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About the Olga Taussky Todd Lecture

AWM and the European Women in Mathematics (EWM), together with the organizers of the ICIAM 2007 Congress, announce the Olga Taussky Todd Lecture, to be awarded at the ICIAM 2007 Congress in Zurich. This honor is to be conferred to a woman who has made outstanding contributions in applied mathematics and /or scientific computation. The name of this lecture pays tribute to the memory of Olga Taussky Todd, whose scientific legacy is in both theoretical and applied mathematics, and whose work exemplifies the qualities to be recognized.

Call for Nominations for the ICIAM 2007 Olga Taussky Todd Lecture

AWM and EWM, together with the organizers of the ICIAM 2007 Congress, announce the Olga Taussky Todd Lecture, to be awarded at the ICIAM 2007 Congress in Zurich. This honor is to be conferred to a woman who has made outstanding contributions in applied mathematics and /or scientific computation. The name of this lecture pays tribute to the memory of Olga Taussky Todd, whose scientific legacy is in both theoretical and applied mathematics, and whose work exemplifies the qualities to be recognized. A nomination packet will consist of two pages:

1. A description of the work and an explanation of why the individual is being nominated for this prize.
2. A brief CV for the nominee.

The selection process will be conducted by the Olga Taussky Todd Prize Committee, chaired by Barbara Lee Keyfitz. Nomination packets may be sent electronically to bkeyfitz@fields.utoronto.ca, by November 8, 2006. While all nominees will be seriously considered, special consideration will be given for the first prize award in 2007 to candidates whose work is in one of the areas of Olga Taussky Todd's research: applications of number theory, linear algebra or numerical analysis.