Fields Institute – McMaster
University
Programme
in the Mathematical Sciences
Call for Proposals – Deadline February 15, 2003
The Fields Institute has initiated a new programme to support and promote general scientific
activity in the mathematical sciences at McMaster
University. Funds to support a variety of activities in
the mathematical sciences are now available to scientists and researchers at
McMaster. Scientific activities to be supported include, but are not limited
to: workshops, seminars, conferences and summer schools in areas currently
supported by the Fields Institute. Support for short and long term visits by
leading experts is also available. Scientific activities funded through this programme can range in duration from one day to much longer
periods and it is anticipated that the proposed budget will range in accordance
with the nature and duration of the proposed scientific activity.
Proposals for general scientific
activity should be submitted by a member (or members) of the McMaster University community, on
behalf of the proposed programme committee. Proposals will be considered by the
McMaster/Fields Advisory Panel on an ongoing basis, but for the first round,
should be submitted by February 15,
2003. A further call for
proposals will be made sometime later on in 2003.
Proposals
will be evaluated using the following three criteria:
- Quality
and scientific merit,
- Contribution
to training at all levels, and
- Potential
benefits to McMaster University.
Please
send an electronic copy to Dr.
Hans Boden, Associate Chair
any member of the panel, Department
of Mathematics & Statistics
or send a copy to: McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1
Proposals
should include:
- A brief
description of the topic and the activity
- Names and
affiliations of the organizing committee for the programme
- Estimated
date(s) and location(s) of scientific activity
- Outline
of the specific events to be supported
- Proposed
budget
McMaster/Fields
Advisory Panel
The
panel will collect and review proposals and will then forward selected
proposals on to the Fields Institute Scientific Advisory Panel for
consideration.
Members of the
Panel
Dr.
N. Balakrishnan (bala@mcmaster.ca) Mathematics & Statistics
Dr.
H. Boden (boden@math.mcmaster.ca) Mathematics & Statistics
Dr.
T. Terlaky (terlaky@mcmaster.ca) Computing
and Software
Dr.
M. Valeriote (matt@math.mcmaster.ca) Mathematics & Statistics