Les mathématiciens
d'Afrique centrale vont se retrouver à Buea au Cameroun en Mai
2009
First International Conference on the Mathematical Sciences
University of
Buea, Cameroon
May 12 –
16, 2009
The
Department of Mathematics at the University of
International
Advisory Committee (IAC)
- Dan Burns, University of Michigan,
USA
- Sergey Foss, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburg ,
Scotland
- Max
Gunzburger, Florida State University, USA
- Samuel
Jator, Austin Peay State University, USA
- Philip
Maini, University of Oxford, UK
- Gaston N'guerekata , Morgan State University,
USA
- Serge Nicaise , University of Nantes, U.A.
C.N.R.S., France
- James Turner, Jr., Virginia Tech,
USA
- Anders
Wandahl, e-Math for Africa, Sweden
- Ralf
Wunderlich, Zwickau University of Applied Sciences,
Germany
- Abdul-Aziz Yakubu , Howard University,
USA
Organzing Committee
Nkem Khumbah (University of
Michigan), Co-Chair
Francis Mbuntum (University of
Buea), Co-Chair
Boniface Nkemzi (University of
Buea)
MirandaTeboh-Ewungkem (Lafayette
College)
Gideon Ngwa (University of
Buea)
Mama Foupouagnigni (University of
Yaounde I )
Gikiri Thuo (Florida A & M
University)
Conference
contact: org@bueaconference.
Overview
Until
not long ago, mathematics was commonly regarded by the general public as a
reclusive activity, pursued relentlessly and obsessively by a small number of
individuals within the cloisters of universities. Mathematicians seemed to be
detached from and unperturbed by the “lively” activities of their counterparts
in other disciplines.
In
recent years, the emergence of knowledge-based
economies
has been accompanied by the ascendancy of mathematics as a fundamental part of
general learning. The world is witnessing
an increasing
mathematization of science and engineering, with impacts on an ever broadening
spectrum of research, beyond the physical and information sciences, including
the bio-, geo- and environmental sciences, as well as the social, behavioral,
and economic sciences. Fundamental research in the mathematical sciences has
emerged as the fountain head for all these disciplines, as it underpins and
enable advances, both in theory and applications, in these
fields.
Without
mathematical training, no country is able to harness the full power of
scientific research and technological tools to solve the daunting catalogue of
internal and trans-border health, energy, development and quality-of-life
challenges confronting our globalized
society. Such growing recognition has resulted in efforts towards an African
Mathematical Institutes Network (AMI-Net ) as part of NEPAD's prioritising of science,
technology and innovation for African development.
It
is in view of the above that the Department of Mathematics at the
The
conference will include invited lectures, contributed talks and panel
discussions, with presentations ranging from the latest technical breakthroughs
to general survey/framework type. The last two days days will focus on a
workshop on Mathematical Biology. We intend to publish proceedings of
papers presented at the conference in a special volume of the "Journal of
Cameroon Academy of Science", JCAS.
The
focus of Buea 2009 will not be limited only to enriching lectures and
focused tutorials and discussions on open poeblems in Mathematical
Biology. We consider it equally important to create a pleasant environment
in which participants can discuss diverse topics of their professional interest,
make new friends and reconnect with old ones. We are confident that the
conference will provide its participants valued professional and cultural
experience.
We
cordially invite academicians, researchers, scientists and parties whose
ineterests intersect the mathematical sciences to join this event on the serene
campus of the University of Buea, at the foot of Mount Fako,
the second tallest peak in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro).
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