University of Queensland)
• Mathai Varghese (University of Adelaide)
• David Yost (University of Ballarat)

Local Organising Committee

• Laurentiu Paunescu (University of Sydney) — Conference Director
• Daniel Daners (University of Sydney) — Website
• David Easdown (University of Sydney) — Education afternoon
• Sonia Morr (University of Sydney) — Administration
• Shelton Peiris (University of Sydney) — Treasurer
• Emma Carberry (University of Sydney) — Local information
• Zhou Zhang (University of Sydney) — Special Sessions

Contact

For enquiries please contact: austms2013@maths.usyd.edu.au

Associated meetings and Events

• Early Career Workshop: Sat/Sun 28–29 September
  at Waldorf Leura Gardens Resort, Blue Mountains
• Steering Committee: Saturday 28 September; 18:00–20:00 in Carslaw Bldg.
• Editors' Meeting and Council Meeting: Sunday 29 September; 9:00–17:00
  in McDonald Room at Sancta Sophia College
• Welcome Reception: Sunday 29 September; 17:00–21:00
  in Sheldon Dining Hall/Quadrangle at Sancta Sophia College
• Women's dinner: Sunday 29 September; 18:00 (details to be announced)
• Public Lecture — Mahler Lecturer: Monday 30 September; 19:00–20:00
• Education Afternoon: Tuesday 1 October
• Public Lecture — Early-Career Lecturer: Tuesday 1 October; 19:00–20:00
• AustMS, Annual General Meeting: Wednesday 2 October
• Conference Dinner: Wednesday 2 October; 19:00–22:00
  onboard Showboat on Sydney Harbour — arrive by 18:30 at King St. Wharf 5

Lighthouse DELTA 2013 — Shining through the fog

Dates: 24–29 November, 2013
Venue: “The Pavilion” conference centre, Bong Bong Street, Kiama, NSW, Australia.

Lighthouse DELTA 2013 builds on the knowledge and collegial networks established in previous Delta conferences, a series of biennial southern hemisphere symposia that began in Brisbane in 1997. Delta attracts a wide international audience of mathematicians, educators and researchers committed to improving undergraduate mathematics and statistics education.

The 2013 conference will be held at the Pavilion, in the coastal town Kiama, in New South Wales, Australia. The conference theme, Shining through the fog encapsulates the challenges faced by those with responsibilities for building the mathematics and statistics capacity needed for the 21st century.

Important dates

• IJMEST Submission Deadline: 25 March
• Registration Opens: 1 June
• Accomodation Promotion Deadline: 30 June
• Paper Submission Deadline: August 21
• Abstracts-only presentations: August 31
• Delta 2013 Begins! – 24 November

Organising Committee

• Cristina Varsavsky (Monash University) — Chair
  ph: +61 3 9905 4501; email: 2013delta@gmail.com
• Shaun Belward (James Cook University)
• Carmel Coady (University of Western Sydney)
• Deb King (University of Melbourne)
• Birgit Loch (Swinburne University)
• Dann Mallet (Queensland University of Technology)
• Kelly Matthews (University of Queensland)
• Mark Nelson (University of Wollongong)
• Leanne Rylands (University of Western Sydney)

International Steering Committee

• Tracy Craig
• Johann Engelbrecht
• John Hannah
• Ansie Harding
• Joel Hillel
• David Holgate
• Harvey Keynes
• Victor Luaces
• Aisling McCluskey
• Greg Oates
• Ivan Reilly
• Cristina Varsavsky
• Leigh Woods

Sponsors

• Swinburne University of Technology
• Monash University
• Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI)
• NSW Government
• Australian Mathematical Sciences Learning & Teaching Network (AMSLatNet)
• University of Queensland

11th Engineering Mathematics and Applications Conference

Date: Sunday 01 – Wednesday 04 December, 2013

Venue: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld.

The venue is located next to the Brisbane River and the Botanic Gardens. Public transport, accommodation, shopping and dining options are all within walking distance. There is also a Welcome Reception on the Sunday evening, and an Informal Restaurant Evening.

EMAC2013 is organised by the Engineering Mathematics Group, a special interest group with the Australian and New Zealand Industrial & Applied Mathematics Division of the Australian Mathematical Society.

Conference topics range broadly over engineering mathematics, statistics & OR and applications, including engineering mathematics education. Full papers are submitted after the conference for full peer review and publication in a special part of the Electronic Supplement of the ANZIAM Journal. The deadline for submission of papers will be early January 2014.

Contact

Please email: emac2013@qut.edu.au

Vietnam International Applied Mathematics Conference

Dates: 19–20 December 2013
Venue: Dong An Polytechnic College, Di An Town, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam.

In Vietnam and in other countries of ASEAN, the Technology Mathematics and Informatics Tools are becoming more and more integrated in the society specially in Vietnam Applied Mathematics is rapidly gaining strength in academics and industrial circles. The main purpose of this conference consists in bringing together the researchers acting in various areas of Applied Mathematics, Informatics and Practitioners.

That is the first international conference organized by VSAM, therefore the organizers are calling world-wide participants from Vietnam and abroad, firstly from ICIAM Family to join this academic activity in order to increase the international co-operations of the VSAM and, more generally, of the Vietnamese mathematical community.

Organized by:

1. Vietnam Society for Application of Mathematics (VSAM)
2. Dong An Polytechnic College (DAP)
3. International Institute for Research, Training and Development of Human Resource (IHR)

The main streams are:

• Applied Algebra, Logics and Cryptology.
• Applied Analysis.
• Applied Probability and Statistics.
• Computer Sciences.
• Mathematical Finance and Management.
• Industrial Mathematics (There will be a focus on application of mathematics to problems arising from industry, the economy and society).
• Scientific Computation and Numerical Analysis.
• And any other mathematical application/subject will be gladly welcomed.

Guest of Honor

• Prof. Barbara Keyfitz , ICIAM President

Plenary/Invited Speakers:

• Prof. Jacques Belair (Canada)
• Prof. Matt Davison (Canada)
• Prof. Nguyen Quy Hy (Vietnam, Former President of VSAM)
• Prof. Mario Primicerio (Italy, ICIAM-Officer at Large )
• Prof. Pham Hong Quang (Vietnam)
• Dr. Phung Dinh Thuc (Vietnam, President of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group)
• Prof. Jimhong Wu (Canada Research Chair)

Scientific Program Committee

• Prof. Le Hung Son — cochair (Hanoi University of Science and Technology)
• Prof. Taketomo Mitsui — cochair (ICIAM Officer-at-Large, Japan)
• Prof. Pham Ky Anh (Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam)
• Prof. Dang Quang A (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam)
• Prof. Jacques Belair (University of Montreal, Canada)
• Prof. Pham Huy Dien (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam)
• Prof. Nguyen Quy Hy (Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam)
• Assoc. Prof. Tran Van Lang (Institute for Applied Informatics and Mechanics, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
• Assoc. Prof. Tong Dinh Quy (Hanoi University of science and Technology, Vietnam)
• Assoc. Prof. Phan Dinh Tuan (University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

Registration

All the participants are asked to submit the registration form to the organizing committee through the conference website (online registration) or sending the filled registration form directly (per email) to the contact persons (viamc2013@dongan.edu.vn) at your earliest convenience, but not later than 15 November 2013.

• registration fee: 50 USD for ordinary participants
• 20 USD for students and accompanying persons

Fees include all local expenses during the conference , conference materials and proceedings. The fees are payable in cash at the registration desk of the conference.

Fluids in New Zealand 2014 Workshop

Registration is now open for the 2014 Fluids in New Zealand Workshop. The second workshop, organised by the University of Auckland on behalf of the NZ Fluid Mechanics community, will be held:

Dates & Venue: 29–31 January 2014; University of Auckland, New Zealand.

The workshop aims to bring together fluid mechanists from all backgrounds and specialisations to discuss their recent research in a friendly and collaborative setting. Registration is free.

Confirmed keynote speakers:

• Professor Roger Nokes (University of Canterbury)
• Dr Geoff Willmott (Callaghan Innovation)

For more information, please see the conference website http://homepages.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/~jden259/FiNZ2014

The FiNZ Organising Committee

Prof J.P. Denier j.denier@auckland.ac.nz
Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland
Phone: +64 9 923 7910
Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142
Office: Room 339, 70 Symonds Street

Fluids in New Zealand 2014 Workshop

Registration is now open for the 2014 Fluids in New Zealand Workshop. The second workshop, organised by the University of Auckland on behalf of the NZ Fluid Mechanics community, will be held:

Dates & Venue: 29–31 January 2014; University of Auckland, New Zealand.

The workshop aims to bring together fluid mechanists from all backgrounds and specialisations to discuss their recent research in a friendly and collaborative setting. Registration is free.

Confirmed keynote speakers:

• Professor Roger Nokes (University of Canterbury)
• Dr Geoff Willmott (Callaghan Innovation)

For more information, please see the conference website http://homepages.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/~jden259/FiNZ2014

The FiNZ Organising Committee

• Dr John Cater - Engineering Science, Auckland
• Prof John Chen – Chemical and Materials Engineering, Auckland
• Dr Richard Clarke – Engineering Science, Auckland
• Prof Jim Denier - Engineering Science, Auckland
• Dr Heide Friedrich – Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auckland
• Dr Stuart Norris – Mechanical Engineering, Auckland
• Dr Shixiao Wang – Applied Mathematics, Auckland
• Dr Phil Wilson – Department of Mathematics, Canterbury

Convenor

Prof J.P. Denier j.denier@auckland.ac.nz
Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland
Phone: +64 9 923 7910
Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142
Office: Room 339, 70 Symonds Street

The ANZIAM 2014 Conference

ANZIAM is the professional association for industrial and applied mathematics in Australia and New Zealand. The annual conference of ANZIAM is an established gathering of applied mathematicians, scientists and engineers, from academia and industry, which will be hosted by the New Zealand Branch in 2014. The host town of Rotorua is only 220 km south of Auckland.

Invited Speakers

• Alison Etheridge (Oxford): Stochastic processes, population genetics.
• Lisa Fauci (Tulane): Biological fluids.
• Douglas Heggie (Edinburgh): "Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics - a Three-Body Problem"
• Shane Henderson (Cornell): Optimization
• Shaun Hendy (Victoria University of Wellington) "Slippery issues in micro and nanoscale flows"
• Bernd Krauskopf (Auckland): "Discovering the geometry of chaos"
• Geoff Mercer (ANU)
• Terry O'Kane (CSIRO): "The statistical mechanics, dynamics and predictability of geophysical flows"

Registration

Student attendance is supported through the CSIRO–ANZIAM student support scheme.

Contact

For any enquiries, please email anziam2014@math.auckland.ac.nz .