Call for Papers: 2nd IMTGT Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and Their Applications
http://math.usm.my/imtgt/index.html
2nd IMTGT Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and Their Applications
at
The Gurney Hotel in Penang from June 13 - 15, 2006.
INTRODUCTION. Progress in the mathematical sciences within the IMT-GT
region will benefit greatly from regular meetings and interaction
amongst mathematicians and scientists in the region.The first IMT-GT
Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and Their Applications was held
in June 2005 in Lake Toba, Sumatera, Indonesia. The conference was
organized by Universitas Sumatera Utara. The second IMT-GT Conference
will be organized by Universiti Sains Malaysia in collaboration with
The Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society and will be held at The
Gurney Hotel in Penang from June 13 - 15, 2006. The scientific program
will include plenary addresses, regular presentations and workshops.
OBJECTIVE. To provide a forum for researchers, educators, and students
to exchange ideas, to communicate and discuss research findings and new
advances in mathematics. To explore possible avenues to foster academic
and student exchange, as well as scientific activities within the
region.
CONFERENCE TOPICS. Mathematics, Applications of Mathematics,
Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematics Education and Computer
Science.
PLENARY SPEAKERS AND WORKSOPS. The plenary speakers and the titles of
their talks are as follows:
* Dr. Andonowati (Indonesia): Extreme Waves
* Dr. Gan Eng Hui (Malaysia): Quality Control in Manufacturing
Industries
* Prof. Dr. E. Van Groesen (Netherlands): Mathematical Modelling of
Tsunamis
* Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Härdle (Germany): A Topic in Statistics
* Dato' Prof. Dr. Kamel Ariffin Mohd. Atan (Malaysia): On the
Explicit Estimation of Exponential Sums
* Prof. Dr. I-Ming Tang (Thailand): Mathematica Modelling of
Transmission of Avian Influenza Virus
* Prof. Dr. Vu Kim Tuan (USA): Irregular Sampling of Bandlimited &
Positive Frequency Signals
There will also be workshops on Bioinformatics, Graphing Calculators,
Quality Control and Generation of Tsunamis.
CALL FOR PAPERS. Papers to be considered for presentation and for
publication in the conference proceedings must be submitted before
February 15, 2006. The proceedings will be typeset using LaTeX. To
expedite publication of the proceedings, participants who are
interested to present papers are encouraged to prepare their
manuscripts using LaTeX (amsproc style). Papers prepared in MS Word are
also acceptable, and must be set on A4 paper size with an 11-point body
text. Please note that there is an 8-page limit on the length of the
paper.
Authors can download the guidelines and templates in the preparation of
their manuscripts. A soft copy of the paper template is also available
from the Conference Secretariat.
Participants who are only interested to present talks are requested to
submit their abstracts as early as possible before March 30, 2006. A
booklet of abstracts will be made available during the conference.
Abstracts of talks and full papers may be submitted via regular mail to
the Conference Secretariat or via email to v...@xxxxxxxxxx
REGISTRATION FEE. The fee is RM400 or USD110 and must be paid before 15
April 2006. For students, the fee is RM320 or USD85 (an acknowledgement
from the Head of Department that the participant is a student is
required). The fee is inclusive of relevant conference materials,
conference proceedings, daily lunch and tea breaks.
ACCOMMODATION. The Gurney Hotel offers a special conference rate of
RM150 nett for a single room and RM160 nett for a twin sharing room
(inclusive of buffet breakfast). Please contact the hotel for
reservations at gurneyho...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Tel: + 604 - 370 7000, Fax: +
604-370 5000).
VISA. Please visit the Immigration Department of Malaysia web site for
Visa regulations and forms.
School of Mathematical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Penang Malaysia
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