Many mathematical models of biological systems have addressed only an isolated aspect of the system -- such as its biochemistry or mechanics -- and these simplified (yet not simple) models have shed much light on fundamental processes. Recently, biological modeling has now advanced to the point where integrative models that couple multiple processes are often developed. Typically, such models involve different spatial and temporal scales. Examples include models of tumor growth that couple solid mechanics with cell signaling and biochemistry and models of blood flow in the heart that couple solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and bioelectricity. Common to these integrative models is the inclusion of experimental data that has high resolution both in time and space. The effective use of such models calls for new mathematical and numerical techniques; for instance, in the solution of inverse problems, in the derivation of more robust methods for parameter estimation, and in the determination of better numerical methods for the handling of multiscale coupling. This workshop seeks to address some of these challenges through a series of lectures and discussions. 

http://www.mbi.osu.edu/2009/ctwdescription.html

There is an emerging field of arithmetic algebraic geometry whose objects of study are varieties, often not finite-dimensional, equipped with commuting families of lifts of Frobenius maps. Important roles are played by schemes of Witt vectors, arithmetic jet spaces, and the spectra of lambda-rings. In a certain precise sense, these varieties make up an absolute algebraic geometry, lying over a deeper base than the ring of integers.

The workshop has two main purposes. The first is to introduce beginning and established researchers to this new field. The second is to provide an opportunity for experts to discuss applications to other parts of arithmetic algebraic geometry, such as function fields, the field with one element, explicit class field theory, and realizations of motives. We encourage workers in all fields of number theory and arithmetic algebraic geometry to attend. 

http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2009/342/info.php3?wsid=342

The Engaging Data Forum will explore issues related to the application and management of personal electronic data for creating social value. The forum will present novel applications for personal electronic data in the fields of urban management, environmental sustainability, public health, and social networks, among others.   It will also address the privacy and security risks, concerns, and best practices associated with the use of electronic data. You are invited to attend the Engaging Data Forum to exchange ideas on these topical issues.

http://senseable.mit.edu/engagingdata/

Fluids with nontrivial small-scale inhomogeneities (microstructure) include suspensions, emulsions, foams, polymer melts and solutions, surfactant solutions and liquid crystals. Flows of these complex fluids display features that are not found in simple fluids, including interfacial and bulk instabilities, texture formation and evolution and other novel flow phenomena that all can be traced back to the influence the fluid microstructure has on the stresses that develop within the flow. This workshop focuses on these fluid mechanical phenomena and their origins in the complex nature of the fluid. Topics include free surface flows and extensional rheometry, instabilities and flow induced phase transitions, turbulence and drag reduction in polymer and surfactant solutions, coating and extrusion, some microfluidic flows of complex fluids, and multiscale computational methods. 

http://www.ima.umn.edu/2009-2010/W10.12-16.09/

Speakers:
Terry Lyons (Oxford University)
Tom Cass (Cambridge University)
Joel Spencer (New York University)
Maury Bramson (University of Minnesota)
Sunder Sethuraman (Iowa State University)

http://www.math.northwestern.edu/mwp/

Speakers:
Mike Hopkins (opening colloquium, Friday afternoon)
Matt Ando
Julia Bergner
Teena Gerhardt
John Greenlees
Mike Hill
Jacob Lurie
Ib Madsen
David Nadler

http://math.stanford.edu/~blumberg/mayday.html

Northwestern University's Department of Mathematics (Evanston, Illinois) will host a weekend conference followed by a two-day workshop on recent progress in complex geometry. The program will feature talks by Simon Donaldson. The talks, especially during the workshop, will be at a level accessible to postdocs and graduate students.

http://math.northwestern.edu/complexgeometry

Northwest Probability Seminars are one-day mini-conferences held at the University of Washington and organized in collaboration with the Oregon State University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Oregon, and the Theory Group at the Microsoft Research. There is no registration fee.

The Scientific Committee for the NW Probability Seminar 2009 consists of Omer Angel (U British Columbia), Chris Burdzy (U Washington), Zhenqing Chen (U Washington), Yevgeniy Kovchegov (Oregon State U), David Levin (U Oregon) and Yuval Peres (Microsoft).

The Birnbaum Lecture in Probability will be delivered by Persi Diaconis (Stanford University) in 2009.

http://www.math.washington.edu/~burdzy/nwprob2009.php

The theme for this year's mini-symposium is the mathematical analysis of non-linear problems in physics, engineering and technology.

http://www.math.ttu.edu/redraider2009/

As part of its Education and Outreach Program for 2009-2010, the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) will offer a two-day undergraduate workshop on topics of current interest in statistics and applied mathematics. In addition to an overview of current and planned SAMSI Research Programs, the program topic Space-Time Analysis for Environmental Mapping, Epidemiology and Climate Change will be covered in some depth.

http://www.samsi.info/workshops/2009ug-workshop200910.shtml