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National Collaboration in the Mathematical Sciences AMSI Annual Report 2004-05 Annual Report 2004-05 National Collaboration in the Mathematical Sciences AMSI Annual Report 2004-05 ©2005 Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute AMSI Annual Report 2005 I Acronyms Contents AGR Access Grid Room About the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 AMSI Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Report from the Chairman of the Board ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 ANU Australian National University Report from the Director of AMSI ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5 ARC Australian Research Council Report from the Deputy and Executive Director 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simulation, and Report from the Director of MASCOS ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 optimization of real-world processes Report from the ICE-EM Director and Manager ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������13 MITACS Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems: a Network of Centres of Excellence for the Mathematical Sciences Committee Membership ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������17 UNSW University of New South Wales Human Resources ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 Key Activities 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from the Victorian Government’s Science, The University of New South Wales Technology and Innovation Infrastructure grants program� The University of Melbourne provides well-equipped The University of Queensland premises and administrative services� The University of Sydney AMSI’s mission is to promote and strengthen understanding and use of the mathematical sciences in Australia’s culture, science and economy� Associate Members Full members of AMSI are signatories to a Joint Venture Agreement� AMSI has an independent Board and a full- Australian Bureau of Statistics time Director who manages day-to-day activities� Australian Mathematics Trust CSIRO There are three main programs: Science, Industry and Education� Each program has an Advisory Committee that Central Queensland University provides advice to the Board� Members meetings held twice a year also inform the Board’s deliberations� Curtin University of Technology Deakin University AMSI manages the International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM) which is funded by James Cook University the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)� ICE-EM supports Macquarie University a vibrant education program covering school mathematics through to advanced postgraduate courses� Queensland University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology Some science and industry activities are conducted in collaboration with the Australian Research Council (ARC) The University of Adelaide Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems (MASCOS), of which AMSI is a partner� University of Ballarat University of Canberra The University of New England The University of Newcastle University of South Australia University of Southern Queensland University of Technology Sydney Members Meeting The University of Western Australia University of Wollongong AMSI Board Victoria University Science, Industry and Education Advisory Committees The Board 1 July 2004 to 10 February 2005 Director Advanced Coursework Dr James E� Lewis (Parkview Group) (Chair) AMSI Committee Ms Judith Downes (ANZ) Director Dr Tim Littlejohn (IBM/Biolateral) ICE-EM Professor Garth Gaudry (Director, AMSI) Summer School Program Associate Professor Geoff Prince (Deputy Director, AMSI) Committee Professor Hyam Rubinstein (University of Melbourne) (to 31 December 2004) Professor Peter Taylor (University of Melbourne) (from 1 January 2005) Professor Don Taylor (University of Sydney) Executive Associate Professor Chris Radford (University of New England) Committee 10 February 2005 to 30 June 2005 Dr James E� Lewis (Parkview Group) (Chair) Ms Judith Downes (ANZ) Business and IT and Project and Administrative Dr Tim Littlejohn (IBM/Biolateral) Industry Multimedia other staff support Professor Garth Gaudry (Director, AMSI) Professor John Hearne (Deputy Director, AMSI) Professor Peter Taylor (University of Melbourne) Professor Tony Dooley (University of New South Wales) Associate Professor David Panton (University of South Australia) 1 AMSI Annual Report 2005 AMSI Annual Report 2005 2 two years of secondary school has been particularly Report from the Chairman important� These texts will be piloted in 2006� of the Board This year, Full Members were represented on the Board by Associate Professor Don Taylor of the University of Sydney (2004) and Professor Tony Dooley of the University of New South Wales (2005)� Representatives of Associate Members were Associate Professor Chris Radford of the University of New England (2004) and Associate Professor David Panton from University of South Australia (2005)� Each person nominated by their member groups to these important one-year posts, has contributed excellent advice and counsel to focus our effort on delivering value to members� The Deputy Director James E. Lewis of the Institute, nominated by members according to the Joint Venture Agreement, also holds the position for a year� In 2004-05, it was held first The 2004-05 financial year has been one of to AMSI� Having relinquished the role as Director of by La Trobe’s Associate Professor Geoff Prince consolidation and transition for AMSI, consolidation AMSI in July 2005, Garth is ideally placed to provide and then by Professor John Hearne of RMIT� Our through increased membership, improved processes, focussed leadership to ICE-EM through to the end external Board members, Ms Judith Downes of the new initiatives and additional staff, and transition of its grant period in June 2008� His intimacy with ANZ Banking Group and Dr Tim Littlejohn of IBM through appointment of new directors to AMSI and school mathematics in Australia will be reflected in Global Services, continue on the Board, bringing the newly created International Centre of Excellence ICE-EM’s large Schools Project, and his international valuable perspectives from the business world� for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM)� The twenty- reputation and wide network of colleagues will be Board meetings are also attended by Professor Tony nine member institutions of AMSI have enjoyed critical in developing ICE-EM’s international mission� Guttmann as Director of MASCOS, the Chairs of the considerable benefits and the mathematical sciences three advisory committees, the Executive Director are stronger as a result of this national collaborative Although Professor Gaudry continues with AMSI (2005) and AMSI Executive Officer Ms Jan Thomas� venture� through his role in ICE-EM, it is appropriate I thank the 2004-05 Board for their enthusiastic to mark the end of his directorship with due support� James E. Lewis This year has seen our leadership capability greatly acknowledgement of his outstanding work� As strengthened with the appointment of new directors Director, he has overseen its growth as a
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