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NEWTON INSTITUTE CORRESPONDENTS' BULLETIN
No. 7 - September 2004
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Welcome to the Newton Institute Correspondents' Bulletin!
This bulletin will be sent in January, May and September each year and will
contain information regarding the Newton Institute and its activities. We hope
you will find it a useful way of keeping in touch and a helpful source of
information to distribute to your colleagues. We will also send you occasional
updates on particular topics.
1. Comments always welcome!
As always, the Director is very happy to receive comments or suggestions
regarding the Newton Institute and its activities, including possibilities for
future programmes. He can be contacted by e-mail at director@newton.ac.uk
2. New programme approved
Since the last bulletin approval has been given for the following programme in 2007.
Bayesian Nonparametric
Regression Theory, Methods and Applications (30 July - 24 August 2007)
3. Workshop announcements
The following workshops have now been finalised. Please follow the links for
further information.
Focus Week - Quantum Statistics - Quantum Measurements, Estimation and Related Topics (15 - 19 November 2004) http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/QIS/qisw04.html
An Introduction to Recent Applications of Model Theory (29 March - 8 April 2005) http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/MAA/maaw01.html
Stellar Dynamos - A Newton Institute satellite meeting in Leeds (13 - 17 December 2004) http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/MSI/msiw04.html
A full list of current and future programmes at the Newton Institute can be found on our website at http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/
4. New Director
Applications are invited for the N M Rothschild Professorship of Mathematical Sciences from senior academics working in some branch of the mathematical sciences to take up appointment on 1 October 2006.The successful candidate will also be the Director of the Isaac Newton Institute, a national institute which aims to promote research of the highest international quality in the mathematical sciences for the benefit of the UK community, through the running of major visitor programmes in selected, often interdisciplinary, fields. Candidates should therefore have appropriate managerial and leadership experience. The appointment will be for a fixed term of 5 years.
5. Reminders
The Correspondents' web page (containing a list of all Correspondents, past bulletins and other information) is at http://www.newton.ac.uk/correspondents.htmlThe web page listing Newton Institute participants who are willing to travel to other institutions to give seminars, etc., is at http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/Speakers.html
The next bulletin will be sent in January. We hope you find these bulletins
a useful way of keeping in touch and a helpful source of information to
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