THE SECOND EUROPEAN FINITE ELEMENT FAIR

Department of Mathematics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

The Second European Finite Element Fair
Berlin, 4-5 June 2004

European Organising Committee:
Mark Ainsworth (University of Strathclyde), Daniele Boffi (Università di Pavia), Carsten Carstensen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Charles M. Elliott (University of Sussex), Christoph Schwab (ETH Zürich), and Endre Süli (University of Oxford)

Local Organisers:
Eberhard Bänsch (Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics), Carsten Carstensen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Peter Deuflhard (Zuse Institute Berlin), Ralf Kornhuber (Freie Universität Berlin), and Harry Yserentant (Technische Universität Berlin)

in association with the DFG Research Center 'Mathematics for key technologies'

Click here for the first FEF in Cambridge 2003.

Format of the Meeting:

The European Finite Element Fair (EFEF) will become an annual series of completely informal small workshops throughout Europe with equal initial conditions for each speaker. EFEF provides a platform for high-level discussions on current research on finite element approximation, in the broadest sense, of partial differential equations. A few, but strict, rules will apply to EFEF 2004 in order to distinguish it from existing workshops and minisymposia in the field.

(1) Provided that he or she is present throughout the meeting (ie from 1:30pm on Friday 4th June until the afternoon (5pm) of Saturday 5th June), each participant is invited to talk.

(2) To register for a presentation, please complete the online application form available here. Slots will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The talks will start around 1:30pm on Friday and continue through Saturday noon until about 5pm.

(3) Based on the number of speakers the time available will be divided into slots for the talks. The order of the speakers will be determined through random choice, by drawing names out of a hat. Speakers cannot request a specific time to talk.

(4) Each speaker should introduce himself or herself, the title and topic, and is expected to leave sufficient time, within the allocated time-slot, for discussion. Speakers have to prepare a talk that can be trimmed to various lengths (from seconds to 30 minutes).

Time Frame:
Friday 1:30pm till Saturday 5pm.

Presentation:
In case you like to use a beamer, make sure that you will bring an additional copy of your talk as ps- or pdf-file on CD or USB-stick. That will make life/technical support much more relaxed and easier during the conference.

Location:
Technische Universität Berlin
Institut für Mathematik
Straße des 17. Juni 136
10623 Berlin
Lecture hall MA 004 ( map1, see map2). How to get to the TU Berlin?

Travel via airplane:
Fly to TXL (Tegel), THF (Tempelhof), or SXF (Schönefeld) in Berlin and add 2 hours prior and after the time frame.

Accommodation:
Please look here for a list of recommended hotels near the city center.

Registration:
It is NOT a must to register to the workshop. However, it makes our preparations much easier and more effective. So, please use the registration form here and/or write an email to EFEF@math.hu-berlin.de.