8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

August 27 – 31, 2001
Opava, Czech Republic

organized by the Mathematical Institute of the Silesian University in Opava in collaboration with other Czech universities.

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

DESCRIPTION

The aim is to disseminate and discuss newest developments in Riemannian geometry and generalizations, geometric structures, global analysis, variational analysis, geometric methods in physics, geometric theory of nonlinear partial differential equations, and related areas.

This will be the eighth meeting in a series organized by Czech universities every three years since 1980, and the second to be held in Opava (after 1992).

A meeting of the Editorial Board of the journal Differential Geometry and its Applications will take place during the conference.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

D. Krupka (chairman), J. Bures, J. Janyska, I. Kolar, O. Kowalski, O. Krupkova, M. Marvan, J. Mikes, J. Musilova, J. Novotny, J. Slovak, J. Vanzura.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The scientific program will start on Monday 27 August 2001 morning and will consist of

INVITED LECTURES

Invited plenary speakers are Invited lectures in sections will be presented by M. Akivis, D.V. Alekseevsky, I.M. Anderson, E. Boeckx, J. Bures, D.J.M. Calderbank, A. Cap, M. Francaviglia, K. Fukaya, V. Goldberg, A.R. Gover, J. Janyska, J. Kijowski, I. Kolár, L. Kozma, O. Krupková, J. Lauret, V. Lychagin, T. Morimoto, J. Munoz Masque, B. Opozda, R. Palais, A. Prástaro, G. Prince, L. Sabinin, W. Sarlet, J. Slovák, V. Soucek, L. Vanhecke, J. Vanzura, A.M. Vinogradov.

SECTIONS

A)
Riemannian Geometry – chairman O. Kowalski
B)
Geometric Structures – chairman J. Slovak
C)
Variational Analysis and Geometric Methods in Physics – chairman D. Krupka

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

All participants are encouraged to submit a talk or a poster. The chairmen of sections reserve the right to select contributions for oral presentation.

PROCEEDINGS

Proceedings will be peer reviewed. Invited speakers will contribute to Part I, a special issue of the journal Differential Geometry and its Applications (Elsevier Science B.V.). Others are encouraged to submit their contributions to Part II, published by the Mathematical Institute of the Silesian University in Opava. Electronic version of Part II will be freely available. One hardcopy of Part II for each participant is covered by the full conference fee.

Volumes will be edited by O. Kowalski, D. Krupka and J. Slovak (chairmen of sections).

Instructions to authors follow those of the journal and will be a part of the Third Announcement. Proceedings of the past three meetings can be found in the Electronic Library of EMS (ElibEMS).

CONFERENCE FEES

The full conference fee includes Participants from abroad should transfer the following amounts, or equivalents in any major currency: We offer a fee reduction for a limited number of participants, mainly young people from developing countries (see below). The organizing committee will decide on June 15. Applicants will be informed immediately after, along with payment instructions.

PAYMENTS

For payments from abroad, the preferred method is wire transfer according to the following data:
Bank CSOB Opava, Ostrozna 17, Opava, Czech Republic
Swift code CEKOCZPPOST
Account No. 70883010 (variable symbol 82001)
Account name Mathematical Institute, Silesian University in Opava, Bezrucovo nam. 13, Opava, Czech Republic
Payment details conference fee 8ICDGA, <your name>
Please do not hesitate to contact the organizers (Petra.Auerova@math.slu.cz) if a different arrangement is necessary.

ACCOMMODATION AND BOARD

The arrival day is Sunday 26 August 2001, the departure day is Saturday 1 September 2001. During this period, participants will be provided with *** accommodation and full board in Hotel Koruna.

The organizers will offer accommodation in different location if we exhaust the hotel's capacity of approx. 150 people (in which case early registrations will be honored).

For nights before and/or after this period please reserve directly in one of the following hotels no later than one month before the event:
Hotel Koruna, phone ++420 653 621132, fax ++420 653 621900 (US $50)
Penzion Koruna, phone ++420 653 613941, fax ++420 653 621900 (US $26)
Penzion A-Klub, phone ++420 653 625091, fax ++420 653 615091 (US $23)
Penzion Vera, phone/fax ++420 653 212036 (US $8)
They are all within 15 minutes' walk from the conference rooms. The current prices for a single room per night are given in parentheses.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

TRAVEL

The town of Opava is located in the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic near the Polish border.
By air. There is a regular flight service four times a day from Prague to Ostrava–Mosnov.
Conference bus at affordable price from Ostrava–Mosnov to Opava will be provided to flights from Prague landing in Ostrava–Mosnov on 26 August. Please, reserve by sending e-mail to Petra.Auerova@math.slu.cz before July 31. There is no suitable public transport other than taxi we could recommend.
By train. Opava can be reached within 5 – 7 hours from Prague, Vienna, Warsaw and Cracow. Please, consult the European Timetable Service after its update on June 10. We recommend any IC or EC train that stops at Ostrava-Svinov, where one can change for a local train to Opava Vychod. Conference transport from Ostrava-Svinov to Opava at affordable price will be provided upon request.

Please check at your nearest Czech consulate whether you need a Czech visa. If an invitation letter is needed please do not hesitate to contact Petra.Auerova@math.slu.cz.

ACCOMMODATION IN PRAGUE

To reserve night(s) in Prague you may wish to follow the Hotel Guide.
– Hotel Krystal, phone ++420 2 20563411, fax ++420 2 20560237, Jose Martiho 2/407 (near the airport) and
– Hotel Brno, fax ++420 2 24810432, Thamova 26, Karlin (10min to the centre by tram or subway)
may be recommended.

DEADLINES

May 31 – Registration
– Payments US $270 (double occupancy) or US $370 (single occupancy)
– Application for the reduced fee US $140
July 31 – Reservation of the conference bus
– Abstracts in final form

CONTACT PERSON

Petra Auerova
phone: +420 653 684359
fax: +420 653 215029
e-mail: Petra.Auerova@math.slu.cz

SATELLITE COURSE

An advanced 5-day course Variational Sequences and Bicomplexes will take place in Opava, August 20 – 24.

REGISTRATION

To register for the conference, please e-mail the following form to Petra.Auerova@math.slu.cz no later than on May 31:
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                    REGISTRATION

I wish to register for the 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 
ON DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, August 
27 – 31, 2001, Opava, Czech Republic. 

Surname: ______________________________________________
First (given) name: ___________________________________
Postal address: _______________________________________
E-mail: _______________________________________________
Fax: __________________________________________________

Gender:   [ ] female  [ ] male

I shall pay 
  [ ] US$ 270 (double occupancy*) before May 31, 2001
  [ ] US$ 310 (double occupancy*) after May 31, 2001
  [ ] US$ 370 (single occupancy) before May 31, 2001
  [ ] US$ 410 (single occupancy) after May 31, 2001
  [ ] I am applying for a fee reduction (application
      is attached).

*I would like to share room with ______________________

I intend to present a talk [ ]   a poster [ ]
under the title: ______________________________________
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in Section  [ ] A  [ ] B  [ ] C

Abstract: 
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Comments:______________________________________________
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To apply for the reduced conference fee of US$ 140, please fill in the following form and e-mail it to Petra.Auerova@math.slu.cz no later than on May 31, 2001.
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                     APPLICATION

Herewith I apply for a reduced fee of US$ 140 for the 
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY 
AND ITS APPLICATIONS, August 27 – 31, 2001, Opava, 
Czech Republic. 

Surname: ______________________________________________
First (given) name: ___________________________________

PhD obtained from
  [ ] Institution _________________________, Year _____
  [ ] Not yet.

My most representative publications
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3) ____________________________________________________
4) ____________________________________________________
5) ____________________________________________________

The abstract of my suggested talk/poster (mandatory):
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