ICMS

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008

Organisers

Name	Institution
Buckwar, Evelyn	Heriot-Watt University
Gyongy, Istvan	University of Edinburgh
Lord, Gabriel	Heriot-Watt University

 

This is a two and a half day meeting aimed at introducing SPDEs, their analysis, applications and numerics. It is aimed at people with no previous background in SPDEs or stochastics.

Some financial support is available for interested researchers at all levels.

Confirmed Speakers
Mike Christie (Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University)
Arnaud Debussche (ENS Cachan Bretagne)
Istvan Gyongy (Mathematics, University of Edinburgh)
Gabriel Lord (Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University)
Catherine Powell (University of Manchester)
Tony Shardlow (Mathematics, University of Manchester)
Andrew Stuart (Mathematics, University of Warwick)

Supporting Institution
Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences (Centre for Analysis and Nonlinear PDE)

 

Arrangements

Participation
You may register your interest in attending this meeting by completing the application form, which will be available at the top of this page (please keep checking to see if it has gone live). Please note that the application form will close on 31 July 2008. You will receive an e-mail in early August indicating whether you have been allocated a place. Speakers will receive a separate invitation via e-mail.

If you do not receive an e-mail please contact Morag Burton.

Venue
The workshop will take place at the head-quarters of ICMS, 14 India Street, Edinburgh. This house is the birthplace of James Clerk Maxwell and is situated in the historic New Town of Edinburgh, near the city centre.

The ICMS travel pages contain advice on how to travel to Edinburgh. For local information the finding ICMS page shows the location of ICMS and contains useful maps of the city centre.

The seminar room at ICMS has four whiteboards, two overhead projectors, a data projector and laptop.

Wireless access is available throughout the ICMS building. There are also three public PCs which may be used at any time for internet access and to check email.

Accommodation
Participants should make their own accommodation arrangements: it will be possible to reclaim part of these costs through ICMS. Further details will be provided in early August. A list of Edinburgh accommodation of various sorts and prices is available here . Sections 1-3 are particularly relevant.

Invited participants should refer to their personal invitation letter for accommodation arrangements.

Meals and Refreshments
A sandwich lunch will be provided on the Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 September.

Morning and afternoon refreshments will be provided throughout the workshop.

There will be an informal wine reception and poster session after the close of lectures on Monday 29 September.

The workshop dinner will take place on the evening of Tuesday 30 September. The workshop grant will cover the cost of this meal.

Poster Session
A poster session will take place after the close of lectures on Monday 29 September. The number of posters will be limited to 10 and size to A1 Portrait, due to space restrictions. Please indicate on your application form if you are interested in presenting a poster.

Registration
Registration will take place on Monday 29 September.

Financial Arrangements
Unless otherwise specified in your invitation letter, the workshop grant will cover tea/coffee throughout the workshop, lunch on the first and second day, the wine reception and the Workshop Dinner. It will also be possible for participants to claim 15.00 GBP towards other local expenses.

Reimbursement will take place after the workshop. At Registration you will be given an expenses claim form that should be submitted to ICMS, with receipts. Your expenses will be paid directly into your bank account so you will need to provide your account details plus IBAN, SWIFT or Routing numbers as applicable. Please note that we cannot reimburse any item without a receipt.

Participants

Name	Institution
Buckwar, Evelyn	Heriot-Watt University
Christie, Mike	Heriot-Watt University
Debussche, Arnaud	ENS Cachan Bretagne
Lord, Gabriel	Heriot-Watt University
Powell, Catherine	University of Manchester
Stuart, Andrew	University of Warwick