Eighteenth Annual Informal Workshop on Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics DYNAMICS DAYS '99 January 6-9, 1999 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Sponsored by Georgia Institute of Technology and the Office of Naval Research http://www.physics.gatech.edu/dd99 The workshop will address mathematical, numerical, and experimental aspects of nonlinear dynamics and chaos; pattern formation; turbulence; and related topics. This year's workshop will highlight dynamical problems in industrial settings and will present recent theoretical and experimental progress on dynamical systems involving some aspects of engineering, finance, biology, chemistry, mathematics (including computation) or physics. Participants include engineers, mathematicians, biologists, physicists, and scientists from many other fields with interests in nonlinear dynamics. INVITED SPEAKERS C. Aidun, Institute of Paper Science and Tech. P. Boyland, U. of Florida P. Constantin, U. of Chicago S. Daw, Oak Ridge National Lab A. Eydeland, Southern Company P. Kolodner, Bell Labs J. Laskar, Bureau des Longitudes M. Rabinovich, U. of California - San Diego W. Schweizer, Tubingen University K. Showalter, West Virginia University A. Stuart, Stanford University D. Terman, Ohio State University Contributed oral and poster communications form a large part of the meeting. Talks will be 15 minutes each, including discussion. To be considered for an oral presentation, abstracts must be received by the organizers by November 30. Notifications of abstracts for oral presentations will be sent out December 15. No limit will be placed on the number of posters. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE The workshop will be held at the Paul Weber (SST) Building on the Georgia Tech campus. It begins at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 6 and ends at noon on Saturday, January 9. There will be a banquet on Thursday evening (included with regular registration). Posters will be on display daily. In addition, special poster sessions will be scheduled throughout the workshop. Invited lectures are distributed throughout each day, interspersed with contributed oral presentations. Ample time will also be available for poster sessions and informal discussions. The detailed schedule of talks and poster communications will be updated on the workshop World Wide Web server and made available at the workshop registration desk, which will open at the Paul Weber (SST) Building at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 6th. Organizers Leonid Bunimovich School of Mathematics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0160 Tel: (404) 894-4748 Fax: (404) 894-1726 leonid.bunimovich@math.gatech.edu William Ditto School of Physics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0430 Tel: (404) 894-5216 Fax: (404) 894-9958 wditto@acl.gatech.edu Konstantin Mischaikow School of Mathematics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0160 Tel: (404) 894-4749 Fax: (404) 894-1726 konstantin.mischaikow@math.gatech.edu Michael Schatz School of Physics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0430 Tel: (404) 894-5245 Fax: (404) 894-9958 mike.schatz@physics.gatech.edu Kurt Wiesenfeld School of Physics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0430 Tel: (404) 894-2429 Fax: (404) 894-9958 kurt.wiesenfeld@physics.gatech.edu Local Committee Shui-Nee Chow Ron Fox Jack Hale Turgay Uzer SUMMARY OF DEADLINES NOV 30 Last day for receipt of abstracts to be considered for oral presentations NOV 30 Last day for early registration DEC 15 Notifications sent out for abstracts selected for oral communications JAN 6-9 Dynamics Days '99 conference TRAVEL Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport is served by all major airlines, which offers direct connections to a wide variety of domestic and international locations; the airport is a hub for Delta and AirTran Airlines. Delta Air Lines offers special fares to attendees of Georgia Tech programs. Certain restrictions may apply. For information and reservations, call 1-800-241-6760 and refer to file 112000A (for domestic flights only). Participants may wish to take MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) between the airport and their respective hotel. A train station is located inside the airport. The fare is $1.50 and all trains lead directly (no transfers) to the North Avenue station, which is within walking distance to the conference site and neighboring hotels. WORKSHOP Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at the following hotels listed on the next page. Mention that you are attending a Georgia Tech's Dynamics Days program for the special room rate. Holiday Inn Express (404) 881-0881 244 North Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia Days Inn (404) 873-9200 683 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia Highland Inn (404) 874-5756 644 N. Highland Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia Studios available (refrigerator/microwave) Registration The registration fee is $100 (U.S. dollars). The reduced fee is $80 for post doctoral fellows and $60 for students. All fees include one banquet ticket. Please complete and return the registration form before November 30, 1998. We accept checks made payable to Georgia Tech; or VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover cards. Please remit payment no later than 10 days prior to the conference start date. Advance payment arrangements are required. Cancellations and Refunds To cancel your registration and receive a full refund, you must call Continuing Education at (404) 894-2401 at least 10 business days prior to the workshop start date. If you do not call Continuing Education to cancel your registration and do not attend the workshop, you are still responsible for the full registration fee. Substitutions and transfers can be made at any time. You may choose any one of the following methods to register for the workshop: PLEASE INCLUDE WORKSHOP NAME, NUMBER AND DATE (Dynamics Days, GIT-164, January 6-9, 1999) on all correspondence. 1. Fax: send the registration form along with your credit card information to (404) 894-8925. This line is available 24 hours a day. 2. Phone: (404) 894-2400 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. Have your credit card and your registration form handy to aid in this process. 3. Mail: Georgia Institute of Technology Continuing Education-R P.O. Box 93686 Atlanta, Georgia 30377-0686 4. E-MAIL: register@conted.swann.gatech.edu Please include all of the information outlined on the registration form. Also, include the workshop name, date, number, key code, and method of payment. 5. WORLD WIDE WEB: Register at http://www.conted.gatech.edu/other/online_reg.html. Select Dynamics Days under the "Conferences and Symposiums" listing. Enter your abstract in the Comments section at the bottom of the form. After you register, your confirmation letter will be faxed to you within one business day or mailed to you in five business days. Detailed directions and maps will be included with your confirmation. If you register fewer than 10 working days before the program begins and are paying by check, please bring the payment with you on the first day of the program. REGISTRATION FORM Please include attendee's name, workshop name, number and date (GIT-164 Dynamic Days (x23-746) January 6-9, 1999) on all checks. DYNAMICS DAYS '99 - 6-9 January 1999 Name: ................................................. Institution: .......................................................... Title (if student or postdoc, please indicate) : ........................... Mailing Address: ................................................... ........................................................................ ........................................................................ Phone: ..................... Fax: .................................... E-mail: ................................................................ ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** Please check one: .... Oral presentation (15 minutes). (Please attach a tentative title and an abstract of 100 words or less for scheduling purposes only. Include any special equipment needs, e.g., video, 35mm slide projector, etc.) .... Poster presentation entitled:........................................ Please check all that apply: .... I will attend Dynamics Days '99. Registration fees: $100 (regular); $80 (postdocs); $60 (students). $........... .... Late fee (registration after Nov. 30): $20 $........... .... Additional banquet tickets ($15 each) $........... TOTAL $.......... PAYMENT BY: ........... Check (payable to Georgia Tech, sent by regular mail to the address given above) ........... Charge Please provide the following information verbally by phone, or in writing by fax or regular mail (address and phone/fax numbers given above). .... American Express .... VISA .... MasterCard .... Discover Card #: Exp. Date: Cardholder's Name: Signature: