NA Digest Wednesday, May 27, 1987 Volume 87 : Issue 49
This weeks Editor: Gene Golub
Today's Topics:
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Subject: Wilkinson Meeting: Advances in Reliable Numerical Computation
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Conference Reminder
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ADVANCES IN RELIABLE NUMERICAL COMPUTATION
A meeting dedicated to the late James Hardy Wilkinson
8th - 10th July 1987
National Physical Laboratory
Teddington, Middlesex, UK
Conference Program
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Iterative refinement and reliable computing
Ake Bjorck, Linkoping
The least squares solution of linear equations with block-angular
observation matrix
Maurice Cox, NPL
Stochastic round-off error estimates: application to the eigenvalue
problem
Francoise Chatelin, IBM Paris
On the nearest defective matrix and related problems
James Demmel(*), Courant Institute and Bo Kagstrom, Umea
Evolution of numerical software for linear algebra, part I
Jack Dongarra, Argonne National Laboratory
Tearing large sparse systems
Iain Duff, Harwell
The influence of Jim Wilkinson on his younger colleagues
Gene Golub, Stanford
Evolution of numerical software for linear algebra, part II
Sven Hammarling, NAG
Analysis of the Choleski decomposition of a semi-definite matrix
Nick Higham, Manchester
Experiences with some software engineering practices in numerical
software
David Jacobs, CEGB
The block Lanczos algorithm applied to a pure imaginary Hermitian matrix
Kajal Gupta and Chuck Lawson(*), Harvey Mudd College
Why we need The floating-point arithmetic standard
Velvel Kahan, Berkeley
Linear algebraic issues in solving large-scale quadratic programs
Philip Gill, Walter Murray(*), Michael Saunders and Margaret Wright,
Stanford
Rounding errors in algebraic processes - in level-index arithmetic
Frank Olver, Maryland
Some aspects of generalized QR factorizations
Chris Paige, McGill
The behaviour of Ritz values during a run of the Lanczos algorithm
Beresford Parlett, Berkeley
Balancing finite-element assembly trees
Iain Duff, Nick Gould, John Reid(*), Harwell and M Lescrenier, Namur
Software for shape preserving spline interpolation
Christian Reinsch, Munich
An iterative method for solving linear inequalities
Pete Stewart, Maryland
Computational aspects of the Kronecker canonical form
Theo Beelen and Paul Van Dooren(*), Philips Brussels
On the conditioning of parameter estimation problems
James Varah, British Columbia
(*) presenter
Timetable
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The opening address will be given at 14.30 on Wednesday 8th July. On
the Thursday and Friday there will be full morning and afternoon
sessions.
A Sherry Reception will be held at NPL on the Wednesday evening and a
Conference Dinner at the Skyway Hotel on the Thursday.
Conference Fee
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The conference fee is 120 pounds + 18 pounds VAT, per person. A reduced
fee of 70 pounds + 10.50 pounds VAT is available for full-time
postgraduate students.
The fee includes luncheon on each of the three days (cold buffet on
Wednesday), morning coffee and afternoon tea, the Sherry Reception and
the Conference Dinner.
The cost for additional people at the conference dinner is expected to be
about 25 pounds each.
Accommodation
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Provisional accommodation has been reserved at
Skyway Hotel
Bath Road
Hayes
Middlesex
Telephone: UK 01 759 6311, International +44 1 759 6311
Special rates available through NPL (see registration form below) are
41 pounds per night single or 24.50 pounds per night per person for
shared twin or double.
Transport to and from NPL will be provided. The Skyway also operate a
courtesy bus to and from Heathrow airport.
Registration Form
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Please complete and send as soon as possible to:
Mrs. A. E. Gold
National Physical Laboratory
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 0LW
UK
Telephone: UK 01 943 6352, International +44 1 943 6352
Telex: 262344
Cheques and money orders should be made payable to the Department of
Trade and Industry and should be marked on the back '787COMP'. The NPL
VAT number is GD 255.
Please indicate if you are likely to require additional places at the
conference dinner.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Advances in Reliable Numerical Computation, 8th - 10th July 1987.
Name ___________________________________________________________
Affiliation ___________________________________________________________
Position ___________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Please complete either A or B:
A Enclosed is _______________________________________________________
for the full conference fee of 138 pounds.
B Declaration for postgraduate student registration (to be completed
by a senior member of the place of affiliation):
I certify that ____________________________________________________
is a full-time postgraduate student at the place of affiliation
given on this form:
Name _________________________________________________________
Position _________________________________________________________
Signature _________________________________________________________
Enclosed is _______________________________________________________
for the reduced conference fee of 80.50 pounds.
ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS
Please indicate the number of rooms required by your party:
Single Twin Double
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
If you wish to share with another delegate please tick either A or B:
A I have arranged to share with __________________________________
B Please arrange for me to share
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