PIMS Connection - October 2013

Greetings from PIMS!

 

Here is what is happening around the sites...

 

 

October 2013

 

2 October - Geometry and Physics Seminar: Simon Wood at the University of British Columbia

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131002-gpssw

 

4-5 October - 2013 West Coast Optimization Meeting (WCOM) at the University of Victoria

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131004-wcom

 

5-Octover - SFU-UBC Joint Statistics Student Seminar at Simon Fraser University, Harbour Center Campus

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131005-sujsss

 

11 October - Math Across Campus Colloquium: Simon Levin at the University of Washington

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131011-maccsl

 

19-20 October - Pacific Northwest Probability Seminar at the University of Washington

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131019-pnps

 

20-October - Bellingham Algebraic Geometry Seminar (BAGS) at Western Washington University

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131020-bags

 

24-October PIMS Distinguished Speaker: Mary Lou Zeeman at the University of Victoria

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131024-pdsmlz

 

28 October - IAM-PIMS Distinguished Colloquium: Tsachy Weissman at the University of British Columbia

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131028-ipdctw

 

28-October - Geometry and Physics Seminar: Amin Gholampour at the University of British Columbia

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131028-gpsag

 

31 October - PIMS Distinguished Speaker: Dennis K.J. Lin at the University of Victoria

  http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/131031-pdsdkl

 

 

News

 

PIMS Chats with… Neil Trudinger

  http://www.pims.math.ca/news/pims-chats-neil-trudinger

 

2014 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize: Call for Nominations: Nominations should be submitted by at least two sponsors of recognized stature, and must include the following: three supporting letters, curriculum vitae, list of publications, and up to four preprints. Nominations will remain active for two years. Deadline for nominations is November 1, 2013. http://www.pims.math.ca/essential-information/opportunities

 

PIMS invites nominations of outstanding young researchers in the mathematical sciences for Postdoctoral Fellowships for the year 2014-2015. The deadline for nominations/applications is December 1, 2013.  http://www.pims.math.ca/essential-information/opportunities