IMS
INDIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
( Estd. 1907 ; Registration No. S-550, Delhi )
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A Fervent Appeal
All the Members of the Society are humbly requested to appeal to their non-resident friends, not necessarily from mathematics, to become Life Members of the Society by paying Membership Subscription of US $1000/-. This may be considered as a token of goodwill towards the Indian Mathematical Society, and a benevolent act of charity on their part for the welfare of the Society at large.
• Membership form is available on the website
N E W S L E T T E R NO. 22
PLATINUM JUBILLEE 75th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August, 2009
IMS
INDIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(December 27, 2009 to December 30, 2009)
The Platinum Jubilee 75th Annual Conference of the Indian Mathematical Society
will be held under the auspices of the Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil – 626 190,
Tamil Nadu, from December 27, 2009 to December 30, 2009 under the Presidentship of
Prof. Peeyush Chandra, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Indian Institute of
Technology Kanpur, Kanpur – 208 016.
Correspondence pertaining to arrangements for accommodation etc. at Kalasalingam University,
during the Conference should be addressed to :
Prof. S. Arumugam.
Local Secretary, Platinum Jubilee 75th IMS Conference, and
Director (R & D), Kalasalingam University,
Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil – 626190,
(Via) Srivilliputtur, Dist. Virudunagar (TN), India.
Contact : (O) : 04563 – 289 303 ;
(M) : 0-98940 27224.
E-mail:
s.arumugam.klu@gmail.com
(A DD for the Registration purpose must be made payable at RAJAPALAYAM -
a town nearby Kalasalingam University)
Details for sending Papers for presentation at the Conference :
1. Papers should be typed double spaced on an A4 size white paper and
should be accompanied by an Abstract in triplicate prepared as per the instructions
and format given on pages 7, 8, 9. Abstract should be brief and should not exceed 250
words. The use of Formulae and symbols should be minimized. Abstracts received without
full length paper shall not be considered.
2. Papers should be sent by register
ed post with the words
“For the 75th IMS Annual Conference”
written in a box on the right hand top corner of
the envelope to The Academic Secretary,
Prof. Satya Deo, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Chhatnag Road, Jhusi,
Allahabad-211 019 (UP), so as to reach him
not later than October 31, 2009
(after which date no paper will be accepted).
See also 4. and 5.
3. A stamped self-addressed envelope should be enclosed for the
acknowledgement / acceptance of the paper for its presentation at the Conference.
4. A copy of the abstract and the paper must also be sent electronically
(in .pdf format) to the Academic Secretary Prof. Satya Deo at his e-mail
address : vcsdeo@yahoo.com or sdeo@mri.ernet.in .
5. A copy of the paper and the abstract should be retained by the
author and brought for use at the time of the Conference as it would not be
possible for the Society to make the paper available at the Conference.
6. Every paper submitted for presentation should be classified,
as far as possible, according to the following classification scheme/codes
and the same should be prominently displayed
in red ink on the right hand top corner of
the abstract.
(A) Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Discrete Mathematics.
(B) Algebra, Number Theory and Lattice Theory.
(C) Real and Complex Analysis (including Special Functions, Summability and Transforms).
(D) Functional Analysis.
(E) Differential Equations, Integral Equations and Functional Equations.
(F) Geometry.
(G) Topology.
(H) Measure Theory, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, and Information Theory.
(I) Numerical Analysis, Approximation Theory and Computer Science.
(J) Operations Research.
(K) Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Geophysics and Relativity.
(L) Electromagnetic Theory, Magneto-Hydrodynamics, Astronomy and Astrophysics.
(M) Bio-Mathematics.
(N) History and Teaching of Mathematics.
Every author intending to present a paper should either be a member of the Society or
should register himself / herself as a Sessional member. In case of joint authors,
both the authors must be either members or should become Sessional members.
Non-members wishing to become annual members can do so by paying Rs.200/-
Those wishing to become Sessional members can do so by paying Rs.200/-. The dues
can be paid to the Treasurer,
Prof. S. K. Nimbhorkar, Department of Mathematics, Dr. B. A. M. University,
Aurangabad – 431 004 by sending
a payee’s a/c Bank Draft drawn in favour of
the Indian Mathematical Society payable at Aurangabad,
so as to reach her by December 10, 2009.
After this date, applications for becoming Sessional members will be accepted
only at the venue of the Conference in Pune during 26th to 30th December, 2009.
Acceptance of a paper for presentation does not automatically imply its acceptance
for publication in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society or in The Mathematics
Student. In case an author wants a paper to be considered for publication in either of
these periodicals, he/she should submit the same separately to the Editor concerned.
In order to encourage and inspire the young and budding research workers, the Society holds,
during its Annual Conferences, a Special Session of
Paper Presentation Competition for various
Prizes to be awarded to the best research paper presented in in the following areas. This
Special Session is held as a part of the Academic Programme with no other parallel session.
Award of Various Prizes for Research Paper Presentations :
These areas are :
Six IMS Prizes : Algebra, Geometry, Topology,
Discrete Mathematics, Number Theory, Operations Research, Fluid Dynamics, Biomathematics
and Computer Science.
AMU Prize : Algebra, Functional Analysis,
Differential geometry.
V.M. Shah Prize : Analysis.
Three / Four judges are appointed by the Council for “Paper Presentation Competition” for
deciding the award of various Prizes. Each of these eight prizes listed above carries
a Certificate and a cash amount of Rs.1000/-.
Following conditions apply:
1. Only the Members of the Society are eligible for participation in the Competition.
2. The upper age limit of a candidate for participation in the Competition for 2009
is 40 years as on December 31, 2009.
3. (a) The paper to be presented for the competition has to be
under single authorship.
(b) Independent work at the post-doctoral level is preferred.
(c) The work must have been carried out in India.
(d) Stress will be on both, quality of research as well as performance
during the presentation.
4. Two copies of the full paper with the abstract in triplicate (not exceeding 250
words) prepared as per the details mentioned in the above as well as its electronic
version in .pdf format should reach Professor Satya Deo at the address given on page-4
not later than October 31, 2009.
Note : One who is already awarded a prize in a certain area in the past is not
expected to participate in the competition for the prize in the same area.
An appeal :
All the Heads of the Departments / Institutions and the Research Supervisors are
requested to encourage their research workers for participation in this Competition.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING ABSTRACT
The following instructions should be followed carefully to ensure smooth editing and printing of the abstract:
(1) Computer print out of the Abstract is required.
(2) The use of Formulae and symbols should be minimized.
(3) List of references should not form part of the abstract.
(4) Classification of the abstract is a must.
(5) Full address is not allowed.
(6) The word “abstract” should not be written.
(7) Abstract must begin with the title of the paper.
(8) Coma should be inserted at the end of the title and the name(s) of the author(s)
be written on the same line.
(9) The name of the author’s town should be written in brackets after the name;
in case of two (or more) authors from the same town, the town be mentioned only after
the last author’s name.
The abstract is likely to be rejected if any of these instructions (particularly (1), (2)
and (7)) is violated.
The abstract and its electronic version in .pdf format should be sent to
Prof. Satya Deo at the address given on page-4 so as to reach him
not later than October 31, 2009
(after which date no paper will be accepted).
FORMAT FOR ABSTRACT
INDIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
Name of the Author(s) :
Institution(s) :
Name of the Presenter :
Address for Correspondence :
ABSTRACT :
(The abstract must be accommodated in the space as on page-9 in strict accordance with
instructions given above. The word “abstract” must not be written in the box).
SECTION:
(The Section (A, B, C, etc.) should be carefully chosen and entered here. Refer the
classification codes given on pages 4-5)
Periodicals published by the Society
The Society publishes two periodicals –
The Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society
(JIMS ; the Journal ; ISSN 0019-5839) and
The Mathematics Student
(MS ; the Student ; ISSN 0025-5742), both of which
are quarterly.
* Only the research papers of high quality are published in the Journal.
* Ordinarily the following is published in The Mathematics Student :
• the texts of Presidential Addresses, the Plenary talks and the Award Lectures
delivered at the Annual Conferences,
• the abstracts of the research papers presented at the Annual Conferences,
• the texts of the invited talks delivered at the Annual Conferences,
• research papers, and
• the Proceedings of the Society’s Annual Conferences, Expository & Popular
articles, Classroom Notes, Problems and solutions, Book Reviews, Reports of IMS Sponsored
lectures, etc.
Manuscript Submission :
Manuscripts intended for publication should
preferably be submitted online
in the LaTeX , .pdf file or in the standard word processing format (Word or Word Perfect)
including figures and tables. In case of hard copy submission,
THREE (3) copies of the manuscripts
along with a Compact Disc (CD) copy are required
to be submitted.
For the Journal, manuscripts should be submitted to
Prof. N. K. Thakare, Editor, JIMS.
C/o. Department of Mathematics, University of Pune,
Pune – 411 007 (MS), India.
E-mail : jims@math.unipune.ernet.in .
For the Student, manuscripts should be submitted to
Prof. J. R. Patadia, Editor, MS.
(Department of Mathematics, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda)
5, Arjun Park, Near Patel Colony, Behind Dinesh Mill,
Shivanand Marg, Vadodara-390 007 (Gujarat), India.
E-mail : jamanadaspat@gmail.com
Manuscript Style :
Manuscripts (including bibliographies, tables, etc.) should be typed double spaced on
A4 size white paper with 1 inch (2.5 cm.) margins on all sides with font size 11 pt.,
preferably in LaTeX. Sections should appear in the following order : Title Page,
Abstract, Text, Notes and References. Comments or replies to previously published
articles should also follow this format with the exception of abstracts. While typing
in LaTeX, the following Preamble be used as is required by the Press :
\documentclass[10pt]{amsart}
\usepackage{amsfonts,amssymb,amscd,amsmath,enumerate,verbatim,calc}
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.2}
\textwidth=11.5cm
\textheight=19.5cm
\topmargin=0.5cm
\oddsidemargin=0.5cm
\evensidemargin=0.5cm
\pagestyle{plain}
Title Page:
The Title page should include the manuscript title, authors’ names & permanent
affiliations and the name, address & e-mail address of the author to whom page proofs
and reprints are required to be sent.
Abstract:
The following page should include an abstract of not more than 100 words, a list of
two to six key words and AMS subject classification (2000).
Text:
The text of the manuscript should begin on a new page. The introduction should have
heading number 1. Subsequent section headings (including appendices) should be designated
by Hindu-Arabic numerals (2,3,…etc.) and subsection headings should be numbered 2.1, 2.2,
etc. Figures, tables and displayed equations should be numbered consecutively throughout
the text (1, 2,… etc.). Equation numbers should appear flush left in parentheses and
running variables for equation (e.g., i =1,2,…, n) flush right in parentheses.
References:
Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the Authors.
References in the text be indicated by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text.
Example: “… as mentioned in [2, 8]. Ramanujan [9] obtained the following result …”. In the
list, the references should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the text.
Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
1. G. Birkhoff, Neutral elements in general lattices,
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 46 (1940), 702 – 705.
Reference to a book:
1. J. Munkres, Elements of Algebraic Topology,
Addison–Wesley, 1984.
Illustration Style:
Originals for illustrations should be sharp and of good contrast. Each Figure and
Table should be mentioned in the text and numbered consecutively using Hindu-Arabic
numerals. For each Figure and Table, its desired location in the text should be clearly
specified. Each Figure and Table must have a caption. Example of proper style for
captions : “Figure 1” or “Table 1”. Suggested Figure formats are : TIFF, GIF, EPS,
PPT and Postscript. Files should be at least 300 dpi.
Copyright :
Copy right of the articles published in the Journal or the Student lies with the
Indian Mathematical Society.
Reprints:
Authors of the papers printed in the Journal and the Student are entitled to 50 reprints
free of charge. Additional copies (in integral multiples of 50) will be supplied at cost
if orders are placed at the time of proof correction.
In case of any query, the concerned Editor may be contacted.
Page Charges :
The page charges for publications in the Journal / the Student are US $35 / Rs.100 per page
except for invited articles.
Subscriptions :
* Annual subscription for the Journal :
Rs. 1000/- for Libraries in India ;
US $80/- for Libraries outside India or for personal use.
* Annual subscription for the Student :
Rs. 800/- for Libraries in India ;
US $75/- for Libraries outside India or for personal use.
Payments :
All payments are to be made to
Prof. S. K. Nimbhorkar, Treasurer, IMS
by a payee's a/c DD drawn in favour of
“The Indian Mathematical Society” payable at Aurangabad (Maharashtra), India.
Membership of the Society
Membership fees of the Society is as under :
Life Membership Fees :
Rs.2000/- ( US $1000/- for those residing outside India ).
Members of the Society are entitled to a free copy of the “Mathematics Student” for
their personal use (not for sale /resale).
Ordinary Annual Membership Fees :
Rs. 200/- ( US $100/- for those residing outside India ).
Sessional Membership Fees :
Rs. 200/- ( US $100/- for those residing outside India ).
Sessional Members are those who join the Society only for a particular Session. They may contribute papers for presentation and / or participate in any of the academic programmes held during the Session.
* Membership form is available on IMS website.
Member in good standing :
A member is considered to be of good standing in a particular year if he/she has paid
his/her Membership dues by July 31 of that year.
IMS Library
The Indian Mathematical Society Library is housed in the Campus of the Ramanujan Institute
for Advanced Study in Mathematics, University of Madras, Chennai-600 005 ever since it was
shifted from Pune.
The Library receives many journals on Exchange basis and has a rich collection of
back numbers of reputed mathematical journals received from all over the world.
the complete catalogue of the back volumes
of all the periodicals published by the Society as well as those received in exchange
by the Society and available in the IMS Library, Chennai, is displayed on the IMS website.
There is a spate of request for xerox copies
of articles published in these journals and the Library attends to these demands promptly.
If a particular journal is not available in the IMS Library, the scholars/students are
requested to contact other Libraries where it is likely to be available providing them
with the addresses of those Libraries.
The address of the IMS Library is :
The Indian Mathematical Society Library,
The Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics,
University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.
Phone : 044 – 25360357 ; E-mail : riasm@md3.vsnl.net.in
For further information one may contact Prof. K. Partasarathy, The Librarian of the IMS
and Director of the Institute.
NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO
THE COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY
The Council has made the following nominations for elections to the Council:
President: Prof. R. Sridharan, Chennai Mathematical Institute,
H-1, SIPCOT IT PARK, Padur Post, Siruseri – 603 103 (TN) has been nominated for
election to the office of the President of the Society for a period of one year
with effect from April 1, 2010.
General Secretary : Prof. V. M. Shah has been re-nominated for election
to the office of the General Secretary for a period of three years w. e. f
April 01, 2010.
Academic Secretary: Prof. Satya Deo has been re-nominated for election
to the office of the Academic Secretary for a period of three years w. e. f
April 01, 2010.
Treasurer: Prof. S. K. Nimbhorkar, Aurangabad, has been nominated for
election to the office of the Treasurer for a period of three years w. e. f.
April 01, 2010.
Editor, JIMS: Prof. N. K. Thakare has been re-nominated for election to
the office of the Editor, JIMS, for a period of three years w. e. f. April 01, 2010.
Editor, Mathematics Student: Prof. J. R. Patadia has been re-nominated for election
to the office of the Editor, Mathematics Student, for a period of three years w.e.f.
April 01, 2010.
* Prof. Ramji Lal (Allahabad), Prof. Huzoorkhan (Aligarh) and
Prof. Indra Jit Lahiri (Kalyani) have been nominated for election as Members of the
Council for a period of three years with effect from April 01, 2010.
* Any member of the Society may submit to the Returning Officer,
Prof. A. K. Agarwal, Center for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Panjab University,
Sector 14, Chandigarh - 160 014 (Punjab), India., an alternative list of names for some
or all of the above vacancies, only such nominations being considered valid as are
supported in writing by a letter of consent from each one of the candidates proposed
by a member, so as to reach the Returning Officer not later than the 1st October, 2009.
The nominations made by the Council with an indication made to that effect, together
with other valid nominations made by members of good standing of the Society shall be
submitted by the Returning Officer to all members of the Society in good standing by means
of ballot papers sent by post by November 1, 2009 with instructions to be returned to him
latest by the December 15, 2009.
(A member will be considered to be of good standing if his/her membership dues are not
in arrears and if he/she has paid his/her dues for the current year by the 31st July, 2009).
The Returning Officer shall collect the ballot papers returned to him by the members up
to December 15, 2009 and carry them to the venue of the Conference, where they will be
opened and counted by him (or his nominee) in the presence of a committee consisting of
the President (or his nominee) and the other Secretaries. A simple majority shall
determine the result of the election in each case.
The list of newly elected office-bearers and members of
the Council shall be announced at the General Body Meeting going to be held during
the Annual Conference. The new Council shall assume charge of its office with effect
from the April 01, 2010.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL BODY
MEETING OF THE SOCIETY HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF,
MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD, ALLAHABAD,
ON DECEMBER 30, 2008 AT 12: 15 PM
The Annual General Body Meeting of the Indian Mathematical Society was held on
the December 30, 2008 at 12:15 P.m. at the Department of Mathematics, University
of Allahabad, Allahabad.
The following business was transacted:
Item 1. To confirm the Minutes of the General Body Meeting held
on December 30, 2007 at Pune.
The minutes of the General Body Meeting held at 12.15 p.m. on December 30, 2007
at Pune were confirmed.
Item 2. To receive the report of the General Secretary for 2008.
General Secretary Prof. V. M. Shah reported as follows :
• IMS sponsored lectures were held at the following centers: Ahmedabad, Allahabad,
Bangalore, Chandigarh, Jammu, Lucknow, Mysore, Vadodara, Varanasi.
• P. L. Bhatnagar Prize for 2008 has been awarded to Anirudh Gurjale
(Hyderabad) and Utkarsh Tripathi (Kanpur) for being the top scorers for the Indian
Team (19 points each) at the 49th International Mathematics Olympiad held at Madrid
(Spain) in July, 2008.
• 47 Life Members and 38 Ordinary Members have been enrolled during the year 2008.
• Each Life Member of the Society is now allotted a Permanent Membership Number.
• The complete list of Life Members of the Society is now put up on the IMS website.
Members whose mails have been returned
undelivered in the past are marked accordingly with a
"NOTE : MAIL RETURNS UNDELIVERED"
in RED.
The Society looks forward to their correct addresses.
• The complete catalogue of the back volumes of all the periodicals published by
the Society as well as those received in exchange by the Society and available in the
IMS Library, Chennai, is now displayed on the IMS website.
• In order to create awareness, further foster the Society and widely popularize
it among the Mathematics Community in the Country, a coloured Poster was prepared
highlighting some salient features of the oncoming 74th Annual Conference of the Society
at Allahabad, and was sent to all the Mathematics Departments of about 400
universities / Institutions in the Country in the month of September 2008.
• The Government of India, Department of Posts (Philately Division) has accepted
our proposal for the issue of a Commemorative Postage Stamp on the “Indian Mathematical
Society” for its issuance in December 2009, on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee
Conference (75th Annual Conference of IMS) of the Society. In this regard, a letter
was sent to all the Members of the Society soliciting their suggestions for the design
of the “Stamp”.
• Efforts are on for getting declared by the Government of India the 22nd December
(the birth day of Srinivasa Ramanujan) as a “National Mathematics Day” throughout the
Country.
Item 3. To receive the report of the Academic Secretary for 2008.
Academic Secretary Prof. Satya Deo reported as follows :
• Plenary Talks were delivered by
Prof. C. S. Seshadri (CMI, Chennai),
Prof. S. G. Dani
(TIFR, Mumbai) and
Prof. Ram Murty
(Queens University, Canada ; dedicated to the
memory of late Prof. R. P. Agarwal).
• IMS Memorial Award Lectures were delivered by
Prof. G. S. Srivastava
(Roorkee; 22nd P. L. Bhatnagar Memorial Award
Lecture), Prof. S. Arumugam
(Kalasalingam University; Krishnankoil;
19th V. Ramaswamy Aiyer Memorial Award Lecture) and
Prof. S. D. Adhikari (HRI, Allahabad;
19th Srinivasa Ramanujan Memorial Award Lecture).
• Seven Invited Talks were delivered by the experts in their respective areas.
• Six Symposia were organized by the experts in various current topics.
The one convened by Prof. H. P. Dikshit was
dedicated to the memory of late Prof. T. Pati.
• Six research papers were presented in the “Paper Presentation Competition”
for various Prizes.
• 111 research papers were received for presentation out of which 105 papers
have been accepted for presentation.
Item 4. To receive the report of the Editor of the JIMS for 2008.
Editor, Journal of the Indian mathematical Society, Prof. N. K. Thakare reported as follows :
• Position of publication of received manuscripts :
The number of manuscripts pending in 2007 : 24
The number of manuscripts received in 2008 : 46
Total : 70
Number of manuscripts accepted in 2008 : 15
Number of manuscripts not accepted in 2008 : 14
Number of manuscripts pending with referees
or under process : 41
Total : 70
• Status of publication of the Journal :
• Vol. 74, Nos. 1-2 (January – June, 2007) is published and sent to subscribers
in June 2008.
• Vol. 74, Nos. 3-4 (July – December, 2007) is printed and ready for dispatch.
• Vol. 75, Nos. 1-2 (January – June, 2008) is ready for printing and likely
to be published and dispatched to the subscribers by April 2009.
• Vol. 75, Nos. 3-4 (July – December, 2008) will be published by August 2009.
• Special Centenary Volume of the Journal.
In pursuance of the decision of the Council of the Society, Special Centenary Volume of
the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society is published and would be dispatched in
January 2009 to the subscribers.
The Editor of the JIMS wishes to take this opportunity to thank contributors who
submitted their manuscripts, the learned referees who evaluated the submitted manuscripts,
the General Secretary of the Society Prof. V. M. Shah and the Treasurer of the Society
Dr. S. P. Arya for their help. Specifically, I wish to offer my heartfelt thanks to my
former colleagues Profs. M. M. Shikare and B. N. Waphare of Pune University for their
unstinted assistance in the matter of publication of periodicals of the Society and in
the computerization of editorial work.
The Society and the Editor of the Journal wishes to put on records the substantial
financial assistance given by the National Board for Higher Mathematics for the
publication of Special Centenary Volume of the Journal in commemoration of completion
of One Hundred Years of the existence of the Society. Profuse thanks are due to them.
Item 5: To receive the report of the Editor of the Mathematics
Student for 2008.
Editor, The Mathematics Student, Prof. J. R. Patadia reported as follows:
• The Volume 75, Nos. 1- 4 (2006) of The Mathematics Student is published and
distributed. The Special Centenary Volume (2007) as well as the Vol. 76, Nos. 1- 4 (2007)
are in the press and will soon be published.
• 37 manuscripts are received during the period from December 24, 2007 to
December 23, 2008 and 22 manuscripts were reported as pending with the referees in the
last report.
Now, out of these total 59 manuscripts, 10 are accepted, 15 are not accepted and
34 are pending with the referees.
• The Editor takes this opportunity to express his sincere thanks to all the
contributors of the Special Volume as well as of the regular 2007 volume of the
Mathematics Student. The Editor would also like to put on record his profuse
gratefulness to the referees for their continuous support in our efforts to further
enhance the prestige of this periodical. Thanks are due to the Department of Mathematics
of the Pune University and the Press for their assistance in publication of these volumes. The Editor also thanks the National Board for Higher Mathematics for their generous grant of Rs. 1,70,000/- for the publication of Special Centenary Volume (2007) of The Mathematics Student and the distribution of its free copy to all the Life Members and other organizations on exchange basis.
Item 6. To consider the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year
2007-08 and budget for the Financial year 2009-10.
The Treasurer Dr. (Miss) S. P. Arya could not remain present due to indisposed health
and had conveyed profuse regrets.
The audited Statement of Accounts for the year 2007–2008 and the Annual Budget for the
year 2009 - 2010 sent by her and presented by General Secretary Professor V. M. Shah
were approved.
Item 7. To consider the venue of the Annual Session of the next Conference.
The invitation to hold the 75th Annual Conference of the Society, in December 2009,
by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of the Kalasalingam University is gratefully accepted.
Prof. S. Arumugam, Senior Professor (Research) Director (R & D), Kalasalingam University,
Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil – 626 190 (Via) Srivilliputtur, Dist. Virudunagar (TN) will be
the Local Secretary for the Conference.
Item 8. To receive the report of the Returning Officer regarding elections.
The returning Officer Professor V. M. Shah reported that no elections were required
to be held, and hence the following members are declared elected :
1) President for 2009-10 :
Prof. Peeyush Chandra. (IIT Kanpur).
2) Three members of the Council for a period of three years w.e.f. April 01, 2009 :
Prof. B. N. Waphare (Pune) ,
Prof. Geetha Rao (Chennai) and
Prof. P. Sundaram (Pollachi, TN).
Item 9. Any other item with the permission of the Chair.
Consideration of the amendment in the meaning of ‘good standing’
in the clause 8. (d). of the Constitution of the Society.
The Council resolved to amend the meaning of ‘good standing’ in Clause 8.(d).
of the Constitution of the Society as under :
A member will be considered to be of ‘good standing’ in a particular year if he/she has
paid his/her membership dues by July 31 of that year.
Existing Clause 8. (d).
Only members of ‘good standing’ of the Society shall be eligible for election as Officers
or additional members of the Council and for exercising the vote. A member will be
considered to be of ‘good standing’ in a particular year if he/she has paid his/her
membership dues by June 30 of that year.
Amended Clause 8. (d).
Only members of ‘good standing’ of the Society shall be eligible for election as
Officers or additional members of the
Council and for exercising the vote. A member will be considered to be of
‘good standing’ in a particular year if he/she has paid his/her membership dues
by July 31 of that year.
The above amendment in the Constitution of the Society was unanimously adopted by the
General Body.
After expressing profuse thanks to the host, the meeting ended with a vote of thanks
to the Chair.
V. M. Shah
General Secretary, IMS.
August 24, 2009.
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING
The Annual General Body Meeting of the Indian Mathematical Society will be held on
December 30, 2009 at 12.15 p.m. at the venue of the Conference, Kalasalingam University,
to consider the following agenda.
All members of the Society are requested to kindly attend the meeting.
AGENDA
1. 1. To confirm the Minutes of the General Body Meeting held on
December 30, 2008 at Allahabad.
2. To receive the report of the General Secretary for 2009.
3. To receive the report of the Academic Secretary for 2009.
4. To receive the report of the Editor of the Journal of
the Indian Mathematical Society for 2009.
5. To receive the report of the Editor of the Mathematics Student for 2009.
6. To consider the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year 2008-2009
and the Budget for the Financial Year 2010 – 2011.
7. To consider the venue of the Annual Session of the Next Conference to be held in
December 2010.
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8. Announcement of the results of the following elections:
| President for 2010 – 2011; General Secretary, Academic Secretary, Treasurer, Editor - JIMS, Editor - MS and Three members of the Council for a period of three years w. e. f. April 01, 2010. 9. Any other item with the permission of the chair. (Members in good standing on or before July 31, 2009 are entitled to exercise vote.) V. M. Shah General Secretary, IMS. (Department of Mathematics, The M. S. University of Baroda, “Anant”, 7, Jay Nagar Society, R. V. Desai Road, Vadodara – 390 001 (Gujarat), India. Phone : (R) : 0265 – 2433823. August 24, 2009.
High lights of the Academic Programme
| of the ensuing Conference at the Kalasalingam University. (Academic Programme Update, if any, will be displayed on the Kalasalingam Conf Acad Program Update link from time to time)
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1. Plenary Lectures :
Speakers are : * Dennis Sullivan. (Stonybrook, USA) : “String Topology : Background , Current Status and Open Problems”. * M. S. Narasimhan (TIFR, Mumbai) : “Algebraic Geometry and Analysis” * R. Balasubramaniam (Director, IMSc, Chennai) : 2. IMS Memorial Award Lectures : * 23rd P. L. Bhatnagar Memorial Award Lecture will be delivered by Girija Jayaraman (I I T Delhi, Delhi) on “Mathematical Challenges in Modelling the Cardiovascular Flows and Associated Clinical Proceedures” . |
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* 20th V. Ramaswamy Aiyer Memorial Award Lecture will be delivered by
M. S. Chaudhary
(Shivaji University, Kolhapur) on
“ Transform Analysis on some distribution spaces ”.
* 20th Srinivasa Ramanujan Memorial Award Lecture will be delivered by
Ravindra Kulkarni
(I. I. T. Bombay, Powai, Mumbai) on
“Spaces of Geometric Objects and Parametrization Problems”
* 20th Hansraj Gupta Memorial Award Lecture will be delivered by
A. M. Mathai
(Director, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Pala) on
“Random Geometrical Configurations and Random Volumes”
* 10th Ganesh Prasad Memorial Award Lecture will be delivered by
A. K. Srivastava
(Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi) on
“The General Sobriety-Spatiality Equivalence”.
3. Half an hour Invited Talks :
* Kaushal Verma
(IISc, Bangalore) :
* S. S. Khare
(NEHU, Shillong) :
* Bimal Roy
(I.S.I. Kolkata ) :
“Combinatorial Key Pre-distribution in Sensor Network”
* Ramji Lal
(University of Allahabad) :
* P. R. Mishra
(College of Staten Island, CUNY) :
* S. K. Ray
(I.I.T. Kanpur) :
* Punita Batra
(HRI, Allahabad) :
* B. K. Dass
(University of Delhi) :
4. Symposia :
* On
“History of Mathematics”
Convener: R. Sridharan
(CMI, Chennai).
* On
“ Scientific Computing ”
Convener : B. V. Rathish Kumar
(I. I. T. Kanpur, Kanpur).
* On
“ Functional Analysis ”
Convener : M. A. Sofi
(University of Srinagar, Jammu & Kasmir).
* On
“ Optimization ”
Convener : Joydeep Dutta
(I.I.T. Kanpur, Kanpur).
* On
“ Dynamical Systems ”
Convener : T. K. Das
(The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara).
* On
“ Recent trends in Discrete Mathematics ”
Convener : Vijay Kumar
(Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin).
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
*
P. L. Bhatnagar Prize for 2009 to Indian Team at 50th IMO.
The 50th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) was held during July 10-22, 2009
at Bremen, Germany. The Indian team secured the
28th position among 104 countries, winning Three Silver medals, Two Bronze medals
and one Honourable Mention. Sameer Wagh
(Pune ; Phone: 9421059253) was the top scorer from the Indian Team with 25 points. He will
be awarded the P.L. Bhatnagar Memorial Prize (carrying a Certificate and a cash award of
Rs.1000/-) of the Indian Mathematical Society. The award will be presented to him
at the Inaugural Session of the Platinum Jubilee 75th Annual Conference of the Society
on December 27, 2009 at the Kalasalingam University.
* ISCA Annual Session .
The 97th Session of the Indian Science Congress Association will be held at
Tiruvananthapuram during January 3 to 7, 2010. The Focal Theme of the Session
will be “ Science & Technology challenges of 21st Century - National Perspective ”. Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary to the Government
Padma Vibhushan Dr. G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman, Indian Space Research
Organisation (E-mail: chairman@isro.gov.in) will preside over the Session.
Prof. A. K. Agarwal(Center for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Panjab University, Chandigarh)
is the Sectional President for the Mathematical Sciences (including Statistics).
* ISCA Young Scientist Awardee for Mathematical Sciences for the
year 2008-09. .
Shikha Singh, Department of Mathematics, PPN College, Kanpur – 208 024
(E-mail: sshikha22976@yahoo.co.in) is the ISCA Young Scientist Awardees
for the year 2008-09 for the Mathematical Sciences.
The IMS congratulates this distinguished young researcher and wishes him
the best in his pursuit of excellence in Mathematics.
* INSA Medal for Young Scientist – 2009. .
Dr Gautam Bharali, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore ; Dr Anil Kumar Ghosh, Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Unit,
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata; Dr Manoj Kumar, School of Mathematics,
Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad and Dr K V Ramesh, CSIR Centre
for Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore, are the INSA Medal awardees
for the Young Scientist – 2009.
The IMS congratulates these distinguished young researchers and wishes them the best
in their pursuit of excellence in Mathematics.
* International Congress of Mathematicians 2010 (ICM 2010) .
“The international Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is an event of unique significance
to the mathematical community around the world. It is held once in every four years.
The venue for the Congress is chosen, from the bids received for it, by the International
Mathematical Union. India has won the bid for holding the ICM in 2010. This is the first
time the event is to happen in India and only the third time in Asia (after Kyoto-1990
and Beijing-2002). With the concurrence of International Mathematical Union (IMU) it has
been decided to hold ICM 2010 at Hyderabad during August 19 – 27, 2010. This congress
will be held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). A webpage for the
ICM 2010 is located at http://www.icm2010.org.in”.
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INDIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
Council Members 2009-10
1.
Prof. Peeyush Chandra.
President.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
I. I. T. Kanpur,
Kanpur-208 016 (UP), India.
E-mail:
peeyush@iitk.ac.in
2.
Prof. A. K. Agarwal.
Immediate Past President.
Center for Advanced Study in Mathematics,
Punjab University,
Sector 14, Chandigarh - 160 014 (Punjab), India.
E-mail:
aka@pu.ac.in
3.
Prof. V. M. Shah.
General Secretary.
(Department of Mathematics, The M. S. University of Baroda),
“Anant”, 7, Jay Nagar Society, R. V. Desai Rd.,
Vadodara – 390 001 (Gujarat), India.
4.
Prof. Satya Deo.
Academic Secretary.
HRI, Chhatnag Road,
Jhusi , Allahabad - 211 019 (UP), India.
E-mail:
vcsdeo@yahoo.com
5.
Dr. S. B. Nimse.
Administrative Secretary.
Vice-Chancellor, S. R. T. Marathawada University,
Nanded - (MS), India.
E-mail:
dr.sbnimse@rediffmail.com
6.
Prof. S. K. Nimbhorkar.
Treasurer.
Department of Mathematics, Dr. B. A. M. University,
Aurangabad – 431 004 (MS), India.
E-mail:
sknimbhorkar@gmail.com
7.
Prof. N. K. Thakare.
Editor, J. Indian Math. Soc.
C/o : Department of Mathematics,
University of Pune,
Pune – 411 007 (MS), India.
E-mail:
nkthakare@gmail.com
8.
Prof. J. R. Patadia.
Editor, The Math. Student.
(Department of Mathematics, The M. S. University of Baroda),
5, Arjun Park, Near Patel Colony, Behind Dinesh Mill,
Shivananda Marg, Vadodara – 390 007 (Gujarat), India.
E-mail:
jamanadaspat@gmail.com
9.
Prof. K. Parthasarathy.
Librarian.
Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics,
University of Madras,
Chennai-600 005. (TN), India.
E-mail:
krishnanp.sarathy@gmail.com
10.
Prof. G. S. Srivastava.
Department of Mathematics,
I. I. T. Roorkee,
Roorkee – 247 667 (Uttarakhand), India.
E-mail:
girssfma@iitr.ernet.in
11.
Prof. A. S. Gupta.
Plot No. 85 F,
Hill Co operative Society,
Prem Bazar, Kharagpur – 721 306 (WB), India.
12.
Prof. V. Kannan.
Department of Mathematics & Statistics,
University of Hyderabad,
P.O. Central University,
Hyderabad - 560 046 (AP), India.
E-mail:
vksm@uohyd.ernet.in
13.
Prof. (Mrs.) M. Shrivastava.
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
R. D. Vishwavidyalaya, Pachpedi,
Jabalpur-482 001 (MP), India.
E-mail:
mlshrivastava@rediffmail.com
14.
Prof. Manjul Gupta.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
I I T Kanpur, Kanpur - 208 016 (UP), India.
E-mail:
manjul@iitk.ac.in
15.
Prof. S. Bhoosnurmath.
"Paranjyoti", Saptapur, Haliyal Road,
Dharwad - 580 001 (Karnataka), India.
E-mail:
ssbmath@yahoo.com
16.
Prof. B. N. Waphare
Department of Mathematics, University of Pune,
Pune – 411 007 (MS), India.
E-mail:
bnwaph@math.unipune.ernet.in
17.
Prof. Geetha Rao
90 / 1 (Old 50 / 1), Second Main Road, Gandhi Nagar,
Adyar, Chennai – 600 020 (TN), India.
E-mail:
geetha_srao@yahoo.com
18.
Prof. P. Sundaram.
12, Alagappa Layout, Mahalingapuram,
Pollachi – 642 002 (TN), India.
E-mail:
psundaram2001@yahoo.com
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