MEGA 2009
Effective Methods in Algebraic Geometry

Barcelona (Spain), June 15-19 2009
http://www.imub.ub.es/mega09.

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, financial aid and more will be given in a following announcement.

In the meantime you can check our webpage at http://www.imub.ub.es/mega09 or email us at mega09 at euclides.imub.ub.es ... and save the date!

Conference Topics
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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
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* 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
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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
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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