MEGA is the acronym for Effective Methods in Algebraic Geometry (and its equivalent in Italian, French, Spanish, German, Russian, etc.), a series of biennial conferences on computational and application aspects of Algebraic Geometry and related topics with very high standards. Previous meetings
were held in 1990 (Castiglioncello, Italy), 1992 (Nice, France), 1994 (Santander, Spain), 1996 (Eindhoven, Nederlands), 1998 (St. Malo, France) 2000 (Bath, United Kingdom), 2003 (Kaiserslautern, Germany), 2005 (Porto Conte, Italy) and 2007 (Strobl, Austria).
Proceedings containing selected contributions submitted at previous MEGA conferences have been published by Birkhäuser in the series Progress in Mathematics (volumes no. 94, 109 and 143), by the Journal
of Pure and Applied Algebra (volumes no. 117 and 118, 139 and 164) and by the Journal of Symbolic Computation (volumes no. 39 3-4 and 42 1-2).
The Conference MEGA 2009 will be held at the University of Barcelona, from Monday, June 15th to Friday, June 19th, 2009.
Details on submissions, local arrangements, registration, finantial aid and more will be given in a following announcement.
Conference Topics ----------------- Effective methods,
complexity issues and applications in: Commutative Algebra, Algebraic and Semialgebraic Geometry, Algebraic Number Theory, Algebraic Geometry and related fields: Algebraic Analysis of Differential Equations, Differential Geometry, Associative Algebras, Group Theory, Algebraic Groups and Lie Algebras, Algebraic and Differential Topology, as well as applications of these fields.
Plenary Speakers ---------------- * Marta Casanellas Universitat Politècnica
de Catalunya, Spain
* Jan Draisma Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Nederlands
* Manfred Husty Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck, Austria
* Gregoire Lecerf Université de Versailles, France
* Joseph Landsberg Texas A&M, USA
* Michael Shub University of Toronto, Canada
* William Stein University of Washington, USA
* Ravi Vakil Stanford University, USA
Executive
Committee ------------------- Chair: Luis Miguel Pardo (Santander) Wolfram Decker (Saarbrucken) Alicia Dickenstein (Buenos Aires) Joan Elias (Barcelona) Marc Giusti (Paris) Antonio Montes (Barcelona) Ragni Piene (Oslo) Frank Sottile (College Station, USA) Carlo Traverso (Pisa)
Local Committee --------------- Maria Alberich Josep Alvarez-Montaner Marta Casanellas Gemma Colomé-Nin Teresa Cortadellas Carlos
D'Andrea Joan Elias Jesus Fernandez-Sanchez Montserrat Manubens Antonio Montes Tomas Recio Martin Sombra Luis Felipe Tabera