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Integrable Days at Loughborough: 28-29 November 1997

Open problems in integrable systems

Supported by the London Mathematical Society

A lively two-day workshop on open problems related to integrable systems was held at Loughborough University, UK on 28 & 29 November 1997.

As well as the London Mathematical Society we would like to acknowledge financial support from the School of Mathematics, Loughborough University.

Programme

Friday 28 November

14:00 R S Ward

15:00 A V Mikhailov

16:00 Tea

16:30 E K Sklyanin

17:30 F W Nijhoff

18:30 Pub (Tap & Spile)/Restaurant (Mr Chan's)

Saturday 29 November

09:00 P A Clarkson

10:00 A S Fokas

11:00 Coffee

11:30 A Newell

12:30 A P Veselov

13:00 Round Table

Speakers were given free rein to talk on any subject under the general meeting theme "open problems".

Pictorial Overview

The first speakers were Richard Ward (Durham), seen on the right, and Sasha Mikhailov (Leeds). Sasha Mikhailov is on the left of the picture below with Sasha Veselov.

After tea, there was Eugene Sklyanin (St Petersburg visiting Leeds), below,...

Saturday morning was kicked off by Peter Clarkson (Kent), right, followed by Thanasis Fokas (Imperial College). Thanasis is seen with Sasha Veselov below.

Sasha Veselov (Loughborough) finished the morning session.

After lunch there was an informal round table discussion starting with Yuri Berest (Berkeley). Yuri is in the photo below with Sasha Veselov.

I promised that our local postgraduate Vassili Gontcharenko wouldn't escape without his photo appearing on the web -- told you Vasya!

...followed by Frank Nijhoff (Leeds) seen below (on the left) in conversation with Yuri Berest.

Afterwards we repaired to sample the delights of Loughborough on a wet Friday evening. Fine ale was consumed in the Tap and Spile followed by a chinese meal at Mr Chan's.