---------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST COAST COMPUTER ALGEBRA DAY 2002 ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The 9th annual East Coast Computer Algebra Day (ECCAD 2002) will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2002. It will be hosted at LaGuardia Community College The City University of New York Long Island City, New York, USA REGISTRATION You can preregister and get more information by visiting our World Wide Web site (available by February 1). Alternatively, send e-mail with your name, affiliation (and if you are a student, the name of your advisor), and any other relevant information to one of the organizers listed below. There is no registration fee for the conference, but pre-registration is encouraged to help with organization. TIME AND LOCATION Saturday, May 18, 2002, 8:15 am Little Theater, LaGuardia Community College, The City University of New York Long Island City, New York, USA THEMES * Algebraic Algorithms * Hybrid Symbolic-Numeric Computation * Computer Algebra Systems and Generic Programming * Mathematical Communication * Complexity of Algebraic Problems INVITED PRESENTATIONS * Dr. Gert-Martin Greuel, Professor, and Head of Center for Computer Algebra Universitat Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Mathematik; Director-Elect (February 2002), Mathematical Research Institute at Oberwolfach. Title: The System SINGULAR and Applications of Computer Algebra * Dr. Richard D. Jenks and Sam Dooley, IBM Research, Hawthorne, New York. Title: The IBM MathML Expression Editor * Professor Doron Zeilberger, Department of Mathematics (Hill Center), Rutgers University. Title: Computerized Deconstruction Abstracts of the above will soon be available at http://math0.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/DASC/eccad02.html and after February 1, at http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/Mathematics/ECCAD2002 POSTER SESSIONS In keeping with tradition, there will be two poster sessions offering all participants an opportunity to present timely research in an informal environment. If you wish to submit a poster, please send a title and abstract to William Sit at wyscc@cunyvm.cuny.edu. If you would like to set up a demo at the conference, please send space and other requirements to Jerry G. Ianni at iannije@lagcc.cuny.edu. All submissions are due by April 30, 2002. Recent post docs and graduate students are particularly encouraged to submit posters and arrange to set up a demo of their work. Even if you are not planning to give a poster or demo, please mark the date (May 18) on your calendar as you are encouraged to attend. TRAVEL SUPPORT Subject to successful funding, a limited number of participants will be supported to attend ECCAD 2002. We have requested support for US participants who may not be originating from the East Coast, as well as those from the East Coast. Support may cover only partially your travel expenses and lodging for up to two nights. There will be no stipends. If you plan to attend and apply for support, please send your inquiry with an estimate of your travel expenses to William Sit at wyscc@cunyvm.cuny.edu. Please note that if your application is approved and if funding is available, you may not get your reimbursements until after the meeting. The organizers expect to know about the funding situation a few weeks before the meeting. All applications for support are due by April 30, 2002. ORGANIZATION Advisory Committee: * Bruce Char, Drexel University * David Saunders, University of Delaware Organizing Committee: * William Y. Sit (Chair), City College of New York, wyscc@cunyvm.cuny.edu * Jerry G. Ianni, LaGuardia Community College, iannije@lagcc.cuny.edu Program Committee (Poster/Demo): * William Y. Sit (Chair), City College of New York * Robert Lewis, Fordham University Local Arrangement: * Jerry G. Ianni (Chair), LaGuardia Community College, * Elvin Escano, LaGuardia Community College * Luis A. Gonzalez, LaGuardia Community College OTHER INFORMATION (1) Up-to-date information regarding accommodations, directions, area restaurants, conference dinner, reception, registration, etc. will be posted at the official web site: http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/Mathematics/ECCAD2002 by February 1 or as available. (2) The Kolchin Seminar in Differential Algebra will meet on May 19, at 10 am. Place to be announced. Professor Gert-Martin Greuel will give a two-hour talk on: Using Computer Algebra in Mathematical Research. For abstract: http://math0.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/DASC/May19.html PLEASE HELP COMMUNICATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES. |