U.S. body invites mathematician to ULCA meet

By Our Staff Correspondent

BELGAUM, JULY 26. Mr. Tamraparni Venkatesh of Belgaum is among the few mathematicians from India who have been invited to "Mathematical Challenges of the 21st Century" meeting to be held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from August 7 to 12. The meeting is a major event of World Mathematical Year 2000, held under the banner of American Mathematical Society (AMS), founded in 1888.

The meet, "a landmark event featuring world's top mathematicians promises to be a meeting of historical significance," says Notices, a monthly published by AMS. It will have a stellar line- up of 31 speakers, representing the depth and range of modern mathematics. The meet will bring to life its current and future impact on sciences and practical affairs of the world -- from commerce to communications to medicine.

Among the Indians, including those working in universities outside the country, who will be presenting papers are: Prof. T.Venkatesh (Karnataka University), Prof. Ponnammal Natarajan and Prof.Anbarasu Sivalingam (both from Anna University), Prof.Dayanand Parashar (University of Delhi), Prof. Venkateswaran Murali (Rhodes University), Prof. Hira H.Koul (Michigan State University) and Prof. Rajagopalan Meenakshisundaram (Tennessee State University), Prof. S.R.S.Varadhan (Courant Institute, New York University).

For, Prof.T.Venkatesh, the only one from Karnataka to participate in the meet, it will be a maiden visit to states. He is an AMS member and is participating in the meet on invitation. He will also be attending a ten-day workshop at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), Berkeley, California and a conference in the Department of mathematics, University of California, Berkeley.

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