🚀 go-pugleaf

                      * * * * * FIRST CIRCULAR * * * * *
                                
                
                        AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY

                    40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - 7-12 JULY, 1996

                           ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA


ORGANISERS :    The 40th Annual Conference, cohosted by the Department of 
                Mathematics & Statistics at Flinders University and the 
                Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Adelaide, 
                will be held on the campus of Flinders University.

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR :   Associate Professor R. R. Huilgol
                        Department of Mathematics & Statistics
                        Flinders University
                        G. P. O. Box 2100
                        Adelaide, S. A. 5001

                        Tel : (08)-201-2938/2890  Int (+61)-8-201-2938/2890
                        Fax : (08)-201-2904     Int (+61)-8-201-2904
                        Email : raj@ist.flinders.edu.au

LOCATION :      Flinders University, 15 km south of the city, is located 
                at Bedford Park, a suburb of Adelaide. Adelaide is well 
                served by domestic and international airlines. 

DATES :         Sunday, July 7 to Friday, July 12, 1996.


PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS :    The following fourteen speakers have accepted 
                        invitations.

        Professor B. Arthur (Stanford/Santa Fe Institute)
        Professor J. M. Ball (Heriot-Watt)
        Professor K. Ecker (Monash)
        Professor J. Filar (South Australia)
        Professor M. Gromov (IHES)
        Professor V. Jones (Berkeley)
        Dr. J. Lagarias (AT&T)
        Professor G. Lehrer (Sydney)
        Professor C. Lindner (Auburn)
        Professor I. Macdonald (Oxford)
        Professor W. Neumann (Melbourne)
        Professor L. Simon (Stanford)
        Professor A. van der Poorten (Macquarie)
        Professor L. Zadeh (Berkeley)

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION : These matters will be handled by the following 
                         travel agency. 
                                Corporate Connections
                                139 Tynte Street
                                North Adelaide, S.A. 5006
                                Australia.
        
                                Tel : (+61)-8-239-1115
                                Fax : (+61)-8-239-1116

REGISTRATION FORM :     This will be included in the second circular 
                        around April, 1996, and should be mailed to Corporate 
                        Connections at the above address. 

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR :    Dr. Michael Murray at the University of Adelaide 
                        is the programme director. His address is : 
                                Department of Pure Mathematics
                                University of Adelaide, 
                                Adelaide, S. A. 5005
                                
                                Tel : (+61)-8-303-4174
                                Fax : (+61)-8-303-3696
                                Email : mmurray@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au

SPECIAL SESSION ORGANISERS :    The following persons have agreed to organise 
                                special sessions. 

  Dr. Mike Eastwood : Differential Geometry
(meastwood@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au)
  Dr. Christine O'Keefe : Discrete Mathematics
(cokeefe@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au)
  Prof. Klaus Ecker :     PDE (ecker@maths.mu.oz.au)
  Prof. Bill Moran :      Number Theory (bill@ist.flinders.edu.au)
  Dr. Jim Denier :        Applied (jdenier@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au)

CALL FOR PAPERS :       Conference participants intending to give a talk 
                        should submit the title and abstract, along with the 
                        name(s) of the author(s) and that of the speaker 
                        by Friday, May 17. This material should be sent to the 
                        Programme Director and should be typed in an area not
                        exceeding 14 cm by 21 cm. In addition, if the talk is 
                        intended for one of the special sessions, this should be
                        clearly indicated. 

STUDENTS :      Students are particularly welcome and may compete for the 
                B. H. Neumann Prize for the best student talk at the Conference. 
                Financial assitance towards travel and accommodation expenses 
                is available. Application for this support should be 
                lodged as soon as possible with the Conference Director.

SPECIAL INTEREST MEETINGS :     Members of the Society intending to hold 
                                a special interest meeting, either just prior to 
                                or just after the Conference, should contact the 
                                Conference Director. In addition, these meetings 
                                may be eligible for a grant. For 
                                details, including the application form and 
                                procedure, write to : 
                                
                                Professor D. Elliott
                                Department of Mathematics 
                                University of Tasmania  
                                G. P. O. Box 252C 
                                Hobart, Tas. 7001.  
                                email : elliott@hilbert.maths.utas.edu.au. 
                                Tel : (002)-20-2442. Fax : (002)-20-2867. 

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS :      On Monday, July 8, there will be a reception at the 
                        Flinders University Club. 
                        On Wednesday, July 10, there will be a tour of the 
                        McLaren Vale wine district in the afternoon. 
                        On Thursday, July 11, the Conference dinner will be 
                        held at the Flinders University Club.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : This will be held on Wednesday, July 10, in the
evening. 


CLIMATE :               July in Adelaide is usually wet and cold. Temperatures 
                        range from 8 deg. celsius to 15 deg. celsius.

OVERSEAS VISITORS :     Contact the nearest Australian embassy or consulate 
                        to enquire whether a visa is required.