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		       15TH IMACS WORLD CONGRESS 1997
           			    on
	Scientific Computation, Modelling and Applied Mathematics 
			  Berlin, August 24-29, 1997
				  Germany


		     CALL FOR ORGANIZED SESSIONS/PAPERS



 
IMACS - The International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 
is an organization of professionals and scientists concerned with computers, 
computation and applied mathematics, in particular, as they apply
to the simulation of systems.  This includes numerical analysis, mathematical 
modelling, approximation theory, computer hardware and software, programming 
languages and compilers. 
IMACS also concerns itself with the general philosophy of scientific computation 
and applied mathematics, and with their impact on society and on disciplinary and 
interdisciplinary research.
IMACS is one of the five international scientific associations (with IFAC, IFORS, 
IFIP and IMEKO) represented in FIACC, the five international organizations in the 
area of computers, automation, instrumentation and the relevant branches of 
applied mathematics.  Of the five, IMACS (which changed its name from AICA in 
1976) is the oldest, having been founded in 1956.


Sponsor

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)


Co-Sponsors

IEEE 	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IFAC	International Federation for Automatic Control
IFIP	International Federation for Information Processing
IFORS	International Federation of Operational Research Societies
IMEKO 	International Measurement Confederation


Congress General Chair

A. Sydow (GMD FIRST Berlin - Germany)


Honorary Chair of the Congress

R. Vichnevetsky (USA, President of IMACS)


Scientific Program Committee

R. Beauwens (Belgium)
P. Borne (France)
J. Butcher (New Zealand)
P.L. Christiansen (Denmark)
P. Deuflhard (Germany)
J. Dongarra (USA)
J.E. Flaherty (USA)
W. Stucky (Germany)
P. van der Houwen (The Netherlands)
A. Iserles (UK)
A. Jakeman (Australia)
J. Rice (USA)
R.D. Russell (Canada)
A.A. Samarskii (Russia)
J. Sanz-Serna (Spain)
H.J. Stetter (Austria)
U. Trottenberg (Germany)


Scientific Program

Submissions and Proposals

The Scientific Program will consist of regular papers (25 minutes) and keynote 
papers (45 minutes). Proposed regular papers may be submitted by sending an 
extended summary (between 1 and 2 pages, three copies) to the congress office 
(by regular mail or by e-mail).
Keynote papers may be proposed in any format, not necessarily by the intended 
author, giving a description of the importance of the subject area and the 
credentials of the proposed speaker.
Part of the program will consist of organized sessions. Proposals to organize 
a session or sessions are solicited. They should be describe the specific area to 
be covered, and the full address, telephone, e-mail, etc. of the intended 
organizer(s).
Proposals for keynote papers and proposals for organized sessions may be 
submitted in writing to the congress office.


Topics

The topics of interest related to Applied Mathematics and Scientific 
Computation include, but are not limited to:

o Methods for ODE's, SDE'S and PDE's
o Integral Equations
o Computational Linear Algebra
o Parallel Computing
o Computer Arithmetic
o Computational Physics/Chemistry/Biology
o Computational Acoustics
o Computational Fluid Dynamics
o Computational Optimization
o Nonlinear Science
o Knowledge-based Systems
o Symbolic Computation
o Moodelling and Simulation
o Applications in Engineering, Control Systems, 
o Robotics, Biology, Medicine, Economics, the Environment 
o other relevant applications


Deadlines

Submission of sessions due by December 1, 1996 
Submission of papers due by December 1, 1996 
(in case of multiple authors mark the correspondence author)
Notification of acceptance due by February 28, 1997
Camera-ready papers due by April 30, 1997 


Proceedings 

It is intended to include all invited and accepted papers in the conference 
proceedings. Some of the papers will be selected for appearance as regular 
journal articles in one of the IMACS journals (published by North Holland/Elsevier and World Scientific Publishing Co.).


Host Organizations

GMD-Institut f"ur Rechnerarchitektur und Software Technologie Berlin (FIRST) 
Gesellschaft fur Informatik e.V. (GI) - The German Computer Society


Co-Host Organizations

Freie Universit"at zu Berlin
Humboldt-Universit"at zu Berlin
Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum f"ur Informationstechnik Berlin
Technische Universit"at Berlin


National Organizing Committee

Local Steering Committee

P. Behr (GMD FIRST Berlin)
J. Fischer (Humboldt-Universit"at zu Berlin)
St. Ja"hnichen (Technische Universit"at Berlin)
H. Rampacher (Gesellschaft fur Informatik e.V. Bonn)
D. Stobik (GMD St. Augustin)

Local Arrangements

R.-P. Scha"fer (GMD FIRST)
F. Hoffmann (GI)
Th. Lux (GMD FIRST)
W. Rufeger (GMD FIRST)
 

Congress Office

GMD FIRST	
Congress Office IMACS WC'97
Rudower Chaussee 5
D-12489  Berlin
Germany 

Phone:	+49 30 6392 - 1800 			
Fax: 	+49 30 6392 - 1805
Email: 	imacs97@first.gmd.de


IMACS Secretariat

Mrs. J. Massey
Dept. of Computer Science
Rutgers University - Hill center
Piscataway NJ 08855
USA
	 
Email: imacs@cs.rutgers.edu

 
For more information contact the congress office, the IMACS secretariat 
or turn to WWW page:

URL: http://www.first.gmd.de/imacs97/


Congress Language

The Congress language will be English.


Congress Venue

Hotel Berlin HILTON - Congress Center
Mohrenstr. 30
D-10117 Berlin 
(near "Gendarmenmarkt" square)


Berlin - The Host City of the 15th IMACS World Congress 1997

Berlin, the location of the 15th IMACS World Congress, is situated in the centre of Europe on the river "Spree" and "Havel" and covers an area of 889 square kilometres. With 3.5 million inhabitants, Berlin is the largest city in 
Germany, and one of the liveliest, most interesting, and most rapidly changing capitals in the world. Various historical buildings  remind the visitor of the time when Berlin was the capital of Prussia. Such historical sights as the "Deutsche Staatsoper", the "Humboldt-Universitat", the "Museum fur Deutsche Geschichte" or the "Prinzen Palais" are located along the boulevard "Unter den Linden", between the "Brandenburger Tor" and the "Lustgarten" square. Together with one of the most beautiful squares of th
e world, the "Gendarmenmarkt" square, with the two cathedrals "Franz"osischer Dom", "Deutscher Dom" and the concert hall "Schauspielhaus", they  attract thousands of tourists from all over world every year.
Berlin is proud of its large and varied cultural scene which includes: three opera houses, more than 150 theatres and concert halls, 400 independent theater groups, 200 art galleries, 120 cinemas, numerous other cultural centers. In the over 70 museums, located e.g. in Dahlem, Tiergarten or on  the Museums Island  various treasures of world class are exhibited, e.g. the Pergamon Altar and the bust of the egyptian queen Nefertiti, just to name two.  What makes Berlin's cultural atmosphere so dynamic is the 
coexistance of the established entertainment industry and the countless independent artists, painters and sculptors, composers and musicians, poets and writers who make up the local "scene". On average Berlin has 250 exhibitions running on a given day.
In no other city, the historical events of recent years have taken more effect in both the urban panorama and in people's lives. The collapse of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain, which separated Europe, has been offering new development perspectives for Berlin. In the next few years Berlin will also become again the seat of the parliament and government of Germany. 
Berlin is also a city of sciences. In the large  universities,  the  "Freie Universit"at", the "Humboldt-Universit"at", and the "Technische Universit"at" as well  as  several  other colleges, more than 150,000 students are currently enrolled. In addition to the universities, Berlin is home to approximately 220 research institutes which offer immeasurable assistance to  the financial, technological and social institutions. During the World Congress several local research departments will host their own sess
ions, presenting activities in the area of applied mathematics and computer sciences.  

