Call for Papers

Contents Conference Themes Organizing Committee Invited Presentations How to Contribute Electronic Submission Dates to Remember Notice of Acceptance/Rejection Registration About San Antonio Request Information Hotel Information Registration Transportation Organizing Committee Clint N. Dawson, Chair University of Texas, Austin Alain P. Bourgeat Université St. Etienne, France Robert L. Higdon Oregon State University Brent Lindquist State University of New York, Stony Brook Thomas F. Russell University of Colorado, Denver William W. Symes Rice University Hamdi Tchelepi Chevron Petroleum Technology Co. Hans van Duijn Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Joannes J. Westerink University of Notre Dame Steven B. Yabusaki Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory Conference Themes The major themes include, but are not limited to: Atmospheric Modeling Earthquake Modeling Parallel Computation Flow and Transport in Porous Media Multiscale Phenomena Geophysics Media Characterization Surface Water and Ocean Modeling Chemically Reactive Phenomena Multiphase Flows Environmental Remediation Optimization Multiphysics Applications Numerical Methods for Geoscience Applications Dates to Remember September 1, 1998-- Deadline for submission of minisymposium proposals. October 1, 1998-- Deadline for submission of minisymposium speakers' 75-word abstracts. October 1, 1998-- Deadline for submission of 75-word abstract for either a contributed lecture or poster presentation. These are all firm dates. Registration The conference program, registration, hotel, and transportation information will be available on the Web at www.siam.org/meetings/gs99/ in November 1998. Questions? E-mail [email protected] SIAM Conferences

Research in the fundamental understanding of physical processes related to the earth has seen increasing interest over the past few decades. The effects on the global economy and well-being of air and water pollution, earthquakes and weather events, and energy production are some of the forces driving this research. Geoscience research requires interdisciplinary collaboration and the merging of mathematical modeling with experiments and theory. By bringing together engineers, mathematicians, computational scientists, and other researchers working in industry, government laboratories, and universities, meaningful progress can be made in understanding and predicting the complex physical phenomena in the geosciences. The conference will be held jointly with the Ninth SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, with overlapping sessions planned to encourage interaction among participants of both meetings. Invited Presentations SIAM and the Conference Organizing Committee are proud to announce that the following mathematicians and scientists have accepted their invitations to speak at the conference: Nonlinear Effects on the Propagation Properties of Numerical Models of Geophysical Flow and Transport Processes Alvaro Aldama, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico Some Speculations About the Future of Reservoir Simulation Khalid Aziz, Stanford University Scale Dependent Model Concepts for Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Multiphase Processes in Heterogeneous Porous Media Rainer Helmig, Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Germany Statistical and Dynamical Properties of Models of Earthquake Faults William Klein, Boston University Monitoring Subsurface Fluid Flow with Time-Lapse Seismic Data David E. Lumley, Chevron Petroleum Technology Co. The following invited speakers will give their presentations to a joint session of the two conferences: Realistic Climate Modeling on US-Made High-End Parallel Computers: Formulations, Machine Considerations, and Results Albert J. Semtner, Naval Postgraduate School and National Center for Atmospheric Research Synthetic Environments for Modeling Subsurface and Surface Flows Mary F. Wheeler, University of Texas, Austin How to Contribute Minisymposium A minisymposium is a two-hour session consisting of four related talks on a well-focused topic consistent with the conference themes. Each speaker will have 25 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for audience questions. A number of minisymposia are being invited by the conference organizing committee to supplement the conference themes. The organizing committee also encourages proposals for minisymposia in areas related to the conference themes. Prospective minisymposium organizers are asked to submit a proposal consisting of a title, a description (not exceeding 100 words) and a list of speakers and titles of their presentations. Each minisymposium speaker should submit a 75-word abstract in LaTeX format to [email protected]. To obtain a minisymposium proposal form, please submit the Request Information Form, or e-mail your request to [email protected]. The form is also available on the World Wide Web at www.siam.org/meetings/miniform.htm. Presentations in Lecture or Poster Format Contributions in lecture or poster format are invited in all areas of geosciences consistent with the conference themes. Each contributor must submit a 75-word abstract in LaTeX format to [email protected]. Submissions must include a title, author(s) names and affiliations, and postal address, e-mail, telephone number, and fax of the submitting author. Accepted papers will be assigned by the organizing committee to either a lecture presentation or a poster. Contributors should indicate which format they prefer. A lecture consists of a 20-minute presentation, including time for discussion. A poster presentation consists of the use of visual aids, such as 8.5" x 11" sheets for mounting on a 4' x 6' poster board and will be presented in an informal setting that allows presenters to discuss their research with individual attendees. A poster board will be available at the conference for each poster presenter. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to limit the number of presentations an individual speaker may present in contributed sessions or minisymposia. Electronic Submission Every presenter of either a minisymposium or contributed or poster presentation must submit a 75-word abstract to [email protected], using the LaTeX macro via the Web at archive.siam.org/tex/confs/conftex.htm. The 75-word abstracts will appear in the final program. Notice of Acceptance or Rejection Authors will be notified as to whether or not their abstracts have been accepted by November 1, 1998. About San Antonio San Antonio is a great place to meet with your colleagues for a meeting. It is the ninth largest city in the U.S. It's cosmopolitan and progressive, and the people are as warm and welcoming as the climate. For business and vacation, San Antonio has something to offer for every taste, interest, and age. There are many colorful attractions, including The Alamo, Sea World of Texas, San Antonio Zoo, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Market Square, missions and museums, and the world-famous River Walk on which the SIAM conference hotel is located.

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