Subject: please post From: Alejandro Adem Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:09:45 -0500 (CDT) Dear Topologists, If you are thinking of organizing a conference in 2007, please consider holding one at the Banff International Research Station (BIRS). The setting is beautiful and the organization is very easy. Note the October 14 deadline in the announcement below. Yours, Alejandro Adem BIRS Scientific Advisory Board ------------------------------------------ Call for Proposals for BIRS 2007 Scientific Programme (January 13 - December 13, 2007) The Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) is now accepting proposals for its 2007 programme. Full information, guidelines, and online forms are available at the website http://www.pims.math.ca/birs BIRS is aiming for a 48-week scientific programme in 2007. Each week, the station will be running either a full workshop (40 people for 5 days) or two half-workshops (20 people for 5 days). As usual, BIRS provides full meals, accommodation, and research facilities at no cost to the organizers and to the invited participants, in a setting conducive to research and collaboration. The deadline for 5-day Workshop and Summer School proposals is October 14, 2005.