The 2nd IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimisation will take place on 13-15 September 2010 at the University of Birmingham.

The IMA and the University of Birmingham are pleased to announce the 2nd IMA Conference on Numerical Linear Algebra and Optimization. Future meetings will be held biennially. The meeting is co-sponsored by SIAM and ILAS, whose members will receive the IMA members’ registration rate.

The success of modern codes for large-scale optimisation is heavily dependent on the use of effective tools of numerical linear algebra. On the other hand, many problems in numerical linear algebra lead to linear, nonlinear or semidefinite optimisation problems. The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers from both communities and to find and communicate points and topics of common interest.

Conference topics include any subject that could be of interest to both communities, such as:

• direct and iterative methods for large sparse linear systems;
• eigenvalue computation and optimisation;
• large-scale nonlinear and semidefinite programming;
• effect of round-off errors, stopping criteria, embedded iterative procedures;
• optimisation issues for matrix polynomials;
• fast matrix computations;
• compressed/sparse sensing;
• PDE-constrained optimisation;
• applications and real time optimisation.

Mini-symposium proposals and contributed talks are invited on all aspects of numerical linear algebra and optimisation. Mini-symposium proposals should be submitted by email by 30 March 2010. Organisers will be advised of acceptance by 10 April 2010. Contributed talks and mini-symposia talks will be accepted on the basis of a one page extended abstract which should be submitted by 30 April 2010 online or by e-mail. Authors will be advised of acceptance by 30 May 2010. A book of abstracts will be made available to delegates at the conference.

If you would like to register your interest in this conference and join the mailing list, please email your request.

General enquiries concerning conference arrangements should be sent to Amy Marsh, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England SS1 1EF. Tel: +44 (0)1702 354020.

Further information can be found on the IMA conference website.