Workshop Announcement: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Theory and Algorithms of Linear Matrix Inequalities ---------------------------------------------------------------- August 1 to August 5, 2005 American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center Palo Alto, California http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/matrixineq.html ------------ Description: ------------ This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to theoretical, practical and computational aspects of Linear Matrix Inequalities. The workshop is organized by John Helton, Pablo A. Parrilo, and Mihai Putinar. For more details please see the workshop announcement page: http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/matrixineq.html Space and funding is available for a few more participants. If you would like to participate, please apply by filling out the on-line form (available at the link above) no later than May 1, 2005. Applications are open to all, and we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities, junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily undergraduate institutions to apply. Before submitting an application, please read the ARCC policies concerning participation and financial support for participants. -------------------------------------- AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC): -------------------------------------- The AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC) hosts focused workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. ARCC focused workshops are distinguished by their emphasis on a specific mathematical goal, such as making progress on a significant unsolved problem, understanding the proof of an important new result, or investigating the convergence between two distinct areas of mathematics. For more information about ARCC, please visit http://www.aimath.org/ARCC/