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February 2010 THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER No. 389 February 2010 Society INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF Meetings MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2010 and Events Invitation to nominate potential members of the International Panel 2010 Friday 26 February EPSRC are organising an Interna- EPSRC now invite nominations Mary Cartwright tional Review of Mathematical of potential members of the Inter- Lecture, Durham Sciences which will take place in De- national Panel. Nominations should [page 3] cember 200. The review, which will be made via an online form at www. be chaired by Professor Margaret survey.bris.ac.uk/epsrc/msir-panom Wednesday 14 April H. Wright, New York University, will: which will remain open until 5 Northern Regional • assess and compare the quality February 2010. In order to obtain Meeting, Newcastle of the UK research base in the an independent view, EPSRC seek [page 6] Mathematical Sciences with the individuals working outside the UK. Monday 21 June rest of the world Nominees must be highly regarded SW & South Wales • assess the impact of the research- by their peers, not only for the depth Regional Meeting base activities in the Mathematical and breadth of their scientific knowl- Cardiff Sciences internationally and on edge, but also for their personal in- other disciplines nationally, on tegrity and sound judgement. They Friday 2 July wealth creation and quality of life should normally be active in their Hardy Lecture • comment on progress since the field and it is likely that they hold or London 2004 International Review. have recently held senior positions; Monday 13 September The International Review will they should also be highly effective Midlands Regional cover the breadth and quality of all in team-working situations. Nomi- Meeting, Nottingham aspects of research in mathematics nees may be UK nationals. The inter- Friday 19 November and its applications, encompassing national panel will be chosen from Annual General all of pure and applied mathematics, the list of nominees by a UK Steering Meeting and Naylor statistics, mathematical physics and Committee chaired by Professor Tim Lecture, London the mathematical underpinnings of Pedley and including representa- Operational Research – it will also tives from the London Mathematical cover research excellence, knowl- Society, the Edinburgh Mathemati- edge exchange, people and research cal Society, the Operational Research infrastructure. Following the review, Society, the Royal Statistical Society, the Panel’s report will be presented the Institute of Mathematics and its to the research community, Research Applications, the Industrial Mathe- Councils and other key stakeholders matics Knowledge Transfer Network to stimulate discussion of the find- and the Institute of Physics. ings and initiate development of an Nominations are being sought action plan to take the recommen- from the research community and dations forward. other key stakeholders in the review. February10-NL.indd 1 21/01/2010 12:35:34 THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER For reference the 2004 International Review is PROPOSED In those circumstances, it has been de- available from the CMS website at www.cms. cided to withdraw the proposed amend- ac.uk/irm/irm.pdf. If you have any questions BY-LAW CHANGES: ments for the immediate future, and to please submit them to MathematicsIntReview@ WITHDRAWAL return the Durham meeting to its original epsrc.ac.uk. status. A notice was served with the January The Mary Cartwright Meeting will take NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST Newsletter designating the Society Meet- place as originally scheduled, without the ing of Friday 26 February 200 as a Special status of a Special General Meeting. • Professor John Holman, National Director General Meeting. This change was made Ivor Goddard of the Science, Technology, Engineering and in order to put to a vote a recommen- Executive Secretary Mathematics Programme (STEM), was award- dation made by Council in October 2009 ed a knighthood for services to Education. that certain amendments be made to the • Professor Valerie Beral, FRS, was awarded a By-Laws. DBE for services to Science. A number of representations have been • Professor Chris Skinner, FBA, Southampton received concerning both the clarity of Statistical Sciences Research Institute, Univer- the proposed amendments themselves, sity of Southampton, was awarded a CBE for and the wisdom of the proposed voting services to Social Science. arrangements. Moreover, Council, follow- 2 • Professor Marcus du Sautoy, University of ing its recent Retreat, is minded to under- Oxford, was awarded an OBE for his services take a fuller review of the By-Laws over to Science. the coming year. LMS Newsletter General Editor: Dr D.R.J. Chillingworth ([email protected]) Reports Editor: Dr S.A. Huggett ([email protected]) Reviews Editor: Dr C.M. Roney-Dougal ([email protected]) Administrative Editor: S.M. Oakes ([email protected]) Editorial office address: London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57–58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS (t: 020 7637 3686; f: 020 7323 3655; e: [email protected], w: www.lms.ac.uk) Typeset by the London Mathematical Society at De Morgan House; printed by Holbrooks Printers Ltd. Publication dates and deadlines: published monthly, except August. Items and advertisements by the first day of the month prior to publication, or the closest preceding working day. News items and notices in the Newsletter are free to be used elsewhere unless otherwise stated, although attribution is requested when reproducing whole articles. Contributions to the Newsletter are made under a non-exclusive licence; please contact the author for the rights to reproduce. The LMS cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of information in the Newsletter. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the views or policy of the London Mathematical Society. Charity registration number: 252660. February10-NL.indd 2 21/01/2010 12:35:34 No. 389 February 2010 PROPOSED In those circumstances, it has been de- HOME OFFICE CHIEF cided to withdraw the proposed amend- BY-LAW CHANGES: ments for the immediate future, and to SCIENTIFIC ADVISER WITHDRAWAL return the Durham meeting to its original Professor Bernard Silverman, FRS, has been status. appointed the new Chief Scientific Adviser A notice was served with the January The Mary Cartwright Meeting will take to the Home Office. He will replace Professor Newsletter designating the Society Meet- place as originally scheduled, without the Paul Wiles who is leaving Government serv- ing of Friday 26 February 200 as a Special status of a Special General Meeting. ice after holding the post for over ten years. General Meeting. This change was made Ivor Goddard Professor Silverman will stand down as in order to put to a vote a recommen- Executive Secretary President of the Royal Statistical Society. dation made by Council in October 2009 that certain amendments be made to the By-Laws. A number of representations have been LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY received concerning both the clarity of the proposed amendments themselves, and the wisdom of the proposed voting MARY CARTWRIGHT MEETING arrangements. Moreover, Council, follow- ing its recent Retreat, is minded to under- Friday 26 February 2010 3 take a fuller review of the By-Laws over the coming year. Arthur Holmes Lecture Theatre, University of Durham 3.30 Opening of the Meeting LMS Newsletter Ana Achúcarro (Leiden) General Editor: Dr D.R.J. Chillingworth ([email protected]) Maths in the sky: the secret life of cosmic strings Reports Editor: Dr S.A. Huggett ([email protected]) 4.30 Tea Reviews Editor: Dr C.M. 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February10-NL.indd 3 21/01/2010 12:35:34 THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER MATHEMATICS POLICY run up to the election,and identifying prospec- tive parliamentary candidates with a science or ROUND-UP engineering background or interest. CaSE has Social
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