International Conference OnOptimization in Computational Chemistryand Molecular Biology:Local and Global Approaches |
The Third International Conference on Local and Global Optimization with focus on Computational Chemistry and Molecular Biology will take place during May 7-9, 1999 at Princeton University. The two previous conferences on "Recent Advances in Global Optimization", and "State-of-the-Art in Global Optimization" took place in 1991 and 1995, respectively.
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Lodging and Restaurants
Information about Princeton area restaurants is available at:
http://www.princetonol.com/biz/prindine.shtml.
Conference Goals
Bring together the most active researchers in computational chemistry, molecular
biology, local and global optimization. Exchange ideas across discipline boundaries
of applied mathematics, computer science, engineering, computational chemistry and
molecular biology.Main Conference Themes
Conference topics include advances in local and global optimization approaches for:
Plenary Speakers
Ken Dill
Michael Levitt
Harold Scheraga
Invited Speakers
R. Stephen Berry, Charles Brooks, Robert Bruccoleri,
Charles Delisi, Richard Friesner, Wayne Guida,
Ulrich Hansmann, Timothy Havel, Barry Honig, Sorin Istrail,
Istvan Kollosvary, Ann McDermott, John Moult,
Arnold Neumaier, Yuko Okamoto, Jose Onuchic,
Ruth Pachter, Andy Phillips, Herschel Rabitz, J. Ben Rosen,
Andrej Sali, Robert Schnabel, Tamar Schlick,
David Shalloway, Jeffrey Skolnick, John Straub,
Bruce Tidor, Sandor Vajda, Stephen Wright, Guoliang Xue
Deadline for Contributions
January 15, 1999: Submission of manuscripts (4 copies) to one of the organizers.
Early submissions are encouraged. Decisions on selection will be promptly communicated to
the authors by e-mail or FAX.Publications
Submitted manuscripts will be regularly refereed and all accepted manuscripts will be
published in one volume by "Kluwer Academic Publishers" in the book series "Nonconvex
Optimization and Its Applications". A collection of manuscripts will be published in
a special issue of the "Journal of Global Optimization". The manuscripts should use
the style file sample.tex which can be
downloaded from this page or obtained via ftp as follows:
Conference Format
The plenary talks will be of 50 minute duration including questions.
The invited talks will be of 30 minute duration including questions.Registration
Pre-registration is required to attend the conference. A registration fee of $200
per participant will cover the conference proceedings and coffee breaks. A copy of
the registration form is now available in
GIF format, in JPEG format,
or in PostScript format.
The registration deadline is March 15, 1999.Organizers
Professor C.A.Floudas
Professor P.M.Pardalos
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Princeton University
University of Florida
Princeton, NJ 08544-5263
Gainesville, FL 32611
Tel: (609) 258-4595
Tel: (352) 392-9011
Fax: (609) 258-0211
Fax: (352) 392-3537
email: floudas@titan.princeton.edu
email: pardalos@ufl.edu
Sponsors
Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton UniversityTravel Information
Princeton is conveniently located between New York City and Philadelphi and is accessible
from all major airports, including LaGuardia, and JFK in New York City, Newark
International Airport in Newark, N.J., the Mercer County Airport in Trenton, N.J.,
and the Philadelphi International Airport in Philadelphia.
Trains to Princeton Junction leave New York City's Penn Station and Philadelphia's
30th Street Station regularly. From Princeton Junction, a one-car train (known
as the Dinky) makes the five-minute trip to Princeton. The Dinky does not meet
every train, so consult a current schedule before making travel plans.
Buses from Newark International Airport travel to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station
in Newark, N.J., and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. New Jersey's
Suburban Transit Corp. provides bus service from the Port Authority Bus Terminal
at Eighth Avenue and 41st Street in New York City. Buses leave New York every half-hour
during the day for the two-hour journey.
For detailed directions on how to get to Princeton, consult:
http://www.princeton.edu/Siteware/DeskReferences.shtml.
A map of the Princeton University campus can be found at:
http://www.princeton.edu/cgi/map.
Conference attendees are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements.
A listing of hotels in the Princeton area is available at:
http://www.princeton.edu/biz/lodging.shtml.Announcements
First Announcement
Second Announcement - Conference Schedule
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