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Noticiero Uni´On Matem´Atica Argentina NOTICIERO de la UNION¶ MATEMATICA¶ ARGENTINA COMITE¶ EDITOR: Dr. Carlos Cabrelli, Dra. Andrea Solotar Depto. de Matem¶atica,Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA Pabell¶onI - Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 - Buenos Aires Dr. Hugo Aimar, Dra. Eleonor Harboure, Dr. Roberto Mac¶³as Instituto de Matem¶aticaAplicada del Litoral, UNL - CONICET GÄuemes3450, 3000 Santa Fe EDITORA: MSc. Ilda Hern¶andez Instituto de Matem¶aticaAplicada del Litoral, UNL - CONICET GÄuemes3450, 3000 Santa Fe E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.ceride.gov.ar/notiuma COMISION¶ DIRECTIVA DE LA UNION¶ MATEMATICA¶ ARGENTINA ? Presidente: Carlos Cabrelli ? Vicepresidente Primero: Hern¶anCendra ? Vicepresidente Segundo: Hugo A. Aimar ? Secretario: Andrea Solotar ? Prosecretario: Silvia Lassalle ? Tesorero: Liliana Gysin ? Protesorero: Leandro Zuberman ? Director de Publicaciones: Luis Piov¶an ? Vicedirector de Publicaciones: Roberto A. Mac¶³as ? Vocales Suplentes: Hugo Alvarez,¶ Hector Cuenya, Hern¶anCen- dra, Ricardo Dur¶an,Mar¶³aJ. Druetta, Eleonor Harboure, Pablo Panzone, Luiz Monteiro, Cristina Preti. ? Comisi¶onRevisora de Cuentas: - Titulares: Juli¶anFern¶andezBonder, Teresa Krick, Patricia Fauring. - Suplentes: Gustavo Massaccesi, Gabriel Miniam, Sigrid Heineken. ? Consejo Superior de Educaci¶on: Norberto Fava, Esther Gallina, Eduardo GÄuichal, Roberto Mac¶³as,Carlos Segovia Fern¶andez,Juan Tirao, Jorge Vargas, Fe- lipe Z¶o,Juan C. Dalmasso (Secretario Ejecutivo). UNION¶ MATEMATICA¶ ARGENTINA Departamento de Matem¶atica,FCEyN - UBA Pabell¶onI - Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 - Buenos Aires E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.mate.unlp.edu.ar/uma SECRETARIOS LOCALES DE LA UNION¶ MATEMATICA¶ ARGENTINA Lic. Marta Casamitjana Lic. Dami¶anPinasco Depto. de Matem¶atica Depto. de Matematica (FCEyN) Universidad Nacional del Sur Universidad de Buenos Aires Avda. Alem 1253 Pab. I Ciudad Universitaria 8000 BAH¶IA BLANCA 1428 CAPITAL FEDERAL [email protected] uma¡[email protected] Prof. Gustavo Juarez Mar¶³aMendon»ca BoAvellaneda y Tula Casa 102 San Mart¶³n1426 4700 CATAMARCA 9000 COMODORO RIVADAVIA [email protected] [email protected] Laura Barberis Marcos Salvai FaMAF - Ciudad Universitaria FaMAF - Ciudad Universitaria M. Allende y Haya de la Torre M. Allende y Haya de la Torre 5000 CORDOBA¶ 5000 CORDOBA¶ [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Rub¶enCerutti Dr. Carlos Mansilla Depto. de Matem¶atica Instituto Superior \Almafuerte" FCEyN y Agrimensura - UNNE 9 de Julio 1449 Avda. Italia 350 3400 CORRIENTES H3500CJQ Resistencia - CHACO [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Liliana de Zaragoza Nydia Dal Bianco Juan B. Justo 441 Mansilla 555 5501 GODOY CRUZ (Mza.) 6300 Santa Rosa - LA PAMPA [email protected] [email protected] Lic. Adriana Galli Prof. Guillermo Vald¶ez Depto. Matem¶atica Fac. Cs. Exactas - UNLP Ayolas 9119 1900 LA PLATA 7600 MAR DEL PLATA [email protected] [email protected] 4 Prof. Mercedes Heredia Cristina Cano Depto. de Matem¶atica Fac. de Econom¶³a- UNCo Lavalle y Alem Buenos Aires 1400 4440 METAN¶ 8300 NEUQUEN¶ [email protected] Ing. V¶³ctorWall Lic. Adriana M. Gonz¶alez Facultad de Cs. Exactas, Depto. de Matem¶atica Qu¶³micasy Naturales - UNAM Fac. de Ciencias Exactas - UNRC Entre R¶³os2419 Ruta 36 Km 601 3300 POSADAS X5804ZAB R¶IO CUARTO (Cba.) [email protected] [email protected] Dra. Mar¶³aCristina Sanziel Lic. Mar¶³aCristina Preti Fac. de Ciencias Exactas Depto. de Matem¶atica Ingenier¶³ay Agrimensura - UNR Fac. de Ciencias Exactas - UNSa Av. Pellegrini 250 Buenos Aires 177 2000 ROSARIO 4400 SALTA [email protected] [email protected] Lic. Cristina Ferraris Lic. Del¯na Femenia CRUB - UNCo Quintral 1250 Avda. Ignacio de la Roza 230(S) 8400 S. C. DE BARILOCHE 5400 SAN JUAN [email protected] [email protected] Lic. B¶arbaraBajuk Lic. Egle E. Haye Depto. de Matem¶atica- UNSL Ej¶ercitode los Andes 950 Arist¶obulodel Valle 4455 5700 SAN LUIS 3000 SANTA FE [email protected] [email protected] 5 Prof. Ismael G¶omez Lic. Roberto Cautelier Depto. de Matem¶atica Fac. de Ciencias Exactas - UNSE Castro Barros 2073 4200 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO 4000 TUCUMAN¶ [email protected] [email protected] Marta Garc¶³a Lic. Gloria Susana G. de Quevedo FCE-UNCPBA Fac. de Ingenier¶³a- UNPSJB Campus Universitario Paraje Arroyo Seco Belgrano 504 7000 TANDIL 9100 TRELEW [email protected] math¡ [email protected] INDICE A nuestros lectores ..................... 7 Correo de Lectores ..................... 8 Actividades Matem¶aticas ² Becas . 9 ² Congresos . 17 ² Competencias Matem¶aticas . 42 ² Premios . 43 ² Publicaciones . 47 ² Revistas Cient¶³¯cas . 48 ² Seminarios . 54 ² SECyT . 57 ² Congresos realizados durante el cuatrimestre . 58 Uni¶onMatem¶aticaArgentina ² Informaci¶onGeneral . 69 ² Cursos . 70 ² Cuotas . 71 ² Nueva Comisi¶onDirectiva . 72 ² Novedades: Reuni¶on2006 . 72 ² Auspicios . 73 A la memoria de Miguel ² \Discretizaci¶ony Combinatoria: un Paseo por el Legado Cient¶³¯co de Miguel de Guzm¶an",por Fernando Soria . 76 7 A nuestros Lectores: Despu¶esde catorce a~nosde existencia, por primera vez y por razones ajenas a esta Redacci¶on,en el 2005 no se edita el Noticiero Extraordinario. La Comisi¶onDirectiva de la UMA resolver¶asobre la publicaci¶onde las Comunicaciones presentadas en la Reuni¶on2005, realizada en Salta. Es un placer incluir un trabajo del colega y amigo Fernando Soria (Uni- versidad Aut¶onomade Madrid) sobre una de las ramas de investigaci¶onde Miguel de Guzm¶an.Y adem¶asuna invitaci¶onespecial de Manuel de Le¶on, Presidente del ICM2006, a los matem¶aticoslatinoamericanos, alent¶andolos a participar de dicho evento. Ya est¶aen plena tarea la nueva Comisi¶onDirectiva de la UMA. Antes de ¯n a~nose espera tener puesto a punto el nuevo sitio web de la Organizaci¶on. Toda la informaci¶onsobre este tema as¶³como sobre la pr¶oximaReuni¶onen Bah¶³aBlanca, se enviar¶aa los Socios a trav¶esde los Secretarios Locales y de la versi¶onelectr¶onicadel Noticiero (Avances, de actualizaci¶onquincenal): http://ceride.gov.ar/notiuma S¶olonos resta agradecer a los que de una manera u otra colaboraron con la informaci¶onque fuimos difundiendo a lo largo del a~no.E invitarlos cordialmente a seguir acompa~n¶andonosen el 2006. <<FELICES FIESTAS!! La Redacci¶on Fechas L¶³mitespara env¶³ode colaboraciones: 25 de febrero, 25 de junio y 5 de noviembre. Colaboraron en el este n¶umero: E. D¶³az,A. Dickenstein, S. Haedo, I. Loiseau, R. Mac¶³as,D. Tarzia, V. Sonzogni, Secretarios Locales. 8 Correo de Lectores Nota de la Redacci¶on:Reproducimos una nota enviada por el Presidente de ICM2006 a la Comisi¶onDirectiva de la UMA. En nombre del Comit¶eOrganizador del International Congress of Math- ematicians ICM2006 Madrid le agradecer¶³ahiciese llegar este mensaje a todos aquellos matem¶aticosde su pa¶³s que puedan estar interesados en solicitar ¯nanciaci¶onpara asistir al ICM 2006. El plazo para presentar la documentaci¶onse abri¶oel pasado d¶³a20 de agosto, y ¯naliza el d¶³a1 de enero de 2006. La solicitud se halla en la p¶aginaweb http://www.icm2006.org/Financialsupport Debo informarle que la Uni¶onMatem¶aticaInternacional (IMU) y el Comit¶eEjecutivo del ICM2006 intentamos otorgar un n¶umeromuy signi- ¯cativo de ayudas en la con¯anza de que ello permitir¶auna mayor partici- paci¶onen este Congreso, acontecimiento que por primera vez se celebra en un pa¶³sde habla hispana. Por los lazos que unen a Espa~nacon la comunidad de Am¶ericaLatina, el ICM2006 Madrid ha decidido que uno de sus ejes de acci¶onsea conseguir una gran afluencia de matem¶aticoslatinoamericanos y con ello estimular sus relaciones con los matem¶aticosespa~noles. Por ello, les animamos a presentar su solicitud y participar en este Congreso. Quedamos a su disposici¶onpara aclararles cualquier duda sobre este importante asunto, para lo cual les rogamos se dirijan a la Prof. Marisa Fern¶andez([email protected]) vocal de \Financial support" y de \Relations with Latin America Eastern Europe and Developing Coun- tries" del ICM 2006. Un cordial saludo, Manuel de Le¶on(CSIC/IMAFF), Presidente ICM2006. www.icm2006.org Actividades Matem¶aticas Becas * CONICET # Programa de Subsidios para Cambio de lugar de Trabajo y Radicaci¶on de Investigadores El Directorio del Conicet, convencido de la necesidad de generar meca- nismos que fomenten la radicaci¶onde investigadores j¶ovenes o formados y con capacidad para formar nuevos investigadores, en aquellas zonas que lo requieran, aprob¶oel Programa de Subsidios para el Cambio de lugar de Trabajo y Radicaci¶onde Investigadores del CONICET, que tiene como objetivo otorgar ayuda econ¶omicapara facilitar el desplazamiento y radi- caci¶ondesde zonas desarrolladas a regiones del pa¶³sque se determinen como prioritarias por cuestiones geogr¶a¯caso tem¶aticas. La presentaci¶onde solicitudes para este tipo de subsidios podr¶aser realizada conjuntamente con la de cambio de lugar de trabajo y con una anticipaci¶onno menor a 4 (cuatro) meses de la fecha prevista para realizar el traslado. La convocatoria tiene car¶acterpermanente. Las bases para la Presentaci¶onde Solicitudes se encuentra en http://www.conicet.gov.ar/normativa/CIC/1683.php 9 10 Actividades Matem¶aticas Mayor informaci¶on: Area¶ de Comunicaci¶onInstitucional y Prensa, Riva- davia 1917, CP C1033AAJ Ciudad Aut¶onomade Buenos Aires. Tel.: 4953-7230, interno 214. URL: www.conicet.gov.ar # Becas Internas Postdoctorales para la Reinserci¶onde Investigadores La presente convocatoria tiene como objetivo otorgar becas de Investi- gaci¶onCient¶³¯cay Tecnol¶ogicaen todas las ¶areasdel conocimiento; excluye la capacitaci¶onpara el ejercicio de las profesiones liberales y para las tareas de creaci¶onart¶³stica. En la adjudicaci¶onde las becas, el CONICET recurrir¶aal sistema de evaluaci¶ondel organismo. Los criterios de evaluaci¶oncontemplar¶anlas particularidades espec¶³¯casde las actividades cient¶³¯casy tecnol¶ogicasy las caracter¶³sticasde cada ¶areadel concurso.
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