Sponsored by The International Association for Mathematics and Computers in simulation(IMACS), the Computer Science Department at the University of Georgia and the National Science Foundation to be held at The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Athens, Georgia USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE The conference will focus on mostly computational, but also theoretical aspects of nonlinear wave phenomena. It will be interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together topics in computational mathematics, applied mathematics and applications in physics. GENERAL CHAIRS: R. Vichnevetsky(USA),( President of IMACS) J. Bona(USA) T. Taha(USA), (Program Chair and Conference Coordinator) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Malcolm Adams, USA Robert Anderson, USA Gino Biondini, USA Jerry Bona, USA Jared Bronski, USA S. Roy Choudhury, USA Prabir Daripa, USA Vassili Dougalis, Greece Greg Forest, USA Unal Goktas, USA Alex Kasman, USA David Kaup, USA Yuji Kodama, USA Brenton leMesurier, USA Xiaowu Lu, USA Andy Ludu, USA Rudolf Schmid, USA Connie Schober, USA Catherine Sulem, Canada Thiab Taha, USA Fei-Ran Tian, USA Alexander Tovbis, USA Robert Vichnevetsky, USA Otis Wright, United Arab Emirates KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Mark Ablowitz (USA) Walter Craig (Canada) William Kath (USA) Jean-Claude Saut(France) ORGANIZED SESSIONS(Tentative List): 1. Gino Biondini: " Nonlinear Waves in Optics". 2. Jerry Bona: "Nonlinear Dispersive Waves" 3. Athanassios Bratsos:"Computational Methods for Nonlinear Wave Equations" 4. Jared Bronski and Peter Miller: "On applications of Non-Selfadjoint Eigenvalue Problems". 5. Roy Choudhry and David Kaup: " Variational Methods in Nonlinear Wave Propagation and Instability Analysis" 6. Toby Driscoll: "Spectral and High-order Numerical Methods for Nonlinear PDE Simulation." 7. Pedro Jordan: " Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Applied Propagation Problems" 8. Xiaowu Lu : " symplectic integrator method and its applications" 9. Andy Ludu: "Nonlinear Schrodinger and Gross-Pitaevskii Equations and Bose-Einstein condensates." 10. Otis Wright: "Integrable Wave Equations with Applications." SUBMISSIONS AND PROPOSALS: The Scientific Program will consist of organized sessions, regular papers(30 minutes), and keynote papers(50 minutes). Proposals to organize sessions are solicited. Session organizers are to invite authors to present papers in their sessions. Those interested in organizing a Session should send a proposal as soon as possible. Organized Sessions are approved by the Scientific Program Committee of the Conference. For SESSION ORGANIZERS: Please provide a short abstract for your session, together with the title, speakers' names, and titles of their papers by January 10, 2001 (proposals for sessions submitted later will be subjected to the constraints of available space in the program). A final title, complete address for each one of the speakers including their telephone number, fax number, and e-mail, will be needed by January 22, 2001. Each session is in principle 3 hours long. It could be for instance a 1 HOUR paper FOLLOWED BY 4 HALF HOUR papers or 6 HALF HOUR PAPERS (additional papers in a session may, if there is space, accommodated as "follow up" elsewhere in the program, or as "PART II of Session xx"- i.e your session would then become a "multiple" session). Abstracts for the talks included in your session should be submitted by February 15, 2001. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract no more than one page in length by January 10, 2001( Late submission may be considered if there is space available in the program). The abstract should include : title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address and when possible e-mail address, telephone number, and Fax number. Acceptance date: January 22, 2001. PUBLICATIONS: Contributed papers will be reviewed by members of the Scientific Program Committee. Organized sessions will be approved by the Scientific Program Committee. Papers accepted in these sessions will be reviewed by the Session organizer and/or external reviewers. ABSTRACTS: A Book of Abstracts will be published. Abstracts should be submitted in a camera-ready form (using 12 point or larger fonts) and can ONLY be one page in length. The abstract should begin with the title of the paper, each author's name, affiliation, and an e-mail address, and then the text of the abstract. Use TEX(or a similar style) and leave a 1-inch margin on each side. Mail original and one copy to Thiab R. Taha(address listed below). Also, e-mail me the latex file of your abstract. A representative collection of contributions from the conference will be published as regular journal articles in a Special Issue of the IMACS Journal: "Mathematics and Computers in Simulation" (published by Elsevier) . DEADLINES: * Proposals for organized sessions: January 10, 2001 * Submission of contributed papers(one page abstract): January 10, 2001 * Notification of acceptance: January 30, 2001 * One page Abstract in camera-ready form: February 15, 2001. AWARDS FOR STUDENTS: The conference announces the availablity of 5 awards in the amount of $500.00 each to support students to present their papers at the conference. For a student to compete for one of these awards he/she must submit an extended two pages abstract together with a brief VITA(2 pages) as .tex files to thiab@cs.uga.edu by January 15, 2001 or mail them to Prof. Thiab Taha at the address below. Notification of the winners of these Awards is January 30, 2001. TUTORIAL(tentative): It is planned to offer a tutorial on " Optical Solitons and Applications". (More details later) CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: Participants can pick up their registration materials on Sunday, April 08, 2001 between 4:00 - 6:00 pm. Registration will be followed by a light reception from 6:00-8:00 pm. Registration will also be open on Monday April 09, 2001 from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Formal sessions will begin on Monday, April 09 at 9:00 am. The conference banquet is on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 6:00 pm(the cost is $30.00). REGISTRATION : All persons planning to participate in the conference should complete and return the registration form to the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The basic registration fee is $250.00 if postmarked by February 12, 2001 and includes a Book of Abstracts, an opening reception, and lunch and refreshment breaks each conference day. Registration fee for students is $175.00 if postmarked by February 12, 2001. A $40.00 late charge is assessed for registration fees postmarked after the February 12, 2001 deadline. Banquet: There will be a Banquet with a guest speaker on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. (The cost is $30.00.) Housing: A block of rooms is reserved at the Georgia Center, where the conference is to be held. The prices are very reasonable. For information about Registration and Housing contact Georgia Center at the address below. This information is available on the web(click below on Georgia Center): http://www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/2001/Apr/09/nonlinear.phtml Georgia Center ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Back to the top CONTACT INFORMATION Send all correspondence (except registration and lodging) to: Professor Thiab R. Taha Computer Science Department University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-7404 USA Email: thiab@cs.uga.edu Tel: 706 542 3477 Fax: 706 542 2966 ****************************************************************************** For further information regarding the Georgia Center contact: Joseph Allen Room 289, Georgia Center for Continuing Education The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-3603 U.S.A. Phone: (706)542-6638 Fax: 542-6465 E-mail: allenj@gactr.uga.edu *******************************************************************************