Conferences
The following is a list of conferences that we are aware of in the Australian region, or which may be of special interest to Australian mathematicians. A much broader list of international conferences is maintained by the American Mathematical Society.
BioDynamics 2013
BioDynamics 2013
Dates & Venue: 11–13 September 2013; Engineer's House, Bristol, UK
This will be the first in a series of annual international workshops designed to bring together biologists, mathematicians, clinicians, physicists, and computer scientists who are interested in dynamical systems in the biological and medical sciences.
These workshops will provide a unique and exciting forum for multidisciplinary interactions, which we hope will lead to rewarding collaborations between theoretical, experimental, and clinical scientists.
This promises to provide an exciting opportunity for scientists to present their data in a multidisciplinary forum and hear how collaborations between biological scientists, clinicians and mathematicians can provide major conceptual advances in our understanding of complex systems.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
- Prof Russell Foster (Oxford University, UK)
- Dr Michael Hastings (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK)
- Prof David Hazlerigg (University of Aberdeen, UK)
- Prof Allan Herbison (University of Otago Centre for Neuroendocrinology, New Zealand)
- Prof Kevin O'Byrne (King's College, London, UK)
- Prof David Rand (University of Warwick, UK)
- Prof James Sneyd (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
In addition, each session will feature a number of selected shorter talks, with plenty of time for informal discussion. Poster sessions will provide an opportunity for people to present and discuss their work. Posters will be on display throughout the workshop, and there will be prizes awarded for the best posters from students and early-career scientists.
BioDynamics 2013 promises to provide an exciting opportunity for scientists to present their data in a multidisciplinary forum and hear how collaborations between mathematicians, biological scientists and clinicians can provide major conceptual advances in our understanding of complex systems.
Scientific Programme Committee
- Prof Stafford Lightman (University of Bristol, UK)
- Prof John Terry (University of Exeter, UK)
- Dr Francesca Spiga (University of Bristol, UK)
- Dr Jamie Walker (University of Bristol, UK)
- Prof Mike Shipston (Edinburgh, UK)
The AMSI workshop on Infectious Disease Modelling
The AMSI workshop on Infectious Disease Modelling will be held in Newcastle, Australia, from 25-27th September 2013, organised by the mathematical biology special interest group of ANZIAM. This workshop is aimed at applied mathematicians and computer scientists. The main themes are the interface between model-based data and scenario analysis, and the relationship between micro-simulation and modelling. There is space in the programme for contributed talks, and there will be a prize for the best poster by an early career researcher.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
- 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.
The InDiMo organising committee.
AustMS Early Career Workshop 2013
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
AustMS 2013
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)
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.
- [/tiki-calendar.php?caliteEditors' 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)
- Education Afternoon: Tuesday 1 October
- 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
Lighthouse DELTA 2013 — Shining through the fog
of undergraduate mathematics and statistics
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
EMAC 2013
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
VIAMC
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:
- Vietnam Society for Application of Mathematics (VSAM)
- Dong An Polytechnic College (DAP)
- 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.
ANZIAM 2014
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 .







