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PROPOSALS AND APPLICATIONS |
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COXETER, DISTINGUISHED AND STATISTICAL SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES
Coxeter Lecture SeriesThe Coxeter Lecture Series (CLS) brings a leading international mathematician in the field of the thematic program of the Institute to give a series of three lectures. The first of the lectures is intended for a general mathematical audience and the remaining lectures are intended to highlight some recent important developments in the field of the program. The speaker is selected by the Institute's Scientific Advisory Panel. Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)The Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) brings a leading
mathematician to the Institute to give a series of two or three
one-hour lectures. The Fields Institute Scientific Advisory Panel
will designate a recipient on the basis of outstanding contributions
to the advancement of the mathematical sciences, with excellence
in research and strong presentation skills as the main selection
criteria. The DLS is usually associated with a thematic program.
Nominations should include supporting documentation and contact
information on the candidate, and should be sent to the director. For more detail on both these programs, see the thematic program proposals web page. Proposals and nominations for these series are considered at the fall and spring meetings of the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP), and should be sent by September 15 or March 15 to:The Director or by email to: The Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Science (DLSS)Call for Nominations: The Fields Institute annually hosts the prestigious Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Science (DLSS) This lecture series has been held annually since 2000, and consists of one general lecture and one more specialized lecture by an internationally prominent statistical scientist. A nominating committee solicits nominations from the Canadian statistical community, and makes a recommendation to the Fields Scientific Advisory Panel which is responsible for the selection of speakers. The nominating committee for 2008-2009 is Nancy Reid (Chair), James
Berger (SAMSI), Angelo Canty (McMaster), Nancy Heckman (UBC), Jerry
Lawless (Waterloo), Jon Rao (Carleton). Previous
speakers are: Peter Hall, Don Fraser, Don Dawson, David Cox,
Brad Efron, Elizabeth Thompson, Persi Diaconis. The deadline for nominations is October 1st. A letter of support and a CV should be sent to: Nancy Reid c/o Fields Institute or by e-mail to: Nancy Reid at reid<at>utstat.utoronto.ca |
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