Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 12:03:46 +0800 (EAT)
From: "Dr. Raymond Chan" <rchan@math.cuhk.edu.hk>
Subject: Workshop on Scientific Computing 97

                  Workshop on Scientific Computing 97
                                Hong Kong
                            March 10-12, 1997
                 First Announcement and Call for Paper

OBJECTIVE:
   This three-day workshop is the sequel to the series of workshops on
   Scientific Computing that were held in Hong Kong in the past few years.  It
   aims to promote research interest in scientific computation for local
   mathematicians and engineers and to foster contacts and exchanges with
   experts from other parts of the world.  This year the workshop will feature
   a special session on modern methods in scientific computing relevant to
   digital signal and image processing.

WORKSHOP THEMES:
   Numerical linear algebra, Signal and image processing, Optimization, 
   Least square, CAGD, Control, and Statistical computing.

KEY-NOTE SPEAKER:
   Gene Golub (Stanford University, USA)

INVITED SPEAKERS:
   Richard Bartels (University of Waterloo, Canada)
   Ake Bjorck (Linkoping University, Sweden)
   Daniel Boley (University of Minnesota, USA)
   Richard Brent (Australian National University, Australia)
   Da-yong Cai (Tsinghua University, China)
   Tony Chan (UCLA, USA)
   Walter Gander (ETH Zuerich, Switerzland)
   Frank Luk (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
   Roy Pike (London University, UK)
   Robert Plemmons (Wake Forest University, USA)
   Michael Saunders (Stanford University, USA)
   Werner Stuetzle (University of Washington, USA)
   Ji-gunng Sun (Umea University, Sweden)
   Paul Vandooren (U. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
   Curtis Vogel (Montana State University, USA)

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
   Lester Liu, City University of Hong Kong
   Shiu-hong Lui, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
   Tsi-min Shih, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   Tao Tang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Chong Sze Tong, Hong Kong Baptist University
   Wei-min Xue (Chairman), Hong Kong Baptist University
   Siu-pang Yun, University of Hong Kong

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
   Raymond Chan (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
   Frank Luk (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)
   Robert Plemmons (Wake Forest University, USA)

Abstracts of contributed papers should be sent by Oct. 15, 1996 to:
   Dr. Wei-min Xue
   Dept. of Mathematics 
   Hong Kong Baptist University
   224 Waterloo Rd, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 
   E-mail: wsc97@sci.hkbu.edu.hk

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
   Oct. 15, 96  Deadline for submitting abstract,
   Nov. 30, 96  Deadline for submitting full paper,
   Dec. 31, 96  Notification of acceptance,
   Jan. 10, 97  Deadline for early registration,
   Feb. 10, 97  2nd announcement.

ORGANIZED AND SPONSORED BY:
   Dept. of Math., Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Dept. of Math., City University of Hong Kong
   Dept. of Math., Hong Kong Baptist University
   Dept. of Math., Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
   Dept. of Appl. Math., Polytechnic University of Hong Kong
   Dept. of Math., University of Hong Kong

SPECIAL EVENT:
   There will be a banquet on March 12, 1997 to celebrate the 65th birthday of
   Professor Gene Golub.

REGISTRATION:
   Registration form can be obtained from Dr.  W.M.  Xue (address above) or
   via internet at http://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/wsc/reg97.html.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
   WSC97:  http://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/wsc/wsc97.html
   Hotel:  http://www.ims.cuhk.edu.hk 

THE CITY OF HONG KONG:
   The territory of Hong Kong covers approximately 1,000 square kilometers and
   comprises of Hong Kong island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories,
   and around 400 outlying islands.  It has a population of more than six
   million people, 98%of whom are Chinese.  In March, the weather is mild,
   sunny and with average temperature ranging from 10C to 20C.  The year 1997
   is a historical landmark for Hong Kong, as it approaches the imminent
   return to China.  Come and feel the excitement in this dynamic city.