The XVIIth International Symposium on Mathematical Methods Applied to the Sciences (XVII SIMMAC) is the most important event in applied mathematics in Central America. It is organized by the School of Mathematics and the Center for Research in Pure and Applied Mathematics (CIMPA) of the University of Costa Rica every two years.
Since 1978, this activity has been developped with the participation of several mathematicians and scientists of affine disciplines, coming from Central America, Europe, North America and South America.
XVII SIMMAC will take place from February 16th to 19th, 2010.

The XVII SIMMAC will be held the "Rodrigo Facio" campus of the University of Costa Rica, in San Pedro, near San José, the capital of the country.
Sessions will take place in the Education building (Edificio de la Facultad de Educación), 1st floor.
In February, climate in Costa Rica is cool (17ºC-23ºC, 62ºF - 74ºF) in San José and warm on the coast (20ºC-26ºC, 68ºF - 80ºF), sunny, and sometimes windy. Usually, it does not rain in this period.

Data Analysis,
Statistics,
Classification
Optimization,
Operations Research,
Probabilty,
Stochastic Processes
Numerical Analysis,
Approximation,
Modeling,
Financial Mathematics,
Biomathematics,
Dynamical Systems,
Optimal Control,
Applications
 
Calendar:
November 30, 2009: deadline for submission of contributions
December 10, 2009: communication to the authors
December 15, 2009: final version of contributions
January 15, 2010: publication of preliminary program

Authors willing to present a communication or a short course (3 hours) in some of the topics of the SIMMAC or an application, are invited to send an abstract of a maximum of 2 pages to:
simmac.cimpa@ucr.ac.cr
Instructions to authors:
SEND an e-mail with the abstract in Word, LaTex, or ordinary text, with the following information:
+ Title (no caps)
+ Authors, institutions of affiliation, e-mails.
+ Abstract in English, or Spanish, or both.
+ Key words in English.
+ Keywords in Spanish (optional for English-speaking attendants)
+ (Optional) Mathematics Subject Classification.
+ (Optional) References or bibliography: no more than 5 references.
REMARK: please, avoid the use of macros in the abstract.
The Scientific Committee will decide which accepted communications will be presented in sessions of 40 minutes and which in 20 minutes.
After the XVII SIMMAC, a selection of full articles evaluated by the Scientific Committee will be published at the journal Revista de Matematica: Teoria y Aplicaciones.

FINAL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE
After the SIMMAC, the proceedings of the Symposium will be published as a special issue of the Revista de Matematica: Teoria y Aplicaciones (Journal of Mathematics: Theory and Applications), and the Scientific Committee of the SIMMAC and the Editorial Board of the journal will submit the article to specialized referees. Only articles prepared according to these instructions and actually presented during the Symposium will be considered for publication.

Authors interested in the publication of the complete article, should bring during the XVII SIMMAC the complete version of their communication, with a maximum of 10 pages (including figures), on a digital file (in Windows format, free of virus), 3 printed versions and a letter of submission addressed to the Scientific Committee of the SIMMAC, signed by all authors. This version will be submitted to referees and does not require a special format. In case that the article is accepted for publication, authors should follow the guidelines of the journal, which appear in the Website:
http://revista.emate.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/revista

Scientific Committee

Eduardo Piza (UCR) Chairman
Alex Anyutin (Moskow, Russia)
Laura Aragone (Rosario, Argentina)
Rodrigo Banuelos (Purdue, U.S.A.)
Michel Carbon (Rennes, France)
Emilio Cerda (Madrid, Spain)
Sergio de los Cobos (UAM , Mexico)
Edwin Diday (Paris IX, France)
Patrick Groenen (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Jurgen Guddat (Humboldt, Germany)
Onesimo Hernandez (Cinvestav, Mexico)
Alfredo Iusem (IMPA, Brazil)
T.H. Jongen (Aachen, Germany)
Theodore Hill (California, U.S.A.)
Pedro Mendez (UCR, Costa Rica)
Alex Murillo (UCR, Costa Rica)
Luka Neralk (Zagreb, Croatia)
Jean-Paul Rasson (Namur, Belgium)
Alexey Sadowsky (Texas A&M, U.S.A.)
Javier Trejos (UCR, Costa Rica)
Rosanna Verde (Napoli, Italy)
Marlos Viana (Illinois, U.S.A.)
Mario Villalobos (UCR, Costa Rica)

Registration Fees. Students: Ask for special fares Central Americans $50 before 1 fabruary 2009 $55 from 1 february 2009 $60 in situ Other $110 before 1 fabruary 2009 $125 from 1 february 2009 $140 in situ