CONFERENCES

Below is a list of forthcoming conferences which will be held in Australia, New Zealand and other countries in the region.

The information in this section is complemented by similar information in the IMU Canberra Circular ( http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/imu.html ) where detailed information on international conferences may also be found. Further information regarding the conferences below may be obtained from the contact, indicated by C .

3rd Pacific Symposium on BioComputing, Stream on ``Complexity and Information-Theoretic Approaches to Biology'',

Venue: Ritz Carlton Kapalua Hotel, Maui, Hawaii

Dates: 5-9 January 1998

Contact: Dr David Dowe, Dept of Computer Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. tel (03) 9905-5227, fax: (03) 9905-5146, email: dld@cs.monash.edu.au , web site: http://www.cs.monash.edu.au/~dld/PSB-3/PSB-3.Info.CFPs.html

Wet and Discrete - Discrete Mathematics, Computing and Related Educational Issues

Venue: Northern Territory University, Darwin

Dates: 12-17 January 1998

Contact: Ian Roberts, School of Mathematics, Northern Territory University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909. tel (08) 89274801, fax: (08) 89270612, email: robertsi@darwin.ntu.edu.au

First Pacific Rim Conference on Mathematics

Venue: City University of Hong Kong

Dates: 19-23 January 1998

Contact: Felipé Cucker, Dept of Math, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong. fax: (852) 2788-8561, email: mainfo@cityu.edu.hk

Maths in Industry Study Group (MISG)

Venue: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Dates: 2-6 February 1998

Contact: Professor Sean McElwain. email: s.mcelwain@qut.edu.au

34th Australasian Applied Mathematics Conference (ANZIAM '98)

Venue: Greenmount Beach Resort, Coolangatta, Queensland

Dates: 7-11 February 1998

Contact: Professor Neville de Mestre, School of Information Technology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4229. email: amc98@bond.edu.au

1998 New Zealand Mathematics Colloquium

Venue: Victoria University of Wellington

Dates: 5-9 July 1998

Contact: Dr Peter Donelan, School of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. email: Peter.Donelan@vuw.ac.nz , web site: http://cantor.math.vuw.ac.nz:1998/

23rd Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing (23ACCMCC)

Venue: The University of Queensland

Dates: 6-10 July 1998

Contact: Dr Elizabeth Billington, Department of Mathematics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072. tel + 61 7 3365 3277, fax: +61 7 3365 1477, email: ejb@maths.uq.edu.au , web site: http://www.maths.uq.oz.au/~ejb/conference.html

Workshop on New Methods in Applied and Computational Mathematics (NEMACOM'98)

Venue: Hervey Bay, Queensland

Dates: 13-14 July 1998

Contact: Dr Suely Oliveira, Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3112, USA. email:
nemacom98@cs.tamu.edu , web: http://www.cs.tamu.edu/faculty/oliveira/nemacom98/

4th Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport

Venue: Bond University

Dates: 13-15 July 1998

Contact: Professor Neville de Mestre, School of Information Technology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4229. email: neville_de_mestre@bond.edu.au

3rd (Biennial International) Engineering Mathematics and Applications Conference (EMAC '98)

Venue: The University of Adelaide

Dates: 13-16 July 1998

Contact: Assoc Prof. Jagannath Mazumdar, Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005. tel +61 8 8303 5084, fax: +61 8 8303 3696, email: jmazumda@maths.adelaide.edu.au , web site: http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/Applied/EMAC98

Conference on PDE and related topics

Venue: Mission Beach, Queensland

Dates: 7-13 September 1998

Contact: School of Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, email: pde98@maths.anu.edu.au