Mathematics and Arts in Leeuwarden

The eleventh annual Bridges conference on Mathematics and the Arts took place in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, July 24-28, 2008. Bernd Krauskopf (University of Bristol, UK) gives a personal account of what this conference is all about and what it has to do with dynamical systems.

Dynamical Systems and Climate: Opportunities for Involvement

Mary Lou Zeeman describes the state of dynamical systems activities and opportunities in the field of Climate dynamics and modeling. This article is a follow up to Zeeman's May 2008 article Climate Math in San Diego.

The 7th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations

Carmen Chicone and Yuri Latushkin give an account of the 7th American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Conference on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations, held at the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA on May 18-21, 2008.

Bifurcations inDynamical Systems with Applications

May 19-21, Wolf-Jürgen Beyn and Thorsten Hüls organized a workshop in Bielefeld, Germany, that brought together about 50 participants with an interest in computational methods for dynamical systems and applications. Peter Kloeden (Frankfurt) reports for DSWeb Magazine.

Sensor Networks, Algebraic Topology, and Dynamics

Robert Ghrist gives an overview of how algebraic topology and dynamical systems are being applied to the engineering problem of sensor placement and data collection. Ghrist's work in this field with collaborator Vin de Silva, Pomona College earned them a 2007 SciAm 50 award, Scientific American's list of the fifty most important advancements in technology and innovation.