PIMS Connection - January 2013

Happy New Year from PIMS!

Here is what's happening around the sites...


January 2013

January 9 - 2013 Mathematical Institutes Open House - MPE 2013 Launch in San Diego, California
   http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/130109-miohml

January 10 - Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series: Martin Rinard at the University of British Columbia
   http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/130110-csdlsmr

January 14 - CMS/PIMS/IAM Public Lecture: Margot Gerritsen at the University of British Columbia
   http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/130114-cplmg

January 17 - how Does Google Google: Margot Gerritsen at the University of Calgary
   http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/130117-hdggtmbi

January 17 - Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series: Elizabeth Mynatt at the University of British Columbia
   http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/130117-csdlsem

January 17-19 - Disease Dynamics 2013: Immunization, a true multi-scale problem at the University of British Columbia
   http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/130117-dd2itmsp



News

Former Chair of the PIMS Board passes on: Hugh Morris (1932-2012)
   http://ow.ly/gwt0Q

CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award - deadline for nominations is January 31. Please see http://www.pims.math.ca/pims-glance/prizes-awards for details.

The Mathematics Community Unites to Focus on Global Issues
   http://ow.ly/fTsgO

Cultural Barriers Crunched by Numbers
   http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/12/05/cultural-barriers-crunched-by-numbers/

Bruce Reed announced as 2013 CRM/Fields/PIMS Prize recipient
   http://ow.ly/fNj0r

-PIMS