From: dbs900@anusf.anu.edu.au (David Singleton)
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Subject: CTAC93 Conference Announcement
Date: 25 Jan 1993 03:55:08 GMT
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                        THE 6TH BIENNIAL
    COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE
                 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
                       JULY 5th-9th, 1993


1 About the Conference
----------------------
CTAC93 is the sixth biennial conference on computational techniques and
applications organised by the Computational Mathematics special interest
group of the Applied Mathematics Division of the Australian Mathematical
Society. The conference, to be held on July 5, 6 and 7, provides an 
opportunity for the developers and implementors of computational methods 
to interact with those applying the technology to problems in engineering 
and science, in particular. The workshops, to be held on July 8 and 9, 
provide in-depth treatment of important recent developments in particular 
areas of computational mathematics and computing technology.


2 Venue
-------
The conference and workshops will be held in the Faculties area of the
Australian National University adjacent to the School of Mathematical 
Sciences. Close by are the Student Union and the concessions area which 
provide a range of commercial, eating, entertainment and sporting 
facilities. The venue is only a few minutes walk from the city centre.


3 Invited Speakers
------------------
Anthony Cooper (Lausanne):  Stability calculations in MHD and Plasmas.

Charles Elliott (Sussex):  Numerical Analysis of the Phase Field
                           Equations and Phase Boundary Motion.

David Green (ANU):  Numbers versus rules? Alternative paradigms in
                    biocomputing.

Andreas Griewank (Argonne):  Challenges in computational
                             differentiation.

Steve McCormick (U.C. Denver):  Multilevel projection methods.

Joe Monaghan (Monash):  Particle methods.


4 Workshops
-----------
The final two days of CTAC93 will be devoted to workshops consisting
of groups of related presentations in areas of specific interest. 
The basic format for each presentation will consist of two lectures. 
The first will have the character of an area survey and will be followed 
by a second which will treat some aspect in greater depth.
The workshops that have been organised are:

`Computational problems in fluids, MHD, and plasmas.'
Organiser: Henry Gardner, Theoretical Physics, ANU. 

`Optimization, complementarity problems, and variational
inequalities.'
Organisers: David Stewart, School of Mathematical Sciences, ANU, and 
            Robert Womersley, School of Mathematics, UNSW. 

`Programming distributed memory multiprocessors.'
Organisers: David Singleton, Supercomputer Facility, ANU, and
            Lindsay Hood, TMC.


5 CTAC Lecture
--------------
Mr. Trevor Robinson, adviser to the Minister for Industry, Technology
and Commerce will give an individual view of supercomputer developments and
related policy and application questions in science and industry. This 
keynote address will be held in Bruce Hall on Tuesday evening, July 6,
and will include dinner. Guests of participants are welcome to attend,
at a cost of $40.00 per guest. This fee for guests should be paid with 
the registration fee.


5 Conference Information
------------------------
An information file  on the Conference, `ctac93.info', is held in the 
ftp directory pub/CTAC93 on
                        thrain.anu.edu.au
and is available for access by anonymous ftp (log in as anonymous and use
your email address as password). This is a directory to files containing 
preliminary information on the programs for the conference and workshops, 
general information about the conference venue, instructions for preparing 
abstracts and papers etc. General inquiries may be directed to 
                       ctac-reg@thrain.anu.edu.au


6 Accommodation
---------------
A block of rooms has been reserved at Bruce Hall for participants and
accompanying persons. The charge for bed and breakfast will be $A33.50 per
day. Rooms are reserved by providing details on the registration form and
paying a deposit of $A33.50 per person. Bruce Hall is situated on the ANU
campus close to the conference venue and the city centre. It is adjacent
to the National Botanical Gardens with its superb collection of native plants.

Motel accommodation is available close to campus. Participants desiring
this style of accommodation should make their own arrangements. A list of
convenient motels is included in the information file.


7 Registration
--------------
To register for the conference and/or workshops please fill out the
attached registration form and return it together with the requisite fees
to the CTAC93 Committee. The fees schedule is as follows:
                    Standard        AMD           Students
                                  members
Conference and  
       workshops      A$200        A$180           A$130 
Conference only       A$180        A$160           A$110 
Workshops only        A$110         A$90            A$40 

Late fee for registrations received after March 31: $20.

The registration fee includes a reception on the July 4, the CTAC
lecture dinner, morning and afternoon teas, and a copy of the conference
proceedings. Cheques should be made payable to, and returned to

CTAC93
School of Mathematical Sciences
Australian National University
P.O. Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2601
Australia


8 Call for Papers
-----------------
Contributed talks on computational mathematics, development,
implementation, and application of numerical algorithms, the development
and application of computational systems, and numerical modelling are
invited. Applications of advanced computer architectures and innovative
data visualisation techniques are welcomed.

Subject to program constraints, it is expected that contributed talks will
be allotted between 20 and 30 minutes for presentation and discussion.
Overhead and slide projectors will be available, as will blackboard
facilities. The organisers will endeavour to meet other requirements
provided the CTAC93 Committee is notified prior to the meeting.

Titles and abstracts of contributed talks should be submitted by
March 31, 1993. No guarantee can be given that those received after 
this date will be included in the program.
Particular attention must be given to the manner of submitting title
and abstract.
These are to be prepared using AmS-LaTeX in accordance with the
template `ctacabstract.tex' held in the conference information ftp
directory `pub/CTAC93' and submitted by email to the conference address
                 ctac-reg@thrain.anu.edu.au
The book of abstracts to be provided to all participants will be prepared
automatically from these submissions.
Information on how to obtain AmS-LaTeX is included in the ftp directory
`pub/CTAC93'.
Details on using anonymous ftp are given under `Conference Information'.

Speakers are requested to bring 50 copies of a paper covering the material
of their talk with them for distribution at the conference. This practice
has developed with the CTAC meetings and is much appreciated by the
participants.


9 Conference Proceedings
------------------------
A refereed proceedings will be published. It is expected that the publisher
will be World Scientific. Intended contributions to the proceedings must
conform to the conference format which is specified in the information file
`instructions-to-authors', which is in the ftp directory `pub/CTAC93'.
There is also a template file `ctacpaper.tex' in this directory.
Production is being assisted by a grant from Fujitsu Australia, Ltd.


10 Travel
---------
Australian Airlines has been chosen as the official domestic carrier
for the conference. In recognition of their valuable contributions to the
conference, it is important that you choose Australian Airlines if you
intend to travel to Canberra by air.  Australian Airlines' Convention 
Travel Department Canberra is available to organise all travel requirements 
to the conference. To obtain the best possible fare (up to 60% discounts),
bookings should be made through the following contacts as early as
possible.

Australian Airlines Convention Travel Department, Canberra
Phone:   06 2508299 
Fax:     06 2508253 
        008 020 047

NB: Using the facsimile wherever possible will assist Australian
Airlines with processing your reservation.


11 Other Meetings
-----------------
Two other meetings in the areas of M.H.D., plasmas and astrophysics 
are occurring in Canberra around the time of CTAC93, both being held 
at Becker House, Australian Academy of Science. In the week prior to
CTAC93, Dr. Geoff Bicknell is organising a meeting, `The First Stromlo 
Symposium: The Physics of Active Galaxies'; e-mail 
                    geoff@merlin.anu.edu.au 
for details. In the week following CTAC93, Professor Bob Dewar is 
organising the joint meetings, the `19th AINSE Plasma Science and 
Technology Conference' and the `Frederick and Elizabeth White Workshop 
on Fundamental Problems in the Physics of Magnetically Confined Plasmas'. 
Further details can be obtained Prof. Dewar on (06) 249 2949 or by e-mailing
                    robert.dewar@anu.edu.au


12 Organising Committee
-----------------------
Director: Mike Osborne (Maths, ANU)
Treasurer: Steve Roberts (Maths, ANU)

Secretaries:
      Henry Gardner (Th. Phys., ANU)
                     Henry.Gardner@anu.edu.au
      David Singleton (Supercomputer Facility, ANU)
                     D.Singleton@anu.edu.au
      David Stewart (Maths, ANU)
                     des@thrain.anu.edu.au

Members:
      Jerrard Barry (ANSTO, Chairman of CTAC)
      Basil Benjamin (Math, USA)
      Kevin Burrage (Maths, UQ)
      Frank De Hoog (DMS, CSIRO)
      Alan Easton (Maths, SIT)
      Clive Fletcher (Mech. Eng., SU)
      Bob Gingold (Supercomputer Facility, ANU)
      Lindsay Hood (TMC)


13 Sponsors
-----------
These will include:
      The Australian National University
      The British Council
      Cray Research (Australia)
      Fujitsu Australia Ltd
      Thinking Machines Corporation (Australia)


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             CTAC93 Registration Form
            ==========================


Name: ______________________________________________________

Organisation:_______________________________________________

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Address:____________________________________________________

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Phone: ____________________  Fax: __________________________

email: _____________________________

I wish to attend
[ ]  CTAC93 Conference and Workshop
[ ]  CTAC93 Conference only
[ ]  CTAC93 Workshops only
[ ]  I am a student
[ ]  I would like to be put on the mailing list
[ ]  I wish to present a paper

Title:_____________________________________________________

Abstract required by March 31

I require accommodation in Bruce Hall

        Number of persons:  _______

        Number of nights:   _______

        Arrival date:  ____________  

I enclose a cheque for payment as follows:

        Registration fee:          ____________

        CTAC lecture guests:       ____________

        Accommodation deposit:     ____________

        Total:                     ____________

Make cheque payable to, and return to
 
CTAC93
School of Mathematical Sciences
Australian National University
P.O. Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2601
Australia


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Work Phone: +61 6 249 4389       Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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