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01/26/2006

Pictures courtesy of
Snowbird Resort

Snowbird Resort
Snowbird, Utah
June 4– June 29, 2006

The 2006 Joint Summer Research Conferences will be held at the Snowbird Resort (http://summer.snowbird. com/pages/home/default.php) from June 4 to June 29, 2006. The topics and organizers for the conferences were selected by a committee representing the AMS, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Committee members at the time were Bjorn Birnir, Michael Fried, William Mark Goldman, Ilse Ipsen, Tasso Kaper, Ludmil Katzarkov, Steven Lalley, Hema Srinivasan, Toby Stafford, and Kenneth Stephenson.

It is anticipated that the conferences will be partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and perhaps others. Special encouragement is extended to junior scientists to apply. A special pool of funds expected from grant agencies has been earmarked for this group. Other participants who wish to apply for support funds should so indicate; however, available funds are limited, and individuals who can obtain support from other sources are encouraged to do so.

All persons who are interested in participating in one of the conferences should request an invitation by sending the following information to Summer Research Conferences Coordinator, AMS, P.O. Box 6887, Providence, RI 02940, or by email to wsd@ams.org no later than March 3, 2006.

Please type or print the following:

1. Title and dates of conference.

2. Full name.

3. Mailing address.

4. Phone numbers (including area code) for office, home, and FAX.

5. Email address.

6. Your anticipated arrival/departure dates.

7. Scientific background relevant to the conference topics; please indicate if you are a student or if you received your Ph.D. on or after 7/1/99.

8. The amount of financial assistance requested (or indicate if no support is required).

All requests will be forwarded to the appropriate organizing committee for consideration. In late April applicants selected by the organizers for each conference will receive formal invitations (including specific offers of support if applicable), a brochure of conference information, program information known to date, along with information on travel and local housing.

Questions concerning the scientific program should be addressed to the organizers. Questions of a nonscientific nature should be directed to the Summer Research Conferences coordinator at the address provided above.

*Lectures begin on Sunday morning and run through Thursday. Check-in for housing begins on Saturday. No lectures are held on Saturday.

Snowbird

Situated in a beautiful, breathtaking mountain setting, Snowbird Resort provides an extraordinary environment for the Summer Research Conferences. The atmosphere is comparable to the collegial gatherings at Oberwolfach and other conferences that combine peaceful natural ambience with stimulating meetings.

Summer Research Conferences participants have access to a range of activities such as a tram ride to the top of the mountain, guided hikes, swimming, mountain bike tours, rock climbing, plus heated outdoor pools. More than a dozen walking and hiking trails head deep in the surrounding mountains. Participants also enjoy the simpler pleasures of convening on the patios at the resort to read, work, and socialize.

In the evenings colleagues enjoy informal gatherings to network and continue discussion of the day's sessions over refreshments. Within a half hour of the University of Utah, Snowbird is easily accessible from the Salt Lake City International Airport. For more information about Snowbird Resort, see www.snowbird.com.