Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures.
Notes from the Forward Looking Session at NW08
Announcements
- All conference sessions will take place at the Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy, in the Department of Physics, located at Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 Rome. A map of Università di Roma “La Sapienza” can be found here.
- Wireless Internet access will be available through the university for SIAM attendees. However, for security reasons the current Italian government laws require that a copy of an attendees passport be furnished to gain wireless access to the Internet. Anyone planning to use the wireless connection at the university should send a scanned copy (.ps or .pdf) of their passport to [email protected] with subject line "Request Wireless Connection NW08". Attendees may also present a scanned copy of their passport on-site at the registration desk, however, e-mailing it ahead of time will simplify the process and save time. The organizers appreciate that some attendees may be uncomfortable with this requirement and have tried to simplify the situation, but without success. Please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Claudio Conti ([email protected]) for any complaint or clarification.
- Information regarding the Multidimensional Localized Structures workshop being held July 18-19, 2008, is available here.
SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures (NW08)
July 21-24, 2008Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
Rome, Italy
Organizing Committee
Claudio Conti, Universita di Roma, Italy
Mariana Haragus, Universite de Franche-Comte, France
Edgar Knobloch, University of California, Berkeley
J. Nathan Kutz (co-chair), University of Washington
Gabriel Lord (co-chair), Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Colin McKinstrie, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
Andy Salinger, Sandia National Laboratories
Bjorn Sandstede, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Constance Schober, University of Central Florida
Stefano Trillo, Universita di Ferrara, Italy
Description
Nonlinear waves and coherent structures is a broad area of applied mathematics. Its theoretical aspects are relevant to subjects as diverse as general relativity, high-energy particle physics, fluid and solid mechanics, plasmas, nonlinear electrical circuits, Bose-Einstein condensation, nonlinear optics, random media, atmosphere and ocean dynamics, chemical reactions, and biology. One of the most successful and topical applications is the propagation of information in optical fibers, but remarkable agreement between theory and experiments can be claimed in many of the fields mentioned above.
The goals of this meeting are to provide an opportunity for the cross-fertilization among the different fields of applications and to increase the understanding and communication between the mathematicians who build the theory and the scientists who use it. The conference is designed to facilitate presentations of advances in nonlinear waves and coherent structures, ranging from basic mathematical research to various applications. It is expected to draw attendees from the mathematical, biological, engineering and physical sciences, and thus provide a strong impetus to new and innovative work in the field.
The organizing committee will make every effort to attract a large pool of members from different backgrounds and at different stages in their careers.
Funding Agency
SIAM and the Conference Organizing Committee wish to extend their thanks and appreciation to the U.S. National Science Foundation for its support of this conference.
Themes
Atmospheric and ocean sciences
Biology
Bose-Einstein condensation
Material sciences
Optics and photonics
Water waves, tsunamis, rogue waves
Important Deadlines
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
December 21, 2007: Minisymposium proposals
January 21, 2008: Abstracts for contributed and minisymposium speakers
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
June 23, 2008