FOURTH ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION FORM


SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DETERMINISTIC AND STOCHASTIC MODELING OF BIOINTERACTION

August 23-27, 2000
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics and the School of Science of Purdue University, and by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications

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LIST OF SPECIAL SESSIONS (in alphabetical order of organizers)

"Control Problems in Population Dynamics and Epidemiology" (Bedr'Eddine Ainseba and Maia Martcheva)
"Cell Proliferation and Population Growth" (Ovide Arino and Giovanna Chiorino)
"Diffusive Models in Epidemiology and Ecology" (William Fitzgibbon and Michel Langlais)
"Genetics, Molecular Evolution and Population Dynamics" (Marek Kimmel)
"Structured Population Dynamics: Analytical and Numerical Aspects" (Tanya Kostova)
"Population Oscillators" (Tanya Kostova)
"Numerical Simulation of Complex Biological Systems" (Michel Langlais and Fabio A. Milner)
"Nonlinear Dynamics of Aquatic Populations" (Horst Malchow)
"Stochastic Models in Epidemiology" (Charles J. Mode)
"Stochastic Models in Biology and Biostatistics" (Charles J. Mode)
"Dynamics of Epidemics with Several Pathogen Strains" (Andrea Pugliese)



INVITED SPEAKERS WHO HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED THEIR PARTICIPATION (in alphabetical order)

Zvia Agur (Israel), "Effect of Local Cooperativity on Structured Systems' Homeostasis as Exemplified in a Model for Bone-Marrow Hemopoiesis" ;
Rafael Bravo (Spain), "Large Aggregation of Systems with Different Time Scales: Applications to Population Dynamics" ;
Ángel Capurro (Argentina), "Does Diapause Contribute to Stability of Host-Parasitoid Interactions?" ;
Odo Diekmann (Netherlands), "Dynamics of Semelparous Populations";
William Fitzgibbon (USA), "Spatially Heterogeneous Epidemic Models";
Mats Gyllenberg (Finland), "Probabilistic Models for Bacterial Taxonomy";
Mimmo Iannelli (Italy), "Some Control Problems in Age-Structured Population Dynamics" ;
Tanya Kostova (Bulgaria), "Coupled Oscillators in Population Dynamics";
Michel Langlais (France), "Modeling Host-Microparasite Systems in Heterogeneous Environment";
Charles Mode (USA), "An Overview on Synthesizing Stochastic and Deterministic Paradigms Using Computer Intensive Methods";
Ingemar Nåsell (Sweden), "Deterministic and Stochastic Models of Endemic Infections: A Comparison";
Galina Riznichenko (Russia), "Levels of Regulation of Photosynthetic Organisms".



TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Time / DayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
8:00-10:00Registration
Coffee
Plenary
Sessions
Plenary
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Plenary
Sessions
10:00-10:30Opening Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
10:30-12:30Plenary
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Special
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Plenary
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Special
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Plenary
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12:30-2:00LunchLunchFree Time /
Excursions
LunchClosing
2:00-4:00Special
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4:00-4:30 Coffee Break Coffee Break Free Time /
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4:30-6:00Special
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6:30-8:30Welcome
Cocktail
Free TimeFree Time /
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Conference
Banquet
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Attendance to and payment for the Conference Banquet on Saturday evening is not included in the registration fee, nor is the cost of any meal or Friday's excursions. Tentatively, two excursions will be available, one to Indianapolis and one to Chicago.
PLEASE INDICATE ON YOUR REGISTRATION FORM (TENTATIVELY) IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE EVENTS.



REGISTRATION FEES
Before June 1After May 31
Regular Fee$80.-$100.-
Young Researcher
(Under 30)
$60.-$80.-
Student Fee$40.-$60.-

The registration fee includes all morning and afternoon coffee breaks, as well as the conference materials and the welcome cocktail on the first evening.

It can be paid by check, sent to

Cindy Sargent, Account #4222-CAS
Business Office, Conference Division
Purdue University
1586 Stewart Center, Room 110
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1586
USA

or by credit card (VISA, MasterCard; not American Express).
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REGISTRATION AND LAST CALL FOR PAPERS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS
(to be sent as soon as possible; before June 1, 2000, to avoid a late registration fee)

E-mail is strongly preferred: destobio@math.purdue.edu

Answer Yes, No, number, name(s) where applicable.

Last Name: .................................................... Given Name(s): ....................................................
Affiliation: ..........................................................................................
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I would like to present a contributed talk: ...........
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Session title: ........................................................................................................................
I am a student: ...........
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I prefer to stay in a hotel
for under $40 a night ............. Family Inns of America ($36.84 single or $44.54 double)
for under $50 a night ............. Travelodge ($49.50 one "queen" bed or $60.50 two "queen" beds)
for over $70 a night ............. Purdue Memorial Union ($71.50-$92.40 single or $79.20-$103.40 double)
I have special food preferences ........... Preferences (vegetarian, no-pork, no-beef, etc.) ...................................................
I intend to attend the conference banquet on August 26: ...........
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LINKS

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