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	       EAST COAST COMPUTER ALGEBRA DAY 2002

	     ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

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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


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