2nd CFP: 6PCM

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6PCM

The 6th Podlasie Conference on Mathematics

Bialystok, Poland, July 1-4, 2014

http://katmat.pb.bialystok.pl/pcm14

INVITATION
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The Bialystok Branch of the Polish Mathematical Society invites to participate 
in the 6th Podlasie Conference on Mathematics (6PCM), July 1-4, 2014, 
Bialystok, Poland, http://katmat.pb.bialystok.pl/pcm14.

The Podlasie Conference on Mathematics is a biennial international conference 
organised by the Bialystok Branch of Polish Mathematical Society in cooperation 
with Bialystok University of Technology (the Faculty of Computer Science) and 
the University of Bialystok (the Faculty of Economics and Management and the 
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics). The conference usually spans three and 
a half days devoted to presentations and discussion. As during earlier PCMs, 
there will be organised a plenary session and several special sessions. An 
excursion and a conference dinner are planned too. The 6PCM is supported by 
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland.

INVITED SPEAKERS
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The plenary talks (accessible to all participants) and invited talks in special 
sessions will be delivered by the following established scientists (mentioned 
in alphabetical order):

Josef Diblik (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic),
Anna Fino (the University of Torino, Italy),
Hans Havlicek (Vienna University of Technology, Austria),
Ulrich Kraehmer (the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK),
Krystyna Kuperberg (Auburn University, AL, USA),
Daniel Franco Leis (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), 
Spain),
Bent Orsted (Aarhus University, Denmark),
Priti Kumar Roy (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India),
Andrzej Skowron (the University of Warsaw, Poland),
Andrzej Szalas  (the University of Warsaw, Poland),
Marek Szopa (the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland).

SPECIAL SESSIONS
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Special sessions will be organised in two categories:

(1) planned special sessions:

- Algebra (organised by Ryszard Mazurek)
- Control Theory and Dynamical Systems (organised by Zbigniew Bartosiewicz)
- Computer Science (organised by Magdalena Kacprzak)
- Computer-assisted Formalization of Mathematics -- In memoriam of Andrzej 
Trybulec (organised by Artur Kornilowicz)
- Differential Operators: Algebra, Geometry, and Representations (organised by 
Antoni Pierzchalski)
- Difference and Differential Equations and Their Generalisation on any Time 
Scales (organised by Ewa Schmeidel and Josef Diblik)
- Mathematics in Biology and Medicine (organised by Anna Poskrobko)
- Quantitative Methods in Economics (organised by Beata Madras-Kobus)
- Weak Partial Linear and Partial Chain Spaces and Their Geometry (organised by 
Krzysztof Prazmowski)

(2) contributed special sessions. The following contributed special sessions 
have been approved for the 6PCM so far:
- Decision Support in Negotiation (organised by Ewa Roszkowska and Tomasz 
Wachowicz)
- Fuzzy Calculus and Its Applications (organised by Witold Kosinski and Dariusz 
Kacprzak)
- Student Session (organised by Marzena Filipowicz-Chomko, Ewa Girejko, and 
Ryszard Mazurek)


THE ORGANISING AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
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- Anna Gomolinska (Poland) -- chair
- Zbigniew Bartosiewicz (Poland) -- vice-chair
- Czeslaw Baginski (Poland)
- Josef Diblik (Czech Republic)
- Marzena Filipowicz-Chomko (Poland)
- Ewa Girejko (Poland)
- Adam Grabowski (Poland)
- Piotr Grzeszczuk (Poland)
- Malgorzata Hryniewicka (Poland)
- Magdalena Kacprzak (Poland)
- Artur Kornilowicz (Poland)
- Beata Madras-Kobus (Poland)
- Ryszard Mazurek (Poland)
- Dorota Mozyrska (Poland)
- Joanna Olbrys (Poland)
- Antoni Pierzchalski (Poland)
- Anna Poskrobko (Poland)
- Krzysztof Prazmowski (Poland)
- Ewa Roszkowska (Poland)
- Miroslava Ruzickova (Slovak Republic)
- Ewa Schmeidel (Poland)

PAPER SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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Participants are invited to deliver a contributed talk (in English) and to take 
part in one or more special sessions. Participation of younger researchers is 
also encouraged. Two categories of submissions are proposed: (a) regular papers 
or their extended abstracts, not exceeding 12 pages and (b) abstracts (1-2 
pages). Submissions of type (a) are optional, whereas submissions of type (b) 
are obligatory for those who would like to give a talk at the conference. 
Plenary, invited, and accepted contributed papers will be published in 
conference proceedings both on-line and as chapters of an electronic 
multi-author edited book with an ISBN number. Abstracts of the talks will be 
published in a traditional (paper) book of abstracts. After the conference, 
authors of selected contributions will be invited to submit their papers to 
scientific journals. Organisers are going to submit the 6PCM Proceedings to 
on-line indexing services such as Web of Science, for inclusion in their 
databases.

Authors are invited to submit (a) regular papers/extended abstracts (not 
exceeding 12 pages) for including in the volume of proceedings and (b) 
abstracts of papers (1-2 pages) for including in the book of abstracts using 
EasyChair accessible directly from the conference page. The papers submitted 
must not be published or considered for publication somewhere else.

IMPORTANT DATES
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- March 15th, 2014: Paper submission deadline
- April 15th, 2014: Notification of paper acceptance
- May 10th, 2014: Abstract submission deadline for those who submit only 
abstracts (1-2 pages)
- May 15th, 2014: Notification of abstract acceptance
- May 15th, 2014: Final versions of papers due
- May 23rd, 2014: Deadline for early registration and conference fee payment
- July 1st, 2014: Conference starts

CONFERENCE VENUE
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The 6th PCM will take place in Bialystok, in the buildings of the University of 
Bialystok.

Bialystok, the biggest city of the North-East part of Poland, is surrounded by 
four national parks,
of which the Bialowieza National Park is one of the most famous parks in Poland 
and the Biebrza National Park is the biggest one. Bialystok is the capital of 
the Podlasie province which, besides unspoiled nature, offers rich culture with 
ethnic and religious diversity.


PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION
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The conference registration, followed by the conference fee payment, will 
entitle to participation in plenary lectures and parallel special sessions, 
coffee breaks and lunches, the volume of proceedings, the book of abstracts, 
the conference dinner, and an excursion.

The 6PCM registration fees:

- Regular registration: 650 PLN (VAT 23\% included) if paid before or on May 
23rd, 2014.
- Late registration: 750 PLN (VAT 23\% included) if paid after May 23rd, 2014 
but not later than on July 1st, 2014.

In order to include an accepted submitted paper and/or abstract in the 
conference program, the volume of proceedings, and the book of abstracts at 
least one (co)author of the submission has to register and pay the conference 
fee, attend the conference, and present the paper. Student participants of 
Student Session are asked to register to the conference but they are exempted 
from the conference fee payment. Other details about the registration and the 
conference fee payment can be found at the conference page.

CONTACT
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For any questions regarding the conference, please contact Organisers by e-mail 
to
kat.mat.inf{at}uwb.edu.pl with cc: to z.bartosiewicz{at}pb.edu.pl

or alternatively, please contact:

6PCM, attn: dr hab. Anna Gomolinska
Institute of Informatics, The University of Bialystok
Akademicka 2, 15-267 Bialystok, Poland
phone: +48 85 7457550
fax: +48 85 7457545