5th Ballarat Workshop on Global and Non-Smooth Optimization: Theory, Methods and Applications.

    Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 28--30th  November, 2006

     This workshop aims at bringing together experts from Australia, the Pacific region and around the world in the area of optimization theory, methods and applications to meet and exchange their recent research findings and to discuss possible joint projects.  

    The topics of the workshop include all areas of optimization, optimal control and their applications, however the emphasis of this workshop is on theory, numerical methods and applications of global and non-smooth optimization.

     The workshop will incorporate a one day "Focussed Meeting on Global and Nonsmooth Optimisation Problems in Data Analysis and  Engineering".

     The workshop will be held at the University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. 

     Workshop organizers are Dr. Adil Bagirov  and  Professor Alexander Rubinov.

      Plenary lectures will be given by Prof. Terry Rockafellar (University of Washington, USA) for the workshop and Prof. Bulent Karasozen (Middle East Technical University)  for the focussed meeting.  More than 25 experts from Australia and overseas will give invited lectures.

      Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) will sponsor Australian postgraduate students and early career researchers expenses for travel and accommodation via allowance that has been given to  heads of mathematics/statistics  departments to manage.  

     More information about the workshop can be found on web-site:  http://www.ballarat.edu.au/BWO