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- 1.1 Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
2 Group Members
3 Publications and Other News
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Announcements

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Upcoming Conferences and Workshops

11/16/09: The 41st New England Complex Fluids Workshop will be held Friday, December 4, 2009 at Harvard University. The Workshop will begin with breakfast and registration at 8:45 a.m. and will end around 5:00 p.m. If you plan to attend the Workshop, please register before Wednesday, Dec. 2nd. Also, if you intend to give a sound bite (2-3 minute summary of your current research), then please submit a title and abstract when you register. We will provide 2009-10 Complex Fluids T-shirts to the first thirty sound bite speakers on the website. Invited talks will be given by Bettina Sobotka (BASF), Tonzani Stefano (Nature), Hartmut Loewen (Universitat Dusseldorf), Tuomas Knowles (Harvard), and Michael Rubinstein (Univ. of North Carolina). More information (including directions, maps, flyer, abstracts, etc.) and the online registration form are available at: http://www.complexfluids.org Remember that you must log in as a member before you are able to register.
11/15/09: New England Complex Systems Institute Announcement: We are pleased to announce the dates of our upcoming courses on complex systems.
- Jan 4-8, 2010 / Complex Physical, Biological & Social Systems
- Jan 10, 2010 / Computer Programming and Complex Systems
- Jan 11-15, 2010 / Complex Systems Modeling and Networks
TARGET AUDIENCE: These courses are intended for faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and others who would like to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of complex systems for application to research in their respective fields, or as a basis for pursuing complex systems research. Each week is the equivalent of a one semester course in a one week format. They may be taken independently or consecutively. If desired, arrangements for credit at a home institution should be made in advance. See course descriptions online at: http://www.necsi.edu/events/winter2010.html
10/15/09: I would like to bring your attention to the Dynamics Days Conference to be hosted by the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) on January 4-7, 2010. Dynamics Days is an annual conference on chaos and nonlinear dynamics. Sessions will cover a broad range of topics, including granular materials, time series analysis, non-equilibrium statistical physics, pattern formation, self-organization, and fluid dynamics. This year we are especially emphasizing theory and applications related to the dynamics of complex systems and complex networks, ranging from synchronization and cascading processes to the dynamics of biological systems. The invited participants include:
- David Campbell, Boston University
- Predrag Cvitanovic, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Robert Ecke, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Jean-Pierre Eckmann, University of Geneva
- Ulrike Feudel, University of Oldenburg
- Daniel Gauthier, Duke University
- Theo Geisel, MPI Dynamics and Self-Organization
- Raymond Goldstein, University of Cambridge
- Peter Grassberger, University of Calgary
- Dirk Helbing, ETH, Zurich
- Hans Herrmann, ETH, Zurich
- Frank Julicher, MPI Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden
- Natalia Komarova, University of California, Irvine
- Holger Kantz, MPI Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden
- Fred MacKintosh, Vrije University
- Jose Onuchic, University of California, San Diego
- Julio Ottino, Northwestern University
- Juan Parrondo, Complutense University of Madrid
- Itamar Procaccia, Weizmann Institute
- Jeffrey Rogers, DARPA
- Mary Silber, Northwestern University
- Sara Solla, Northwestern University
- Steven Strogatz, Cornell University
- Harry Swinney, The University of Texas, Austin
- Andreas Trabesinger, Nature Physics
- Jonathan Widom, Northwestern University
The most important deadlines are:
- Abstracts: November 10, 2009
- Acceptance : November 18, 2009
- Registration: December 14, 2009
- Lodging: December 14, 2009

Partial financial support will be provided to a selection of students and postdoctoral researchers. Women and researchers from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the conference website at http://ddays2010.northwestern.edu/

9/14/09: Reminder: The 40th New England Complex Fluids Workshop will be held Friday, September 18, 2009, at Brandeis University. If you plan to attend the Workshop, please register before Wednesday, September 16. Also, if you intend to give a sound bite (5 minute summary of your current research), you should submit online a title and abstract when you register. The invited speakers will be Aparna Baskaran (Syracuse), Jeremy Agresti (Harvard), Chris Santangelo (UMass-Amherst), and Wesley Wong (Rowland). Updated information (including directions, schedule, maps, abstracts, etc.), and the online registration form are available at:http://www.complexfluids.org Registration (free) and refreshments will take place in the Shapiro Campus Center, Room 236. Parking permits will be available at the information booth, located at the South St. entrance to Brandeis University. Park in "T"-lot.
8/31/09: The 40th New England Complex Fluids Workshop will be held Friday, September 18, 2009, at Brandeis University. If you plan to attend the Workshop, please register before Wednesday, September 16. Also, if you intend to give a sound bite (3 minute summary of your current research), you should submit online a title and abstract when you register. The invited speakers will be Aparna Baskaran (Syracuse), Jeremy Agresti (Harvard), Chris Santangelo (UMass-Amherst), and Weslong Wong (Rowland). Updated information (including directions, schedule, maps, abstracts, etc.), and the online registration form are available at: http://www.complexfluids.org
7/9/09: We are pleased to announce the upcoming 2009 DFD in Minneapolis, MN, November 22-24. The meeting is hosted by the University of Minnesota, and we have a strong program including contributed abstracts, invited speakers, minisymposia, award lectures, and a video/poster gallery. Meeting deadlines are fast approaching (August 7 for abstract submission), and we request that you register/submit your abstract as soon as possible. Please note the following key details.
- Meeting Dates: November 22-24, 2009
- Venue: Minneapolis Convention Center
- Meeting Website: http://dfd2009.umn.edu
- Deadlines: http://dfd2009.umn.edu/dates.shtml
- Abstract Submission (open): http://dfd2009.umn.edu/abstract.shtml
- Hotel Reservation (open): http://dfd2009.umn.edu/accomodation.shtml
- Meeting Registration (open): http://dfd2009.umn.edu/registration.shtml
Registration is now open. Note that to register at the APS member rate, you will need to provide your member ID number at the time of registration. Your APS ID number has been included at the top of this e-mail for your reference. If you do not have your member ID number at the time of registration, visit http://www.aps.org/membership/EmailID.cfm or call 301-209-3280 for assistance. We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis in November.