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Conference on Electronic Communication in Mathematics

Organizing committee:
Tom Banchoff, Brown University
Neil Calkin, Georgia Tech
John Franks, Northwestern University
Robert Miner, Geometry Center
Andrew Odlyzko, AT&T Labs - Research
Richard Palais, Brandeis University

May 29 - June 1, 1997
The Geometry Center
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

This conference seeks to provide an opportunity for people with an interest in technological, editorial and economic issues surrounding the electronic communication of mathematics to exchange views with one another and with leaders in these areas.

Advances in communication technology are catalyzing a fundamental change in the way in which information is stored and communicated, both in the scientific community and in society at large. Though electronic communication has long been an important tool both for scientific researchers and in the classroom, the use of electronic communication for mainstream academic publishing is only now becoming widespread. The economic and editorial ramifications for the mathematics community offer both exciting opportunities and substantial challenges.

The Conference is organized around three main themes:

More information is available concerning:

For additional information, please contact:

Workshop Coordinator
The Geometry Center
400 Lind Hall
207 Church Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612) 626-0888
Fax: (612) 626-7131
e-mail: cec@geom.umn.edu
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