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     Spring School on Variational Analysis  - What am I if I will not participate? -
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery 
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  Dear Colleague,
 
Following a longstanding tradition, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague will organize a Spring School on Analysis. The School will be held at Paseky nad Jizerou, in a chalet in the Krkonose Mountains, April 23 - April 29, 2006.
The program will consist of series of lectures on

Variational Analysis and its Applications

delivered by
 R.T. Rockafellar   University of Washington
  Generalized Second-Derivatives of Convex and Nonconvex Functions
 J. Borwein   Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
  Variational Principles and Convex Applications
 J.V. Outrata   Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
  Variational Analysis in Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints
 W. Roemisch   Humboldt-University Berlin
  Stochastic Programming
 B.S. Mordukhovich   Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  Variational Analysis via the Extremal Principle

The purpose of this meeting is to bring together researchers with common interest in the field. There will be opportunities for informal discussions.
Graduate students and others beginning their mathematical career are encouraged to participate.

The conference fee will be EUR 400. A reduced rate of EUR 370 will be offered provided that an application form reaches the organizers before January 15, 2006.
The  conference fee includes all local expenses (room and board) and transportation between Prague and Paseky. The fee for accompanying persons is the same.
The organizers may provide financial support to a limited number of students. Applications must be sent before January 15, 2006.
Payment should be made in cash at the registration board in Paseky, or it may be remitted by a bank transfer to

Komercni banka, Praha 1, Vaclavske nam. 42
account no. 38330-021/0100, v.s. 303-60/5042
(a copy of the transfer slip should be presented at the registration desk at Paseky). Unfortunately, neither cheques nor credit cards can be used and will not be accepted.

The village of Paseky lies in the slopes of the Krkonose Mountains in the North Bohemia. Accommodation consists of rooms for two or three people. A single room can be arranged on demand if the capacity of the chalet allows. In such case additional EUR 100 will be charged. There are excellent facilities and conditions for sporting activities: hiking trips, soccer, mini-golf and sauna.

A special bus from Prague to Paseky will leave at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2006. The bus from Paseky will arrive in Prague on Saturday, April 29, 2006. at about 11:30 a.m.

In case of interest please fill in the preliminary registration form. The last announcement containing more details will be distributed in due time.

Due to the limited capacity of accommodation facilities the organizers may be forced to decline some later registrations.

Kindly inform your colleagues and students interested in this field.

We are looking forward to meeting you in the Czech Republic.

Marian Fabian, Jaroslav Lukes, Jiri Outrata
paseky@karlin.mff.cuni.cz