pop@ams.org
03/29/2007

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Snowbird Resort

Snowbird Resort
Snowbird, Utah
June 17– July 5, 2007

The 2007 Joint Summer Research Conferences will be held at the Snowbird Resort (http://summer.snowbird. com/pages/home/default.php) from June 17 ­ July 5, 2007. The topics and organizers for the conferences were selected by a committee representing the AMS, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMS), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Committee members at the time were Luchezar L. Avramov, Bjorn Birnir, Michael Fried, Ilse Ipsen, Tasso Kaper, Ludmil Katzarkov, Charles Kooperberg, Bruce E. Sagan, Martin G. Scharlemann, Brooke E. Shipley and Christopher Sogge.

We are pleased to announce that the 2007 conferences will be partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. We will not request funding after 2007. We appreciate the support of the mathematicians who have prepared and reviewed proposals, and all those who have organized and attended these conferences. Special encouragement is extended to qualified junior scientists (advanced graduate students and recent Ph.D.'s), women, and underrepresented minorities. 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.

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.

N.B. 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.