This two-day event will take place on 23rd and 30th June 2015 at the University of South Wales. The event is being held to celebrate the appointment of four new lecturers in the maths dept of USW. It will consist of four sessions of general talks, each hosted by a new lecturer. All are welcome!

There is no registration fee, but please register your attendance or obtain any further details by contacting Nick Gill. All events are held in rooms G310 and G311. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are included and complementary. There are limited funds available for dinner — please let us know if you would like to join us.

A list of titles and abstracts for all talks is now available.

Tuesday 23rd June 2015

09:30 coffee
10:00 Session 1: Combinatorics and cryptography</p>
  1. Siân K. Jones (USW)
  2. Derek Smith (Emeritus Professor)
  3. Hannah Davies (USW)
12:00 lunch
13:30 Session 2: Numerically modelling the atmosphere</p>
  1. James Kent (USW)
  2. John Thuburn (University of Exeter)
  3. Ayoe Buus Hansen (Met Office)
15:30 coffee
18:00 dinner

Tuesday 30th June 2015

09:30 coffee
10:00 Session 3: Operational Research</p>
  1. Penny Holborn (USW)
  2. Rhyd Lewis (Cardiff University)
  3. Izabela Komenda (Aneurin Bevan University Health Board)
12:00 lunch
13:30 Session 4: Group Theory</p>
  1. Nick Gill (USW)
  2. Ian Short (Open University)
  3. John Britnell (Imperial)
15:30 coffee
18:00 dinner

The meeting is supported by an LMS Conference grant celebrating new appointments and the University of South Wales.

London Mathematical SocietyUniversity of South Wales